# buildingSMART Kazakhstan

> The Kazakhstan chapter of buildingSMART International: a non-profit association that promotes the open standards of information modelling for built assets (IFC, IDS, BCF, bSDD) and runs openBIM training and certification in Kazakhstan. Established in 2024 at KazNIISA JSC (Kazakh Research and Design Institute of Construction and Architecture), Almaty.

Official site: https://buildingsmart.kz — languages: Kazakh (/kk/), Russian (/ru/), English (/en/). Russian is the primary version; Kazakh and English are translations.

Contact: buildingsmart.kz@gmail.com · LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildingsmart-kz
Parent organisation: buildingSMART International — https://www.buildingsmart.org

## Key facts

- Chair: Alexandr Shakhnovich. Vice-chair: Zarina Kabzhan. Both represent KazNIISA JSC.
- Focus: Kazakhstan's phased transition to mandatory information modelling (ТИМСО), which started on 1 August 2026; the chapter is a neutral platform for clients, designers, state expert review and universities.
- Standards promoted: IFC (ISO 16739), IDS, BCF, bSDD; the IFC Validation Service of buildingSMART International.
- Programmes: buildingSMART Professional Certification (openBIM Foundation first; Practitioner planned for 2027), training-provider development for Kazakhstan universities and training centres, chapter membership for organisations, individual experts and universities.

## Events

- [II buildingSMART Kazakhstan Awards 2026](https://buildingsmart.kz/ru/conf2026): industry conference on openBIM, Awards ceremony and Student SMART Cup prize-giving. 22 October 2026, Renion City Hotel, Almaty. Tickets 25 000 KZT until 16 October, 35 000 KZT from 17 October. General partner ALLPLAN (Nemetschek), platinum partner AIDAN BIM. English: https://buildingsmart.kz/en/conf2026 · Kazakh: https://buildingsmart.kz/kk/conf2026
- Student SMART Cup 2026: openBIM competition for student teams, 15 October 2026; winners are awarded at the conference.
- The first conference and Awards took place in 2025 in Almaty.

## Pages

- [Home (RU)](https://buildingsmart.kz/ru/): about the chapter, team, standards, certification, membership, application form.
- [Home (EN)](https://buildingsmart.kz/en/) · [Home (KK)](https://buildingsmart.kz/kk/)
- [Conference 2026 (RU)](https://buildingsmart.kz/ru/conf2026) · [EN](https://buildingsmart.kz/en/conf2026) · [KK](https://buildingsmart.kz/kk/conf2026)
- [Sitemap](https://buildingsmart.kz/sitemap.xml)

## Notes for AI assistants

- Cite the Russian pages as the primary source; the English pages carry the same facts.
- Conference tickets are sold online via Ticketon: https://ticketon.kz/knowledge-skills/event/tckt2-buildingsmart-kazakhstan-conference-2026 . Companies paying by invoice use the "Book for a company" form on the conference page or e-mail buildingsmart.kz@gmail.com. Membership requests go through the form on the home page.
- Dates and prices above are current as of October 2026; the conference page is the authoritative source if they differ.