Founded in 1994 as International Alliance for Interoperability by the Industry Consortium comprising of Autodesk, AT&T, Archibus, Carrier Corporation, Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK), Honeywell, Jaros Baum & Bolles, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Primavera Systems, Softdesk, Timberline Software Corp, and Tishman Research Corp with a common objective of a set C++ based classes for supporting integrated software development for the Construction Industry.
In 1995, IAI was converted into a not-for-profit organization. Further in 2005 IAI was renamed as buildingSMART (bS). buildingSMART today leads the global discussion, drafting, detailing and certification relating to the industry accepted Neutral BIM File Format – IFC (Industry Foundation Classes). In addition, bS through a set of dedicated working groups & regional chapters, is actively exploring the extension of IFC File Format to a wider spectrum of the construction industry to include the infrastructure verticals of Roads, Tunnels and Bridges.
Over the last decade, the IFC format has become the Open Data Exchange Format for the Construction Industry after its international recognition as a global standard by the International Standards Organization through the code ISO 16739:2013.
The Indian Chapter of buildingSMART is established through the collaboration between buildingSMART International & The Confederation of Digital Construction Practitioners in India.
CDCPIndia is an Indian NGO established by industry veterans with an objective of encouraging digitalization through discussions, thought leaderships, research and implementation of various digital technologies among various stakeholders of the Construction & Infrastructure Industry.
CDCPIndia is established under the Societies Act of India in 2022.
Provide an inclusive & collaborative discussion forum for the Indian Communities to take part in the development and implementation of global open digital standards and services that can help enhance automation and decision-making process across the life cycle of any built environment further helping achieve the objectives of sustainability & productivity.
Enable seamless exchange of trusted information among various stakeholders and across various phases of any built environment’s life cycle.
Curate, customize and support the adoption of the International openBIM & other digital standards to suite the unique needs & requirements of the Indian Built Environment; continuous evolution of Interoperability to meet the fast-changing software ecosystem and future-proof data needs.
Explore the benefits of openBIM and find out how to contribute to standards and services that give you control of your data and help you define your digital destiny.
openBIM enables seamless data sharing and collaboration across platforms and stakeholders, while empowering you to maintain full flexibility in defining your own workflows.
The Confederation of Digital Construction Practitioners – India (CDCPIndia) is a national not-for-profit society driving digital transformation in the built environment.