Standards Committee Consultation Vote

DateTitlePhaseSummaryOutcome reportRoom
14 May 2021Regulatory Information Requirements standard consultationOut for ReviewThis project will deliver an openBIM® standard to ensure that the regulatory information requirements, common across many jurisdictions, have an appropriate representation in IFC, whilst leaving jurisdictions free to add local information requirements and implement their own checklists and rules. This standard proposal has been sent to the Standards Committee for consultation. Please contact your SC representative to ensure your opinions are represented.https://app.box.com/s/u0yoynffwo5td6du1r6tsxa8ga3u7359Regulatory
14 May 2021Spatial Zone Requirements technical report proposal voteOut for ReviewThis project will deliver a documentation that includes a list of the potential use cases of IfcSpatialZone and a guideline to encourage Software vendors to implement functions that can facilitate the use of ifcSpatialZones in their BIM author tools. This technical report proposal has been sent to the Standards Committee for vote. Please contact your SC representative to ensure your opinions are represented.https://app.box.com/s/wgu49430i93mnnkqqdo0mgd8t9npf2ayBuilding
11 May 2021The activity proposal for the Steel Construction IDM/MVD has been endorsed by the SCE and is with the Standards Committee for consultation and feedback.Out for ReviewPlease follow the link to view the activity proposal. If you have any comments or feedback, please make this available to your Standards Committee representative.https://app.box.com/s/176bfy2rg2zjptaqfwqfxsql2b2lfmr6Building
6 May 2021The Occupants Movement Analysis with Fire Safety Needs project is with the Standards Committee for review and feedback,Out for ReviewPlease follow the link to view the project plan.https://app.box.com/s/rdi80ib6wrqlp39x93nw381tqo6zrezgBuilding
5 May 2021The IFC Airport Project activity proposal has been reviewed and endorsed by the Standards Committee. Work on the detailed project plan has now started.ApprovedThe SC feedback and results can be viewed by following the link.https://app.box.com/s/p8sonx1rpzrznspaamvaj73jbn2dyvt3https://app.box.com/s/qgkspoiajzvnvoir0syl7bvw6vu6uzxcAirport
29 Apr 2021The openCDE Documents API project has issued its detailed project plan which is with the Standards Committee for review and vote by 18th June 2021.Out for ReviewPlease follow the link to view the project plan.https://app.box.com/s/n1qe0p5nrgsj8pvlgey8wh15fv2n58epTechnical
22 Mar 2021IFC Infrastructure Room Steering Committee out for votingOut for ReviewMember representatives and chapters are voting on 6 vacancies for the Infrastructure Room Steering Committee (IRSC). There are 12 candidates under considerations. You can view their qualifications and experience before placing your votes (if you are a member or a chapter). Voting closes Monday 22nd March 2021.https://app.box.com/file/779148807260?s=ozf138iusntlwmgdjncynd09vaeir3qlInfrastructure
18 Feb 2021The IFC Airport Project have released their activity proposal which is under review by the Standards Committee.Out for ReviewPlease follow the link to read the activity proposal.https://app.box.com/s/p8sonx1rpzrznspaamvaj73jbn2dyvt3Airport
21 Jan 2021The ifcJSON project team have released their detailed project plan for Standards Committee review and vote.Out for ReviewPlease follow the link to view the project plan.https://app.box.com/s/br5n3yh4og27jd90ab80wxg16rnchatjTechnical
14 Jan 2021This posting shows a summary of the items that the Standards Committee have reviewed during 2020 as part of the bSI ProcessApproved1. Published reports: Auto rule checking Application forms Classification report E-submission common guidelines IFC, CityGML, LandInfra analysis of integration GEO referencing for IFC Rail client benchmarking Regulatory Survey 2.Published Candidate Standards: Quantity take off IDM PreCast IFC 4.3 Infra extensions 3. Launched Activities: Information Delivery System Facilities Management handover Facilities Management operations Professional Certification Practitioner framework Open CDE IFC JSON Fire safety & occupant movement analysis All our publications can be found at the link attached.https://www.buildingsmart.org/standards/bsi-standards/standards-library/?utm_campaign=Standards%20Program&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=104119056&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9DtNPb4xz0HgAlh5MBSyLVePK8um6WjjnboY4RAYm3Gh6xuva7SVdaKyDpilTruuXdZV6EUBRfEGmDsV5s0JjKyfOUzxxleYzarS_jNjfPK4tNgPc&utm_content=104119056&utm_source=hs_emailGeneral
18 May 2021IFC4 Precast Production Standard reviewOut for ReviewThe Production Standard proposal for the IFC4 Precast project has been issued to the SC for their review and feedback. The documentation takes the form of an Information Delivery Manual for prefabricated concrete. Please contact your Standards Committee representative if you wish to provide your input.https://app.box.com/s/knvbdnufdckvkeaslyh194gnu6a2c5pzBuilding
11 Jun 2021Regulatory Information Requirements Activity Proposal unanimously endorsedApprovedThe SC feedback and results for the Regulatory Information Requirements Activity Proposal can be viewed using the following link.https://app.box.com/s/u0yoynffwo5td6du1r6tsxa8ga3u7359https://app.box.com/s/nxwr6qobw68ipdevs8it1mm4e9lb1p92Regulatory
18 Jun 2021The openCDE Documents API Detailed Project Plan has been reviewed and unanimously been endorsed.ApprovedThe SC feedback and results for the openCDE Documents API Detailed Project Plan can be viewed using the following link.https://app.box.com/s/n1qe0p5nrgsj8pvlgey8wh15fv2n58ephttps://app.box.com/s/sdfcqlir1rhog5l051tf5mme8zq9cys6
14 Jun 2021The Steel Construction IDM/MVD Activity Proposal has been reviewed and endorsed by the SC.ApprovedThe SC feedback and results for the Steel Construction IDM/MVD Activity Proposal can be viewed using the following link.https://app.box.com/s/176bfy2rg2zjptaqfwqfxsql2b2lfmr6https://app.box.com/s/kcol8ghxjv2ysnppah7vn2wuvpqykmu0Building
6 Jul 2021FM and openBIM Standard Proposal consultationOut for ReviewFM and openBIM Standard Proposal has been issued to the Standards Committee for their review and feedback. Voting closes on 31st August 2021. The objectives of the project are: 1. Representing the FM industry in developing openBIM and the ecosystem of digital twins (PT- only). 2. Deliver an openBIM FMIR and FMIDM/H standard based on the ISO41000 series that will make automation of handover/transfer and revision of data more accessible for FM. 3. Deliver, based on 2., an openBIM FMCDE standard that will increase real estate value by 2%, bring down FM failure costs by 5% and simplify FM services processes.https://app.box.com/s/szuxv4dx2f1tte2qjs3h6a5v968t57zkBuilding
29 Jun 2021The Occupants Movement Analysis Detailed Project Plan has been reviewed and unanimously been endorsed by the SC.ApprovedThe SC feedback and results for the Occupants Movement Analysis Detailed Project Plan can be viewed using the following link.https://app.box.com/s/rdi80ib6wrqlp39x93nw381tqo6zrezghttps://app.box.com/s/4d65vzwlinietqwnkggbb2859o1k3faqBuilding
14 Jun 2021The Spatial Zone Requirements Technical Report Proposal has been reviewed and endorsed by the SC.ApprovedThe SC feedback and results for the Spatial Zone Requirements Technical Report Proposal can be viewed using the following link.https://app.box.com/s/wgu49430i93mnnkqqdo0mgd8t9npf2ayhttps://app.box.com/s/94ekekt28c9gaypmh6o559cv3aevzd81Building
28 Jul 2021IFC 4.3 Infra and Rail Extension Deployment Production Standard out for voteOut for ReviewThe IFC 4.3 Infra Extension Deployment project and the IFC Rail Project teams are asking the Standards Committee to consider and approve as a Production Standard the output from their coordinated projects. Voting closes on 20th October 2021. These Projects have harmonized and validated IFC 4.3 for Roads, Railways, Bridges, Earthworks, Geotechnics, Ports & Waterways. This will deliver IFC 4.3 as an official buildingSMART production standard which will be made available to implement and use by the industry at large. The two main objectives of these projects are: 1. Validation of the Production Standard schema in accordance with the bSI Process based on test-cases implemented and tested in collaboration with software vendors. 2. Harmonization of taxonomies and property set definitions across the domains (Road, Rail, Bridge, Ports & Waterways). Both objectives serve the same common goal: to deliver a refined IFC schema and documentation with harmonized property sets to be submitted to bSI for SC voting to become a Production Standard.https://app.box.com/s/1nm5qqyn9jw2nopbr1952f58b90spdrmRailway & Infrastructure
6 Sep 2021The FM and openBIM project plan has been reviewed and endorsed by the Standards Committee and the SCE.ApprovedFollowing SC review and endorsement, the FM and openBIM project team are in the process of formally launching their project. Expert Group members who are particpating in the creation of use-cases/whitepapers have been contacted to start their work.https://app.box.com/s/szuxv4dx2f1tte2qjs3h6a5v968t57zkhttps://app.box.com/s/4ia8gnxrij75lpvtate90vzgw9txyrqgBuilding
26 Oct 2021IFC4Precast becomes bSI Final StandardApprovedFollowing positive feedback and voting by the Standards Committee, the IFC4Precast standard has been endorsed by the SCE. Follow the link to view the IDM.https://app.box.com/s/knvbdnufdckvkeaslyh194gnu6a2c5pzhttps://app.box.com/s/c16sa3aiiia6ial6ayevsijdr6gogjgoBuilding
1 Nov 2021IFC 4.3 Infra and Rail Extension Deployment Production Standard has been unanimously endorsed.ApprovedThe IFC 4.3 Infra and Rail Extension Deployment Production Standard has been endorsed by the SCE. The SC feedback and results can be viewed using the following link.https://app.box.com/s/1nm5qqyn9jw2nopbr1952f58b90spdrmhttps://app.box.com/s/9t566dwdkx2r707uzr36y8c8gtbq5yttInfrastructure & Railway
9 Feb 2022The IFC Spatial Zone Technical Report Proposal has been updated for revised delivery timescales.ApprovedFollowing consultation with the SC in June 2021, the IFC Spatial Zone project has been progressing well. The Technical Report Proposal document has been updated for some minor changes in various activities with delivery of the Technical Report still expected during 2022. Please click the link to read the updated proposal document.https://app.box.com/s/9if96pfiofwr9zen711dhe8icz6nusq9Building
5 Sep 2022The BIM-BEM Workflows project team have submitted their technical report for bSI review. This is currently with SC for consideration and vote to publish as a final report.Out for ReviewThe report provides an overview of requirements for developing IDMs, and corresponding data exchange specifications, between building information modelling and building energy modelling (BEM), simulation, and analysis throughout a project lifecycle. The report examines previous BEM initiatives with the purpose of formulating a roadmap for moving forward in a more cohesive, harmonized direction based on buildingSMART principles of open, neutral, and international consensus solutions. The report recommends the buildingSMART community consider all potential options for determining the optimal means and methods of data capture and exchange for BIM-BEM processes, including the use, reference, or linking of other data schemas and methods that may have already proven their effectiveness.https://app.box.com/s/1lo25g724749mbqjhgixy2nqdarq33uwBuilding
14 Sep 2022The Asset Operations Handover (AOH) Framework activity proposal has been issued to the Standards Committee for consultation.Out for ReviewThe proposed Asset Operations Handover Framework Specification project (aka “AOH Framework”) is an effort to provide a comprehensive and consistent approach for project delivery information handover to operations stakeholders and systems across all domains and use cases. This work is an evolutionary step from the prior bSI IFC2x3 Facility Management Handover Model View Definition (FMH-MVD, 2009) and the US Construction Operations Building information exchange version 2.4 (COBie 2.4, 2014) specifications. Working closely with the Building and Infrastructure Rooms to include all building and infra related elements, the AOH project team invite you to read more by clicking on the link.https://app.box.com/s/lcqcw0i911h8r7rgll3wh4nt4cb7xt81Building
7 Sep 2022Guidance for Regulators on using openBIM Activity ProposalOut for ReviewThe project will address the growing interest worldwide in improving and automating the regulatory compliance process. As part of national digitalization projects, many countries are currently investigating the use of IFC in regulatory processes. The Regulatory Room believes that there is now an urgent need to make sure that Regulators have access to an informative resource so that they can understand and be confident of the benefits of openBIM and the risks associated with proprietary formats and applications and be aware of the significant activity around the world. This standard proposal has been sent to the Standards Committee for consultation. Please follow the link to view the activity proposal. If you have any comments or feedback, please make this available to your Standards Committee representative.https://app.box.com/file/1004701778999?s=phcchko8k2xf3vm50pixojuuhjxnm7cpRegulatory
6 Sep 2022Applying IFC 4.3 for Rail Detailed Project PlanOut for ReviewThis project is to address the engagement of software vendors, definition of rules and agreements to support IFC 4.3 implementation in software, and IFC file validation. The project will experiment, and potentially improve, a set of solutions and procedures that given any requirement, will help: a) clients to correctly formulate the request in contracts; b) suppliers to verify if and how the request can be satisfied. This project aims to expedite the availability of IFC 4.3 in software solutions for railway applications. It will do so by continuing the established cooperation and collaboration with software vendors, enabling a use-case-driven implementation and validation process to formally deliver and publish requirements for software vendors to implement and enable a fit-for-purpose checking process for software solutions. Please follow the link to view the Detailed Project Plan. If you have any comments or feedback, please make this available to your Standards Committee representative.https://app.box.com/file/1003639988200?s=i3cpzfvfubpig0nrrb2bmxju0wfzp56xRailway
1 Oct 2022IFC for Products Activity ProposalOut for ReviewThe Product Room and SCTE have endorsed an activity proposal for IFC for Products. There is a missing link in the IFC openBIM world when it comes to products. There is currently no official MVD for exchanging information about one or several products using IFC. All existing MVD’s are structural project or building based. On the other hand, there is a strong wish from product manufacturers to provide their products in an openBIM format. The CEN created COD (Construction Object Definition) could enable pure product information to be provided in an IFC-based data format. Similar to RFA in Revit or GDL in ArchiCAD, COD could be developed as the solution for this need. This activity proposal is about a technical and applicational proof of concept of COD in buildingSMART as a first step. A second step would be an extension or re-creation of COD as an IFC for Products. A third step should be the promotion of this format to the global community.https://app.box.com/s/00ydwqwdyjarl8v1v0wadqxlags5nxqtProduct
30 Sep 2022The Guidance for Regulators for using openBIM activity proposal has been reviewed and endorsed by the Standards Committee. Work on the detailed project plan is underway.ApprovedPlease follow the link for the vote feedback and resultshttps://app.box.com/file/1004701778999?s=phcchko8k2xf3vm50pixojuuhjxnm7cphttps://app.box.com/s/wuoa2u65vt96z1sjey49qvvtli0sa9hfRegulatory
7 Nov 2022The Applying IFC 4.3 for Rail Detailed Project Plan has been reviewed and unanimously been endorsed by the Standards Committee.ApprovedThe Standards Committee feedback and results can be viewed using the following link.https://app.box.com/s/i3cpzfvfubpig0nrrb2bmxju0wfzp56xhttps://app.box.com/s/ah6l3nqdhyrgqr7m06fe1973z6a9sgn6Railway
9 Nov 2022BIM-BEM Workflows approved by SC as a final technical report.ApprovedBIM-BEM Workflows is a final technical report providing an overview of requirements for developing IDMs and corresponding data exchange specifications between building information modelling and b uilding energy modelling, simulation, and analysis throughout a project lifecycle . Click the links to find our more.https://app.box.com/s/1lo25g724749mbqjhgixy2nqdarq33uwhttps://app.box.com/s/ppdyxx5mqza92ikj0w2z3ini5om9pw9yBuilding
10 Mar 2023The Information Delivery Specification (IDS) Candidate Standard is now out for review by the Standards Committee.Out for ReviewThe Information Delivery Specification (IDS) Candidate Standard has been issued to the Standards Committee for their review and feedback. The vote closes Friday 2nd June 2023. The IDS is a standard for defining information requirements in a way that is easily read by humans and interpreted by computers. This standard helps people in the built asset industry to better define their exchange requirements and adds clarity amongst various stakeholders. It ensures asset owners can specify accurately what they want and allows project participants with a better insight into what they need to deliver. It adds certainty and clarity when used in combination with other standards and services. With IDS, users can demand and verify the use of properties (including quantities and attributes), materials, classifications, entity types, and object dependency (partOf). As of now, IDS does not have the capability to define the details of geometry.https://app.box.com/s/xfydfobx2kl63u64y6yku0bbehx8tvstTechnical
6 Jun 2023The Information Delivery Specification (IDS) is approved as a Candidate Standard.ApprovedThe Standards Committee feedback and results can be viewed using the following link.https://app.box.com/file/1129707346403?s=xfydfobx2kl63u64y6yku0bbehx8tvsthttps://app.box.com/file/1231549078604?s=kggqm666zgvghg6tg392ip3eq1t0umv1Technical
29 Jun 2023The DocumentsAPI Candidate Standard is now out for review by the Standards Committee.Out for ReviewThe DocumentAPI is an interface standard that is a module on top of FoundationsAPI. It is a peer of the BCF API and part of the openCDE portfolio of interface standards. Voting closes on 22nd September 2023.https://app.box.com/file/1248256635486?s=quy5zl03tnv1ls4k8nbd2f9jpnykpwm6Technical
12 Jul 2023The SpatialZone Final Technical Report is out for evew by the Standards Committee.Out for ReviewPlease follow the link to review the Final Technical Report. The SC consultation period runs until the 25th August 2023.https://app.box.com/s/t2m38rlfmpadw9sk2sq4z006nocl7hytBuilding