BUILDINGSMART-OPENBIM

buildingSMART OpenBIM public procurement / BIM standard detailed.

Definition

buildingSMART OpenBIM is the standardised multi-vendor open + vendor-neutral approach for Building Information Modelling (BIM) developed since 1996+ by buildingSMART International (formerly International Alliance for Interoperability IAI, formed 1995 by Autodesk + 11 partners), includes an ecosystem of open standards: IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) + COBie (Construction Operations Building Information Exchange) + BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) + MVD (Model View Definitions) + IDS (Information Delivery Specification) + bSDD (buildingSMART Data Dictionary), foundational for cross-vendor BIM tools interoperability + open AEC industry data exchange. Multi-stakeholder standardisation + governance process publication open standards documentation + implementation guides + reference implementations + community contributions + maintenance iterative versions updates + interoperability conformance testing + alignment regulations EU + national level + adoption tracking measurement adoption + impact assessment outcomes.

Origin

International Alliance for Interoperability IAI formed 1995 ; renamed buildingSMART International 2008 ; IFC v1.0 published 1997 ; multiple open standards portfolio.

Example in context

Large construction project airport terminal involves architect (Autodesk Revit), structural engineer (Tekla Structures), MEP engineer (Bentley OpenBuildings), contractor (Autodesk Construction Cloud), all exchange BIM models via IFC format (buildingSMART OpenBIM standard), coordinate via BCF for issue tracking, deliver final asset data to facilities management via COBie spreadsheet.

Related terms

• IFC detail — core standard.