Geobim for digital building permit process

Learning from a case study in Rotterdam

Journal Article (2020)
Author(s)

F. Noardo (TU Delft - Urban Data Science)

Teng Wu (TU Delft - Urban Data Science)

GAK Arroyo Ohori (TU Delft - Urban Data Science)

T.F. Krijnen (TU Delft - Urban Data Science)

H. Tezerdi (Gemeente Rotterdam)

J.E. Stoter (TU Delft - Urban Data Science)

Research Group
Urban Data Science
Copyright
© 2020 F. Noardo, T. Wu, G.A.K. Arroyo Ohori, T.F. Krijnen, H. Tezerdi, J.E. Stoter
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-VI-4-W1-2020-151-2020
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Publication Year
2020
Language
English
Copyright
© 2020 F. Noardo, T. Wu, G.A.K. Arroyo Ohori, T.F. Krijnen, H. Tezerdi, J.E. Stoter
Research Group
Urban Data Science
Issue number
4/W1
Volume number
6
Pages (from-to)
151-158
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Abstract

Among the digitalization processes which are being raised in Europe and in the world, the building permit process is seen as one of the priorities by municipalities, governmental institutions and standardization organizations. However, in current practice, the building permit issuing as well as the integration of geoinformation with BIM (GeoBIM) suffers from a number of complex sub-issues. These issues still remain and prevent the development of successful methodologies. In this paper, the building permit use case is explored within a project in close collaboration with the municipality of Rotterdam. A very specific case study in Rotterdam was selected as a starting point, which allowed us to develop the needed methodology for the implementation of an effective tool. In this paper we highlight the interpretation and formalization of regulation for building height, overhang and tower ratio. While these rules are specific to a zoning plan in Rotterdam, we believe that the methodology and encountered issues in formalizing the rules, applying the rules on delivered models and integrating various data sources (BIM and GIS specifically) are general to most building codes.