Welcome to the October edition of the buildingSMART International newsletter! 

We're delighted to bring you the latest news, updates, and opportunities from across the global community.  

This month, following the successful Berlin Summit, we are excited to showcase the highlights reel and news of how and when you can access the session recordings. We unveil the 2025 openBIM Awards winners and an important save the date for the next International Summit to be held in Porto, Portugal.

We are pleased to announce that Mexico has been formally approved as a Chapter-in-formation.

You can read the IFC 5 Core Consultation report and the Information Delivery Specification for Occupant Movement Analysis Technical Report, both publicly available.

Read the latest publication from Siemens IFC Guide tailored to Facility Management (FM) and Lifecycle Twin use cases.

We held our first Summit in Berlin

We welcomed 765 attendees from  49 countries around the world, 650 who travelled to Berlin to join the event in person. A special thank you to all the event sponsors.

All recordings from the Summit are accessible through the 'Replay' tab in RingCentral. The videos will now be post-processed and then published on the buildingSMART International YouTube channel in approximately 4  weeks.

openBIM Awards 2025 Winners Announced

buildingSMART International is pleased to announce the winners for the 2025 buildingSMART openBIM Awards. The finalists presented their projects to an international jury as part of the program’s final round. Presentations took place on Tuesday, 23 September, during the buildingSMART International Summit in Berlin, with the winners revealed the following day.

Save the date: 24 - 26 March, 2026
buildingSMART International Summit – Porto

The next International Summit will be held in Porto. We're excited to announce sponsorship opportunities for the Porto Summit are already available and provide excellent visibility within the international openBIM community. 

Mexico joins buildingSMART International
as a Chapter-In-Formation

buildingSMART International is delighted to announce that buildingSMART Mexico is now a Chapter-in-Formation, and becomes the 39th Chapter at buildingSMART. You can read the full press release below. 

IFC 5 Core Consultation

The Standards Committee Executive (SCE) has reviewed and approved the IFC 5 Core Draft Project Plan consultation, which received a record 60 responses, the highest to date. After weighting, 67% were in favour, showing clear support to proceed. Feedback ranged from strong endorsement to calls for a more cautious approach. The SCE agreed the consultation provided a solid mandate for the IFC 5 Core Working Group to prepare a Final Project Plan that addresses these points openly and in detail.

Information Delivery Specification for Occupant Movement Analysis Technical Report

The Information Delivery Specification (IDS) for Occupant Movement Analysis (OMA) Technical Report has been formally approved. This milestone marks a major step forward in improving openBIM-based workflows for simulating building circulation and evacuation. The project, led by experts from the University of Greenwich, University of Canterbury, and partners across industry.

New IFC Guide from Siemens

As the industry moves toward integrated, lifecycle-oriented digital twins, Siemens has released an IFC Guide tailored to Facility Management (FM) and Lifecycle Twin use cases. The guide shows how openBIM and IFC can help you:

• Ensure operational efficiency and sustainability across the building lifecycle
• Support data continuity from design to operation and renovation
• Enable interoperable workflows between BIM, IoT, and FM systems
• Support regulatory compliance and asset transparency
• Empower facility managers with actionable insights and structured data

buildingSMART International is pleased to promote this resource as part of our commitment to advancing open standards in the operational phase of buildings.

To learn more or to request the guide in German, please contact Christian Frey at christian.frey@siemens.com

Become a Member of bSI!

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? 

Thanks to our Strategic Members

Standards Committee Consultation Website 

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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