Welcome to the buildingSMART International Newsletter for July 2020. This edition covers some important news from around the community including the cancellation of the upcoming International Standards Summit.

There is also an update from the Awards Program 2020, with an announcement of an extension to the deadline.  With under three weeks left, we encourage those wanting to submit to do so before the deadline. 

There has also been a variety of votes out to the Standards Committee (SC) and an overview is can be found below.  The (SC) is voting on a number of Standards, Technical Reports and Activity Proposals.

The buildingSMART Virtual Summit 2020

Due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), buildingSMART International (bSI) has cancelled the International Standards Summit, Lillestrøm, Norway that was scheduled for 5-8 October 2020. buildingSMART will now host a virtual summit with dates yet to be confirmed.

The buildingSMART Awards Program will now take place virtually, with no changes to the program. The submission deadline has been extended to 31^st July 2020

Submit your project Today. Time is running out!

There is less than three weeks to go until the award submission portal closes. The deadline was extended to 31st July 2020! Submit your project for a chance to win a prestigious award. Do you have an exemplary project using buildingSMART openBIM solutions? We want to hear from you.

This year the categories are focused on:

• Project Delivery
• Operations
• Research
• Technology

We encourage firms that contribute to the delivery of projects to select project delivery, such as AEC firms. Asset owners should submit for operations. Students and professionals should submit to the research and software companies to the technology category.

Submission registrations will be accepted until July 31st, 2020. Submit your project now!

New Technical Reports Available

The Standards Executive has recently approved two Technical Reports from the Regulatory Room. These two reports cover automated compliance checking and framing the business case for rule checking AEC information. Read the reports below.

Technical Report:

Application forms: Common information requirements for automated compliance checking

Technical Report:

Beyond e-permitting: Framing the Business Case for Automated Rule Checking in AEC in the Era of Big Data

Current List of Projects Being Voted on

There is currently a high number of activities in the buildingSMART community. As a result, the Standards Committee is voting on a number of key documents. You are being informed of these documents currently under review which includes a number of Standards, Technical Reports and Activity Proposals.

Voting by the Standards Committee is a key part of the bSI Process governance and helps ensure international consensus in the creation of open digital standards.

You can read them below.

Members Webinar: Join Bentley at the iModel.js Workshop

Join Bentley for an iModel.js Jump Start workshop aimed at developers who want to code digital twins with their applications. 

In this workshop you can:

• create an infrastructure digital twin (iTwin) from a variety of data sources
• build cross-platform applications to view and interact with the iTwin
• use an agent to monitor and report on changes in the iTwin

Bentley is a multinational member of bSI and can promote this as it aligns with the bSI policy for membership promotion. 

Call for Participation

There is a call for participation for the project titled "Fire Safety Engineering & Occupant Movement openBIM Standards". This proposed project is focused on enabling the open exchange of information to provide better fire safety decisions when developing and operating buildings.

Call for Papers

There is a call for papers from the Product Room Steering Committee. The team is currently working on a new positioning to generate maximum value for the community and the other bSI Rooms. 

IFC Rail - New Webpage Available

As the "IFC Rail" project enters Phase 2, there is a new web page dedicated to the project. IFC Rail is buildingSMART's largest project to date. This project was assembled by a group of stakeholders keen to address industry challenges, develop better ways of working, deliver open standards and extend the current buildingSMART schema to fit their needs. 

This call for participation web page is dedicated to the project and aims to capture the next phase.

IFC Road- New Webpage Available

IFC Road has been a significant project for buildingSMART since it began. It has gone through a variety of changes and has evolved significantly, aiming to find alignment, harmonization and cross-collaboration with other Rooms.

The team has also aimed to deliver the final standard in-line with the IFC infrastructure Deployment project, extending the schema to be fit for purpose for road infrastructure. 

Policies:

There is a new policy for members about promoting their products and services on to the community. bSI encourages active promotion of applications and services as long as they align to the core mission and principles as stated in this policy. Read more.

Chapter News:

buildingSMART Finland is hosting the "Hospital BIM Open 2020" Virtual Event. You can find out more information here and reserve your place today. You can find out more by registering here. 

Chapter News:

The UK and Ireland Chapter is running a series of events across the region. These cover a variety of different topics and are available from their events page. 

News:

At the International Council, two new Board members were appointed. Kazumi Yajima and Jaan Saar were both appointed to the board of buildingSMART International with Inhan Kim and

Christophe Moreau stepping down. 

Chapter News:

buildingSMART France is involved in BIM World, being held in Paris 7-8 October 2020. You can use a special discount code by following this link and entering the code BSFRANCE20

Video:

A Chinese subtitled version of the introductory video on the COBie Certified Professional™ exam is now available. This webinar was shown at the Virtual Summit and can be accessed here.