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openBIM Practitioner Certification enters full-scale implementation across Chapters
The openBIM Practitioner Certification is now rolling out across the buildingSMART community, as part of the ongoing expansion of the Professional Certification Program, marking a major milestone in professional development…
Read MoreISO Publishes New Compatibility Policy for ISO 16739-1 (IFC): A Major Step for Stable Evolution of the Standard
buildingSMART International is pleased to share important news with the openBIM community: ISO/TC 59/SC 13 has published the new Compatibility Policy for ISO 16739-1, the international standard for IFC. This…
Read MoreDriving Interoperability in Electrical Planning: Standardized openBIM Use Cases from Siemens AG
As Building Information Modeling (BIM) continues to evolve into a more collaborative and data-driven process, interoperability remains a key success factor. In a joint effort to advance open standards for…
Read MoreValuing BIM Data: Accounting for Digital Assets
As the construction industry embraces digital transformation, one question is rising to the surface: What is the value of BIM data, and can it be reflected on a company’s balance…
Read MoreBeyond BIM: How IFC and AAS Unlock Sustainable and Intelligent Building Operations
The digital transformation of the built environment is accelerating. Building Information Modeling (BIM) alone is not enough to achieve truly smart, sustainable, and interoperable buildings due to an increase in the volume…
Read MorebSDD Content Verification
The buildingSMART Data Dictionary (bSDD) is a global service designed to ensure consistent and structured terminology for the built environment. The governance of the bSDD service is the responsibility of…
Read MoreFive Years of Progress: From Individual Use-Case Standards to Industry-Wide Interoperability
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the buildingSMART Technical Roadmap, first published in April 2020. The roadmap laid out an ambitious agenda: a renewed bSDD, a more transparent system…
Read MoreTransforming Infrastructure: The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency Roadmap to a Digital Twin Ecosystem
The Digital Twins Working Group (DTWG) of buildingSMART International (bSI) has since its inception in 2019 published three papers. In these papers, the DTWG introduced various concepts and frameworks to…
Read MoreThe Year of openBIM
As we welcome the year 2025, there is much cause for excitement. During my time at buildingSMART International (bSI), I can seldom think of anything quite like it. This is…
Read MoreInteroperability has no version number
At buildingSMART International, we’re often asked about our focus on different versions of the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard. As the custodians of IFC, we’ve developed several versions over the…
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