Welcome to the buildingSMART Digital Newsletter November 2019
Welcome to the buildingSMART International Newsletter for November 2019. This bumper edition covers the follow-up to the International Standards Summit in Beijing, China as well as other exciting news from the industry. You will also find information about the International Awards Program finalists and winners, including promotional videos. There has been a number of new members join bSI, including Oracle as a Strategic Member. You can find information about partner events that buildingSMART International is supporting. There is some breaking news about IFC Rail which has reached Candidate Standard and is available for general viewing and comment. There is an in-depth report from the Summit which saw a record-breaking attendance for a buildingSMART event.
The buildingSMART International Standards Summit, Beijing, China, 28-31 October 2019
The buildingSMART International Standards Summit in Beijing, China was heralded as a great success. You can find out about the record attendance, Chinese cultural experiences, information about the working week and so much more.
The winners for the industry categories, special distinctions, honourable mention and special contribution awards were announced on 28th October 2019. In 2019, the International Awards Program team introduced a finalists qualification to help better understand the openBIM submissions. This meant finalists were invited to present their project online to the jury. You can find these presentations as well as finalist videos below.
IFC Rail has reached Candidate Standard and is ready for international review. buildingSMART is calling on the industry for comment with access to the candidate standard available below. As part of the buildingSMART International consensus, input is required in order to progress the standard to the next stage of the bSI Process. All standards go through this process in order to reach consensus. You can review the Candidate Standard by clicking the link below.
Oracle has joined buildingSMART International as a Strategic Member and will become part of the Strategic Advisory Council (SAC) helping to move the industry towards a more neutral and open approach to interoperability. “We joined buildingSMART International as a strategic member because of our shared values concerning interoperability, something that I believe is at the heart of Oracle", Frank Weiss, Senior Director, Oracle.
Join buildingSMART International at Digital&BIM - 21st - 22nd November 2019, Bologna, Italy
DIGITAL&BIM Italia offers a unique event where you can network with the Italian community of professionals for knowledge-sharing and creating opportunities to improve the way the construction industry works.Don't miss out on your place to join bSI and buildingSMART Italy.
buildingSMART International is delighted to announce a number of organizations have recently joined bSI as members. These members help to sustain the community and enable better working solutions and standards throughout the world. You can find out who has joined below.
buildingSMART International is delighted to be offering sponsorship packages for their 2020 Summits in Oslo, Norway and Montreal, Canada. As a sponsor, you can get a variety of benefits for the fast-growing openBIM events. Read the flyer here.
Membership Update:
buildingSMART International is pleased to welcome Bentley as a multinational member and announces iModel Bridge for IFC, a generic IFC bridge that enables iModels to consume IFC geometry. You can read the press release here.
Webinar:
Catch up with the on-demand buildingSMART Webinar titled "Autodesk BIM Interoperability Tools" to find out about some free tools and tips that you can put into practice today. Watch it here.
Chapter News:
At the buildingSMART International Standards Summit in Beijing, Christophe Castaing was interviewed on a national news channel. The interviews are in French and the full video can be watched here.
Chapter News
buildingSMART France has been running a series of webinars. These "Digital BIM" topics are in French and can be access here.
Community News
The Common Data Environment and BCF working group meets every two weeks online. You can take part in the meetings here.
Finalist for Design
Watch China Railway Design Corporation deliver their finalist presentation for the 'Jingxiong High Speed Railway’ project. This project is a finalist in the category for Design.
Finalist for Design
Watch DEUBIM GmbH deliver their finalist presentation for the 'FMZ Leinefelde’project. This project is a finalist in the category for Design.
Winner for Design
Watch PDC Engineering deliver their finalist presentation for the 'Queen's Wharf Brisbane’project. This project is a finalist in the category for Design.
Winner for Construction
Watch ICOS Group, BYLOR Group and EDVANCE Group deliver their finalist presentation for the ‘Hinkley Point C EPR’ project. This project is a finalist in the category for Construction.
Finalist for Construction
Watch MT Højgaard and Technical University of Denmark deliver their finalist presentation for the ‘DTU Building 310’project. This project is a finalist in the category for Construction.
Finalist for Construction
Watch VINCI Construction France deliver their finalist presentation for the ‘CCA Brest Hospital’ project. This project is a finalist in the category for Construction.
Finalist for Operations and Maintenance
Watch Copenhagen Airport deliver their finalist presentation for the 'Automatet Quality Control’ project. This project is a finalist in the category for Operations and Maintenance.
Finalist for Operations and Maintenance
Watch BEXEL Consulting deliver their finalist presentation for the 'West 65'project. This project is a finalist in the category for Operations and Maintenance.
Finalist for Professional Research
Watch ACCA Software deliver their finalist presentation for the ‘Structural E-Permit’ project. This project is a finalist in the category for Professional Research.
Finalist for Professional Research
Watch Singular AG deliver their finalist presentation for the ‘Singular Model Checker’ project. This project is a finalist in the category for Professional Research.
Finalist for Professional Research
Watch the National University deliver their finalist presentation for the ‘IFC2CityGML’project. This project is a finalist in the category for Professional Research.
Finalist for Student Research
Watch The Technical University of Munich deliver their finalist presentation for the 'Multi-LOD Requirements Manager’ project. This project is a finalist in the category for Student Research.
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