AIA Advocates for Open Standards in Interoperability

[Laszlo Nagy]

This is good news, they believe in Open Collaboration just like GS:

http://www.dexigner.com/architecture/news-g20875.html

[Anonymous]

Nice.

Thanks
Laszlo

[Mark Wallace]

Thank you Laszlo...I was thinking of posting this myself and I'm glad to see you picked it up.

It's also here;

http://archrecord.construction.com/community/blogs/ARBlog.asp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogV...

There is a link to the AIA position paper in PDF form.

It's a big deal when the AIA weighs in like this on such a matter. The 16 Billion in losses really caught my attention.

While this is not law, it provides us with a measure for dealing with our day-to-day work with projects, consultants, resources, suppliers and our resellers going forward. As a profession, we are not alone and the AIA has done a good job of enlightening all of us to the degree of wasted time we are all experiencing.

Reading between the lines, it appears that; Even if you have the biggest market share in the BIM world, interoperability is a must, not a luxury. Creating standards that ultimately become monopolies does not necessarily lead to better design or architecture.

It's human nature to do work-arounds. The AIA has measured the waste and I could do alot with that kind of money.

Mark

[TMA_80]

Thanks Lazlo !

It would mean in that case that Graphisoft is leading the way then...(again i would say). This is a great news for Graphisoft (and us as well)...

Would that mean IFC will be developped more intensely than it was before.

[Rod Jurich]

TMA_80 wrote:
/.......Would that mean IFC will be developped more intensely than it was before.

Yes, 14 does a lot to address this issue. 14 is shipping therefore you can check soon yourself.

[Rod Jurich]

And also a view of the new IFC Translation Setup

[TMA_80]

Hi Rod !

What I meant was "developed 'also' from other software compagnies as GS has, as you mentionned focused ( some, would say ...only) on this area for AC14...

[Anonymous]

“The proprietary and conflicting nature of various software packages results in enormous waste and ineffectiveness, with approximately $16 billion in annual losses for the design and construction industries,” said Kevin Connolly, AIA, board member and champion of AIA’s interoperability efforts. “This is due to a lack of accurate and effective information exchange, and the AIA is taking a leadership role in seeking a solution to this costly problem.”

Really? Tell me about it.
Come on... We all know this. What we need is ACTION.
What is AIA doing to achieve this?... Are they lobbying on the congress?
AIA members deserve more than public statements.
Sorry for the rant.

[Anonymous]

Braza wrote:

“The proprietary and conflicting nature of various software packages results in enormous waste and ineffectiveness, with approximately $16 billion in annual losses for the design and construction industries,” said Kevin Connolly, AIA, board member and champion of AIA’s interoperability efforts. “This is due to a lack of accurate and effective information exchange, and the AIA is taking a leadership role in seeking a solution to this costly problem.”

Really? Tell me about it.
Come on... We all know this. What we need is ACTION.
What is AIA doing to achieve this?... Are they lobbying on the congress?
AIA members deserve more than public statements.
Sorry for the rant.

I'm glad to see the AIA acknowledging the issue though their track record for driving industry trends is less than astounding. In any case the reality is that there are many of us in the trenches just making it work and getting the job done and this is where the interoperability rubber hits the road. It doesn't hurt to get cheered on though. 😉

[Laszlo Nagy]

I have just found the file that contains the full AIA Interoperability Position Statement:

http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aiab082297.pdf