Building Smart Mission
IAI is an alliance of organizations dedicated to bring about a coordinated change for the improvement of productivity and efficiency in the construction and facilities management industry (Building Smart). Our members engage in national-industrial programmes that aim to change the organisation, process and technology of the industry.

Click here to find out more about our Building Smart mission, actions and programmes targeting for productivity gain and efficiency enhancement.

IAI Chapters
Organizations within the alliance are members of regional Chapters. Currently, IAI has Chapters serving Australasia, China, the French speaking countries, the German Speaking countries, the Iberian Countries, Italy, Japan, Korea, North America, the Nordic countries, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Click here to visit the web sites of the IAI Chapters.

Technologies
IFC/ifcXML Common Model: We have developed a common building model (ifc/ifcxml), which forms the basis of our technologies that delivers our Building Smart mission. Click here for latest IFC/ifcXML specifications of the model.

Software: Major vendors of Building Information Model (BIM) have implemented support for IFC in their products. Many downstream applications (such as Structural engineering, HVAC design, Thermal analysis, Code checking, Quantity take-off, Cost estimation, etc.) have also implemented IFC support in their products. Click here for the lists of available IFC compatible software.

IFCWiki Web: The IFCWiki web is set up by the German Research Center in Karlsruhe (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe), supported by the IAI German Speaking Chapter.

NB: The IfcWiki Web is an open portal to publish and share information about IFC, it is not an offical communication channel of the IAI. Everybody is invited to contribute to the IfcWiki community.

Pilot Projects: Our members are involved in pilot projects to develop new ways of delivering values to building owners using IFC/BIM technologies. Click here to view the IAI's marketing support for the coordination and development of pilot projects for IFC compliant tools.

R&D, Education and Training
We have R&D supporters who produce scientific research papers about IFC related R&D projects, Our members are also involved in education/training courses for the use of IFC in problem solving situations.

Standards
We are part of the international industry standards.

Publications
Publications from our members and supporters add knowledge to the use IFC/BIM in real situation (presentations, various guidelines at various levels, papers, reports, etc.)