Vondle is the backbone of all communications among our team members.
- Maarten van Hezik

Merrimack NH, September 22, 2008. The IFD Library Group - a division of the buildingSMART organization - has chosen Bricsys Vondle technology to manage the IFD Library project.

IFD

IFD is the International Framework for Dictionaries, a standard for ontologies used by buildingSMART technology. The IFD Library project is derived from internationally-accepted open standards developed by ISO (International Organization of Standards), most importantly ISO 12006-3:2007.

Along with buildingSMART technology, the IFD Library is one of the core components of IFC (Industry Foundation Classes ) and IDM/MVD (Information Delivery Manual and Model View Definition). The library, which was developed by international teams in the USA and Europe, provides flexibility for IFC-based building information models (BIM), because it allows links between models and multiple databases with project and product data.

To manage the huge IFD project, team members use Vondle from Bricsys. Members of all teams can access the most recent version of all documents 24/7. Vondle takes care of versioning and logging of all user actions. Vondle's powerful, yet easy-to-use workflow, allows complex processing of reviews and approvals.

Maarten van Hezik, the managing director of STABU Foundation and one of the founders of IFD Libraries, comments: "I’m impressed by the ease of use and performance of Vondle. This technology is the backbone of all communications among our team members. Via Vondle's access rights matrix, our administrators have full control on what’s happening on a day-to-day basis.”

“We are glad to see our technology being used by this innovative group,” adds Erik De Keyser, CEO at Bricsys. “The IFD Library adds crucial capabilities to IFC, and we are convinced that this is a major step in helping BIM make its breakthrough in the design industry.”

About the IFD Library Group

IFD Library Group is part of buildingSMART International. It operates according to the rules and regulations of buildingSMART International and the charter for the IFD Library Group. IFD Library is developed and managed by the IFD Library Group's four partners:

  • CSI (Construction Specifications Institute), USA
  • CSC (Construction Specifications Canada), Canada
  • STABU Foundation, Netherlands
  • buildingSMART, Norway.

More information about IFD Library Group