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Kimon Onuma

A recognized leader in BIM and Digital Twins, Kimon has over three decades of experience Building Informed Environments. His work focuses on open standards, interoperability, and innovative lifecycle management solutions, including the ONUMA System, BIMgenie, and BIMStorm. Kimon also leads the development of industry standards, contributing to the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Digital Twin Integration Subcommittee and advancing AI integration in building processes.

Resistance is Futile… So Let’s Make T-Shirts!

We joked about putting our biggest industry challenges on T-shirts at the AHR2025 Expo and the Interoperable Building Box (IBB) Workshop. Then we thought… why not actually do it?

We Asked Why—Now Here’s How

The Power of Data Ownership For the past month on AutomatedBuilldings and Linkedin, I’ve asked the consequential “Why?” And maybe you’re tired of me asking,

Chicago

Why Are Smart Buildings and Cities…Dumb?

Wait… isn’t this what digital twins were built for? When sensors fail, cities burn. Lessons from a city on fire. After weeks of destruction, disarray,

All Systems Are Go! Now We Need Connections

AHR Expo 2025 Insights Part 2 Walking the floor at AHR Expo 2025, one thing was impossible to miss: Thousands of equipment manufacturers were there—showcasing

Time to Break-Up

“We broke free from phone monopolies over four decades ago—so why are buildings still trapped?”

Proprietary building systems block access, restrict integrations, and keep owners dependent. The tools for open, interoperable buildings exist—it’s time to demand them.

Join us at AHR Expo to see how the Interoperable Building Box (IBB) is breaking the cycle.

EDISON BLEW A FUSE & SO HAVE OUR CITIES

It’s Time to Fix Our Dumb Cities with Smarter, Open Systems It’s ironic that Southern California Edison—named after one of history’s smartest inventors—keeps proving how

Resistance is Futile… So Let’s Make T-Shirts!

We joked about putting our biggest industry challenges on T-shirts at the AHR2025 Expo and the Interoperable Building Box (IBB) Workshop. Then we thought… why not actually do it?

We Asked Why—Now Here’s How

The Power of Data Ownership For the past month on AutomatedBuilldings and Linkedin, I’ve asked the consequential “Why?” And maybe you’re tired of me asking,

Chicago

Why Are Smart Buildings and Cities…Dumb?

Wait… isn’t this what digital twins were built for? When sensors fail, cities burn. Lessons from a city on fire. After weeks of destruction, disarray,

All Systems Are Go! Now We Need Connections

AHR Expo 2025 Insights Part 2 Walking the floor at AHR Expo 2025, one thing was impossible to miss: Thousands of equipment manufacturers were there—showcasing

Time to Break-Up

“We broke free from phone monopolies over four decades ago—so why are buildings still trapped?”

Proprietary building systems block access, restrict integrations, and keep owners dependent. The tools for open, interoperable buildings exist—it’s time to demand them.

Join us at AHR Expo to see how the Interoperable Building Box (IBB) is breaking the cycle.

EDISON BLEW A FUSE & SO HAVE OUR CITIES

It’s Time to Fix Our Dumb Cities with Smarter, Open Systems It’s ironic that Southern California Edison—named after one of history’s smartest inventors—keeps proving how