diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/gbxml.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/gbxml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fcf3ccc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/gbxml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import bpy
+import uuid
+import math
+import sys
+#sys.path.append('C:\Program Files\Python37\Lib\site-packages')
+import bspy
+from bspy import Gbxml
+
+class GbxmlExporter():
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.gbxml = Gbxml()
+        self.campus = None
+
+    def export(self):
+        print('# Start export')
+        self.campus = self.gbxml.add_element(self.gbxml.root(), 'Campus')
+        self.campus.set('id', 'campus-1')
+        name = self.gbxml.add_element(self.campus, 'Name', 'My project')
+
+        location = self.gbxml.add_element(self.campus, 'Location')
+        self.gbxml.add_element(location, 'ZipcodeOrPostalCode', 'G20 0SP')
+        self.gbxml.add_element(location, 'Name', 'London/Heathrow')
+        self.gbxml.add_element(location, 'Latitude', '51.480000')
+        self.gbxml.add_element(location, 'Longitude', '-0.450000')
+        self.gbxml.add_element(location, 'Elevation', '24.000000')
+
+        building = self.gbxml.add_element(self.campus, 'Building')
+        building.set('id', str(uuid.uuid4()))
+        building.set('buildingType', 'Office')
+
+        for object in bpy.context.selected_objects:
+            self.create_space(object, building)
+
+        # hardcoded test
+        construction = self.gbxml.add_element(self.gbxml.root(), 'Construction')
+        construction.set('id', 'defaultconstruction')
+        self.gbxml.add_element(construction, 'Name', 'test construction name')
+        u_value = self.gbxml.add_element(construction, 'U-value', '0.42')
+        u_value.set('unit', 'WPerSquareMeterK')
+        layer = self.gbxml.add_element(construction, 'LayerId')
+        layer.set('layerIdRef', 'defaultlayer')
+
+        layer = self.gbxml.add_element(self.gbxml.root(), 'Layer')
+        layer.set('id', 'defaultlayer')
+        material = self.gbxml.add_element(layer, 'MaterialId')
+        material.set('materialIdRef', 'defaultmaterial')
+
+        material = self.gbxml.add_element(self.gbxml.root(), 'Material')
+        material.set('id', 'defaultmaterial')
+        thickness = self.gbxml.add_element(material, 'Thickness', '0.2')
+        thickness.set('unit', 'Meters')
+        self.gbxml.add_element(material, 'Name', 'test material name')
+        r_value = self.gbxml.add_element(material, 'R-value', '0.13')
+        r_value.set('unit', 'SquareMeterKPerW')
+
+        self.gbxml.write('C:/cygwin64/home/moud308/Projects/New Folder/out.xml')
+        print('# Validation results: {}'.format(self.gbxml.validate()))
+        print('# Finish export')
+
+    def create_space(self, object, building):
+        space = self.gbxml.add_element(building, 'Space')
+        space.set('id', object.name)
+        calculated_area = 0
+
+        shell_geometry = self.gbxml.add_element(space, 'ShellGeometry')
+        shell_geometry.set('id', 'shellid')
+        closed_shell = self.gbxml.add_element(shell_geometry, 'ClosedShell')
+        for polygon in object.data.polygons:
+            calculated_area += polygon.area
+            self.create_poly_loop(object, polygon, closed_shell)
+            self.create_space_boundary(object, polygon, space)
+            self.create_surface(object, polygon)
+        self.gbxml.add_element(space, 'Area', str(calculated_area))
+        self.gbxml.add_element(space, 'Volume', str(self.get_volume(object)))
+
+    def create_space_boundary(self, object, polygon, parent):
+        space_boundary = self.gbxml.add_element(parent, 'SpaceBoundary')
+        space_boundary.set('isSecondLevelBoundary', 'true')
+        space_boundary.set('surfaceIdRef', 'surface-{}-{}'.format(object.name, polygon.index))
+        planar_geometry = self.gbxml.add_element(space_boundary, 'PlanarGeometry')
+        self.create_poly_loop(object, polygon, planar_geometry)
+
+    def create_surface(self, object, polygon):
+        surface = self.gbxml.add_element(self.campus, 'Surface')
+        surface.set('id', 'surface-{}-{}'.format(object.name, polygon.index))
+        surface.set('surfaceType', 'ExteriorWall')
+        surface.set('constructionIdRef', 'defaultconstruction')
+        adjacent_space_id = self.gbxml.add_element(surface, 'AdjacentSpaceId')
+        adjacent_space_id.set('spaceIdRef', object.name)
+        rectangular_geometry = self.gbxml.add_element(surface, 'RectangularGeometry')
+        self.gbxml.add_element(
+            rectangular_geometry, 'Azimuth',
+            str(math.degrees(math.atan2(polygon.normal[0], polygon.normal[1]))))
+        self.gbxml.add_element(
+            rectangular_geometry, 'Tilt',
+            str(math.degrees(math.atan2(polygon.normal[2], polygon.normal[1])) - 90))
+        planar_geometry = self.gbxml.add_element(surface, 'PlanarGeometry')
+        self.create_poly_loop(object, polygon, planar_geometry)
+
+    def create_poly_loop(self, object, polygon, parent):
+        poly_loop = self.gbxml.add_element(parent, 'PolyLoop')
+        for vertice in polygon.vertices:
+            cartesian_point = self.gbxml.add_element(poly_loop, 'CartesianPoint')
+            for coord in [0, 1, 2]:
+                coordinate = self.gbxml.add_element(cartesian_point, 'Coordinate')
+                coordinate.text = str(object.data.vertices[vertice].co[coord])
+
+    def get_volume(self, o):
+        volume = 0
+        ob_mat = o.matrix_world
+        me = o.data
+        me.calc_loop_triangles()
+        for tf in me.loop_triangles:
+            tfv = tf.vertices
+            if len(tf.vertices) == 3:
+                tf_tris = (me.vertices[tfv[0]], me.vertices[tfv[1]], me.vertices[tfv[2]]),
+            else:
+                tf_tris = (me.vertices[tfv[0]], me.vertices[tfv[1]], me.vertices[tfv[2]]),\
+                          (me.vertices[tfv[2]], me.vertices[tfv[3]], me.vertices[tfv[0]])
+
+            for tf_iter in tf_tris:
+                v1 = ob_mat @ tf_iter[0].co
+                v2 = ob_mat @ tf_iter[1].co
+                v3 = ob_mat @ tf_iter[2].co
+
+                volume += v1.dot(v2.cross(v3)) / 6.0
+        return volume
+
+gbxml_exporter = GbxmlExporter()
+gbxml_exporter.export()
diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/import.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/import.py
index 0e9f7cef27..e9e4282491 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/import.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/import.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ImportIFC():
     def execute(self):
         self.load_file()
         n = 0
-        elements = self.file.by_type('IfcElement')
+        elements = self.file.by_type('IfcElement') + self.file.by_type('IfcSpace')
         for element in elements:
             self.create_object(element)
             n += 1