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The buildingSMART openBIM® Awards 2023 – Finalists Announced
London, U.K. - August 7, 2023 buildingSMART International is delighted to share the complete list ...
Outcomes of the Board, SAC, International Council and Chapter Conference 2023
London, U.K. - July 4, 2023 - The buildingSMART International Council, Board and Strategic Advisory Council meetings ...
buildingSMART International Announces Retirement of Patrick MacLeamy and Appoints Ian Howell as New Chair
London, 23rd June 2023 - buildingSMART International (bSI) has announced the retirement of Patrick MacLeamy ...
Brazil Joins buildingSMART International as a Chapter-In-Formation
London, (June 26, 2023) - buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that Brazil has been formally ...
India Joins buildingSMART International as a Developing Chapter
London, (June 20, 2023) - buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that bSI-India under Confederation ...
National Institute of Building Sciences and buildingSMART International Sign Agreement to Support Open Standards
The goal is to mutually support the digital transformation of the U.S. and global construction ...
buildingSMART International completes its first project under the Accelerator Program
London, U.K. - June 21, 2023 - London, - buildingSMART International (bSI) is ...
buildingSMART International Standards Summit, Rome, Italy 27 – 30 March 2023
The buildingSMART International Standards Summit took place in Rome from March 27th to March 30th, ...
Infra and Building Domains Elect New Members
London, U.K. - April 12, 2023 - London, - buildingSMART International (bSI) is pleased to share the ...
SBB Joins buildingSMART International as a Principal Member
London, (March 27, 2023) - buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that the Swiss Federal ...
buildingSMART International (bSI) and the International Construction Information Society (I.C.I.S.) Sign MoU to Develop New Working Items
London, U.K. - March 27, 2023 - London, - buildingSMART International (bSI) and the International Construction Information Society ...
buildingSMART International and Geospatial World Sign MoU to Advance BIM and GIS Workflows
London, U.K. - March 27, 2023 - London, - buildingSMART International (bSI) and Geospatial World signed a Memorandum ...
Plannerly Joins buildingSMART International to Advance Information Delivery Specifications
London, (March 27, 2023) - buildingSMART International is pleased to announce Plannerly has joined as a ...
buildingSMART International Awards 2023 is Now Open
London, U.K. - March 15, 2023 - London, - buildingSMART International (bSI) is delighted to announce that the ...
ETIM 9.0 is now published in the bSDD
Following its release in December 2022, ETIM International is pleased to announce the publication of ...
Clive Billiald – New CEO for buildingSMART International
London, (November 18, 2022) - buildingSMART International is pleased to announce the appointment of Clive ...
National Institute of Building Sciences Announces Upcoming Release of COBie v3.0
The release takes place as buildingSMART International begins development of its Asset Operations Handover project ...
The buildingSMART International Standards Summit and National Conference: Montreal, Canada 18-21 October 2022
There is a wave of adoption coming. This was the bold statement from Ian Howell, ...
The buildingSMART openBIM Awards Program 2022 – Winners Announced
London, (October 21, 2022) buildingSMART International is delighted to announce the full list of winners from ...
Increasing clarity for information requirements
London, U.K. - October 7, 2022 - buildingSMART International is increasing consistency in the terminology around information ...
The buildingSMART openBIM Awards Program 2022 – Finalists Announced
London, (September 6, 2022) buildingSMART International is delighted to share the full list of finalists ...
The buildingSMART Board and Strategic Advisory Council
The buildingSMART Board and SAC London, U.K. - July 5, 2022 - The buildingSMART International Council, ...
Céline Bent Appointed as Compliance Director
London, (June 27, 2022) - buildingSMART International is proud to announce the appointment of Céline Bent ...
buildingSMART International hires Evandro Alfieri
buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that Evandro Alfieri will be joining the technical ...
Richard Petrie Obituary
Richard Petrie, Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the IET, died on 17th April 2022 at ...
buildingSMART International announces the sad passing of Richard Petrie
Dear buildingSMART Community, It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing ...
Important update from buildingSMART International
Dear buildingSMART Community, It is with regret that we inform you that due to ill ...
buildingSMART International Awards 2022 is now open
London, U.K. - March 28, 2022 - London, - buildingSMART International (bSI) is delighted to announce ...
Welcome to GF Piping Systems as a Standard member
London, U.K. - March 24, 2022 - buildingSMART International is delighted to welcome GF Piping Systems as ...
Announcement from buildingSMART International and the Board
London, U.K. - March 11, 2022 - buildingSMART International is shocked and saddened by the crisis unfolding ...
buildingSMART International welcomes the change of status for the Spanish and Italian Chapters
London, U.K. - March 9, 2022 - buildingSMART International welcomes the change of status for the ...
buildingSMART International welcomes Mass Transit Railway (MTR) as a Standard member.
London, U.K. - February 23, 2022 - buildingSMART International is delighted to welcome Mass Transit ...
From standard to multinational membership for ACCA Software
London, U.K. - February 7, 2022 - buildingSMART International is announcing the upgrade from standard ...
The buildingSMART International Virtual Summit Spring 2022
London, U.K. - January 25, 2022 - buildingSMART International has taken the decision to postpone the International ...
Digitizing construction for better product exchange, identification, and transparency
London, U.K. - 7th December 2021 - buildingSMART International announces a joint white paper titled "Digitizing construction ...
Schneider Electric Joins the buildingSMART International Strategic Advisory Council
London, (U.K) - 27th November 2021 - Schneider Electric, the World's Most Sustainable Company in ...
The buildingSMART Award Winners 2021
London, (October 07, 2021) buildingSMART International is delighted to announce the full list of winners, ...
buildingSMART International Publishes Asset Management White Paper
London, U.K. - 27th September, 2021 - buildingSMART International announces a white paper titled "Liberating Built Asset ...
buildingSMART International Launches the New buildingSMART Data Dictionary
Image courtesy of Neanex London, U.K. - 27th September, 2021 - buildingSMART International announces the launch of ...
Finalists of the Awards Program 2021
London, (September 7, 2021) buildingSMART International is delighted to share the full list of finalists for ...
The Infra and Railway Rooms Deliver Major 4.3 Implementation and Validation Report
London, U.K. - 6 September 2021 - buildingSMART International is delighted to announce the IFC4.3 Implementation ...
InfraBIM Open 2021 Event in Lyon, France Postponed
London, U.K. - July 30, 2021 - InfraBIM Open 2021 - the international conference dedicated to digital ...
Updates from the buildingSMART Board, SAC and International Council
London, U.K. - June 25, 2021 - The buildingSMART International Council, Board and Strategic Advisory Council meetings ...
The buildingSMART International Virtual Summit – March 2021
The buildingSMART International Virtual Summit and Swiss Digital Construction Event _xCH21 started with welcomes and ...
The buildingSMART International Awards Program is Open
London, (March 15, 2021) - buildingSMART International (bSI) is delighted to announce that the annual Awards Program is ...
Trimble Joins Strategic Advisory Council
London, U.K. - 8 March, 2021 - buildingSMART International announced today that Trimble has joined the Strategic ...
“Facility Management (FM) Handover – Equipment Maintenance” – Join our project to create an updated open international standard
London, U.K. - February 19, 2021 - buildingSMART International is proceeding with its "Facility Management (FM) Handover ...
Expert Panel to Review the “IDM Development for Building Energy Modelling” Report
London, U.K. - February 5, 2021 - buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that as part of ...
buildingSMART International Appoints Frédéric Grand as Product Manager for the buildingSMART Data Dictionary
London, (January 11, 2021) - buildingSMART International (bSI) has appointed Frédéric Grand of buildingSMART France to lead the ...
The buildingSMART International Virtual Summit 26 October – 6 November 2020
The buildingSMART International Virtual Summit delivered its 2nd edition in 2020. This extended program included ...
The buildingSMART USA Chapter Re-launches
London, U.K. - November 23, 2020 - buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that the US Chapter ...
The buildingSMART Awards Winners Have Been Announced
London, (October 30, 2020) buildingSMART International is delighted to announce the full list of winners and ...
buildingSMART International: Autodesk Joins Strategic Advisory Council
London, U.K. – October 26, 2020 – buildingSMART International announced today the addition of Autodesk to the ...
buildingSMART International and Digital Twin Consortium Sign Memorandum of Understanding
London, U.K. – October 20, 2020 – buildingSMART International and the Digital Twin Consortium signed a Memorandum ...
buildingSMART International Joins the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS)
London, U.K. – October 19, 2020 – buildingSMART International has joined the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) ...
buildingSMART International Welcomes Slovenia as a New Chapter in Development
London, U.K. – October 19, 2020 – buildingSMART International is pleased to announce a new Chapter recently ...
The buildingSMART International Awards Program 2020 Finalists Announced
London, (September 25, 2020) buildingSMART International is delighted to share the full list of finalists for ...
buildingSMART International Welcomes UAE as a New Chapter in Development
London, U.K. – September 29, 2020 – buildingSMART International is pleased to announce a new Chapter that ...
buildingSMART Appoints Bart Brink to Lead the Digital Twins Working Group
London, U.K. – September 14, 2020 – buildingSMART International has appointed Bart Brink, Global Director, Digital Twin ...
The International Standards Summit in Lillestrøm is Now Cancelled
London, (June 30, 2020) – Due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), buildingSMART International (bSI) has cancelled the ...
buildingSMART Positioning Paper: Enabling an Ecosystem of Digital Twins
London, U.K. – May 27, 2020 - buildingSMART International has made available a positioning paper on the ...
Esri Joins as a Multinational Member – Announces Support of AEC Workflows
London, U.K. - May 11, 2020 - buildingSMART International is delighted to welcome Esri as a ...
buildingSMART International (bSI) and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Release BIM and GIS Integration Paper
London, (March 17, 2020) – buildingSMART International (bSI) and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) have released an ...
Important Announcement for the buildingSMART Community
London, (March 24, 2020) - Due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), buildingSMART International (bSI) has some ...
The buildingSMART International Standards Summit is Postponed Until 8-11, June 2020
London, (March 3, 2020) – Due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), buildingSMART International (bSI) and buildingSMART ...
The Infrastructure Room Progress Report
The Infrastructure Room Steering Committee, led by Tiina Perttula, look forward to sharing progress at ...
Airport Room Progress Report
The Airport Room has built up significant momentum in its activities in the past months ...
New Members Join buildingSMART International
buildingSMART International is delighted to be welcoming new members. These organizations bring a variety of ...
The International Standards Summit, Beijing, China 28-31 October 2019
The world needs open standards. This was the bold statement from Richard Petrie - Chief ...
IFC Rail Candidate Standard is Available for Review and Comment
IFC Rail Project Abstract Conceptual Model Report Context & Approach Data Requirement Report Requirement Analysis ...
Oracle Joins as a Strategic Member of buildingSMART International
Working together to advance openBIM and enable digital transformation for the built asset industry Herts, ...
Bentley Systems Joins as a Multinational Member – Announces Support of IFC for Digital Twins
London, U.K. - October 23, 2019 - buildingSMART International is delighted to welcome Bentley Systems to ...
IFC Bridge Candidate Standard is Available for Review and Comment
Read the Standard IFC Bridge has reached Candidate Standard and is ready for international review. ...
buildingSMART International (bSI) and Open Design Alliance (ODA) Sign Letter of Cooperation
London, (September 10, 2019) – buildingSMART International (bSI) and Open Design Alliance (ODA) have signed a ...
The buildingSMART International Awards Program 2019 Finalists Announced
London, (August 29, 2019) buildingSMART International is delighted to share the full list of finalists ...
buildingSMART International appoints Léon van Berlo as the Technical Director
London, (July 19, 2019) – buildingSMART International has appointed Léon van Berlo as its Technical ...
buildingSMART International Welcomes Poland as a New Chapter in Development
buildingSMART International is pleased to announce a new Chapter has been approved by the board ...
buildingSMART International Welcomes a New Board Member
buildingSMART International is pleased to announce the appointment of Christophe Castaing as a newly appointed ...
IFC4 Software Certification Delivers Next Major Milestone
London, (June 12, 2019) – buildingSMART International announces the approved IFC4 Reference View 1.2 Export Certification ...
“IFC Rail” – The International Standard Progress Report
In 2018, buildingSMART International supported the proposal and initiation of the single largest project in ...
IFC4 Software Certification Delivers First Milestone
London, (April 25, 2019) – buildingSMART International announces the first approved IFC4 Reference View 1.2 ...
buildingSMART International Standards Summit Dusseldorf
The buildingSMART International Standards Summit and German User Day Exceeds 1,000 Attendees The buildingSMART International ...
Two New Members Join the Community
Two new members join the community buildingSMART International welcomes two new members to the community. ...
buildingSMART welcomes a new multi-national member
buildingSMART International welcomes a new multi-national member, STRABAG International from Austria. The new addition will ...
buildingSMART International and World Geospatial Industry Council sign an MoU
A collaborative effort to integrate BIM deliverables in building and civil infrastructure and location-based technologies ...
Knauf – launching partner for the new language UniversalTypes
London/Dusseldorf/Iphofen, 7 December 2018 - buildingSMART International (bSI) and Düsseldorf-based technology specialist ProMaterial are pleased ...
A Record Attendance for the International Standards Summit in Tokyo
buildingSMART's latest International Standards Summit 2018 was a "tremendous triumph" according to organisation Chairman, Patrick ...
UniversalTypesTM – Construction Products at Your Fingertips
buildingSMART International (bSI) and ProMaterial, announce today the launch of an initiative to further develop ...
buildingSMART and GS1 signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance global standards in the construction sector
(Tokyo,18th October 2018) – buildingSMART International (bSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ...
buildingSMART International Forum Announcement
buildingSMART International (bSI) is delighted to announce the launch of the buildingSMART® Forum, the latest ...
buildingSMART International appoints Dennis Shelden as co-lead of the Technical Room
Dennis Shelden (left) has been appointed co-lead of the Technical room to assist with the ...
Your Industry Needs You
buildingSMART International (bSI) is calling for member participation for three very exciting activity teams. bSI ...
buildingSMART International Membership Grows
buildingSMART International is pleased to welcome several new members to the organisation. The new members ...
Board, Strategic Advisory Council and International Council Meetings
buildingSMART International held its Annual Board, Strategic Advisory Council and International Council Meetings from May ...
Laying New Track
Digitising the world’s railways buildingSMART has expanded its infrastructure community once again by creating the ...
International Standards Summit – Paris 2018
(Click on the images for a larger view) Almost 400 people representing 38 countries and ...
Siemens join buildingSMART International
Siemens Headquarters, Zug Siemens join openBIM organization buildingSmart International as a strategic member Richard Petrie ...
New members and WEF endorse buildingSMART
China Communication Construction Company have become Strategic Members of buildingSMART International in a move that ...
IFC Maritime Project
buildingSMART is developing an openBIM standard for Harbours and Ports in response to a new ...
buildingSMART Russia
A new chapter of buildingSMART has been launched in Russia. The launch was the result ...
Another successful year – 2017 Review
London 2017 As we come to the end of 2017 we are delighted to be ...
Individual Qualification Scheme Launched
New framework to promote consistent training Training in BIM varies from country to country, and ...
International Standards Summit, London
(Click on the images for a larger view) International collaboration delivering digital built asset solutions ...
Regulatory bodies supported by open digital standards
buildingSMART International has published a Technical Report that reviews the currently available and proposed exchange ...
Automating Construction Processes
Tomi Henttinen, Business Manager, buildingSMART Nordic A subsidiary of the buildingSMART Nordic Chapter has been ...
IFC4 Reference View Certification Launch
IFC4 Reference View certification was launched on 26th June 2017 on our new cloud-documentation platform ...
HOK Chairman Patrick MacLeamy Retires After 50 Years With Firm
HOK Chairman Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, LEED AP, is retiring from the company today on his ...
Rail, Road & Port development MOUs signed
Strengthening collaboration Four Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) were signed in early April during the Barcelona ...
Recognition through Fellowship Award launched
Pioneers of buildingSMART awarded Fellowships A new Fellowship status was launched at the Barcelona summit, recognising ...
ETIM International and buildingSMART International announce collaborative partnership
The recently signed partnership will strengthen the interoperability of open standards throughout the building and ...
buildingSMART launches Fellowship
buildingSMART depends heavily on volunteers as well as professional contributors and many of these ...
Collaboration between RailTopoModel, railML.org and IFC
On January 10th, the representatives from the RailTopoModel (RTM), railML.org initiatives and buildingSMART International met in ...
Geospatial and built asset collaboration
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and buildingSMART International (bSI) recently held a two day workshop ...
Rotterdam Summit outcomes and views
We have released a video expressing the views of some of the attendees at our ...
buildingSMART’s Technical progress
buildingSMART has just completed a very successful Standards Summit in Rotterdam which was well attended and ...
How adopting the open standards approach to BIM will mean you are always a winner
The good news on BIM: we’re all converts now. The bad news: the road we’re ...
bSI Rotterdam Summit overview
April 11th to 14th were a very busy and productive few days for the buildingSMART ...
AGI Foresight Report 2020 recognises buildingSMART’s contributions
The recently published Association for Geographic Information's Foresight Report 2020 gives insight into the issues they ...
buildingSMART International’s Singapore Summit
In October, over one hundred experts assembled in Singapore to work on the creation of world's ...
buildingSMART OGC FutureCities Collaboration
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) in collaboration with buildingSMART International (bSI) invite sponsorship in a ...
London Watford Standards Summit Successes
Over 160 people from 19 different nations gathered in London Watford for the buildingSMART International ...
Digital Built Britain Launch
Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable at a site visit in London announced the launch of ...
Richard Kelly Joins buildingSMART as Operations Director
BuildingSMART International is delighted to announce that it has appointed Richard Kelly to the new ...
Toronto Standards Summit a Success
The Toronto Standards Conference was well supported with circa 90 attendees. Key milestones achieved during ...
buildingSMART Organizational Changes Announced
BuildingSMART is responding to developments in the digital economy, increased market demand and heightened user ...
Cloud-based Data Dictionary Launched
A new cloud-based version of its buildingSMART Data Dictionary (bSDD) was launched by buildingSMART International ...