Three leading construction industry organizations jointly announced today the release of Version 3.1 of the U.S. National CAD Standard (NCS), which streamlines delivery of commercial and institutional building projects by standardizing the organization and presentation of computer-aided (CAD) drawings and other design data.
The National Institute of Building Sciences has rebranded the buildingSMART alliance to the Building Information Management Council to emphasize its role in the development and deployment of national information management standards and processes.
The BIM Council focuses on all aspects of BIM and how technology impacts the built environment to benefit asset owners and the architects, contractors, engineers and suppliers who build, manage and operate facilities across the nation.
The eighteenth annual BIM BOP conference at USC School of Architecture will be taking place online, live via Zoom, this year. It will feature a series of two sessions with three speakers each (30 minutes) and 15 BIM BOPs (5 minutes each). Sign-in for attending all or part of the event.
Digital twins – detailed digital replicas of physical buildings – are recognized for enhancing design, management, and operational processes.
This session will present the fundamentals of digital twin technology, its integration with building information modeling (BIM), and the creation of interactive, real-time building models. It will highlight the technology’s role in optimizing various stages of a building's lifecycle, from planning to operation.
2024 is a big year for the National Institute of Building Sciences.
NIBS officially was established in August 1974, by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community Development Act, Public Law 93-383. At that time, Congress recognized the need for an organization to serve as an authoritative source supporting government and private sector building science research, code/standards development, and innovative technology integration.
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