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BuildingSMART opened the 2026 openBIM Awards programme

The 2026 submission window closed on 15 June and judging concluded in August. The programme’s categories show the evidence teams should collect early for a future standards-led project submission.

Relevant to: Students + educators · BIM managers · Business leaders

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Why it matters

The project consequence

A credible award entry needs a traceable problem, standards-based method, exchanged information, measurable result and clear team contribution. A software screenshot or generic interoperability claim is not enough.

What to do next

Three useful checks

  1. 01

    Select the category from the actual project phase and contribution.

  2. 02

    Collect exchange evidence, validation records, before/after measures and permissions while the team can still verify them.

  3. 03

    Check the current submission guide, dates and intellectual-property rules before publishing project material.

Boundary to watch

Do not let the headline outrun the source.

Categories and competition dates are maintained by buildingSMART. The official programme is the authoritative record.

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Primary recordbuildingSMART International

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