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Everything about BuildingSMART
buildingSMART, formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI), is an international organisation which aims to improve the exchange of information between software applications used in the construction industry. It has developed Industry Foundation Classes (IFCs) as a neutral and open specification for Building Information Models (BIM) as well as Information Delivery Specification (IDS). Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: BuildingSMARTA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: InteroperabilityThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Automated generation of a model view definition from an information delivery manual using idmXSD and buildingSMART data dictionaryCited 19 times
- Go sideways: Industry Foundation ClassesA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Open Design AllianceA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Automated generation of a model view definition from an information delivery manual using idmXSD and buildingSMART data dictionary
VDI and buildingSMART certify basic BIM courses
Semantic modelling to support design for decommissioning and reuse through OpenBIM and the buildingSMART data dictionary
Interview to Sergio Muñoz. Secretary of BuildingSMART Spanish Chapter
Utworzymy oddział buildingSMART w Polsce!
Konferencja buildingSMART Summit w Paryżu
📚 Books worth reading
InteroperabilityBernd Domer, Rachele A. Bernardello · 2023
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🔗 Related topics
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