1. Introductions
Prepared by
buildingSMART Hong Kong Chapter

2. Overview
 What is buildingSMART?
 History of buildingSMART
 Our core value: OpenBIM
 What is IFC?
 Road map of buildingSMART Hong Kong

3. What is buildingSMART?
A neutral, international and unique non for profit
organization supporting open BIM through the life cycle.
Vision
Sustainability by building SMARTER
Mission
Contribute to sustainable built environment through
SMARTER information sharing and communication
using open international standards in the building and
construction sector, private and public.

4. What is buildingSMART?
Goals
Develop and maintain open international standards for Building
Information Modeling (Open BIM)
Accelerate market assimilation of interoperability through successful
sustainable projects
Provide networking opportunities, specifications and written guidance.
Resolve high cost problems that hinder data sharing.
Extend buildingSMART processes and technology to the whole built
environment, over its lifecycle, and encompassing
leadership, production, facilities management and engineering
maintenance.

5. History
Established in 1995
Core value: Open BIM
• buildingSMART is the developer of the technical
specification for the open BIM standard: the IFC format
• Today, the standard has been implemented in various
construction projects across the globe.

6. buildingSMART Chapters
Australasia Japan
Benelux Korea
Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg
Middle East
French Speaking
Nordic
German Speaking Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Norway
Hong Kong
North America
Iberian Alliance
Singapore
Italia
UK & Ireland

7. Organizational Structure
Executive Committee
CPD Technical Educational Standard Editorial Membership Marketing
Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee
Working Groups

8. Major works
Develop and maintain international standards
for openBIM (IFC):
 buildingSMART Processes
 buildingSMART Data Dictionary
 buildingSMART Data model

9. Major works
Develop ISO standards originated User guides
by buildingSMART International • Definition of user processes (process maps)
• Building Information Model (IFC - ISO/PAS • Definition of exchange requirements (ER)
16739:2005) • Software implementation guide (MVD, IFC and ifcXML)
• Terminology (IFD - ISO 12006-3:2007) • Webservices
• Process model (IDM- ISO/FDIS 29481-1:2009)
buildingSMART events
Develop specifications • buildingSMART summit / conference
• Requirements for certification of processes • buildingSMART week
• Requirements for certification of software • buildLive Events
• Requirements for certification of users

10. Major works
Academic BIM Market BIM
• BIM Journal • Website
• Case study • White papers
• Feasibility study • Articles
• Joint research on BIM with • Conference presentations
academic institutions and
organizations
Educate BIM
• Teaching materials
• Training
• Webinar

11. Our core value: OpenBIM
Open BIM is a universal approach to the
collaborative design, realization and operation of
buildings based on open standards and workflows.
Open BIM is an initiative of buildingSMART and
several leading software vendors using the open
buildingSMART Data Model.

12. What is IFC?
• A transparent, open workflow, allowing
project members to participate
regardless of the software tools they
use.
• A common language for widely
referenced processes, allowing industry
and government to procure projects with
transparent commercial
engagement, comparable service
evaluation and assured data quality.
• Small and large (platform) software
vendors can participate and compete on
system independent.

13. What is IFC?
• Provides enduring project
data for use throughout the
asset life-cycle, avoiding
multiple input of the same data
and consequential errors.
• Energizes the online product
supply side with more exact
user demand searches and
delivers the product data
directly into the BIM.

14. Roadmap of Hong Kong Chapter
Targets
To recruit 500 Members & 80 Company Members by the
end of 2013.
To popularize industry BIM adoption.
To develop a Hong Kong BIM Standard.

15. Forthcoming Events
BIM Seminars &
Inauguration Workshops for
Ceremony Professionals /
Students
BIM Case /
BIM Networking
Technology /
Hours
Feasibility Study
buildingSMART
Open BIM
Hong Kong
Competitions
Conference
buildingSMART
Joint Institute
International
BIM Conference
Conference

16. For more information, please visit
buildingSMART International :
http://www.buildingsmart.com
buildingSMART Hong Kong:
http://www.buildingsmart.org.hk