ABSTRACT
The progressive uptake of ISO-standard BIM (Building Information Modelling) in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Facilities Management (AEC/FM) industry in recent years has started to make common building information accessible to all project stakeholders and processes. Building Consent Authorities (BCA) are exploring how to take advantage of the benefits provided by BIM for automating some of the laborious and repetitive compliance auditing tasks that are part of the core consenting process. This paper describes a proof-of-concept project undertaken in conjunction with a BCA in New Zealand to identify requirements for implementing and to assess the industry’s readiness for the BIM-based consenting process. An automated compliance audit tool, ACABIM, was used in the project. The findings of the project suggests that there is a clear indication of productivity, efficiency and analytical benefits gain. The main outcome of the project is a document specifying the minimum data requirements for BIM-based consent submission.
