BSAME

Poll

Can BIM help solve the current problems facing construction?
 
buildingSMART ME

buildingSMART International ltd.buildingSMART ME is the Regional Alliance for the Middle East and North Africa. It is currently establishing operations and officially launches in Abu Dhabi on the 15th-16th November 2009.

Initial operations focus on the UAE and its near neighbours, particularly Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Egypt, but buildingSMART ME will respond to specific opportunities across the entire region.

The buildingSMART ME website is very new and is currently fairly basic. The aim is to develop it so that it provides a user-friendly resource for all members. During the development stage, the buildingSMART ME web site will contain a number of links to our international partners and we thank those partners for their information and support.

 
Mission

buildingSMART's  mission is to bring about coordinated change to improve productivity, efficiency and sustainability in the construction and facilities management industry.

It will do this by promoting, adapting and improving open standards for interoperability in the global building and facilities management industry.

buildingSMART services a global network of customers and suppliers who are keen to become more innovative and to work more smartly and sustainably.

 
BIM Journal
BIM Journal

BIM Journal  is an integral part of buildingSMART ME. It is an electronic newsletter, focusing on BIM business solutions that address the needs of people, process and technology.Established in February 2009, BIM Journal is acknowledged as a source of unbiased and understandable information, relating to the application of BIM process and technology to improve construction.