March 10, 2025
The Value of buildingSMART in a Digital Built Environment
How can the built environment sector tackle the challenges of inefficiency, high costs, and fragmented workflows? The answer lies in buildingSMART—a global organisation shaping the future of the digital built environment. By driving open standards and interoperability, buildingSMART is transforming the way projects are planned, designed, executed, and managed.
What is buildingSMART?
buildingSMART is a leading authority in advancing open standards for Building Information Modelling (BIM) across the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. With a focus on open and interoperable data, buildingSMART ensures that information flows seamlessly between different software platforms and stakeholders. This approach breaks down silos and enables more effective collaboration at every project stage.
The Benefits of buildingSMART for the AEC Industry
Promoting Open Standards: buildingSMART supports open BIM, ensuring that all data and software used by project stakeholders are compatible. This eliminates the inefficiencies caused by proprietary platforms and boosts the productivity of cross-disciplinary teams.
Reducing Project Costs: By minimising errors, rework, and inefficiencies, buildingSMART reduces project costs significantly. Fewer delays and miscommunications save valuable time and resources, enhancing project profitability.
Improving Efficiency: The implementation of standardised workflows and improved processes shortens project delivery timelines, while guaranteeing consistency in quality and execution.
Enhancing Collaboration: buildingSMART enables all project stakeholders, from architects to asset managers, to work on a shared platform. By improving transparency and information sharing, it leads to informed decision-making and superior project outcomes.
Future-Proofing the Industry: buildingSMART supports innovation by aligning with new technologies, ensuring that the AEC sector is well-prepared for digital transformation.
Source: buildingSMART International (2022)
Proven Success
buildingSMART's principles have been successfully applied to various high-profile projects worldwide. From streamlining data sharing in multinational infrastructure developments to achieving cost savings in large-scale housing plans, buildingSMART has consistently delivered on its promise to enhance project outcomes.
Take, for example, Norway’s Statsbygg project, which leveraged buildingSMART's open BIM standards to improve collaboration across multiple stakeholders. The approach reduced construction errors, shortened timelines, and set a global benchmark for digital construction.
Why buildingSMART Matters
The digital transformation of the built environment isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. With projects growing in complexity, the need for open standards, seamless cooperation, and integrated technologies has never been greater. buildingSMART bridges the gap, enabling the sector to build smarter, more efficiently, and more collaboratively.
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