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Construction industry is one of the most resource-intensive industries and one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and waste pro-duction. Building information modelling (BIM) can help architects and engi-neers design more energy-efficient buildings with less waste, contractors build more efficiently with fewer errors, and facility managers operate build-ings more sustainably and reduce maintenance costs. In addition to the well-established benefits of using BIM in construction projects, integrating the concepts of openBIM can further streamline the permitting process, making it more efficient and transparent. Digital building permits (DBPs) are intend-ed to further improve process efficiency by digitalizing and automating con-formity and code compliance checking process of obtaining building per-mits. Further, by integrating sustainability concepts, DBPs have the potential to revolutionize city planning and urban development by enabling more sus-tainable construction practices and reducing the environmental impact. This paper explores the relationship between BIM and DBPs in the context of sus-tainability presenting the current ongoing activities, implementation challeng-es and proposes a series of solutions to these challenges.
| Keywords | Building Information Modelling, openBIM, Digital Building Permit, Sustain-ability, Digitalization, Urban Development |
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| Topics | Sustainable product design |
