buildingSMART International Newsletter February 2023
Welcome to the buildingSMART International Newsletter for February 2023, delivered to you by Claire Whittaker, Finance Manager of bSI.
Tickets and sponsorship are available for the impending International Standards Summit, which will take place in Rome from 27-30 March 2023. We are delighted to share with you a number of companies who have already sponsored the event.
This a reminder that there is still time until the end of February to register to join the next General Assembly of Implementers, which takes place on 8-9 March 2023. Just one month into 2023, we are pleased to announce new members, to buildingSMART International and to the Management Team.
Claire Whittaker (L) with Aidan Mercer (R)
The bSI team up and running in 2023!
Throughout 2023, a different member of the bSI team will be producing this newsletter each month. A great chance to get to know the team a bit more...
February's newsletter is
brought to you by:
Claire Whittaker
Position at buildingSMART:
Finance Manager
Time with the company:
8 years
Based in:
Surrey, England
Hobbies:
Running and baking! 🏃 🎂
A little about me:
When I'm not at my desk looking after the bSI finances, there's nothing I like more than running in the hills surrounding my home in Surrey, England. This year, Aidan (Marketing Director) and I are being even more sporty than usual and running in the London Marathon amongst other races.
After a friend of mine was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease 2 years ago, I'm using the marathon as an opportunity to raise vital funds for the MNDA charity. To follow my progress or donate, please click the button below.
The buildingSMART International Summit will take place in Rome between the 27th – 30th of March 2023. This event is focused on “Delivering a Diverse and Sustainable Future with openBIM. After recent feedback and some team brainstorming, there will be some new topics and session types in Rome and the agenda will be published on the event website soon. If you don't yet have your ticket, please register below.
We would like to thank the companies who have signed up so far to be represented at the event and are delighted to present them to you here.
Platinum Event Partners:
Event Sponsors:
Cocktail Sponsors:
Logo Sponsors:
There's still time to sign up to have your company represented at the summit; find out about the full range of packages below.
Watch this short highlights video from the last meeting of the General Assembly of Implementers in September, at Autodesk's Technology Center in Boston.
Want to join the next meeting? It is being sponsored by Procore Technologies at their head offices in Carpinteria, CA, USA on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th March 2023.
Register to join in California! (online option also available)
Have you ever wanted to see an openBIM workflow explained? In this video and accompanying article Léon van Berlo, Technical Director of buildingSMART International, shows an openBIM workflow in practice.
Following several years of work and review of the final documentation by the Infrastructure Room Steering Committee and in accordance with the bSI Process, the project team has provided the final deliverables of the project. The relevant objects and properties have already been incorporated into IFC 4.3; the full standards including a slide deck that explains the work in detail are available in bSI’s Use Case Management (UCM) system if you click the link below. The phase 2 project scope is being assessed; if you are interested in taking part and/or providing sponsorship please email bSI at contact@buildingsmart.org.
Newest member of the buildingSMART International team
In January 2023 we were very pleased to welcome Artur Tomczak to the buildingSMART International team as the bSDD Product Manager. Artur is originally from Poland but now based in Oslo, Norway. Alongside his role at buildingSMART Artur is studying for a PhD on the support of digital technologies in sustainable building design.
Artur has a wealth of experience in developing tools, teaching algorithmic design, and implementing Facility Management solutions. His previous roles include Senior BIM and Computational Design Specialist at Buro Happold. Artur asserts that there is a synergy between sustainable design and openBIM solutions and strongly believes that the bSDD can help to systemize how we define and exchange our data. Feel free to contact Artur at artur.tomczak@buildingsmart.org or visit his LinkedIn page:
bSI Room Leaders Conference - London, January 2023
All Room steering committee members were invited to attend a conference in London at the end of January to discuss and review strategy and collaboration on a going forwards. Over 40 Room Leaders were able to attend, with bSI member ARUP kindly making their central London offices available to host the 2-day event. This was a first opportunity for many attendees to meet bSI’s new CEO Clive Billiald who opened the conference by presenting on a new strategic roadmap for bSI.
In interactive break out sessions, Room Leaders were able to consider updates to their own Room roadmaps in the light of the bSI strategy and to pose questions to bSI directors Richard Kelly, Aidan Mercer and Leon van Berlo who led on different topics at the conference including openBIM process and toolset, sustainability and ways for Rooms to increase collaboration. This was the first time that the Room Leaders had been able to work together in this way since a conference in Madrid 3 years ago and feedback confirmed that in-person discussion and debate is much preferred to online sessions. The conference concluded with a review of potential topics for the bSI Summit in Rome in March 2023; another opportunity for the wider community to meet and share thoughts on how to further improve working practices in the built asset industry.
Thanks to all who found the time to attend (including online participants) and we look forward to seeing many of you again in Rome.
Welcome to New Members
buildingSMART is pleased to announce the joining of 3 new members for 2023:
Principal Member: AASHTO
AASHTO is the first organization to sign up to the new Principal membership category of buildingSMART International and as such is fully invested in the extension and longevity of the IFC Schema.
AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It represents all transportation modes including: air, highways, public transportation, active transportation, rail, and water. Its primary goal is to foster the development, operation, and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system. Learn more at www.transportation.org/
Standard Member: Hungarian Public Roads
Responsible for the operation and maintenance of nearly 32,000 km of national roads, Hungarian Public Roads is ranked among the top ten state-owned enterprises in Hungary. Besides the main mission of ensuring smooth traffic flow, the organization is also committed to the education of new generations of road users for environmentally responsible behavior, and to the improvement of traffic ethics and safety. Learn more at www.kozut.hu/en/
Standard Member: Eplan
EPLAN, part of the owner-operated Friedhelm Loh Group, provides software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation, and mechatronic engineering. The company develops one of the world’s leading design software solutions for machine and panel builders and is pushing forward integration and automation in engineering. Learn more at www.eplan.co.uk/
Become a Member in 2023
Membership of bSI is a great way to get active in buildingSMART. A wide range of benefits includes active participation in Rooms, webinars, voting, and much more!
Interested in helping to develop open solutions and standards for the built asset industry?
General Assembly of Implementers Carpinteria, USA – 8-9 March 2023
2023 Spring Summit Rome, Italy – 27-30 March 2023
International Council and Chapter Conference Brdo, Slovenia – 20-21 June 2023
2023 Autumn Summit Lillestrøm, Norway – 18-21 September 2023
Thanks to our Strategic Members
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