The buildingSMART alliance™ is a unique organization helping to make the North American real property industry more efficient by leading the creation of tools and standards that allow projects to be built electronically before they are built physically using Building Information Modeling.

Benefits to stakeholders –

  • Participation in the development of standards changing the industry
  • Realization of higher quality, lower cost, faster construction and more sustainable projects
  • Ability to take advantage of new business models.

What we do –

  • Drive full lifecycle implementation of building information models (BIMs)
  • Engage all facets of the real property and building industries in the creation of new standards and products
  • Develop and promote the National BIM Standard-United States™ and United States National CAD Standard®
  • Educate the public and stakeholders about the efficiency modeling and simulation can bring to the real property industry.

Please support the Alliance
The Alliance develops and disseminates no-cost open BIM standards and coordinated BIM education and information for the real property industry. All bSa resources supporting this work come from individual, corporate, association and agency memberships and sponsorships. The Alliance does not receive any government funding. Please help support this critical industry-wide effort by supporting the Alliance with membership and participation.

News View All

  • Silver Level Sponsor HOK Second Annual BIM Awards is the focus of AECBytes

    Jan 27 2012

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  • Industry-Wide National BIM Standard: A Progress Report

    Jan 06 2012

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  • Get Involved in the Effort to Streamline the Industry

    Dec 28 2011

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NCC Version 5.0 Now Available

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  • CanBIM 12 Regional Session

    February 16, 2012

    Montreal, Canada

  • buildingSMART International Meetings

    March 18 - 23, 2012

    Oslo, Norway

  • SPAR International

    April 15 - 18, 2012

    Houston, TX

 

 

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In alliance with

  • buildingSMART Korea / Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM)Canada BIM Council

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