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What is buildingSMART?
BuildingSMART is an alliance of organisations within the construction and facilities management industries dedicated to improving processes within the industry through defining the use and sharing of information. Organizations within the alliance include architects, engineers, contractors, building owners, facility managers, manufacturers, software vendors, information providers, government agencies, research laboratories, universities and more.
buildingSMART Chapters
Other buildingSMART Chapters serve industry in Australasia (Australia, New Zealand), China, France, the German Speaking countries(Germany, Austria,Sitzerland, Netherlands), the Iberian peninsula (Spain, Portugal and South America), Japan, North America (United States and Canada), Italy, the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and the Baltic countries), Norway and Singapore.
Implementation
Many software vendors are working to bring the buildingSMART vision to reality by developing IFC compliant applications.
Solutions and Projects
BuildingSMART members are working on projects to extend the range of information that can be shared within the construction and facilities management industries. Click here for further information on buildingSMART projects
Techincal Documents
BuildingSMART has created a number of documents that can be used as references in understanding the IFC model and its development. Documents include:
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IFC model specifications (versions in the EXPRESS data definition language and in the XML language),
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IFC Implementation Guide
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ifcXML Implementation Guide
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IFC Model Extension Guide
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IFC Model Integration Guide
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Readers Guides to the technologies used in process and information model development
Click here for for further information in IFC and ifcXML specifications and guides.
buildingSMART International Newsletter No7