Blog – buildingSMART International https://www.buildingsmart.org Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:51:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.buildingsmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Blog – buildingSMART International https://www.buildingsmart.org 32 32 openBIM Practitioner Certification enters full-scale implementation across Chapters https://www.buildingsmart.org/openbim-practitioner-certification-enters-full-scale-implementation-across-chapters/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:18:08 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=33030 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…

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]]> ISO Publishes New Compatibility Policy for ISO 16739-1 (IFC): A Major Step for Stable Evolution of the Standard https://www.buildingsmart.org/iso-publishes-new-compatibility-policy-for-iso-16739-1/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:27:34 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=32868 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…

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]]> Driving Interoperability in Electrical Planning: Standardized openBIM Use Cases from Siemens AG https://www.buildingsmart.org/driving-interoperability-in-electrical-planning-standardized-openbim-use-cases-from-siemens-ag/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:57:05 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=32555 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…

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]]> Valuing BIM Data: Accounting for Digital Assets https://www.buildingsmart.org/valuing-bim-data-accounting-for-digital-assets/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:24:49 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=32425 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…

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]]> Beyond BIM: How IFC and AAS Unlock Sustainable and Intelligent Building Operations https://www.buildingsmart.org/beyond-bim-how-ifc-and-aas-unlock-sustainable-and-intelligent-building-operations/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:49:18 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=32401 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…

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]]> bSDD Content Verification https://www.buildingsmart.org/bsdd-content-verification/ Fri, 09 May 2025 12:29:10 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=32247 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…

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]]> Five Years of Progress: From Individual Use-Case Standards to Industry-Wide Interoperability https://www.buildingsmart.org/five-years-of-progress-from-individual-use-case-standards-to-industry-wide-interoperability/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:59:09 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=32183 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…

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]]> Transforming Infrastructure: The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency Roadmap to a Digital Twin Ecosystem https://www.buildingsmart.org/ftia-digital-twins/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:32:10 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=31811 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…

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]]> The Year of openBIM https://www.buildingsmart.org/2025-the-year-of-openbim/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:56:10 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=31582 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…

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]]> Interoperability has no version number https://www.buildingsmart.org/interoperability-has-no-version-number/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:19:59 +0000 https://www.buildingsmart.org/?p=31543 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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