diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index afdbc4d6fb..71fd58d84f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ jobs:
           cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
           cmake --build .
           ./IfcParseExamples "../IfcParseExamples_test.ifc"
+          ./IfcOpenHouse
+          ./IfcAdvancedHouse
 
       - name: Test ifcopenshell-python
         run: |
diff --git a/src/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/src/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 00929f7269..6c49648bcf 100644
--- a/src/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if(STANDALONE_PROJECT)
     cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
     project(IfcOpenShellExamples)
 
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
     set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
     set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
     set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
@@ -56,15 +57,33 @@ if(STANDALONE_PROJECT OR SCHEMA_VERSIONS MATCHES "2x3")
     endif()
     install(TARGETS IfcParseExamples)
 
-    if(NOT STANDALONE_PROJECT AND WITH_OPENCASCADE)
+    if(STANDALONE_PROJECT OR WITH_OPENCASCADE)
         add_executable(IfcOpenHouse IfcOpenHouse.cpp)
-        target_link_libraries(IfcOpenHouse ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} ${OpenCASCADE_LIBRARIES})
-        set_target_properties(IfcOpenHouse PROPERTIES FOLDER Examples)
-
         add_executable(IfcAdvancedHouse IfcAdvancedHouse.cpp)
-        target_link_libraries(IfcAdvancedHouse ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} ${OpenCASCADE_LIBRARIES})
-        set_target_properties(IfcAdvancedHouse PROPERTIES FOLDER Examples)
+        add_library(IfcHouseInterface INTERFACE)
 
+        if (STANDALONE_PROJECT)
+            find_package(Eigen3 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+            find_package(CGAL CONFIG REQUIRED)
+            find_package(OpenCASCADE CONFIG REQUIRED)
+            add_library(CGAL::CGAL_INTERFACE INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+            target_link_libraries(CGAL::CGAL_INTERFACE INTERFACE CGAL::CGAL)
+
+            target_include_directories(IfcHouseInterface INTERFACE "${IfcOpenShell_DIR}/../../../include")
+            target_include_directories(IfcHouseInterface INTERFACE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+            target_link_libraries(IfcHouseInterface
+                INTERFACE ${OpenCASCADE_LIBRARIES} RocksDB::rocksdb
+                IfcOpenShell::IfcParse IfcOpenShell::geometry_serializer
+            )
+            target_compile_definitions(IfcHouseInterface INTERFACE "SCHEMA_SEQ=(2x3)" HAS_SCHEMA_2x3 IFOPSH_WITH_ROCKSDB)
+        else()
+            target_include_directories(IfcHouseInterface INTERFACE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../src")
+            target_link_libraries(IfcHouseInterface INTERFACE ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} ${OpenCASCADE_LIBRARIES})
+            set_target_properties(IfcOpenHouse PROPERTIES FOLDER Examples)
+            set_target_properties(IfcAdvancedHouse PROPERTIES FOLDER Examples)
+        endif()
+        target_link_libraries(IfcOpenHouse PRIVATE IfcHouseInterface)
+        target_link_libraries(IfcAdvancedHouse PRIVATE IfcHouseInterface)
         install(TARGETS IfcOpenHouse IfcAdvancedHouse)
     endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/src/examples/IfcAdvancedHouse.cpp b/src/examples/IfcAdvancedHouse.cpp
index ad238a22fd..9b680bd79b 100644
--- a/src/examples/IfcAdvancedHouse.cpp
+++ b/src/examples/IfcAdvancedHouse.cpp
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
 #include <Standard_Version.hxx>
 
 #define IfcSchema Ifc2x3
-#include "../ifcparse/macros.h"
-#include "../ifcparse/Ifc2x3.h"
-#include "../ifcparse/IfcBaseClass.h"
-#include "../ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h"
+#include "ifcparse/macros.h"
+#include "ifcparse/Ifc2x3.h"
+#include "ifcparse/IfcBaseClass.h"
+#include "ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h"
 
-#include "../ifcgeom/Serialization/Serialization.h"
+#include "ifcgeom/Serialization/Serialization.h"
 
 #if USE_VLD
 #include <vld.h>
diff --git a/src/examples/IfcOpenHouse.cpp b/src/examples/IfcOpenHouse.cpp
index accac737fb..24654adca7 100644
--- a/src/examples/IfcOpenHouse.cpp
+++ b/src/examples/IfcOpenHouse.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
 #include <Precision.hxx>
 
 #define IfcSchema Ifc2x3
-#include "../ifcparse/macros.h"
-#include "../ifcparse/Ifc2x3.h"
-#include "../ifcparse/IfcBaseClass.h"
-#include "../ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h"
+#include "ifcparse/macros.h"
+#include "ifcparse/Ifc2x3.h"
+#include "ifcparse/IfcBaseClass.h"
+#include "ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h"
 
-#include "../ifcgeom/Serialization/Serialization.h"
+#include "ifcgeom/Serialization/Serialization.h"
 
 #if USE_VLD
 #include <vld.h>