Australasia and Portugal Become Full Chapters

London, April 29, 2025 – buildingSMART International (bSI) is pleased to announce that Australasia and Portugal have officially become Full Chapters, following approval by the bSI Board.

There are now 19 Full Chapters and a total of 37 Chapters worldwide working together to support the development of openBIM standards and services.

Aidan Mercer, Marketing Director at buildingSMART International, commented: "Achieving Full Chapter status is a significant milestone in the progress we are making with openBIM. It reflects not only the growth and maturity of our Chapter network but also its increasing impact on market adoption for which Chapters play a key role. I’m pleased to see Australasia and Portugal reach this level, and I commend their them for their dedication and progress so far."

Ian Howell, Chair of buildingSMART International added, “Strong Chapters are essential to delivering on our mission to promote the adoption and use of open standards by industry in different countries around the globe. Our Chapters provide professional training and certification for workforce development and advise governments of policy that regulates to use of openBIM for permitting and more efficient project delivery”.

Media contacts:

Aidan Mercer, Marketing Director
buildingSMART International
+44 7181-304-3435
aidan.mercer@buildingsmart.org