NIBS Convenes BIM Executive Roundtable on Construction Industry Digital Transformation

Nearly 40 business and government leaders discussed the need for a National Building Information Management Program to improve the relationships, performance and profitability of the increasingly digitalized U.S. AECO industry […]
National Institute of Building Sciences to Lead BIM Executive Roundtable to Reimagine Construction

Building information modeling and management is paving the way for digital transformation of the design and construction industry (WASHINGTON, DC, February 1, 2021) – The National Institute of Building Sciences […]
Send Us Your BIM Document Examples

The National BIM Standard (NBIMS) is updating its BIM Execution Planning (BEP), BIM Use Definitions (BUD), COBie, and Core BIM Requirements (CBR) content for the AECOO industry through four workgroups. […]
NIBS Rebrands Council to Focus on Building Information Management

The BIM Council will lead the development of U.S. information management standards and building processes (WASHINGTON, DC, November 4, 2020) – The National Institute of Building Sciences has rebranded the buildingSMART alliance […]
BIM: Developing a national standard and road map of what’s ahead

Computer scientist Andrew Tanenbaum has said: “The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.” For better or worse, Tanenbaum’s quote ties into a project […]
Upcoming NCS Webinar Will Look at BIM Implementation

While many design professionals in the U.S. building industry use building information modeling tools, many people still require and rely upon computer-aided design (CAD)-based, two-dimensional drawings for project information delivery. […]
BOMA China to Translate Institute’s National BIM Guide for Owners

This January, following a year-long development process, the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) released its new guideline to help building owners utilize building information modeling (BIM). Now, only a […]
Learn How to Use Layers in this Upcoming NCS Webinar

Industry professionals interested in learning how to use layers in the nation’s leading CAD standard should attend the upcoming webinar hosted by the developers of the United States National CAD Standard® (NCS)—The […]
Institute Unveils National BIM Guide for Owners

Today, following a year-long development process, the National Institute of Building Sciences released its new guideline to help building owners utilize building information modeling (BIM). The National BIM Guide for Owners (NBGO) […]
National BIM Guide for Owners Now Available for Public Review

Comments Due by October 31 The National Institute of Building Sciences has completed development of a new guideline to help building owners and their design teams utilize building information modeling […]