- Green Building XML
The Green Building XML schema, referred to as “GBxml”, was developed to facilitate a common interoperability model integrating a myriad of design and development tools used in the building industry. GBxml is being integrated into a range of software CAD and engineering tools. This interoperability standard reduces the time to develop a building and also assures that when the building is put into operation it can meet the design intent.
NIST has [http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/publications/gcrs/04867.pdf studied building interoperability] and determined more than $16B is wasted in the U.S. each year due to poor software integration and its impact on building and supporting a building. By extension, this poor interoperability results in HVAC and control systems that are not tuned to the "Design Intent" of the services engineer. Through standards like GBxml, industry can leverage their existing applications to achieve gains in interoperability that result in a myriad of cost and environmental savings.
Green Building XML Modeling Software
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Bentley Systems Bentley Architecture*
Autodesk Revit *
Green Building Studio [http://www.greenbuildingstudio.com] Green Building Studio Inc*
Ecotect [http://ecotect.com] Square One research [http://squ1.com]External links
* [http://www.gbxml.org Green Building XML] Standards Site.
* [http://www.iai-international.org/ International Alliance for Interoperability] developer of ifcXML.
* [http://www.iai-na.org/index.php IAI North American Chapter] - a council of theNational Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) - developer of aecXML
* [http://www.machine2enterprise.com Machine 2 Enterprise] - Blog Regarding Building Interoperabiltiy
* [http://www.aecbytes.com AECbytes] - Analysis, Research and Reviews of AEC Technology
* [http://www.gehrytechnologies.com Gehry Technologies] - BIM Consulting and Technologies
* [http://www.bentley.com/bim Bentley BIM] - BIM Solutions
* [http://www.gridlogix.com Gridlogix] - GBxml integration software for real time building integration
* [http://www.autodesk.com/bim Building Information Modeling at Autodesk] - Information on Autodesk's Revit platform for BIM
* [http://www.nemetschek.net Vectorworks Architect by Nemetschek North America] - Cross-platform BIM solution by Nemetschek North America
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