New Delhi: buildingSMART International (bSI) announced that CDCPIndia had been formally approved as a “Developing Chapter” by the bSI Board at the International Council and Chapter Conference hosted in Slovenia, 19-21 June 2023.
The Board’s approval follows a highly successful submission, and the new Chapter will be established under the Confederation of Digital Construction Practitioners India (CDCPIndia). CDCPIndia’s board members, Mr Sunil Joshi and Dr Venkata San-tosh Kumar Delhi, presented the bSI India Chapter’s strategic business plan, where they emphasized on the ambitious infrastructure development plan of the Indian Government and how digitalization can help in achieving the National Infrastructural Goals. Also, the global participation of the Indian BIM & Digital Engineering community is substantial. India’s involvement, awareness, and adoption of the Open BIM Standards will not only benefit India but will also be reciprocated in India’s engagement with the global community. The buildingSMART approval of the India chapter acknowledges the country’s tremendous potential to embark on data democratization. It marks a momentous occasion in India’s participation in the adoption of open BIM specifications in its digitalization journey in the built environment.
Jugal Makwana, the Board member of bSI and Advisory Director of CDCPIndia, expressed that “buildingSMART India is a dream come true, empowering India through open standards. By democratizing data and fostering collaboration, we unlock tremendous value, enabling sustainable projects that shape a brighter future for all.”
Clive Billiald, CEO of bSI commented that “adding India as a new Developing Chapter for buildingSMART is another milestone in our history. It shows the importance of standards and services in supporting a rapidly growing economy, allowing the digitalization of the construction sector and ultimately leading to a more productive, sustainably built environment. Clearly, there is a great opportunity to support this journey, with programs such as Professional Certification able to provide education and learning opportunities to the AEC community in India.”
Swaraj Datta Gupta, President of CDCPIndia, mentioned that “this partnership between bSI and CDCPIndia is a partnership of values, vision and common objectives that resonate in our commitments towards building a global community that will share and collaborate in a democratized data environment. We are excited about this partnership and look forward to working together.”
The Indian team at the bSI International Council and Chapter Conference Council received a hot welcome from the leadership of other chapters from various regions, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia Pacific, and Southeast Asia.
About buildingSMART International
buildingSMART International is a vendor-neutral and not-for-profit body that leads the development of open standards that support digital information flows across the built asset industry. Its mission is to proactively engage industry participants who want to develop open standards for the worldwide planning, design, procurement, assembly and operation of buildings and infrastructure. It provides the international network and technical and process support to develop consensus-based open standards. Its members, who range from across the entire built environment spectrum, collaborate under the buildingSMART organization and management. buildingSMART also partners with other international standards bodies such as ISO, the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Its core Industry Foundation Class (IFC) standard achieved ISO approval in 2012.
About CDCPIndia
Founded in 2020, The Confederation of Digital Construction Practitioners (CDCPIn-dia) is an Indian National Society for BIM & Inclusive Digitalization. CDCPIndia is a non-government organization, a not-for-profit, non-commercial and vendor-neutral National society registered under The Societies Registration Act, 1860 and The Bombay Public Trust Act 1950. CDCPIndia has been conceived and brought to life by a group of dedicated & experienced professionals from various regions of India in the field of the Construction and Infrastructure sector. The primary mission of CDCPIndia is to Inspire, collaborate and advance Digital processes & technologies in the Indian infrastructure and construction sector.CDCPIndia has also evolved a strategic framework for inclusive digitalization – “The INDIA Strategy”. The philosophy of “Democratization of Data” and having “Empathy for all implementing Stakeholders” is at the core of “The INDIA strategy” (I-Inspiring Community, N-National Mandate, D-Democratization of Data, I – Incentivize, A – Aid)
