Author: Andy Ward

Our New Automated Validation Tutorials

If you’re considering using the new Information Delivery Specification but you’re unsure where to start when it comes to defining your requirements our CTO Martin

Award Winning at Building Innovation Awards

Last month we had the pleasure of attending the Building Innovation Awards in Manchester. We were shortlisted finalists in the category of Best Use of

Streamlined classification workflows using Flex Flow

Created for the AEC Industry, Flex Flow, meticulously crafted to leverage the potential of open-BIM standards such as IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) and IDS (Information

Open APIs and Digital Innovation

Within the construction industry, digital innovation has lagged behind in the adoption process. One of the reasons for this slow uptake is that the industry

What does OpenBIM mean to you?

BuildingSMART defines OpenBIM as:  “a collaborative process that is inclusive of all participants, promoting interoperability to benefit projects and assets throughout their lifecycle… a universal approach to the collaborative design, realization and operation of buildings based

Overview of the Information Delivery Specification

Information Delivery Specification Information Delivery Specification has been developed as a standardised way to define  requirements that focus on checking IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) files.

Harnessing the Power of IDS for Seamless Information Exchange in the Building Life Cycle

What is IDS? The IDS (Information delivery specification) standard is a buildingSmart framework of procedures to make requirements machine-readable, improving the exchange of information across stakeholders

Automating Carbon Assessments with xbim and Cobuilder

As part of Cobuilder’s Define Hackathon in November 2023, the team at xbim integrated the data held within Cobuilder’s Define product with already present BIM

IFC 4.3 ADD1 schema support

In xbim Toolkit we use code generation for the early bound implementation of IFC schemas. Early bound implementation gives you compile time safety of your