Decentralized BIM Workflows with Smart Contract Execution
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Abstract
The integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM), blockchain technology, and smart contracts presents a significant opportunity to fundamentally reevaluate the administration of information and contracts in construction projects. This article introduces a distributed system that amalgamates BIM models, decentralized storage via IPFS, semantic oracles, and smart contracts to automate essential procedures such as versioning, design verification, and payment issuance contingent upon execution milestones. This proof of concept, built on a Proof-of-Authority blockchain using actual IFC models, demonstrates the technical viability of the method and evaluates its performance, constraints, and operational implications. The applications of SAL automation and design review demonstrate that integrating off-chain verification with on-chain documentation can reduce uncertainty, enhance accountability, and enable hitherto unattainable forms of contract automation. The suggested framework acknowledges the need for improved information standards and Oracle governance, demonstrating that integrating BIM and distributed technologies can significantly transform the digitalisation of the construction sector.
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OpenAlex topics: BIM and Construction Integration · Blockchain Technology Applications and Security · FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Department of Cultural Heritage Sciences, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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