EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 41 MIN
openBIM Is Becoming Mandatory in the Netherlands with Jordan Schuit | openBIMvoice 06
from BIMvoice · host Petru Conduraru
openBIM Is Becoming Mandatory in the Netherlands with Jordan Schuit | openBIMvoice 06 In the sixth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Jordan Schuit, Global Information Manager for Mobility and Infrastructure at Royal HaskoningDHV and buildingSMART Benelux board member. He leads information managers across Europe and Vietnam, sits on the buildingSMART International Awards jury, and spends roughly 60 hours a week between his day job and openBIM volunteer work. The obvious question was: why? OpenBIM in the Netherlands is not coming. It is already here. The Dutch government has 23 working groups building toward an open standards obligation by 2028. What is slowing things down is not political will or technical capability. It is organizations that collected IFC data for years and never opened it, and a certification pathway that demands experience with something you are still trying to learn. What we discuss: The 60-Hour Week. Jordan's reasoning is not idealism. It is arithmetic: fewer engineers entering the sector, AI multiplying the advantage of whoever has standardized data, and the only sustainable answer being automation through standards. The Netherlands 2028 Mandate. The Dutch strategy has 23 working groups building toward an open standards obligation by 2028. Jordan explains what this means for firms still debating whether to start. openBIM Before the Client Asks for It. Checking 600 doors against an IDS in seconds, generating reports automatically, running life cycle analysis from model data. The client mandate is not the only reason to start. Buildings vs Infrastructure. IFC for buildings is largely settled. Roads, tunnels, and water infrastructure are not, and Jordan explains why the missing schema definitions are an excuse, not a reason to stay on IFC 2x3. IFC Models on a Shelf for 19 Years. Jordan's team is activating IFC models from 2007. The client received them, stored them, worked from PDFs. The information was always there. The sector just did not know yet what to do with it. Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petruconduraru/ Questions: [email protected]
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openBIM Is Becoming Mandatory in the Netherlands with Jordan Schuit | openBIMvoice 06 In the sixth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Jordan Schuit, Global Information Manager for Mobility and Infrastructure at Royal HaskoningDHV and buildingSMART Benelux board member. He leads information managers across Europe and Vietnam, sits on the buildingSMART International Awards jury, and spends roughly 60 hours a week between his day job and openBIM volunteer work. The obvious question was: why? OpenBIM in the Netherlands is not coming. It is already here. The Dutch government has 23 working groups building toward an open standards obligation by 2028. What is slowing things down is not political will or technical capability. It is organizations that collected IFC data for years and never opened it, and a certification pathway that demands experience with something you are still trying to learn. What we discuss: The 60-Hour Week. Jordan's reasoning is not idealism. It is arithmetic: fewer engineers entering the sector, AI multiplying the advantage of whoever has standardized data, and the only sustainable answer being automation through standards. The Netherlands 2028 Mandate. The Dutch strategy has 23 working groups building toward an open standards obligation by 2028. Jordan explains what this means for firms still debating whether to start. openBIM Before the Client Asks for It. Checking 600 doors against an IDS in seconds, generating reports automatically, running life cycle analysis from model data. The client mandate is not the only reason to start. Buildings vs Infrastructure. IFC for buildings is largely settled. Roads, tunnels, and water infrastructure are not, and Jordan explains why the missing schema definitions are an excuse, not a reason to stay on IFC 2x3. IFC Models on a Shelf for 19 Years. Jordan's team is activating IFC models from 2007. The client received them, stored them, worked from PDFs. The information was always there. The sector just did not know yet what to do with it. Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petruconduraru/Questions: [email protected]
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