Over the recent years, the usage of semantic web technologies has notably increased in the
domains of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). These technologies are …

The continuous developments of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Architecture,
Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry supported by the advancements in material …

Automated rule checking has been identified as potentially providing significant value to the
AEC industry from both regulatory and industry perspectives. Key challenges to a successful …

Existing automated compliance checking (ACC) systems are limited in their automation; they
rely on the use of hard-coded, proprietary rules for representing regulatory requirements …

Code compliance checking plays a critical role that identifies substandard designs
according to regulatory documents and promises the accuracy of the designs before …

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

Utility regulations stipulate the spatial configurations between underground utilities and their
surroundings to avoid interferences and disruptions of utility services. Utility compliance …

Abstract Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a widely established method in the
architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management (AEC/FM) industry …

The checking process of the building design with building regulations or codes is a time-
consuming and error prone process. The automation of code compliance checking process …

Specifications of the exact requirements for BIM-based rules are often much more complex
than it appears from their direct language interpretation. It is because the complete rule …