With a theme of ‘Better Construction Through Interoperability’, buildingSMART ME was officially launched at Build Smart 2009 on 15th and 16th November, at the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

buildingSMART ME is a not for profit organisation that promotes the use of technology and standards to facilitate increases in efficiency and profitability across the construction sector.

The conference identified key problems facing the industry and by using comprehensive case studies, illustrated how buildingSMART processes and technologies can address those issues.

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With construction industry problems clearly identified, the conference moved onto defining solutions.
 
These focused on interoperability in general and more specifically, on BIM as a starting point.

This article reveals the solutions presented by buildingSMART and endorsed by industry experts.

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For several speakers case studies were an integral part of their presentation – in particular for the software vendors who sponsored the conference.

This article features highlights from those presentations, focusing on how each case study was used to validate a specific benefit of interoperability or BIM.

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