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S. Macit, M. E. Ilal, G. Suter, M. Gunaydin:
"A New Model for Building Code Representation";
in: "Cib W78 Conference 2015", CIB, 2015, 10 pages.

This paper presents a study in the field of automated compliance checking, concentrating on building code representations. The research proposes and demonstrates a new model for representing building codes in computable form that can be utilized in the development of automated compliance checking systems. The new model adopts Nyman and Fenves´s four level representation paradigm as a theoretical base and uses the semantic modeling approach of the SMARTcodes project for developing the building code representation. The model breaks down the representation into four levels which allows separate modeling of domain concepts, individual rule statements, relationships between rules, and the overall organization of the building code.
The applicability of the model has been evaluated through a case study. The İzmir Municipality Housing and Zoning Code has been chosen as a document that represents a complex code document that is in effect throughout Turkey. The formalizable rules in this code have been modeled based on the new representation. This research shows that decomposing a building code into four levels and modeling rules based on the semantic-oriented paradigm is an effective modeling strategy for representing building codes in a computable form that is independent of automated compliance checking systems.

This paper presents a study in the field of automated compliance checking, concentrating on building code representations. The research proposes and demonstrates a new model for representing building codes in computable form that can be utilized in the development of automated compliance checking systems. The new model adopts Nyman and Fenves´s four level representation paradigm as a theoretical base and uses the semantic modeling approach of the SMARTcodes project for developing the building code representation. The model breaks down the representation into four levels which allows separate modeling of domain concepts, individual rule statements, relationships between rules, and the overall organization of the building code.
The applicability of the model has been evaluated through a case study. The İzmir Municipality Housing and Zoning Code has been chosen as a document that represents a complex code document that is in effect throughout Turkey. The formalizable rules in this code have been modeled based on the new representation. This research shows that decomposing a building code into four levels and modeling rules based on the semantic-oriented paradigm is an effective modeling strategy for representing building codes in a computable form that is independent of automated compliance checking systems.

Building code representation, automated compliance checking