Editing Industry Foundation Classes (section)

==History==
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The IFC initiative began in 1994, when [[Autodesk]] formed an industry consortium to advise the company on the development of a set of C++ classes that could support integrated application development. Twelve US companies joined the consortium. These companies included AT&T, HOK Architects, Honeywell, Carrier, Tishman and Butler Manufacturing.<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Hamil |url=http://constructioncode.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/end-of-babel-ifc-promotional-video.html |title=BIM, Construction and NBS: The End Of Babel - IFC promotional video |website=Constructioncode.blogspot.co.uk |date=2012-07-02 |access-date=2017-03-19}}</ref> Initially named the Industry Alliance for Interoperability, the Alliance opened membership to all interested parties in September, 1995 and changed its name in 1997 to the International Alliance for Interoperability. The new Alliance was reconstituted as a non-profit industry-led organization, with the goal of publishing the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) as a neutral AEC product model responding to the AEC building lifecycle. A further name change occurred in 2005, and the IFC specification is now developed and maintained by [[buildingSMART]].