This edition includes an announcement about a change of Chair with Patrick MacLeamy announcing his retirement following 19 years of service for buildingSMART. Patrick is replaced by Ian Howell who took over the role on the 20th June.
In other news, tickets are now live for the buildingSMART International Standards Summit - Lillestrøm 2023, with an early-bird price available through the month of June. Registration is open for the next General Assembly of Implementers, and there is a variety of news including India announced as a Developing Chapter and Brazil as a Chapter-in-formation - the first Chapter in South America!
Patrick MacLeamy has stepped down as Chair of the International Board of Directors after an illustrious tenure of 19 years in the role. The organization revealed this significant leadership transition during its’ annual International Council Meeting held in Brdo, Slovenia, on June 20th, 2023. MacLeamy's retirement marks the end of an era, while bSI welcomes Ian Howell as the incoming Chair to help steer the organization's future growth. Patrick will continue to advise the Board as Chairman Emeritus.
Patrick is a well-known person in the built environment having coined the phrase "BIM, BAM, BOOM" and was known for his "MacLeamy Curve". Some of Patrick’s major achievements include:
ISO certification of our flagship IFC standard
Development of key buildingSMART Services, including Software Certification, Professional Certification and Use Case Management
The establishment of 30 national buildingSMART Chapters
Enduring partnerships with other international standards bodies
Expansion of buildingSMART’s work into nine different industry Domains, spanning buildings, infrastructure, transport and more
Reflecting on his decision to step down, Patrick MacLeamy expressed his gratitude and excitement for the future of bSI. He said, "It has been an incredible journey serving as Chairman of buildingSMART International for the past 19 years. Witnessing the organization's evolution and the positive impact it’s open standards are having on our industry has been truly rewarding. I am immensely proud of what we have achieved together. As I pass the baton to Ian Howell as our new Chair, I have full confidence in his abilities to lead buildingSMART International into the next phase of its transformative journey."
Tickets are on sale for the International Standards Summit in Lillestrøm, Norway
Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming summit is co-hosted by buildingSMART Norge and will take place from 18th - 21st September. The theme of the event is “Digital Products and the openBIM Workflow”.
Early bird discount is available until the end of June; use codes: EARLY50 – for a €50 discount on full, in-person summit tickets EARLY20 – for a €20 discount on virtual, 1-day and 2-day tickets
At the International Council in Slovenia on the 19th June 2023, two new Chapters were approved by the Board. India is now a "Developing Chapter" and Brazil is a "Chapter-in-formation".
India Joins buildingSMART International as a Developing Chapter
buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that bSI-India under Confederation of Digital Construction Practitioners India (CDCPIndia) has been formally approved as a “Developing Chapter” by the Board at the International Council and Chapter Conference hosted in Slovenia, 19-21 June 2023.
Brazil Joins buildingSMART International as a Chapter - the First in South America
buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that Brazil has been formally approved as a “Chapter-in-formation” by the Board at the International Council and Chapter Conference hosted in Slovenia, 19-21 June 2023.
National Institute of Building Sciences and buildingSMART International Sign Agreement to Support Open Standards
The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and buildingSMART International (bSI) have signed an agreement to ensure the requirements of the U.S. construction industry are captured and incorporated as part of the process to develop and implement open standards.
Highlights of the agreement include NIBS’ support of the adoption of IFC and other open data standards in the National BIM Standard-United States® (NBIM-US™), and NIBS will assist in promoting U.S. government, industry, and academia representation to support bSI and participate in projects to ensure that U.S. industry requirements are being voiced and addressed.
Interested to learn about the latest developments for IFC? Read this blog from Clive Billiald, CEO of bSI as he shares progress for various versions of IFC.
First project under the "Accelerator Program" completed
buildingSMART International completes its first engagement under the “Accelerator Program” with Mott MacDonald to accelerate open data workflows, specify IFC requirements and validate BIM data.
Michael Gaunt, Principal Account Lead for Information Management across Mott MacDonald commented that “We are really pleased to be working in partnership with the bSI Accelerator Program team to scale our adoption of openBIM. We are experiencing a significant increase in project requirements for IFC data therefore working with the leaders of the standard is the right solution for us to respond effectively.”
Richard Kelly, Operations Director, bSI gives an overview of bSI and the current status of activities. Learn about the change of names, from Rooms to Domains. The original ‘War Room’ concept, which was used to kick start a fledging buildingSMART nearly 30 years ago, is now a series of professionally managed programs. buildingSMART International has three core programs: User; Compliance; and Solutions and Standards. Program management is a method of coordinating the organisation, planning and delivery of transformational activities that will realise the strategic roadmaps.
Learn more about the name change and the key elements of the bSI Process.
Webinar: How to implement bSDD and IDS with Plannerly: A Step-by-Step Guide
This webinar explores how to learn how to seamlessly implement bSDD and IDS. The speaker was Clive Jordan, Co-founder of Plannerly, and he provided a check out our Step-by-Step Guide.
Watch more below.
Sponsorships are Available Now!
We now look forward to the next Standards Summit in Norway, for which early bird ticket sales launch is planned in early June.
Sponsorship packages are available now! Just scan or click the QR code below.
Registration is open for the Next
General Assembly of Implementers
Standards turn into value when they can be used in practice. This can only be done by implementers. Software vendors and implementers are key stakeholders for increasing the quality of interoperability and usability of standards in practice. Implementers work in several teams, and twice a year they come together to keep each other informed. These meetings typically accelerate the development of our standards and solutions and are therefore crucial to our community. We have standards, but they only work because they are implemented.
The next General Assembly of Implementers is being sponsored by Dassault Systèmes and will take place at their Headquarters in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France (on the outskirts of Paris). Join us on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st August, 2023.
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