Become a member of buildingSMART International
Influence the development of open digital standards and services by becoming a buildingSMART member. Join the global network of organisations and professionals delivering a more sustainable, productive and interoperable built environment. Join and become an openBIM leader today.
Categories of Membership
There are various categories to suit your needs, with a range of different membership benefits depending on the size of your organisation.
Start Up Membership
Join the growing buidingSMART network and promote your business by supporting open standards
€5,000/year
for up to 15 employees
Membership benefits:
✔ Membership in one Chapter
✔ Project participation
✔ Logo & description on bSI website
✔ Link to your website
Standard Membership
Access and collaborate in Domain networks
€17,000/year
€9,000/year for up to 250 employees
Membership benefits:
✔ Membership in one Chapter
✔ Domain leadership opportunities
✔ Project participation
✔ Standards voting rights
✔ Logo & description on bSI website
✔ Link to your website
Multinational Membership
Expand your global impact with 5+ Chapters
€46,000/year
€23,000/year for up to 250 employees
Everything in Standard, plus:
✔ Membership in up to five Chapters
✔ One webinar on bSI platform
✔ Promote your content on bSI blog
✔ bSI approved case studies
Principal Membership
Enhance your input to the Technical Roadmap
€60,000/year
Everything in Standard, plus:
✔ Enhanced standards voting rights
✔ 1 free ticket for each bSI Summit
✔ Membership in one Chapter
Strategic Membership
Influence the strategic direction for buildingSMART
€100,000/year
Everything in Multinational, plus:
✔ Strategic Advisory Council seat to advise bSI Board
✔ Logo on bSI homepage
✔ Logo on bSI newsletter
✔ 2 free tickets for each bSI Summit
What are our members saying?
Strategic member: Autodesk
Multinational member: Bexel Consulting
Standard member: Plannerly
Multinational member: Cobuilder
Membership FAQ
Yes. Membership is a great way to engage with activities related to the different Domains. Being a member means you can instantly get involved with activities in the Domains.
Yes, there is no limit to being involved.
Yes, Standard and Principal members can join a single Chapter of their choice. Multinational and Strategic members can join up to five Chapters of their choice.
Yes, there is an option to join as many Chapters as you like.
Yes, all members are entitled to vote on standards developed at buildingSMART.
Yes, you can join anytime. Your agreement starts the day you join.
For Standard and Multinational members, there is a reduced fee for organizations with less than 250 employees.
No, our membership categories are only available to organizations.
Compare Different Memberships
Start Up
Membership
Standard
Membership
Multinational
Membership
Principal
Membership
Strategic
Membership
Organization logo on the bSI website
Organization description on bSI website
Access to exclusive membership portal on Sharefile
Link to your organization's website
Project participation
Domain steering committee access
Standards committee voting rights
buildingSMART membership in one Chapter
buildingSMART membership in five Chapters
One webinar per year on the bSI platform
Provide blog content on the buildingSMART website
Voting rights on the SCTE
Logo and description on homepage
Two free tickets to every buildingSMART International Summit
Company logo on the bSI newsletter
Participation at SAC (strategic advisory council) meetings
Enhanced standards committee voting rights
Cost in Euros
€ 5,000
€ 17,000
€ 46,000
€ 60,000
€ 100,000
Additional Chapters can be purchased beyond the standard 5 for Strategic and Multinational membership categories. These Chapters will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Strategic Advisory Council
Talk to Us
We can help you identify which membership is the most beneficial for your company.
