The quest to automate compliance checking processes needed for planning, design,
construction and operations has been an active research topic for half a century. Literature …

Growing interest is awarded to the digitalization of the building permitting use case and
many works are developed about the topic. However, the subject is very complex and many …

Automated rule checking (ARC) is expected to significantly promote the efficiency and
compliance of design in the construction industry. The most vital and complex stage of ARC …

Abstract Building Information Modeling (BIM) is becoming an integral part of the design,
architecture, and construction process, as it can integrate all building data in an accessible …

The need for extensive pre-processing to prepare model data for sophisticated BIM
applications, such as automated code compliance checking, functional simulation and …

Occupant safety is pivotal in building designs. The present study developed a building
information modeling (BIM)-based methodological framework and rule set for occupant …

Abstract Missing, incomplete, implicit, and/or incorrect information are major obstacles to
automated code compliance checking in the construction industry. All existing platforms for …

Fire safety regulations impose very strict requirements on building design, especially for
buildings built with combustible materials. It is believed that it is possible to improve the …

In the AEC industry, there is a large number of standards and codes which ensure the
structural stability, reliability, usability of the building under design. Accordingly, checking the …

A building design must comply with a wide spectrum of requirements stipulated by building
codes, normative standards, owner's specifications, industry's guidelines, and project …