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
April 8, 2026 | 12pm Eastern = 9am Pacific
openBIM in Action in Transportation
Practical Demonstrations by Esri
Speakers: Brett Heist & David Alvarez (Esri)
Join us for a multi-part webinar series spotlighting leading technology providers in the openBIM ecosystem. ArcGIS Pro empowers engineers and GIS professionals to collaborate more effectively by integrating Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) into a shared geospatial environment. This session demonstrates how to geolocate, share digital models through interactive web scenes, and incorporate BIM into GIS workflows earlier in the design process. Discover how bridged design and spatial analysis fosters better communication, smarter planning, and more holistic decision-making across disciplines.
April 27, 2026 | 12pm Eastern = 9am Pacific
bS-USA + BSG updates on 3 Summits
bS-USA and BIM Supporters Group [BSG] will host a webinar of highlights from three summits all taking place March 24-26, 2026:
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bSI Summit (Porto) --: https://www.buildingsmart.org/event/buildingsmart-international-summit-porto-2026/ — update by bS-USA -️ExCom
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rebuildexpo (Madrid) --: https://www.rebuildexpo.com/en/ — update by Ignasi Pérez Arnal
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digitalBAU (Cologne) --: https://digital-bau.com/en/trade-fair/ — update by Sarah Merz
On-Demand
Title | Webinar Date | Speaker(s) |
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Towards a BIM Coordination Model | 2026-03-11 | João Gaspar |
openBIM in Action in Transportation |
Practical Demonstrations by Catenda, Dalux & Solibri | 2026-02-25 | Catenda, Dalux, Solibri |
From BIM to Brains: Bridging Digital Innovation with Real-World Implementation & Workforce Readiness | 2025-12-10 | Cindy Baldwin & Scott Yates (VDCO Tech & VDCO Data) |
ODA Industry Partnership Program for openBIM | 2025-11-12 | Neil Peterson and Igor Egorychev (ODA) |
openBIM® Business Value | 2025-09-10 | Tony Rinella (Strategic Building Innovation) |
openBIM for FHWA Digital Delivery National Deployment Overview | 2025-07-08 | James Gray (Federal Highway Administration - FHWA) & Allen Melley (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) |
Level of Information Need and Level of Development | 2025-06-11 | Jim Bedrick (BIMForum) & Tony Rinella (buildingSMART USA Education Committee) |
openBIM in Action: By Nemetschek Group | 2025-05-14 | Joel Martineau (dRofus), Miles Smith (Graphisoft), Robert Manna (dRofus) |
openBIM in FTIA – What, How and Why | 2025-04-09 | Tarmo Savolainen (Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency FTIA) |
Update to buildingSMART USA Certification and Education | 2025-02-12 | Eva Yu (Strategic Building Innovation) & Paul Woodard (buildingSMART USA Education Committee) |
AI and Data Governance: Building Trust in Machine Learning | 2024-12-11 | Scott Yates (Woolpert) |
From Virtual to Reality: How Digital Twins Make Data Actionable | 2024-10-09 | Chris Harmon (WSP) & Jerry Schwinghammer |
How IFC is paving the way for model-based workflows | 2024-09/11 | Oystein Ulvestad (Arup) |
openBIM-based Estimation | 2024-07-16 | Aleksandar Ilić (BEXEL Manager), Brent Pilgrim (The Beck Group) |
Seeing is Believing (Part 2) | 2024-06-12 | Scott Lecher (HNTB) |