[wg11] Fwd: WG11 interest in IFC joint activity

[David Loffredo]

Hi All,

I have been reminded by Howard that we have been encouraged to name WG11 
representatives to participate in a new joint group that will be 
handling IFC.   If you are interested in participating, please let me know.

You can find the original resolution with some background below.

Best regards,
						- Dave





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*Resolution “J”*

*Transfer of ISO 16739 from ISO/TC 184/SC 4 work programme
to ISO/TC 59/SC 13 work programme*


Resolution proposed by

*Håvard Hjulstad, Standards Norway
on behalf of the Norwegian national mirror committee*

*Introduction:*  This resolution relates to ISO 16739, /Industry
Foundation Classes (IFC) for data sharing in the construction and
facility management industries/. The document has recently completed
successfully its DIS-ballot. The document has been sponsored by
buildingSMART International (BSI) and has been developed by Team 22,
Building and Construction, in ISO/TC 184/SC 4/WG 3. BSI has noted that
few if any domain experts have attended the SC 4 meetings in relation to
the development of ISO 16739. Technical and strategic discussions
related to the use of information technology (IT) in the building and
construction industry occur instead in ISO/TC 59/SC 13. Both ISO/TC 59
(“Buildings and civil engineering works”) and its SC 13 (“Organization
of information about construction works”) are currently chaired by
Norway. SC 13 has indicated that they would like to include ISO 16739 in
its work programme and to add it to the set of IT standards for the
building and construction industry that SC 13 already manages.

However, ISO/TC 59/SC 13 recognizes the outstanding expertise of SC 4 in
product models for data exchange, sharing and archival. ISO 16739
incorporates a lot of this knowledge. ISO/TC 59/SC 13 is, therefore,
interested in an active cooperation with SC 4. For the purpose of
maintaining ISO 16739 a Joint Working Group between ISO/TC 59/SC 13 and
ISO/TC 184/SC 4 is proposed. The JWG would be most suitably convened by
an expert appointed by ISO/TC 59/SC 13.

*Objective:*To move ownership of ISO 16739 from ISO/TC 184/SC 4 to
ISO/TC 59/SC 13 and to establish a Joint Working Group for the
maintenance of this International Standard. **

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*Resolution: *ISO/TC 184/SC 4 endorses the move of ISO 16739 from the
work programme of SC 4 to the work programme of ISO/TC 59/SC 13
following publication of ISO 16739.SC 4 notes TC 59 Resolution 327 and
requests participation in the development of the document to be created
by TC 59 to facilitate the collaboration between SC 4, TC 59/SC 13 and
buildingSMART, in order to establish the necessary operational procedures.

SC 4 asks its PPC, WG 11 and WG 12 to consider the appointment of some
of its members as participants of the development activity.

SC 4 agrees to establish a Joint Working Group with ISO/TC 59/SC 13 for
the maintenance of ISO 16739 and development of related standards, with
appropriate liaison with buildingSMART.

SC 4 requests a report from the joint working group at the Paris meeting.