About us

The board

The people behind the OpenAEC Foundation. Together we are committed to open source software in the AEC industry.

Maarten Vroegindeweij

Maarten Vroegindeweij

Chairman

Initiator of the OpenAEC Foundation and driving force behind building.py and various open source BIM tools for the AEC industry. Currently working on Open PDF Studio, Open Calc Studio, Open Geotechniek Studio and Y-app ERPNext.

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Jochem Kolthof

Jochem Kolthof

Treasurer

Responsible for the financial management of the foundation and ensuring a sustainable financial policy. Also technical designer and engineer at 3BM; works on Open Heatloss Studio, pyrevit-gis2bim and openaec-reports.

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Martjan den Hoed

Martjan den Hoed

Secretary

Oversees organizational processes and provides the administrative foundation of the foundation. Director of Information & Innovation at GAF architects; BIM, digitalisation and AI in architecture.

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Silvia Taurer

Silvia Taurer

Board member

Involved in the OpenAEC Foundation as a board member. Founder of LRCZ — virtual construction, prototyping and BIM education.

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Why OpenAEC?

The AEC industry is one of the last major industries that still largely runs on closed, proprietary software. We want to change that.

The OpenAEC Foundation develops, supports and promotes open source software for the entire AEC chain (buildings, infrastructure, civil engineering) — from design to handover and management. Our goal: make the entire AEC industry open source this year.

Transparency

Open code, open data, open processes. Everyone can look, think along and build together.

Collaboration

We believe the best software is created when the entire sector works together, not competes on tools.

Accessibility

No license costs, no vendor lock-in. Professional tools for everyone in construction.