Who We Are

About buildingSMART

Founded in 1994 as International Alliance for Interoperability by the Industry Consortium comprising of Autodesk, AT&T, Archibus, Carrier Corporation, Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK), Honeywell, Jaros Baum & Bolles, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Primavera Systems, Softdesk, Timberline Software Corp, and Tishman Research Corp with an common objective of a set C++ based classes for supporting integrated software development for the Construction Industry.

In 1995, IAI was converted into a not-for-profit organization. Further in 2005 IAI was renamed as buildingSMART (bS). buildSMART today leads the global discussion, drafting, detailing and certification relating to the industry accepted Neutral BIM File Format - IFC (Industry Foundation Classes). In addition, bS through a set of dedicated working groups & regional chapters, is actively exploring the extension of IFC File Format to a wider spectrum of construction industry to include the infrastructure verticals of Roads, Tunnels and Bridges.

Over the last decade, the IFC format has become the Open Data Exchange Format for the Construction Industry after its international recognition as a global standard by the International Standards Organization through the code ISO 16739:2013

buildingSMART India

The Indian Chapter of buildingSMART is established through the collaboration between buildingSMART International & The Confederation of Digital Construction Practitioners in India. CDCPIndia is an Indian NGO established by industry veterans with an objective of encouraging digitalization through discussions, thought leaderships, research and implementation of various digital technologies among various stakeholders of the Construction & Infrastructure Industry. CDCPIndia is established under the Societies Act of India in 2022.

Our Team

Board and Leadership Members Team

Mr. Swaraj Datta Gupta

President – CDCPIndia
Independent Advisot – Infrastructure Digitalization

Mr. P R Surendra Babu

Vice President – Technology Initiatives, CPCPIndia Ex Head Digital Engineering, L&T ECC

Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam

Vice President, CDCPIndia Professor, IIT Madras

Dr. Venkata Santosh K Delhi

Vice President – Academic Initiatives, CDCPIndia Anantrao Japtap Chair, Asst Professor, IIT Bombay

Mr. Rajeev Nehru

President – Professional Bodies,
CDCPIndia Director, RICS

Mr. Anil Mutalik

Treasurer, CDCPIndia Director of Operations,
Turner India

Mr. Sunil Joshi

General Secretary, CDCPIndia Executive Director & CEO, DGTRA

Mr. Yash Pratap Singh

Vice President – Policy Initiatives, CDCPIndia Managing Director, KPMG India

Mrs. Sonali Dhopte

Vice President – Policy Initiatives, CDCPIndia Chief Strategy Officer, Excelize

Ar. Girish Thagaria

Member of Board, CDCPIndia Project Management Specialist, Adani Health Ventures Ltd

Mr. Bala Vinod Sudam

Member of Board, CDCPIndia CEO, Architectural Solutions

Mr. Jugal Makwana

Global Director, BIM/Digital Engineering Riyal HaskoningDHV

Mr. Anil Sawhney

Director of Infrastructure Section, RICS

Mr. Viraj Voditel

Founder & Director Techture

Mr. Varunkumar Sagarkar

Director of Digital Engineering, Desapex

Mr. Sandeep Desai

CEO, Darwish Cybertech EVP, AFCONS

Dr. Jyothi Trivedi

Senior Asst Professor & Coordinator, MTech Program at Center for Environment Planning & Technology

Mr. Arunkumar Shambu

Digital Twin Consultant Founder, SaptaDX