gbXML (Green Building XML) is an open, industry-backed XML schema that lets architects and engineers exchange building data between BIM tools and energy-simulation software.
It is built for design and engineering teams who need to move a model from authoring software into analysis tools without re-entering geometry or space data.
Maintained as a nonprofit standard sponsored by ASHRAE, the US DOE, NREL, and Autodesk, with an open-source schema hosted on GitHub.
Green Building XML (gbXML) is an open, industry-supported XML schema for exchanging building information between BIM authoring tools and building performance simulation/energy-analysis software. It lets architects and engineers export a building model once and import it into multiple disparate analysis tools without re-entering geometry, surfaces, or spaces. gbXML was originally developed by Green Building Studio, Inc. with funding from the California Energy Commission PIER Program and Pacific Gas and Electric, and was spun off in 2009 into a standalone California nonprofit, Open Green Building XML Schema, Inc. It is sponsored by ASHRAE, the US Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Lab, and Autodesk. The schema (current version 8.01) is open-source and hosted on GitHub, with published sample files, validation tools, and test cases. It is widely implemented across the AEC software ecosystem for workflows spanning energy modeling, LEED and code-compliance analysis, and BIM-to-simulation handoff.
Green Building XML (gbXML) is an open, industry-supported XML schema for exchanging building information between BIM authoring tools and building performance simulation/energy-analysis software. It lets architects and engineers export a building model once and import it into multiple disparate analysis tools without re-entering geometry, surfaces, or spaces. gbXML was originally developed by Green Building Studio, Inc. with funding from the California Energy Commission PIER Program and Pacific Gas and Electric, and was spun off in 2009 into a standalone California nonprofit, Open Green Building XML Schema, Inc. It is sponsored by ASHRAE, the US Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Lab, and Autodesk. The schema (current version 8.01) is open-source and hosted on GitHub, with published sample files, validation tools, and test cases. It is widely implemented across the AEC software ecosystem for workflows spanning energy modeling, LEED and code-compliance analysis, and BIM-to-simulation handoff.
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Yes. gbXML is an open, industry-supported schema maintained by the nonprofit Open Green Building XML Schema, Inc., with no license fee to use or implement it.
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