Events & Publications

Surfing the openBIM® Transformation Wave

Published: 2022 June 09

Calvin Kam (Strategic Building Innovation) and David Unkefer (USDOT Federal Highway Administration), two leaders collaborating on openBIM®/openGIS standards with buildingSMART,...

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Keynote: Spring 2022 buildingSMART International Virtual Summit

Published: 2022 April 11

Excerpt from our keynote at the buildingSMART International Virtual Summit Spring 2022 Information delivery specification (IDS) is a machine-readable dataset that defines...

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buildingSMART USA Webinar Series | Infrastructure Project Success Examples Using openBIM®

Published: 2022 March 09

As the US transportation sector gears up for increasing IFC deliverables and open Standards onprojects, these highly successful, award-winning international projects show what...

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Digital Rehearsal: Phase Planning in the Virtual Environment

Published: 2022 February 22

Digitally rehearsed construction sequencing facilitates significantly better planning and leads to a safer work environment. This desired breakthrough can be achieved by...

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Are meetings killing our productivity?

Published: 2022 January 24

Teams that work efficiently and productively — especially in the remote working environment — can manage their meetings efficiently and collaborate using best practices that...

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Stanford CIFE Summer Program 2021 | Generative Design is an Exploration of Creativity

Published: 2021 September 14

Digitalization is an essential approach to scaling the production of a sustainable, high-performing built environment from a few lighthouse projects to the majority of projects....

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Stanford CIFE Summer Program 2021 | Supporting Learning through the lens of VDC

Published: 2021 September 14

Digitalization is an essential approach to scaling the production of a sustainable, high-performing built environment from a few lighthouse projects to the majority of projects....

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[recording] buildingSMART USA Webinar Series | openBIM®: An Owner's Perspective

Published: 2021 July 14

Calvin and Charles presented an informative and inspirational session illustrating an Owner’s perspective on the business rationale, user benefits, and long-term value of...

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