From standard to multinational membership for ACCA Software

This announcement means ACCA will also be members of 4 other chapters further supporting their continued growth. ACCA has been a feature of buildingSMART, ... Skiptocontent     London,U.K.-February7,2022 - buildingSMARTInternationalisannouncingtheupgradefromstandardtomultinationalmembershipforACCASoftware.ThisannouncementcoincideswiththeiraccelerateddevelopmentsforthebuildingSMARTDataDictionary(bSDD),IDS(InformationDeliverySpecification)andothersupportiningservicestotheTechnicalRoadmapfrombuildingSMART.ThisannouncementmeansACCAwillalsobemembersof4otherchaptersfurthersupportingtheircontinuedgrowth. ACCAhasbeenafeatureofbuildingSMART,enteringvariousprojectsinthebuildingSMARTawardsprogram(usBIM.idsin2021asafinalist)withwinningprojectsin2020(usIFC.server)andagainin2019(StructuralE-Permit)inavarietyofcategories. AidanMercer,MarketingDirectornotedthat“ACCAhaswonovermanyjurorsoverthepastfewyearsatourawardsprogrambycombininginnovationandopenstandardsandweanticipatemoreprojectsinthefuture”. LéonvanBerlo,TechnicalDirector,buildingSMARTInternationalsaid,“theongoingcommitmentandsupportfromACCAsoftwareisalmostunparalleledintermsofwhattheysupportandhowtheyinnovateusingopenstandards.Fromprojectstosponsorship,ACCAcontinuestosetahighstandardfortheindustryandtheyplayaleadingroleinhelpingusersgainvaluethroughopenBIMwiththeirtools”. GuidoCianciulli,CEOofACCAsoftwaresaid,“BIMcanonlybeasuccessifallstakeholdersintheconstructionindustrycancollaboratewitheachotherinasimplewaytocreateandupdatetheinformationmodel.EveryonemustbefreetocontributetotheBIMprocesswiththeirknowledgeandtechnologies,workingonopenandcommondata.UltimatelywebelievethatBIMdoesnotexistwithoutopenBIM,andtransformingBIMintoopenBIMisourmission.WeareworkingtosubstantiallychangetheBIMprocess,tofocusontheuseoftheinformationmodelandnotonsoftwareasiscurrentlythecase.WewanttomakeBIMmoredemocraticwithopencollaborationspaces,toolsthatworkonstandardformats,easeofuse,andmoreaffordabletoeveryoneinallcountriesoftheworld. WeareconvincedthatouradhesiontobuildingSMARTasaninternationalpartnerandthedirectcollaborationwithmultiplenationalchapterswillallowustobetterrespondtotheneedsofthosewho,likeus,donotseethedevelopmentofBIMwithoutopenBIM”. About buildingSMARTInternational buildingSMARTInternationalisavendor-neutralandnotforprofitbodythatleadsthedevelopmentofopendigitalinformationflowsacrossthebuiltassetindustry.Itsmissionistoproactivelysupportindustryparticipantswhowanttodevelopopenstandardsforplanning,design,procurement,assemblyandoperationofbuildingsandinfrastructureworldwide.Itprovidestheinternationalnetworkplusthenecessarytechnicalandprocesssupport.Itsmembers,whorangefromacrossthebuiltenvironmentspectrum,collaborateunderthebuildingSMARTorganization.buildingSMARTisengagedwithotherinternationalstandardsbodiessuchasISO,theEuropeanCommitteeforStandardisation(CEN)andtheOpenGeospatialConsortium(OGC).ItscoreIndustryFoundationClass(IFC)standardsachievedISOapprovalin2012. AboutACCA ACCAisoneoftheworld’sleadingmanufacturersofsoftwareandservicesfortheArchitecture,EngineeringandConstructionsectors. Thecompanyisuniqueintheworldasitpresentsitselfontheinternationalmarketwithasoftwaresuiteentirelyofitsownproductioncapableofaddressingmultipleaspectsofthedesign,constructionandmaintenanceofabuiltasset. Customerscanfindinnovativeanswerstotheneedsofarchitecturaldesign,structuralcalculation,energyperformanceanalysis,quantitytake-off,safetyonconstructionsites,maintenanceandmanagementofBIMprocesses. AllsoftwareisIFCcertifiedbybuildingSMARTInternationaltoensureitscorrectuseinanopenBIMprocess.ACCAisalsowellknownforitscollaborativeBIMplatformwhichisintegratedwithallthefunctionstomanagetheBIMprocess(clashdetection,codechecking,IFCediting,etc.)completelyinopenBIMformats(IFC,BCF,etc.).TheACCACommonDataEnvironmentisalsoequippedwithabSIcertifiedIFCviewer. ACCApresentsitselfontheinternationalmarketasthecompanythatintendstotransformBIMintoopenBIM,anddemonstratesitsintentionsbyboastingthelargestnumberofIFCcertifiedsoftwareintheworld,twovictoriesandonefinalatthebSIAwards,activeparticipationinvariousstandardizationtablesofbSIandaseriesofveryadvancedtoolsforworkingonBIMmodelsinIFCformat.www.accasoftware.com. PostedinNews ScrollToTop