buildingSMART International Newsletter December 2023
As we look to wrap up 2023, bSI is delighted to announce the launch of 'Strategic Projects' and an accompanying short webinar series. If you missed the first webinars, the recordings are now available on-demand.
Early bird tickets went on sale last week, for the next buildingSMART International Summit in Valencia, Spain: 12-15 March 2024. Sponsorship opportunities are still available too, with full details for registration/sign-up below.
Other news includes a blog from Finance Manager Claire Whittaker, an upcoming members webinar, Iceland joining buildingSMART as a Chapter-in-Formation, and Documents API being approved as a final standard.
From everyone at bSI to all of you and your colleagues, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous New Year!
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...
December's newsletter is
brought to you by:
Richard Kelly
Position at buildingSMART:
Operations Director
Time with the company:
8 years
Based in:
The UK, near Leicester
Hobbies:
Swimming, cycling, sailing, barefoot running advocate, repairing an old house
🏊🚲⛵👣🏚️
A little about me:
I started my career in the manufacturing industry, making a wide variety bespoke machines for power generation. My big interest was changing the approach to apply lean flow techniques for improvement in productivity, quality, and cost reduction. It was a natural progression then, when I moved to the buildings and infrastructure industry (specifically airport portfolios) to lead the initiative for manufacturing buildings in factories and assembling them on site. The aspect that was always missing though was the ability to access the right information at the right time which would make innovative construction just normal. So that is why I chose to join buildingSMART.
What I like doing best is exploring outside, or when I'm busy making something. My children are young adults now, but they still come along on surfing, sailing, mountain adventures and bring with them the banter and silly games. Although this time of year isn't the best for doing expeditions, it is certainly the time for planning them and I'm already looking forward to getting out and about in the spring.
Richard recently visited buildingSMART colleagues in China and Hong Kong SAR. Read his blog write-up here:
Strategic Projects from buildingSMART International identify key areas of standards and services development that require funding and sponsorship in order to ensure the built environment can rely on open data standards and openBIM. These have been identified as part of the Strategic Roadmap and will ensure the industry can flourish as a result.
With the launch of Strategic Projects, bSI is running a short webinar series. The first 3 projects have already been presented, and you can watch the recordings below.
Professional Certification
With the Professional Certification program you can train and certify your staff in the latest openBIM standards and services that can improve business performance.
IFC Validation Service
IFC Validation is a service that allows users to validate IFC files to check their validity against the IFC standard.
Software Certification
Global Software Certification allows software vendors to test against the IFC standard giving support to end-users.
Strategic Projects Website
To learn more about each of the 9 Strategic Projects that have been launched, including the reason behind the requirements for funding, please visit our dedicated webpage:
Sponsorship packages are also available for booking. View the packages by clicking or scanning the QR code below. To sign up or for any enquiries, please contact dan.little@buildingsmart.org.
Save the Date! 1st - 3rd October 2024
We are pleased to announce confirmation of the buildingSMART International Summit for Autumn 2024. The Summit will be co-hosted with buildingSMART Morocco, on the outskirts of bustling Marrakesh. This will also be the first buildingSMART Summit that partners with CIB W78. Please save the dates and more information will follow in due course.
Read this latest blog, authored by buildingSMART's very own Finance Manager, Claire Whittaker!
Claire recently immersed herself in the world of Professional Certification and in this blog shares her experience of the courses she has completed. Way to go, Claire 👏
Geo Digital Twin and openBIM for the digitalisation of infrastructure assets and extensive estates of public administrations and private managers: the success story of Modello Unico Infrastruttura Ferroviaria (MUIF) in RFI
The AECO market increasingly requires digital systems for the management of complex assets oriented towards BIM and GIS integration and based on open standards, to guarantee the construction and management of the information system over time, data ownership, and security.
During this webinar, buildingSMART International will present technology trends and standardization strategies for creating Geo Digital Twins.
We will continue by delving into how the market solutions offered by ACCA software and Esri enable integrated management between the openBIM world and the GIS world, examining the functionality and use cases linked to management via the Geo Digital Twin.
Finally, a success story will be presented regarding the application of these paradigms in the Transportation sector, Railway area: RFI (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana) will illustrate the implementation strategy applied to the MUIF (Single Railway Infrastructure Model) and the results of the analysis and experiments conducted.
The webinar is on Thursday 25th January at 2 p.m. CET.
Iceland Joins buildingSMART International as a Chapter-in-Formation
buildingSMART International (bSI) is pleased to announce that Iceland has been formally approved as a "Chapter-in-formation". It will begin work to move to the "Developing Chapter" status over the coming months.
The approval follows a successful submission, and the new Chapter will be established under the BIM Iceland group to further advance openBIM in Iceland. With a growing BIM community and more demands for open standards, the Chapter aims to drive the need for IFC and related services into their market.
buildingSMART International is delighted to announce the "Documents API" standard has been approved as a final standard. This important development expands the group of services being developed to support documents, data exchange and the openCDE initiative.
Learn more about what this is and how to get involved here:
The upcoming InfraBIM Open (IBO) in Lyon includes 51 presentations spanning 35 countries, set to take place on January 30th and 31st 2024. The plenary sessions' keynote speakers will focus the pressing challenges in digitizing infrastructure projects, providing a comprehensive understanding of the current landscape, and bSI CEO, Clive Billiald will deliver a keynote.
Beyond the keynotes, this event offers ample opportunities for networking during the breaks. Among the offerings, there are 9 Platinum presentations and an additional 42 presentations selected by IBO's international jury of professionals. This year, the discussions will revolve around four main domains: Bridges, Management, Rail, and Sustainability, further emphasizing the two focal topics of Management and Maintenance.
You can learn more here and be part of this event by following the link below.
Membership of bSI is a great way to get active in buildingSMART. A wide range of benefits includes active participation in Domains, webinars, voting, and much more!
Interested in helping to develop open solutions and standards for the built asset industry?
A number of community proposals are out for vote and can be accessed via the 'Standards Committee Consultation' page, which takes information directly from the projects. Follow the link below to learn more.
There is a variety of votes currently out there in the community with access done via the open and live website that takes information directly from the projects. You can learn more by clicking the link below.
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