buildingSMART Newsletter

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November 2026

In the Spotlight

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Showcase your brand, connect with global industry leaders and champion openBIM at the Summit in Prague, Czech Republic: explore the sponsorship opportunities today! 🔗

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Mark your calendars!
The buildingSMART International Summit 2027 is heading to Prague, bringing the global openBIM community together to connect, collaborate and innovate! 🔗

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The buildingSMART openBIM Awards 2026 – Winners Announced

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The winners of the buildingSMART openBIM Awards 2026 were announced at the Tokyo Summit, recognising outstanding achievements in innovation, collaboration and the application of openBIM. Discover the projects driving open standards and interoperability forward worldwide. 🔗

Discover the winners

buildingSMART Updates

IFC 4.4 Working Draft – Final Call for Feedback

Help shape IFC 4.4 by reviewing the working draft and submitting significant technical feedback by 29 November 2026, ahead of its planned ISO submission. 🔗

buildingSMART openBIM Awards 2025 Yearbook Now Available

Explore the newly published 2025 Awards Yearbook, showcasing outstanding projects and achievements worldwide. 🔗

Tokyo Summit Session Recordings Now Available

Catch up on presentations and insights from the buildingSMART International Summit in Tokyo, now available on our YouTube channel. 🔗

buildingSMART and Khronos Partner on IFC–glTF Interoperability

This new partnership aims to improve IFC–glTF interoperability, connecting building information with 3D visualisation.🔗

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In Memoriam
Remembering Jan-Anders Jönsson

We are saddened to share the passing of Jan-Anders Jönsson, a passionate advocate for open standards, BIM and digital transformation in the built environment. Through his longstanding involvement with BIM Alliance and buildingSMART International, Jan-Anders made a lasting contribution to advancing interoperability and fostering international collaboration. His expertise, dedication and commitment to the openBIM community will be fondly remembered, and he will be greatly missed by colleagues and friends around the world.

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openBIM Toolkit

Create, share and use consistent terms and definitions with bSDD 🔗

Define your information exchange requirements with IDS 🔗

Validate models ensuring IFC Data Compliance 🔗

Useful Links

Standards Committee Consultation 🔗

buildingSMART Membership Benefits 🔗

Upcoming Events

13 November, 2026

Hack the Water Graph 🔗

📍Waternet, Korte Ouderkerkerdijk 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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3 - 4 February, 2027

Implementers Assembly – Columbia, Maryland, USA🔗

📍Vectorworks, Inc. 8621 Robert Fulton Dr Ste 200, Columbia, MD, USA

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9 - 11 March, 2027

buildingSMART International Summit - Prague 2027🔗

📍Prague Congress Centre 5. května 1640/65, Praha 4, Prague, Czech Republic

Thanks to our Strategic Members

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