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Welcome to the home of IFD Library. This website provides information about IFD Library and IFD Library Group, the organization operating IFD Library.

IFD, the International Framework for Dictionaries, is, in simple terms, a standard for terminology libraries or ontologies. The concept for the IFD Library is derived from internationally-accepted open standards that have been developed by ISO (most importantly ISO 12006-3:2007). IFD Library is one of the core components of the buildingSMART technology, the others being IFC and IDM/MVD.

IFD Library provides flexibility for an IFC-based building information model (BIM) allowing for the link between the model and various databases with project and product specific data. IFD Library:

Image:orangeball.png Opens up for a model enrichment that will allow for advanced analysis, simulation and design checks at a very early phase.
Image:orangeball.png Provides a real opportunity to generate an IFC-BIM for operational and maintenance purposes with storage of product specific data.
Image:orangeball.png Provides a feasible method of linking existing knowledge systems to an IFC-BIM.
Image:orangeball.png Provides multilingual and translation capabilities to the information in an IFC-BIM.


IFD Library is developed and managed by IFD Library Group currently consisting of four partners:

Image:Noflag.png buildingSMART Norway

Image:Caflag.png Construction Specifications Canada (CSC)

Image:Usflag.png Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)

Image:Nlflag.png STABU Foundation


IFD Library Group is a part of buildingSMART International and operates according to the rules and regulations of buildingSMART International and the Charter for IFD Library Group


Image:done.png New SN/TS 3489:2010 - in English Norwegian Technical Specification for implementation of IFD Library support in IFC is ready and available from Standards Norway.
Image:done.png Download the IFD Library Business Plan. Please let us know if you have comments
Image:done.png Download the Annual Report of the activities of the IFD Library Group for 2010.
Image:done.png Download the Agenda, Objectives and Resolutions from IFD Library/buildingSMART Data Dictionary Management Group meetings in Washington, DC, USA, January 2012.
Next meeting of the IFD Library/buildingSMART Data Dictionary Group - the Technical Group is planning to hold a meeting March 18 - 21, 2012 in Oslo, Norway, in conjunction with buildingSMART International ITM/IUG meetings. For practical information and registration for meetings and social events
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