Join the National Institute of Building Sciences and participate on the buildingSMART alliance

Building Information Models (BIM) are transforming our industry and we find ourselves each having to invent the transformation one office at a time. This is not a SMART way to work. While we cannot help each company make a successful move to BIM there are some significant collective efforts that need to be accomplished at an industry level to help everyone. Items such as coordination of manufacturers information to be pulled into a model, coordinated and comprehensive education, standards, foundational technology and best business process practices, to name a few are needed. These things cannot be accomplished by one office, one company, association, or industry segment. Accomplishing these things while also achieving interoperability is the basic purpose of the Alliance.

At the same time, BIM is in the spotlight as the National CAD Standard continues to support many in our industry. As long as there is a need to produce drawings, there will be a need for the National CAD Standard. NCS will also begin addressing the issues related to producing drawings from a BIM.

Standards are at the heart of communication and interoperability and the National BIM Standard is no exception. We have now become a strong and well balanced consensus voice—become a contributor to the Alliance so that your voice can be head and your vote can be counted.

Please also consider the decision to become a sponsor of the Alliance, include your organization, or become an individual member, together we can and will make a difference. You will be benefiting your industry as well as providing significant benefit to your organization. See the list of benefits by clicking on sponsors or contributors on the left.

Join now to help these industry changes occur as coordinated and timely products. Invest in your future. Let us make a strong statement together that we, as practitioners, are in charge of our future.

If you are a non-profit organization then please ensure that your organization is posted on the resources page and sign a memorandum of understanding with the Alliance for our mutual collaboration. Contact Deke Smith for additional advantages of being associated with the Alliance.

Please read the Articles of Agreement. We trust that you will agree with these prior to applying for membership to the Alliance.