TEDx City2.0 | San Diego | October 13, 2012

2012 American Institute of Architects California Council | Achievement Awards | October 11, 2012

California Community College + Onuma Garner a 2011 Fiatech Award - Miami | April 3, 2012

Vico Adds Two Dimensions to the Balfour Beatty - Parsons Brinckerhoff BIMStorm | February 7, 2012

Journal of Building Information Modeling | Fall 2011

• Page 18 Article - bImXml: Stepping Forward Onto Proven Ground, By Bob Smith, PhD and Michael Bordenaro
• A Review of BIMXML used in BIMStorms

• JBIM Fall 2011
  

Automated Buildings | May, 2011

• BIG BIM BANG

Engineering News Record | March 2, 2011

• Get ENR Aligning Data for the Life Cycle article

From ENR Article:

Consulting with Kimon Onuma, president of Onuma Systems, Pasadena, Calif., Broaddus turned to open standards—the Construction Operations Building Exchange (COBie) framework for data structure.

The adoption and enforcement of a data structure and inputting information with a simple interface eases adoption and use, Onuma says. His firm now is working with Broaddus on three projects for the GSA to develop construction-to-FM model handover standards and systems.

Journal of Building Information Modeling | Fall 2010

• Location, Location, Location - BIM, BIM, BIM, cover and article by Onuma

Engineering News Record | July 2010

• "Digital Master Of Ceremonies Directs 140-ring Circus Of Action"
• Full text of article here.
• "Belvoir New Vision Planners, a joint venture of PBS&J, Tampa, Fla., and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, developed the model with technology company Onuma Systems, Pasadena, Calif."
• Onuma System used as the BIM Model Server that made it possible to visualize BIM data in Google Earth in real time, with 4D schedule data attached to the models.

CM Advisor | May/June 2010

• CM Advisor, "Transforming Fort Belvoir" (See Page 14 | Under: Visualizing Progress on how PBS&J used the Onuma System)
• A colossal, multi-billion-dollar expansion is underway at the strategically critical and historical Fort Belvoir Army Post in Fairfax, VA. Read how innovation and teamwork have come together.

Design Build Essentials | June 2010

• Chapter on BIMStorm, By Barbara J. Jackson, PhD, DBIA

Cadalyst - In the Eye of a BIMStorm | June 2010

• Onuma's online platform facilitates collaboration on recovery and reconstruction projects in Haiti. By Kenneth Wong
• A report on progress in the Plan Haiti BIMStorm

Architecture IT | June 2010

• BIM on an iPad at the 2010 AIA Miami Convention (in Japanese). By Ryota Ieiri

AIA - Revisiting the Report on Integrated Practice | May 2010

• Onuma: Reflections, Progress and Predictions, By Kevin J. Connolly, AIA
• A follow up report by the AIA on Integrated Practice

BIMStorm in the Clouds - Santa Clara, CA | July, 2009

• Takeaways from Connectivity Week
• The BIMstorm presentation made a huge impression on me and set my mind reeling as to what a Connectivitystorm with real time grid and building data might look like. If you have never see a BIMstorm ( Building Information Model ) brainstorm you must. It will alter your approach to problems by showing you the power that resides in the clouds. - Ken Sinclair

ONUMA System and TOKMO Demonstrate Live Web Services Links - Pasadena, CA | June 30, 2009

• For the first time, a live web services link between TOKMO and Onuma demonstrates live cost estimating on the AECOO project.
• The AECOO Office building BIM is started in Onuma for early planning. Uniformat definitions for the project as well as specification on floor, ceiling and other materials are defined in Onuma. As the project is created in Onuma it is immediately available via web services. TOKMO picks up the project data live through the internet and immediately starts to generate cost data. Changes to the project in Onuma create a second scheme, with the changes immediately accessible in TOKMO.
• View the 20 minute animation of this demonstration.

ONUMA receives Buildy Award - Santa Clara, CA, June 10, 2009

• Connectivity Week Buildy Announcement.
• Read press release.

BIMStorm Brings Cloud Computing to Connectivity Week - Santa Clara, CA, June 10, 2009

• Read the Article

"BIMStorm Envelops Washington, D.C." - Acronym Magazine, Spring 2009

• Read the article here.

"BIMStorm Processes Guide Smart Grid Planning"

• Read the article here.

"Engineering a BIMStorm" Article Published in CSE, Mar. 2009

• Read the article here.

BIMStorm Named as one of the "Top Ten AEC Technology Trends for 2008" by AECCafe

• 1) Building Information Modeling ( BIMStorm Identified in this Section )
• 2) Bentley/Autodesk Interoperability Agreement
• 3) Emerging Market Standards
• 4) Creating Flat Liability on Projects
• 5) Nemetschek Goes to Parasolid
• 6) Algorithmic Design
• 7) 3D Printing for the AEC Market
• 8) Digital Cities
• 9) Integrated Project Delivery Process
• 10) Cloud Computing

• Read the article here.

Revolutionizing the Industry - Construction Business Canada

• Article on COBIE and the Onuma System
• Read the article here.

"BIMStorm Settles Over Alexandria, VA" Article Published on AIArchitect, Oct. 3, 2008

• Read the article here.

Two BIMStorms for the buildingSMART alliance - National Institute of Building Sciences

• South Africa is the only country in the world with three national capitals. The plan is to move them to one location in Tshwane. Join us in this historic BIMStorm facilitated by the National Capital Planning Commission in Washington DC as part of the Capitals Alliance Conference.
• Alexandria, Virginia is the first non military facility that is going to go through a Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC). The impact is thousands of jobs moving out of Alexandria. Join us in planning the future of Alexandria.
• August 2008-September 2008

"BIMStorm is Here" Article Published on AECCafe, Sept. 1, 2008

• Read the article here.

ONUMA Successfully Demonstrates COBIE Output at National Academies, Washington, DC - July 24, 2008

• The demonstrations sponsored by the buildingSMARTalliance and the US Army Corps of Engineers, included BIM software vendors to show live how COBIE data can be used interoperability.
• ONUMA received high scores for ease of use and quality of the data.
• Results of the COBIE Demonstration Posted Here
• Onuma System and COBIE Information here.
• COBIE from Onuma.

Onuma Invited to Speak at GEOWeb in Vancouver July 24, 2008

• Vancouver BIMStorm.
• CADalyst Article on GEOWeb here....

Onuma Successfully Presents Live at the National Academies in Washington DC July 23, 2008

• Onuma demonstrated live editing and manipulation of BIM data using Onuma and output COBIE formatted data.
• This demonstrated the power of using open standards exchanges and creation of data in real time using the Onuma Model Server and editor.
• Results will be posted on the Whole Building Design Guide soon.
• buildingSMART BIMStorm.

BIMStorm Featured in Summer 2008 The BIM magazine from buildingSMART Korea

• Magazine in Korean, here. .
• Pages 53-54 Images from BIMStorm
• Pages 56-67 Images from BIMStorm Build London Live

BIMStorm Coming to Your City

• "This was the super-stoked collaboration track, nicknamed the Woodstock of BIM, because the idea behind it was to shake loose from the old ways and throw everybody together into one big sandbox to be as playful and inventive as they wanted — not only architects and engineers, but code reviewers, specialists in Leed certification, green consultants, and structural analysts. After a 24-hour Internet session, conducted in real time with no lag, 420 virtual buildings had been created over 54,755,153 square feet of territory."
• Read the full post here .

BIMStorm Featured in June 16, 2008 Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

• Ryota Ieiri writes about BIMStorm BOS.
• Article in Japanese, here... .

2008 AIA TAP BIM Jury's Choice Award for BIMStorm LAX

• May 14, 2008 - AIA National Conference, Boston Massachusetts
• Two consecutive years: ONUMA, Inc. Receives AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Award During AIA National Conference in Boston
• BIMStorm LAX - 24 hour charrette from Jan 31, 2008 to Feb. 1, 2008.
• 133 participants from around the world submitted 420 projects in real time by Feb. 1, 2008.
• The BIM Award submittal was due Feb. 1, 2008 and the teams completed all the material to submit the award in real-time.
• The award validates the significance of this first of a kind, real-time, massive collaboration supported by BIM and open standards.

Computer Graphics World - May 2008

• Measuring Green Footprints .

BIMStorm Boston Part II on May 14, 2008 at the AIA National Conference - TAP

• 90 Minute presentation and live BIMStorm
• Audience participation to create 130 BIMs during the presentation.
• iPhones and Laptops used to enter BIMs into the Boston BIMStorm.

BIMStorm Featured in May 6, 2008 World Changing Article

• Justus Stewart of World Changing wrote: "If the cost balance in this country is to ever shift away from hinterland sprawl, and toward urban development, these tools may be part of the reason why." .... read on in:
• BIMStorm: Honing Bureaucracy, Giving Urbanism an Edge .

Onuma Interviewed by Vector 1 Media: Onuma Aims to Revolutionize Architecture with BIM

• Interview: Onuma Aims to Revolutionize Architecture with BIM .

BIMStorm Featured in April 2008 CADAlyst Magazine

• Kenneth Wong of CADAlyst wrote: "What if one summer — or in this case, winter — a bunch of idealistic architects, designers, building owners, contractors, and consultants decided to do away with the professional hierarchies, business protocols, and legal constraints that have long prevented them from working together? " .... read on in:
• Summer of BIM .

ONUMA Receives CETI Award from Fiatech Second Year in Row

• ONUMA awarded CETI Award for the BIMStorm Rotterdam.
• Honorable Mention award was received for the category "Scenario Based Planning"
• Onuma also presented at the Fiatech conference in New Orleans - BIMStorm - The Big Easy Way .
• Annoucement on Fiatech web site.

BIMStorm Featured as Cover Article on JBIM Magazine

• The Spring 2008 Journal of Building Information Modeling from The Building Smart Alliance, National Institute of Building Science features BIMStorm LA.
• BIMStorm from Rotterdam to Los Angeles
• Download the PDF Version of JBIM .

AIArchitect - BIM: Reaching Forward, Reaching Back

• Mar. 21, 2008 article by Michael Tardif mentions Onuma.
• BIM: Reaching Forward, Reaching Back .

Wiley: BIM Handbook: A Guide to Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors

• Case Study on US Coast Guard work that ONUMA, Inc. was invovled with.
• BIM Handbook .

Chicago Architect Magazine, Feb. 2008 - Don't Feel Dim about BIM, Web-based, user friendly Onuma makes it simple

• Chicago Architect: Don't Feel dim about BIM by Lara Brown

AIArchitect - BIMStorm Hits LA

• Feb. 15, 2008 article by Michael Tardif features BIMStorm LA.
• BIMStorm Hits LA .
• "Summary: On January 31, 133 design professionals from 11 countries participated in BIMStorm LAX, a 24-hour, online design charrette in which another 700 people participated as observers. "

BIMStorm Articles

• AEC News-Rapid City Prototyping
• Whitestone Research
• AEC Cafe - Nemetschek and Onuma
• AZ Central - Sim Sala BIMStorm
• New Daedalus - Open Design Goes Public with BIMStorm LAX
• New Daelus - Can BIM Really Transform our Processes?
• Vector Media - LA BIMStorm
• !BuildingSmart Norway Blog
• West Virginia Gazette-Feb. 15, 2008
• West Virginia Gazette-Feb. 11, 2008

Los Angeles Business Journal - Front Page Article on ONUMA

• The week of Dec. 3-9, 2007 edition feature article spotlights ONUMA's achievements in the use of web based BIM to achieve higher efficiency and accuracy in the design process.
• Designing a Museum in Minutes Instead of Months as published originally in the Los Angeles Business Journal.
• The article defines what is possible today using open standards an integrated process and the web. It focuses on one part of the process to illustrate how this can radically shift time and accuracy of decisions.

Mc Graw Hill Smart Market Report - Interoperability in the Construction Industry

• Features US Coast Guard case-study using the Onuma System
• Download the Free Copy

AIA Technology in Architectural Practice BIM Award - Capability Maturity Model

• ONUMA Inc. was awarded two AIA TAP BIM Awards in 2007
• The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) rating of the ONUMA entries were rated at "Gold" and "Platinum" with scores of 85.7 and 95.5 as reported in AECbytes
• The CMM measures multiple aspects of the BIM for practices and process
• Although it is not intended to be used to "score" one BIM against another it is a valuable tool to measure the goals of supporting higher levels of use of BIM. ONUMA focuses on how much to extend the value of data in the BIM through the use of open and interoperable standards. This is reflected in the two projects for ONUMA having a very high rating including the only project to have a "Platinum" rating.
• ONUMA believes that in order to achieve true interoperability and support "Integrated Practice" as defined by the AIA, a high CMM and the use of open standards is a neccessity.

Project: U.S. Coast Guard Web Enabled Services / Award Type: Honorable Mention / CMM Rating: 85.7 Gold

Project: Open Geospatial Consortium Open Web Services / Award Type: Honorable Mention / CMM Rating: 95.5 Platinum

BIG BIM little bim

• Forward by Kimon and featuring case studies of the Onuma System. Book by Finith Jernigan.
• Get it at Amazon

Onuma, Inc. - Building AIA Awards Sites Since 2002

• Google Your AIA P&F Projects
• AIA California Chapter Awards Site
• AIA Orange County Awards Site.
• AIA Pasadena Foothill Awards Site

• This is the first database driven AIA Awards site. The site allows automated submittal and review process for the projects.
• Firms compose their images and text in a web browser. This gets posted to the public web site.
• The jury reviews the entries prior to convening to decide on the awarded entries.
• Each year since 2002 new entries have been added. To date there are over 4,000 images.

Architect Creates Design Synthesis Software

• Onuma System allows integration of vast amounts of information
• by Michael Tardif, Assoc. AIA
• August 2007, Article on AIArchitect

ONUMA, Inc. Honored with Two BIM Awards at 2007 AIA National Convention in San Antonio

From Left: Tony Rinella-TAP, Kimon Onuma-ONUMA, Inc., Kristine Fallon - TAP, Steve Hagan - TAP

The 3rd Annual AIA TAP BIM Award was held at: San Antonio, Texas, Marriott Riverwalk, on May 2, 2007

ONUMA, Inc. Submitted and received an award for the following two projects:

1. US Coast Guard Web Enabled BIM Projects

• Honorable Mention
• Download PDF of Award and Graphics for USCG Web Enabled BIM

Client:

• USCG Headquarters-SFCAM - David Hammond, Capt. Jay Manik, LCDR Robert Bevins
• Logistics Geospatial Integration Center - Paul Herold and Team
• USCG Headquarter, Civil Engineering - LCDR Scott Gesele,William Logan, Hassan Zaidi,
• CEU Oakland - CDR James Dempsey
• FD&CC Pacific - Capt. Virginia Holtzmanbell, William Scherer, Jeffrey Brockus

Team:

• ONUMA, Inc. - Kimon Onuma and Team
• AEC Infosytems, Inc. - Dianne Davis and Team
• NexDSS, Mactec - Jim Watson and Team
• Standing Stone Consulting, Inc. - Ian Thompson and Team

2. Integrating BIM and Geospatial Data

• Open Geospatial Consortium Open Web Services 4 (OWS4)
• Honorable Mention
• Download PDF of Award and Graphics for OGC BIM and GIS Integration

Client:

• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

Team:

• ONUMA, Inc. - Kimon Onuma and Team

Both submitted projects used the ONUMA System.

ONUMA, Inc. Honored with Fiatech CETI Award

Mike Allanza, Intel, Inc / Kimon Onuma, ONUMA. Inc. / Ric Jackson, Director , FIATECH

The ONUMA System was honored with a CETI Award on April 10, 2007. Onuma was used in the Sector Command Planning System for the US Coast Guard. The CETI Award recognizes technological innovations that align with the Fiatech Road Map. Onuma was used on various US Coast Guard projects in alignment with the Shore Facilities Capital Asset Management Road Map.

Client:

• USCG Headquarters-SFCAM - David Hammond, Capt. Jay Manik, LCDR Robert Bevins
• Logistics Geospatial Integration Center - Paul Herold and Team
• USCG Headquarter, Civil Engineering - LCDR Scott Gesele,William Logan, Hassan Zaidi,
• CEU Oakland - CDR James Dempsey
• FD&CC Pacific - Capt. Virginia Holtzmanbell, William Scherer, Jeffrey Brockus

Team:

• ONUMA, Inc. - Kimon Onuma and Team
• AEC Infosytems, Inc. - Dianne Davis and Team
• NexDSS, Mactec - Jim Watson and Team
• Standing Stone Consulting, Inc. - Ian Thompson and Team

In an effort to encourage innovative construction-related technologies that benefit the industry, FIATECH has established the CETI Awards - Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation - to recognize significant achievements in technology deployment and implementation in the capital projects industry.

ONUMA, Inc. is honored to be included with the Other CETI Awards for this year:

• Low Power Wireless Sensor Networks: Benefits Analysis in an Industrial Environment, Intel Corp., Emerging Platforms Lab
• General Services Adminstration, GSA’s National 3D-4D-BIM Program, GSA Office of the Chief Architect

Honoralble Mention:

• General Motors Worldwide Facilities Group/GHAFARI Assoc., L.L.C
• I-10 / Raines Road Bridge Changeout, Mammoet USA

Outstanding Mind:

• Computational approach to support decisions about the full range of possible inspection approaches, Dr. Christopher B. Gordon - Carnegie Mellon University

Honorable Mention:

• Life-cycle data management of engineered-to-order components using advanced tracking technologies, Dr. Esin Ergen -Carnegie Mellon University

Innovation or Creative Activity in Academics

• Project Lead The Way, San Diego State State University

Annoucement on Fiatech web site.

Information about Fiatech.

ONUMA System featured in Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Services Phase 4 Demonstration

ONUMA, Inc. participated in the OGC Web Services testbed demonstrating how BIM and GIS can interact through web services. The ONUMA System was used as a Web Feature Serivce (WFS) for IFC, CityGML and XML data.

Interactive demonstration of OGC Demonstration.

ONUMA, Inc. Launches new Web Site and Brand

ONUMA Web Site.

Joint Services Environmental Management Conference, (JSEM)

Schedule.

Onuma and OGC

AEC ST Conference and Presentations

Seeing is Believing

Onuma and GSA BIM Guide

GSA BIM Guide.

GSA BIM Web Site.

Publications

The Onuma System is referenced in the following publicaitons:

General Services Administraiton (GSA) BIM Guide

Onuma is one of the five initial vendors referenced in the GSA BIM Guide Appendix as first published in November 2006

Onuma is shown to be able to provide BIM in IFC format that is compliant with GSA requirements for IFC deliverables.