The National Institute of Building Sciences | Releases NBIMS-US™ V2

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On Thursday, May 17, the National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance™ released the first ever consensus-based standard governing building information modeling (BIM) for use in the United States. A BIM is a three-dimensional digital representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a building. It is a shared resource of knowledge about a facility that can be used to make decisions about the building throughout its life cycle, from the initial idea, to design and construction, through daily operations and eventual demolition.

 

The National Building Information Modeling Standard-United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Version 2 (V2), the first ever consensus-based BIM standard for use in the United States, contains reference standards, information exchange standards (which are built upon the reference standards) and best practice guidelines that support users in their implementation of open BIM standards-based deliverables.

 

NBIMS-US™ V2 covers the full life cycle of buildings—from planning, design and construction to operations and sustainment. Part of an international effort, the NBIMS-US™ V2 will serve as the kick-off point for a number of other countries around the world to adopt as their own BIM standard. The Alliance, which is both a council of the Institute and the North American chapter of buildingSMART® International, is working with several other nations on BIM standard development. Canada, Korea, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand are all planning to take the NBIMS-US™ V2 as the basis for their own standards. Each nation will add more content as needed and then share their updates back with the United States.

 

The standard is available at www.nationalbimstandard.org.

Construction Ethics

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Construction Ethics is not an oxymoron.

The American Society of Professional Estimators Chapter 79 next meeting is at the Rogers campus of John Brown University located at: 2807 Ajax Ave #200 Rogers, AR 72758

The meeting on May 18th will have as our speaker James Caldwell talking about the importance of irreproachable behavior in our careers. Mr. Caldwell is the Head of the Department of Construction Management and Professor of Construction Management at John Brown University.

Sandwiches provided and there is no charge for this event.

CSI’s BIM Practice Group Meeting – BIM is intended to be a Team Sport

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CSI’s BIM Practice Group Meeting

May 25, 1-2pm ET

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Topic: BIM is intended to be a Team Sport

Group Leaders: Robert Weygant, CSI, CDT, SCIP; Roger Grant, CSI, CDT; Beth Stroshane, CSI, CCS, LEED AP BD+C

Presenter: Deke Smith, FAIA of the National Institute of Building Sciences

The first consensus open BIM standard the National BIM Standard-United States™ V2 was released May 17, why is that event a game changer for BIM and the practitioner? The real opportunity from BIM is for all practitioners in the facilities industry to work together, but they have to trust the information first. The NBIMS-US™ will help turn BIM into a team sport from the individual sport it has been to this point. How can we get there from where we are today? Deke Smith, the Executive Director of the buildingSMART alliance and a member of the buildingSMART International Executive Committee will help us understand the opportunities that have been untapped in the industry to date, even if you have started using BIM.

Deke Smith, FAIA is the Executive Director for the Building Seismic Safety Council and the buildingSMART alliance at the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). Deke was instrumental in the beginnings of the NIBS Construction Criteria Base, now the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG). He initiated both the National CAD Standard and the National BIM Standard.

After registering, you will receive an email containing the link to join the meeting