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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 month later, the Institute has agreed to allow the Chinese affiliate of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, BOMA China, to translate the National BIM Guide for Owners (NBGO) into Mandarin.

NIBS, with the support of BOMA and ASHRAE, and financial support from the U.S. Department of Defense – Defense Health Agency, compiled a carefully balanced, integrated team to craft the NBGO. Available free online, the NBGO provides building owners with an approach, from their own profession’s standpoint, to create and fulfill BIM requirements for a typical project. The guide addresses three broad areas the owner should understand in order to work effectively with the Project BIM Team: process; infrastructure and standards; and execution.

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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. In 2014, the developers of the United States National CAD Standard® (NCS)—The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)—released NCS Version 6 (V6), which includes a new section on implementing BIM. A new webinar, “BIM Implementation,” to be held Thursday, August 17, 2017, from 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET, will highlight this new content.

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BIM/CAD Design

NIBS Rebrands Council to Focus on Building Information Management

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.

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BIM/CAD Design
BIM Council Seeks Board of Direction Officer Nominations
BIM Council Seeks Board of Direction Officer Nominations

The NIBS BIM Council Nominating Committee seeks nominations to fill officer positions on the council’s board of direction.

Positions include chair, vice chair, and secretary. Nominations are due August 29, 2023.

The nominating committee is looking to identify BIM Council members who are able to meet the responsibilities and duties of these high visibility positions.

Officers are elected to a two-year term, starting October 2023.

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NIBS BIM Program Executive Director Talks Standards on Future Construct Podcast
NIBS BIM Program Executive Director Talks Standards on Future Construct Podcast

National Institute of Building Sciences BIM Program Executive Director Johnny Fortune recently was featured on the Future Construct podcast, discussing building information management (BIM) and construction solutions for the AEC Industry. Fortune and host Amy Peck covered the U.S. National BIM Program, adoption rate, and advances in standards, as well as the ISO 19650 Standards.

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Celebrating NIBS Volunteers During April’s National Volunteer Month
Celebrating NIBS Volunteers During April’s National Volunteer Month

April is National Volunteer Month, and NIBS spoke with some of the volunteers who are helping to make a difference in the advancement of building sciences.

A Passion to Align Two Sectors

Scott McClure has worked in the built industry for roughly 15 years. He began as a U.S. Air Force Projects and Programs Manager at the installation level; this month he shifted his career into policy in a new position as an Enterprise Architect with Image Matters, LLC.

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BIM Executives Discuss CAD, BIM Standards Release & Program Development Plans
BIM Executives Discuss CAD, BIM Standards Release & Program Development Plans

An executive roundtable of industry leaders met this month to discuss project updates related to building information management (BIM). National BIM Program Executive Director Johnny Fortune led the meeting which outlined the upcoming release of the U.S. National CAD Standard (NCS) and the National BIM Standard-United States (NBIMS-US), as well as planning activities for the U.S. National BIM Program (NBP).

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National BIM Standard-US Version 4 Nears Balloting Period
National BIM Standard-US Version 4 Nears Balloting Period

The National Institute of Building Sciences, Building Information Management (BIM) Council, partners, industry experts, and members have been working hard to complete the core modules of the next version of the National BIM Standard-United States (NBIMS-US).

NBIMS-US V4 has been three years in the making.

This fall, it’s set to be unveiled at Building Innovation 2023 (BI2023) in Washington, DC.

There are several events you can expect over the next several months, starting this month.

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