SierraSoft BIM Labs includes the set of activities concerning study, research, development and partnership that have the purpose of analyzing and studying BIM and its evolutions.

Therefore, in addition to software research and development activities, the activities of participation in national and international working groups, collaborations with university institutes, and collaborations with companies and companies operating in the BIM sector for infrastructures are included. The purpose of this activity is to develop and share culture in the BIM for infrastructure, the definition of processes, workflows and “best practices” for the BIM of infrastructure and the development of software solutions.

Some of the main study, research and development activities:

SierraSoft infraBIM Project Phase 1

SierraSoft Srl

Research and development activities for the development of software technology for the information modeling and the information exchange for the infrastructure and topography sector. 2019 - 2019

IFC Road Expert Panel. Prototypical Implementation

BuildingSMART International

Participation in the working group with the aim of prototypically implementing the various concepts within the conceptual model already during its development phases and to provide feedback throughout the process. 2019 - 2020

IFC 4.3 IFC Infrastructure Deployments (Software-Vendors)

BuildingSMART International

Participation in the working group that has the purpose of carrying out the tests on the software and managing the implementation in order to guarantee the final standard. 2020 - 2021

SierraSoft infraBIM Project Phase 2

SierraSoft Srl

Research and development activities for the development of software technology for the information modeling and the information exchange for the infrastructure and topography sector. 2020 - 2021

Studio dello standard IFC 4.3 RC1

UniPD – SierraSoft Srl

Collaboration for the study of the IFC 4.3 RC1 standard, its declination and harmonization in the information exchange in the SierraSoft Roads software 2021 - 2021

IFC Road Italia

BuildingSMART Italy-iBIMi

Participation in the working group which has the general objective of verifying the IFC4.3 operating standard for its use during the life cycle of the road work (design, verification and validation, construction, maintenance). SierraSoft Srl is sponsor of the activities of the IFC Road Italia working group 2021 - ongoing

openBIM for Rail

BuildingSMART Italy-iBIMi

Discussion table between all the players in the railway sector, including the RFI stakeholder, around the topics of openBIM, IFC and their application in the sector. 2021 - 2021

SierraSoft infraBIM Project Phase 3

SierraSoft Srl

Research and development activities for the development of software technology for the information modeling and the information exchange for the infrastructure and topography sector. 2021 - ongoing