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'''buildingSMART''', formerly the International Alliance for [[Interoperability]] (IAI), is an international organisation which aims to improve the exchange of information between software applications used in the [[construction]] industry. It has developed [[Industry Foundation Classes]] (IFCs) as a neutral and open specification for [[Building Information Modeling|Building Information Model]]s (BIM).
'''buildingSMART''', formerly the International Alliance for [[Interoperability]] (IAI), is an international organisation which aims to improve the exchange of information between software applications used in the [[construction]] industry. It has developed [[Industry Foundation Classes]] (IFCs) as a neutral and open specification for [[Building Information Modeling|Building Information Model]]s (BIM) as well as [[Information Delivery Specification]] (IDS).


==History==
==History==
The IAI started in 1994<ref name=Bazjanac>Bazjanac, V. and Crawley, D.B. (1997) ''The implementation of Industry Foundation Classes in simulation tools for the building industry'' - http://www.inive.org/members_area/medias/pdf/Inive/IBPSA/UFSC585.pdf (accessed: 6 February 2012)</ref> as an industry consortium of 12 US companies invited by [[Autodesk]] to advise on developing a set of C++ classes to support integrated application development.
The IAI started in 1994<ref name=Bazjanac>Bazjanac, V. and Crawley, D.B. (1997) ''The implementation of Industry Foundation Classes in simulation tools for the building industry'' - http://www.inive.org/members_area/medias/pdf/Inive/IBPSA/UFSC585.pdf (accessed: 6 February 2012)</ref> as an industry consortium of 12 US companies invited by [[Autodesk]] to advise on developing a set of C++ classes to support integrated application development.
The other founding members were [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]]; [[Archibus]]; [[Carrier Corporation]]; [[Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum]] (HOK); [[Honeywell]]; [[Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B)]]; [[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]]; [[Primavera Systems]]; Softdesk; [[Sage Group|Timberline]] Software Corp; and Tishman Research Corp (part of [[Tishman Realty & Construction]]).<ref name="freelibrary" /> The new technology was first demonstrated in June 1995 in Atlanta at A/E/C SYSTEMS '95.<ref name="freelibrary">A/E/C Industry Alliance for Interoperability Links Building Industry Professions AT&T, Carrier Corp., Honeywell, Inc. and HOK Among Founding Members. 17 April 1995. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A%2FE%2FC+Industry+Alliance+for+Interoperability+Links+Building+Industry...-a016817760 (accessed: 6 February 2012)</ref>
The other founding members were [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]]; Archibus; [[Carrier Corporation]]; [[Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum]] (HOK); [[Honeywell]]; [[Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B)]]; [[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]]; [[Primavera Systems]]; Softdesk; [[Sage Group|Timberline]] Software Corp; and Tishman Research Corp (part of [[Tishman Realty & Construction]]).<ref name="freelibrary" /> The new technology was first demonstrated in June 1995 in Atlanta at A/E/C SYSTEMS '95.<ref name="freelibrary">A/E/C Industry Alliance for Interoperability Links Building Industry Professions AT&T, Carrier Corp., Honeywell, Inc. and HOK Among Founding Members. 17 April 1995. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A%2FE%2FC+Industry+Alliance+for+Interoperability+Links+Building+Industry...-a016817760 (accessed: 6 February 2012; [https://archive.today/20130203212457/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A/E/C+Industry+Alliance+for+Interoperability+Links+Building+Industry...-a016817760 archived])</ref>


This '''Industry Alliance for Interoperability''' opened membership to all interested parties in September 1995<ref>Amor, Robert (1997) ''Product Models in Design and Engineering'', Building Research Establishment, UK</ref><ref>Graphisoft joins industry alliance for interoperability, 6 August 1996 - http://www.graphisoft.com/community/press_zone/iai.html.html (accessed: 6 February 2012)</ref> and in May 1996 was renamed the '''International Alliance for Interoperability'''<ref name=Bazjanac/> as Autodesk users insisted that the IFCs should be non-proprietary and urged development of the IFC standard.<ref>Drogemuller, Robin (2009) Can B.I.M be civil? Queensland Roads(7). pp. 47-55 - http://eprints.qut.edu.au/27991/1/27991.pdf (accessed: 6 February 2012)</ref> The first version of IFC was published in June 1996 at which point 26 companies including Autodesk, [[Bentley Systems|Bentley]], [[Nemetschek]] and [[IEZ]], committed to making their software IFC-compliant.<ref name=Bazjanac/> The IAI was reconstituted as a not-for-profit industry-led organisation, promoting the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) as a neutral product model supporting the building lifecycle.<ref name="Eastman">Eastman, Charles M., and Eastman, Chuck (2008) ''BIM handbook: a guide to building information modeling for owners, managers, designers, engineers, and contractors'' John Wiley & Sons, pp.72-73.</ref>
This '''Industry Alliance for Interoperability''' opened membership to all interested parties in September 1995<ref>Amor, Robert (1997) ''Product Models in Design and Engineering'', Building Research Establishment, UK</ref><ref>Graphisoft joins industry alliance for interoperability, 6 August 1996 - http://www.graphisoft.com/community/press_zone/iai.html.html (accessed: 6 February 2012)</ref> and in May 1996 was renamed the '''International Alliance for Interoperability'''<ref name=Bazjanac/> as Autodesk users insisted that the IFCs should be non-proprietary and urged development of the IFC standard.<ref>Drogemuller, Robin (2009) Can B.I.M be civil? Queensland Roads(7). pp. 47-55 - http://eprints.qut.edu.au/27991/1/27991.pdf (accessed: 6 February 2012)</ref> The first version of IFC was published in June 1996 at which point 26 companies, including Autodesk, [[Bentley Systems|Bentley]], [[Nemetschek]] and IEZ, committed to making their software IFC-compliant.<ref name=Bazjanac/> The IAI was reconstituted as a not-for-profit industry-led organisation, promoting the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) as a neutral product model supporting the building lifecycle.<ref name="Eastman">Eastman, Charles M., and Eastman, Chuck (2008) ''BIM handbook: a guide to building information modeling for owners, managers, designers, engineers, and contractors'' John Wiley & Sons, pp.72-73.</ref>


In 2005, partly because its members felt the IAI name was too long and complex for people to understand, it was renamed '''buildingSMART'''.<ref name="Eastman" /> It has regional chapters in Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.
In 2005, partly because its members felt the IAI name was too long and complex for people to understand, it was renamed '''buildingSMART'''.<ref name="Eastman" /> It has regional chapters in Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.
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BuildingSMART says<ref>What we do - http://buildingsmart.org/</ref> it develops and maintains international standards for [[openBIM]], combining:
BuildingSMART says<ref>What we do - http://buildingsmart.org/</ref> it develops and maintains international standards for [[openBIM]], combining:
*buildingSMART Processes - information delivery manuals
*buildingSMART Processes - information delivery manuals
*buildingSMART Data Dictionary (bsDD)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=buildingSMART Data Dictionary - buildingSMART International |url=https://www.buildingsmart.org/users/services/buildingsmart-data-dictionary/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*buildingSMART Data Dictionary - it maintains the International Framework for Dictionaries (IFD) Library
*buildingSMART Data model - the organisation manages the software-neutral [[Industry Foundation Classes]] (IFC) data model
*buildingSMART Data model - the organisation manages the software-neutral [[Industry Foundation Classes]] (IFC) data model


buildingSMART also maintains the [[BIM Collaboration Format]]
buildingSMART also maintains the [[BIM Collaboration Format]] (BCF), a structured file format used for issue tracking in relation to building information models.


== Chapters ==
== Chapters ==
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* Hong Kong
* Hong Kong
* Italy
* Italy
* India
* Japan
* Japan
* Korea
* Korea
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* North America
* North America
* Norway
* Norway
* Poland<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://buildingsmart.org.pl/oficjalnie-stowarzyszenie-buildingsmart-polska-oddzialem-miedzynarodowej-organizacji-buildingsmart/|title = Stowarzyszenie buildingSMART Polska oddziałem międzynarodowej organizacji buildingSMART » buildingSMART Polska|date = 7 June 2019}}</ref>
* Portugal
* Russia
* Russia
* Singapore
* Singapore
* Spain
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Switzerland
* UK & Ireland (in January 2018, the UK chapter merged with the UK BIM Alliance)<ref name="BIMtodayOct17">{{cite news|title=BIM Alliance & buildingSMART UK&I Chapter announce a merger|url=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/bim-news/bim-alliance-buildingsmart-uki-chapter-announce-a-merger/36018/|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=BIM Today|date=30 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="BIMToday">{{cite news|title=UK BIM Alliance releases FAQs on merger with buildingSMART UK&I|url=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/bim-news/uk-bim-alliance-releases-faqs-on-merger-with-buildingsmart-uki/37651/|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=BIM Today|date=11 January 2018}}</ref>
* UK & Ireland (in January 2018, the UK chapter merged with the UK BIM Alliance)<ref name="BIMtodayOct17">{{cite news|title=BIM Alliance & buildingSMART UK&I Chapter announce a merger|url=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/bim-news/bim-alliance-buildingsmart-uki-chapter-announce-a-merger/36018/|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=BIM Today|date=30 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="BIMToday">{{cite news|title=UK BIM Alliance releases FAQs on merger with buildingSMART UK&I|url=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/bim-news/uk-bim-alliance-releases-faqs-on-merger-with-buildingsmart-uki/37651/|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=BIM Today|date=11 January 2018}}</ref>{{efn|In October 2022, the UK BIM Alliance rebranded as 'nima'.<ref name="Stanton-03Oct2022">{{cite news |last1=Stanton |first1=Justin |title=Nima: UK BIM Alliance puts information management first with new name, new approach |url=https://www.bimplus.co.uk/nima-uk-bim-alliance-puts-information-management-first-with-new-name-new-approach/ |access-date=18 October 2022 |work=BIM plus |date=3 October 2022}}</ref>}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 6 November 2024

buildingSMART, formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI), is an international organisation which aims to improve the exchange of information between software applications used in the construction industry. It has developed Industry Foundation Classes (IFCs) as a neutral and open specification for Building Information Models (BIM) as well as Information Delivery Specification (IDS).

History

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The IAI started in 1994[1] as an industry consortium of 12 US companies invited by Autodesk to advise on developing a set of C++ classes to support integrated application development. The other founding members were AT&T; Archibus; Carrier Corporation; Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK); Honeywell; Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B); Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Primavera Systems; Softdesk; Timberline Software Corp; and Tishman Research Corp (part of Tishman Realty & Construction).[2] The new technology was first demonstrated in June 1995 in Atlanta at A/E/C SYSTEMS '95.[2]

This Industry Alliance for Interoperability opened membership to all interested parties in September 1995[3][4] and in May 1996 was renamed the International Alliance for Interoperability[1] as Autodesk users insisted that the IFCs should be non-proprietary and urged development of the IFC standard.[5] The first version of IFC was published in June 1996 at which point 26 companies, including Autodesk, Bentley, Nemetschek and IEZ, committed to making their software IFC-compliant.[1] The IAI was reconstituted as a not-for-profit industry-led organisation, promoting the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) as a neutral product model supporting the building lifecycle.[6]

In 2005, partly because its members felt the IAI name was too long and complex for people to understand, it was renamed buildingSMART.[6] It has regional chapters in Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

Activities

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BuildingSMART says[7] it develops and maintains international standards for openBIM, combining:

  • buildingSMART Processes - information delivery manuals
  • buildingSMART Data Dictionary (bsDD)[8]
  • buildingSMART Data model - the organisation manages the software-neutral Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model

buildingSMART also maintains the BIM Collaboration Format (BCF), a structured file format used for issue tracking in relation to building information models.

Chapters

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BuildingSMART has several chapters around the world.[9]

  • Australasia
  • Benelux
  • Canada
  • China
  • Finland
  • France
  • German speaking
  • Hong Kong
  • Italy
  • India
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Malaysia
  • Nordic
  • North America
  • Norway
  • Poland[10]
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • UK & Ireland (in January 2018, the UK chapter merged with the UK BIM Alliance)[11][12][a]
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References

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  1. ^ In October 2022, the UK BIM Alliance rebranded as 'nima'.[13]
  1. ^ a b c Bazjanac, V. and Crawley, D.B. (1997) The implementation of Industry Foundation Classes in simulation tools for the building industry - http://www.inive.org/members_area/medias/pdf/Inive/IBPSA/UFSC585.pdf (accessed: 6 February 2012)
  2. ^ a b A/E/C Industry Alliance for Interoperability Links Building Industry Professions AT&T, Carrier Corp., Honeywell, Inc. and HOK Among Founding Members. 17 April 1995. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A%2FE%2FC+Industry+Alliance+for+Interoperability+Links+Building+Industry...-a016817760 (accessed: 6 February 2012; archived)
  3. ^ Amor, Robert (1997) Product Models in Design and Engineering, Building Research Establishment, UK
  4. ^ Graphisoft joins industry alliance for interoperability, 6 August 1996 - http://www.graphisoft.com/community/press_zone/iai.html.html (accessed: 6 February 2012)
  5. ^ Drogemuller, Robin (2009) Can B.I.M be civil? Queensland Roads(7). pp. 47-55 - http://eprints.qut.edu.au/27991/1/27991.pdf (accessed: 6 February 2012)
  6. ^ a b Eastman, Charles M., and Eastman, Chuck (2008) BIM handbook: a guide to building information modeling for owners, managers, designers, engineers, and contractors John Wiley & Sons, pp.72-73.
  7. ^ What we do - http://buildingsmart.org/
  8. ^ "buildingSMART Data Dictionary - buildingSMART International". 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  9. ^ BuildingSMART chapters - http://buildingsmart.com/organization/chapters
  10. ^ "Stowarzyszenie buildingSMART Polska oddziałem międzynarodowej organizacji buildingSMART » buildingSMART Polska". 7 June 2019.
  11. ^ "BIM Alliance & buildingSMART UK&I Chapter announce a merger". BIM Today. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  12. ^ "UK BIM Alliance releases FAQs on merger with buildingSMART UK&I". BIM Today. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. ^ Stanton, Justin (3 October 2022). "Nima: UK BIM Alliance puts information management first with new name, new approach". BIM plus. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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