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BIMForum LOD Specification 2024
BIMForum has released the Public Comment Draft of its 2024 Level of Development Specification (you can find it here www.bimforum.org/lod). The public comment period will close Monday, December 9 – after that we will resolve the comments and publish the Official 2024 version on or about December 20. This is an essential step in the yearly…
buildingSMART USA – openBIM Training and Certification
buildingSMART USA, has developed a training and certification program for decision makers and practitioners in the AEC/O industry. The training program consists of 4 courses: Entry Foundations Management Applications The objective of these courses is to create awareness and understanding of openBIM workflows, processes and capabilities end enable practitioners to plan and execute these workflows…
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2023 Level of Development (LOD) Specification
The BIMForum announces the publication of the 2023 Level of Development (LOD) Specification. The BIMForum had created the first version of the LOD Specification in 2013. The current edition marks the 10 year anniversary of the document. In the past 10 years the BIMForum LOD specification has helped countless projects and practitioners defining scope, qualities…
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BIMForum Original Content
It has been brought to BIMForum’s attention that, as has happened before, an organization has appeared styling itself as a “BIMForum.” In the present instance, an organization calling itself “BIMForum Global” has published documents in a manner that is confusingly similar to BIMForum’s publications and includes BIMForum’s copyrighted material. BIMForum (our organization) is a collaborative…
Open Standards Survey
The BIMForum and BuildingSmart USA (https://www.buildingsmartusa.org/) seek your participation in the Open Standards Survey. Open Standards are important tools for enabling innovation and development. Open standards enable individuals and organizations to access and leverage work products of industry participants efficiently and with confidence. Think about the enabling nature of important standards such as HTTP for…
LOD Spec Survey
The BIMForum seeks your participation in developing and improving the Level of Development Specification (LOD Spec). The LOD Spec has enjoyed tremendous success over the last 10 years. The document was developed by practitioners who saw a need to specify, articulate and communicate model content requirements and qualities with clarity and efficiency. Today, the document…
BIMForum AI Practitioner Questionnaire
12:00 AM EST. Friday, October 25, 2024
The BIMForum has established a questionnaire for the use of AI in the AEC/O industry. Please help the BIMForum establish a solid knowledge base around this topic. This will allow …
Evolving Owner Requirements for BIM
12:00 PM EST. Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The use of Building Information Models (BIM) has been a standard requirement for delivering projects in the AEC/O industry for more than the last decade. Practitioners have developed skills and …
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BIMForum AI Practitioner Questionnaire
12:00 AM EST. Friday, October 25, 2024
The BIMForum has established a questionnaire for the use of AI in the AEC/O industry. Please help the BIMForum establish a solid knowledge base around this topic. This will allow …
Evolving Owner Requirements for BIM
12:00 PM EST. Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The use of Building Information Models (BIM) has been a standard requirement for delivering projects in the AEC/O industry for more than the last decade. Practitioners have developed skills and …