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Contributions to Books:

B. Martens, H. Peter:
"BIM and Virtual Reconstruction: A Long-term View of (Re-) Modeling";
in: "Building Information Modeling: BIM in Current and Future Practice", John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2014, (invited), ISBN: 978-1118766309, 251 - 265.



English abstract:
Virtual reconstruction work on destroyed synagogues has been pursued for over 15 years. The fact that these sacred buildings no longer exist is a pivotal aspect in this undertaking. Within this relatively long time, the recurring use of a building information model (BIM) required the implementation of conventions for story/layer structures to ensure long-term transparency and comprehensibility of the data model structures, even when the original members of the research team are no longer available for an information exchange. These structural conventions have turned out to be helpful for the researchers working with the data and with a view to long-term usability. In the long run, a transparent BIM structure is therefore indispensable. Frequent software updates make data migration an eternally topical issue.
This chapter focuses on the constraints of this exploration and discusses the options of handling BIM models beyond the life-cycle of the original building itself, also with a view to continuing changes in the software environments used. The novel contribution of this work lies in its longevity and future usability of BIM data records that reaches beyond the specifics of the topic area of virtual reconstruction of synagogues.

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