BIMcon SUMMIT 2025 — Digital building permitting in the A.I. era
The 7th edition of the national BIMcon conference, in a two-day SUMMIT format, dedicated to digital building permits, openBIM standards and the digital transformation of the AEC industry — with the strongest international delegation to date.
Digital building permits, in the A.I. era
Turning building permits into processes based on BIM and openBIM data models brings transparency, efficiency and traceability — from design, to checking and issuing the documents. At BIMcon 2025, specialists from construction, public administration and technology presented international case studies and strategic directions for implementing these processes in Romania too.
Two days, a continuous flow from standards to practice
From international keynotes and themed panels, to the first-ever Digital Building Permits workshop and the buildingSMART domain round tables — culminating in the openBIM Awards Gala.
- Registration & opening networkingWelcome coffee in the Grand Ballroom
- Official openingbuildingSMART Romania — the state of openBIM in Romania
- International keynotesDigital Building Permits & openBIM — Judith Fauth, Nicholas Nisbet, Tomi Henttinen, Ibrahim Fahdah
- Panel: Digital building permitsPublic administration & the professional community
- Lunch & the BIM solutions exhibitionNetworking with technology partners
- Case studies & success storiesGraitec — BIM implementation at K-BOX · STRABAG · PORR
- Panel: openBIM in infrastructureRoads, bridges & large-scale projects
- Digital Building Permits workshop FIRST EVERHands-on practical session on the digital permitting flow
- Keynote: openBIM certification & standardsMarina Korol & Cornelius Preidel — bSI Professional Certification
- The buildingSMART Domains round tables6 open working groups · themed discussions
- The groups' conclusions in plenaryDirections for the national BIM strategy
- openBIM Awards GALA · 4th editionAn evening of fine dining & openBAR — awarding projects from the Balkan region
Global openBIM experts in Bucharest
From Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Finland, the United Arab Emirates and from buildingSMART International — alongside Romania's most prominent BIM specialists.
The working groups & round tables
Six open domains, led by key specialists, dedicated to the digital transformation of construction in Romania.
Infrastructure
Minimum frameworks, guides and standards for public authorities, following the success stories in Europe.
Construction & Urban Planning
openBIM for digitalising local governments, through the "middle-out" approach.
bSI Standards & Tools
IFC, IDS, bSDD, MVD, IDM, BCF — access to buildingSMART International's tools and experts.
PCERT & Module 6
Developing and validating essential competencies, certifications and raising the level of professionalism.
BIM Standards Localization
Adapting international standards to the specifics of the Romanian market and the national BIM strategy.
Research
Technical support for projects with a research component and dissemination of scientifically validated information.
Domain leads: Iulia Smărăndoiu · Dimitrios Theodorou · Ștefan Trifu · Cătălin Andrei · Ștefan Constantinescu · Simona Zhang
The openBIM Awards Gala
During the GALA on the second evening, openBIM initiatives from the Balkan region are showcased — excellence in innovation, best practices and durable results in design, construction and operation.
Those who made the edition possible
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