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"Defining and seeking industry consensus on information standards and data exchange requirements helps us (as a solution provider) to prioritize interoperability development efforts. Our active participation in the buildingSMART alliance enables us to contribute to and benefit from the development of practical and relevant standards."

Andy Smith, AIA
Solutions Executive
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Corporate Members of the buildingSMART alliance

Participation in the Alliance identifies you as one of the people working towards solutions to significant problems in our industry and allows you to participate in the consensus process leading to national standards. Members take leadership or participate in various Alliance projects including standards development work. To join, members must accept the Alliance articles of agreement and fill out a membership application.

Memberships Annual Contribution

Sustaining Organization Membership

This membership is open to organizations in the public interest or industry sectors desiring to provide additional support for and participation with the Institute to achieve the goals and objectives. Sustaining organizations may designate up to five individuals from their organization to be Institute Members.		 $1,000

Contributing Organization Membership

This membership is for organizations making contributions to the Institute of $5,000. Contributing organizations are accorded the same rights and privileges as sustaining organizations and such other rights and privileges as authorized by NIBS' Board of Directors. 		$5,000

All buildingSMART alliance members are eligible for:

  • Participation in bSa projects at various levels
  • Twenty percent discount off attendee registration fees at all Ecobuild America and AEC Science & Technology events
  • Access to the electronic copy (PDF) of JBIM as soon as it is published—weeks in advance of the printed copy
  • Scholarships are available on a per case basis reviewed by the Board of Direction; please contact the Executive Director should you want to apply.
  • Your membership helps support dissemination of no cost products and information to the building industry including:
    • Journal of Building Information Modeling
    • National CAD Standard and National BIM Standard Management and Dissemination
    • buildingSMART alliance, NCS and NBIM-US web site maintenance
    • Annual conference preparation
    • Support to buildingSMART International for the development of international standards
    • Support for Alliance projects and project promotion
    • Coordination with all organizations involved in BIM
    • Presentations, workshops and seminars to nearly 100 organizations a year

Click here to join the Alliance.

To receive more information contact:
Deke Smith FAIA, Executive Director, buildingSMART™ alliance

By Email: dsmith@nibs.org
By Phone: (202) 289-7800 / (703) 909-9670
By Address: NIBS – 1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005-4950