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"I am extremely excited and hopeful as a member of the buildingSMART alliance. There have been some attempts to refine the information management needs of the building industry and I see buildingSMART alliance playing a major role in bringing a sorely needed refinement to reality."

Steve Holzer
eM8S

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Individual 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.

MembershipsAnnual Contribution

Industry Sector Membership

 $150
This membership is open to any individual in the following categories:
  • Building Construction
  • Housing
  • Standards
  • Research, Testing & Other Services
  • Labor Organizations
  • Building Materials and Products
  • Real Estate, Finance or Insurance

Public Interest Sector Membership

 $75
This membership is open to any individual in the following categories: Consumer and General Interest, Academia
  • Architects
  • Federal Government
  • Engineers
  • State and Local Government

Student Membership

 $25
  • This membership is open to any individual attending an institution of higher learning.

All buildingSMART alliance members are eligible for:

  • Participation in bSa projects at various levels
  • Discounts on attendee registration fees at National Institute of Building Sciences 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