Automation of escape route analysis for BIM-based building code checking

Fischer, Simon; Schranz, Christian; Urban, Harald; Pfeiffer, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105092

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“…For this purpose, a computer-interpretable representation of the building code and the related documents is required. The objective is to convert the building code written in natural language into executable checking rules for each regulation, e.g., for escape route analysis [44]. The required checking rules can be categorised as checking rules for technical specifications for the building itself and the building potential of a construction site (e.g., building alignment, permitted building height and required roof shape).…”

Section: Required Materials/systems For Openbim Permissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Formulations without quantitative criteria require interpretation [18,19]. Therefore, the code compliance checking system should combine automated calculations with human oversight and human decision-making [44]. Besides the submitted plan, 2D plans related to the building regulations require an IFC representation.…”

Section: Required Materials/systems For Openbim Permissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Second, semi-automated rules require interpretation or decision-making after automated calculations. For example, the developed escape route analysis [44] can automatically create and check the escape routes along predefined courses. Still, due to the lack of a clear definition, a building authority officer has to decide whether the destination is a safe place.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the second row is an overlay of the building application model and reference model (on the left) and the selection of checking rules for technical specification and building potential checks categorised in modules (on the right). The third row displays checking results from the semi-automated escape route analysis [44] developed in BRISE-Vienna. These results are communicated to the applicant via BCF after manual oversight by a building authority officer.…”

Section: Pilot Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

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The adoption of building information modelling (BIM) enables data-driven decision-making for many participants in the construction process. Building authorities are stakeholders that have not yet benefited from data integration using BIM. In many cases, parts of their processes have already improved through digitisation initiatives. Now they are on the threshold of a major digital transformation enabled by the integration of BIM into their processes. This study examines a building permit process based entirely on BIM, developed at the Vienna Building Authority in Austria. In a series of workshops with all important stakeholders, the current building permit process was captured in detail and transferred to a data-driven, BIM-based process. The study shows that the complete capture and digitisation of the building approval process not only enables the automation of traditional processes such as code compliance checks and neighbourhood hearings but also supports the introduction of innovative sub-processes such as a pre-check of BIM models and augmented reality-based hearings with neighbours (in a pilot phase). The results suggest that the developed process not only significantly increases the efficiency and transparency of building permit procedures, but also represents a decisive step towards integrating the authority into the BIM process of a building.

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Section: Required Materials/systems For Openbim Permissionmentioning

confidence: 99%