The design brief for Build London Live 2012 is now available! | Open BIM event

Posted on 18 May 2012 by Gertjan

Build London Live staff is excited to have now released the design brief for Build London Live 2012 by our design partners Studio Klaschka and organisers AEC3. This year’s brief is to build the museum for 2012 in East London. We think it is a great brief and are very excited for our teams next Monday. For everyone wishing to view the designs live, simply register here and we will send you details to log into the online workspaces.  View the full design brief for Build London Live 2012 here.

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Build London Live 2012 | an Open BIM event

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Gertjan

 
 
 
 
Announcing Build London Live, 2012 Edition – May 21st through 23rd

48 hours to make design work for the London

Building on the global success of Build London Live design events in 2008 and 2009, Asite and AEC3, in conjunction with BuildingSMART are happy to announce Build London Live, 2012 Edition.

Event Dates

This is a 48 hour virtual design collaboration starting on Monday, May 21st 2012 – Noon BST and running through to a finish on Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 – Noon BST. The concluding press conference, also delivered online via webinar, will be hosted at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) hedquarters in London.

What is a BUILD LIVE Event?

New technology is revolutionising the way buildings are designed and how the public can be engaged in the process. Via the power of cloud-based collaborative working and international developments in interoperability, Build London Live shows the power of these new paradigms for architecture, engineering, planning and construction. Through cloud-based collaboration the event is open to world wide participation.

The Challenge

On May 21st – Noon BST, a specially chosen and internationally recognisable site in London will be announced, along with a brief for a significant multi-use development. All the key information will be published in interoperable formats. Teams will be free to exploit any interoperable technology and to add updates to a public collaboration-site. All visitors will be free to comment.

The launch will coincide with the start of the buildingSMART International executive sessions in London.  A short live presentation will be made after the initial keynote speech, to brief the delegates. Teams will be asked to develop an outline proposal by midday on the Tuesday.  The event will conclude at midday on Wednesday and will be followed shortly afterwards will presentations to the press and a final jury will make a number of awards with the BuildingSMART International executive as .

Teams

Teams from around the world are invited to register in advance. The timetable is designed to allow people to contribute within their normal working hours or outside, register here: http://buildlondonlive.com/index.php/login2012/

Official website http://www.buildlondonlive.com

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@openBIM FAQ 14 of 14 | Open BIM

Posted on 23 April 2012 by Gertjan

What are the benefits of Open BIM for building projects in the AEC industry?

Building projects themselves are products with their own market. With diminishing differences in building materials and technology, next to buildings’ genuine design added labels such as “sustainability” can greatly increase the potential project value on the market. The Open BIM movement offers projects an additional label with very positive associations. Future owners, operators and tenants of such buildings will have better chances to further utilize the digital building model if it was created using the Open BIM approach in the first place. This promise is worth more and more real $$$ with the continuously elongate building cycles.

Where can I find more information about Open BIM?

OPEN BIM is supported by various organizations that host related information in their own domains. To find some relevant information you may also choose to visit any of the following pages:

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@openBIM FAQ 13 of 14 | Open BIM

Posted on 22 April 2012 by Gertjan

What are the benefits of Open BIM for organization in the AEC industry?

In contrast to CLOSED (or “proprietary”) BIM the OPEN strategy offers great benefits to building professionals:

  • Project members can work with the best-of-breed solution of their respective field without risking exclusion from certain BIM projects.
  • Project members can maintain full control over software upgrades independently from their peers in different projects they participate.
  • Workflow integration results in greatly reduced coordination errors compared to sheer file compatibility of the different software tools.
  • Due to open standards accessibility of BIM data is provided for the entire lifecycle of buildings including construction and operation.

 

Where can I find more information about Open BIM?

OPEN BIM is supported by various organizations that host related information in their own domains. To find some relevant information you may also choose to visit any of the following pages:

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@openBIM FAQ 12 of 14 | Open BIM

Posted on 21 April 2012 by Gertjan

What are the benefits of Open BIM for software vendors?

AEC software vendors’ primary benefit to join the Open BIM movement is that they can offer their clients with open collaboration workflows that provide competitive advantage on local AEC markets. The Open BIM branding guarantees that the solutions developed by participating vendors comply with the Open BIM requirements and do not impose unnecessary limitations to AEC practices choosing their software to collaborate with any other practices.

Where can I find more information about Open BIM?

OPEN BIM is supported by various organizations that host related information in their own domains. To find some relevant information you may also choose to visit any of the following pages:

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@openBIM FAQ 11 of 14 | Open BIM

Posted on 20 April 2012 by Gertjan

What are the requirements for joining Open BIM?

The Open BIM program welcomes not only software vendors but Organizations and Building Projects of the AEC industry as well. The OPEN BIM™ logo is a guarantee that a software solution, a design or engineering practice or a building project fully meets the requirements of open collaboration. Participants of the Open BIM Program agree to fully comply with the following requirement respective to its role in the AEC industry:

Software Vendors

  • Must be the developer of software which is recognized as contributing to BIM solutions for the AEC Industry
  • Must fully support the actual IFC coordination view standard
  • Must commit to development of Open BIM workflow solutions
  • Must publicly endorse superiority of the Open BIM approach
  • Must promote the Open BIM Program in the following ways:
    • Must have a dedicated section for Open BIM on their corporate website
    • Must publish the official Open BIM definition on the front page of this section
    • Must use the official Open BIM logo on each page of this section of the website
    • Must publish the Open BIM program’s FAQ document unchanged on this website
    • If presenting Open BIM must use the slides provided in the Open BIM presentation template
    • Must use the official Open BIM logo in any communication related to Open BIM
    • May use the Open BIM logo on corporate communication templates; in such case:
    • Must follow the usage guidelines specified in the Open BIM branding package

Organizations in the AEC Industry

  • Must be using a software solution from a Software Vendor as defined above
  • Must implement full BIM workflow for own project deliverables
  • Must commit to implement model-based coordination workflow with other trades regardless of the other parties’ BIM software
  • Must endorse the Open BIM concept in local/global community in the following ways:
    • Must have a dedicated section for Open BIM on their company website
    • Must publish the official Open BIM definition on the front page of this section
    • Must use the official Open BIM logo on each page of this section of the website
    • Must publish the Open BIM program’s FAQ document unchanged on this website
    • May use the Open BIM logo to promote the project and on company templates; in such case:
    • Must follow the usage guidelines specified in the Open BIM branding package

Building Projects in the AEC Industry

  • Must provide equal opportunity to participate in the project regardless of BIM software used
  • Must be delivered using full-fledged BIM workflows throughout the entire AEC process
  • Must be fully coordinated using Open BIM collaboration workflows throughout the entire AEC process
  • May use the Open BIM logo to promote the project; in such case:
    • Must follow the usage guidelines specified in the Open BIM branding package

Where can I find more information about Open BIM?

OPEN BIM is supported by various organizations that host related information in their own domains. To find some relevant information you may also choose to visit any of the following pages:

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@openBIM FAQ 10 of 14 | Open BIM

Posted on 19 April 2012 by Gertjan

Why should my organization join Open BIM?

Organizations all over the world have been encountering the collaboration issues detailed above. Different collaboration strategies have been used to address them including in many cases open collaboration workflow. At the same time open collaboration practices were used more as necessity in a plural AEC environment rather then intentional strategy to deliver better-coordinated projects.

The Open BIM movement elevates open collaboration to a strategic level where like-minded AEC professionals build upon their plurality to deliver building projects better coordinated, with less errors and in higher quality.

Should you or your organization share these values joining the OPEN BIM movement not only provides you with guidelines and best practices but also with common branding and international visibility to leverage upon these values and maximize the value of your projects. OPEN COLLABORATION → BETTER BIM!

Where can I find more information about Open BIM?

OPEN BIM is supported by various organizations that host related information in their own domains. To find some relevant information you may also choose to visit any of the following pages:

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@openBIM FAQ 9 of 14 | Open BIM

Posted on 18 April 2012 by Gertjan

What does Open BIM have to offer to me?

The Open BIM movement offers various benefits to the different types of organizations (see below) but provides the below toolkit to anyone joining the movement:

  • Clear requirements to fulfill
  • Comprehensive guidelines to follow
  • Free license to the Open BIM branding package
  • Voluntary registration for organizations ready to join

Where can I find more information about Open BIM?

OPEN BIM is supported by various organizations that host related information in their own domains. To find some relevant information you may also choose to visit any of the following pages:

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@openBIM FAQ 8 of 14 | Open BIM

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Gertjan

Who are behind the Open BIM movement?

The Open BIM movement has been started by two software vendors – Tekla and GRAPHISOFT and is supported by various organizations such as buildingSMART. Open BIM at the same time is not an exclusive club instead an inclusive movement welcoming any organization in the AEC industry to join that is ready to support the overall goals and fulfill the agreed set of requirements.

Where can I find more information about Open BIM?

OPEN BIM is supported by various organizations that host related information in their own domains. To find some relevant information you may also choose to visit any of the following pages:

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@openBIM FAQ 7 of 14 | Open BIM

Posted on 16 April 2012 by Gertjan

What is the goal of the Open BIM movement?

The only goal of the Open BIM movement is to promote open collaboration workflows for better-coordinated projects. This goal is primarily achieved through a globally common publicly achievable Open BIM branding supported with clear definitions, specific requirements and best practices to help implementation.

Where can I find more information about Open BIM?

OPEN BIM is supported by various organizations that host related information in their own domains. To find some relevant information you may also choose to visit any of the following pages:

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