buildingSMART USA Webinar Series
Join us on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 noon Eastern for informational webinars explaining buildingSMART, openBIM, IFC, etc. Our plan is to provide speakers who can share insights into the benefits of using open standards for your building and infrastructure projects. We will also be highlighting opportunities for you to participate in buildingSMART thought leadership whitepapers, working groups, domain expert review panels and international projects.
Upcoming
November 18, 2026 | 12pm Eastern = 9am Pacific
Redefining the Built Environment with Open Standards
and AI Frameworks
Speakers: Jay Kline, Kimon Onuma, and Roger Grant (bS-USA Building Committee)
The convergence of artificial intelligence, open standards, and collaborative frameworks is fundamentally redefining the lifecycle of the built environment. This presentation synthesizes critical takeaways from three global industry touchpoints—BIM Storm, Greenbuild 2026, and the buildingSMART Tokyo Summit—to outline a roadmap for a resilient, AI-integrated asset ecosystem.
First, the presentation explores the paradigm shift from static observation to active participation. Drawing from BIM Storm’s "Become the Building™" methodology, we examine how human stakeholders, trusted communities, and AI agents collaborate seamlessly around real operational missions. Next, insights from Greenbuild’s "Building Intelligence in the Age of AI Summit" address the dual nature of AI. We evaluate both its operational efficiencies — including risk mitigation, real-time carbon data analysis, and predictive portfolio management utilized by institutional owners — and its significant infrastructural footprint, emphasizing the critical verification mechanisms needed to ensure net-positive sustainability. Finally, we bridge these concepts through a core takeaway from the buildingSMART Tokyo Summit: the deployment of a "Semantic Bridge" to structure data models for simultaneous human and machine comprehension. ❊ Attendees will gain practicable strategies to transition their portfolios from disjointed digital assets into trusted, predictive, interactive, and truly intelligent ecosystems.