BIM-supported Building Code Visual Language for Building Design Assessment

Abstract

Thanks to the development of Building Information Modeling(BIM), building code checking process requiring delicate interpretation of the regulation has been changed to the automatized process with a 3D model and its intense amount of information. Plenty of countries are proceeding researches about the logical process for translating natural language of regulations into computer-readable code. This paper introduces the Building Code Visual Language (BCVL) for BIM-supported building design assessment. The BCVL is highly intuitive and approachable method for translating natural language regulation into the computer-readable form by composing several types of visual symbols. This visual language-based approach supports domain workers who demand building design assessment but not familiar with programming language related knowledge. As a further work, BCVL can expand the scope of expressible contents to check the much wide range of regulations in different fields of architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management (AEC-FM).