Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Concepts and Principles Guide
This guide will provide the reader with an understanding of the fundamentals of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). The purpose of this is to provide the background context of how, why, and when IFC should be applied.
The rationale for this is to prepare the reader to better understand the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) BIM mandate, as IFC is a core requirement.
IFC will be adopted into the CWMF on a phased basis to impose the standard on interoperability across the public sector.
Principal Authors:
Hamza Tariq, Build Digital Innovator, PhD Student, UCD School of Civil Engineering
Ciaran McNally, Associate Professor, UCD School of Civil Engineering
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March 2025