buildingSMART

Better buildings provide better work environments and productivity for workers plus reduced facility management cost that relieve tight building maintenance budgets. While PLCS, ASD Sx000 and SCORM are the preferred standards for product life cycle support, buildingSMART is the interoperability alliance that manages standards for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction / Facilities Management (AEC/FM) industry. Comparable to STEP as the interoperability format for manufacturing, Industry Foundation Classes or IFC is the international specification for product data exchange and sharing for AEC/FM.

So how does this all tie together at Jotne EPM technology? Both STEP and IFC have the EXPRESS information modeling language is the basis for their definition. The EDMmodelServer™ provide a unique tool for the synthesis of product, operations and support in the built environment and the manufacturing environment. It’s important to remember that the basis of any interoperability specification is a robust data model. With the EXPRESS data model as the foundation for building and manufacturing models and the core of Jotne EPM’s technology, we are uniquely positioned with our technology and expertise to handle the most complex situations.