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Day 1 · Wednesday 25 November 2026

  1. 08:30 - 09:00

    Registration & badge pick-up

  2. 09:00 - 09:30

    Opening, welcome & greetings

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    1. 09:00 - 09:10Opening & conference introductionJudith Fauth
    2. 09:10 - 09:30Welcome and greetingsMinisterial Director Dirk Scheinemann (German Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building), Prof. Dr. André Borrmann (TUM)
  3. 09:30 - 09:45

    Poster introduction

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    1-minute pitches by all poster presenters

    Jernej Tekavec

  4. 09:45 - 10:15

    Keynote 1 · Nora El-Gohary

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    Artificial Intelligence for Automated Compliance Checking and Digital Building Permitting

    Nora El-Gohary (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)

  5. 10:15 - 10:45
    Coffee break
  6. 11:00 - 12:17

    Session 1A · AI & Large Language Models for Compliance Checking

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    Chair: Stefan Fuchs

    1. 11:05 - 11:17Enhancing LLMs with Structured BIM Domain Knowledge: A bSDD-Based Runtime Injection ApproachMaggie Y. Gao
    2. 11:17 - 11:29Towards an LLM Harness for Generative Building Design with Integrated Code Compliance CheckingStefan Fuchs
    3. 11:29 - 11:41Towards Snapshot-Grounded Visual Compliance Checking of BIM Models via an Agentic Vision-Language WorkflowErik Markgraf
    4. 11:41 - 11:53BRAVO Benchmark: Evaluating Multimodal LLMs for BIM Scene-based Automated Compliance CheckingMargarita Zykova
    5. 11:53 - 12:05Beyond Binary Compliance: A Neuro-Symbolic Framework for Dynamic Triage and Deferred Execution in BIMNikoo Mirhosseini
    6. 12:05 - 12:17Reframing the Housing Crisis through an AI-Enabled Building Permitting FrameworkJoao Soliman-Junior
  7. 12:17 - 13:15
    Lunch & poster session
  8. 13:15 - 14:15

    Panel 1 · Country examples

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    Moderator: Christopher Raitviir

    Panelists: Milda Sutkaityte / Martynas Zujevas (Lithuania), Yamit Cohen / Eran Harel (Israel), Oleksandr Novytskyi (Ukraine), Fabian Ståhl (Sweden), Martijn Heijstek / Jeroen de Ruig (The Netherlands)

  9. 14:30 - 15:47

    Session 1B · Rule Formalisation, Semantics & Ontologies

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    Chair: Arash Hosseini Gourabpasi

    1. 14:35 - 14:47Assessable Regulatory Compliance (ARC): Open Infrastructure for Transparent, Evidence-Based Compliance Checking of Information ModelsSudheer Kumar Nanduri, Ankan Karmakar
    2. 14:47 - 14:59Extending Rule Typologies for Digital Building Permit Checking: A Semantic Enrichment and Knowledge–Information FrameworkAnkan Karmakar
    3. 14:59 - 15:11RASE for Fire Safety Regulations: A User-Centred EvaluationMartina Jakubowska
    4. 15:11 - 15:23Expert-Driven Rule Formalisation for Automated Compliance Checking in Early-Stage Fire Safety DesignMartina Jakubowska
    5. 15:23 - 15:35Mapping Natural-Language Information Requirements to IFC Vocabulary for the Automated Authoring of Information Delivery Specifications in Digital Building PermittingArash Hosseini Gourabpasi
    6. 15:35 - 15:47Adapting OntoBPR to Federal Trunk Road Preliminary Planning: An EIA-Related Technical ReviewMarlena Block
  10. 15:57 - 16:27
    Coffee break
  11. 16:27 - 17:44

    Session 1C · BIM-GIS Integration, Site Plans & Interoperability

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    Chair: Francesca Noardo

    1. 16:32 - 16:44Integrating GIS and BIM for Novel 3D Site Plans within the Framework of Digital Building PermitsFatma Ahmad
    2. 16:44 - 16:56A 3D Site Plan Data Model for Interoperable Building Permit Automation: Bridging BIM and GIS across German Federal JurisdictionsFelix Olbrich
    3. 16:56 - 17:08Automated and Pre-validated Environmental and Spatial Checks in the Digital Building Permit Process Using GISSimon Sauerbier, Aurica Pötz
    4. 17:08 - 17:20An Interoperable Audit Trail System for Digital Building Permits: Event-Based Provenance and BCF-based Issue TraceabilityVikram Dhotre
    5. 17:20 - 17:32Towards Structured Deviation Handling in BIM-based Compliance CheckingHannah Exner
    6. 17:32 - 17:44Towards a Structured Communication Layer for Interactive Issue Resolution in Digital Building Permit WorkflowsNidhal Al-Sadoon
  12. 17:44 - 17:49

    Wrap-up of the day

Day 2 · Thursday 26 November 2026

  1. 09:00 - 09:10

    Good morning welcome

    Judith Fauth

  2. 09:10 - 09:40

    Keynote 2 · Li Lian Ngiam

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    A transformation journey for building construction approvals in Singapore

    Li Lian Ngiam (Building and Construction Authority, Singapore)

  3. 09:40 - 10:57

    Session 2A · Permit Processes: Analysis, Delays & Automation Potential

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    Chair: Peter Nørkjær Gade

    1. 09:45 - 09:57Analyzing Building Permit Processes with Process Mining: Insights from Conformance, Performance, and Interaction PatternsRonny Weinkauf
    2. 09:57 - 10:09Exploring Delays within the Building Permit ProcessElise Maurset Reigstad
    3. 10:09 - 10:21Power, Influence, and Asymmetry in Building Permit ProceduresJudith Fauth, Philipp Gräfe
    4. 10:21 - 10:33Assessing the Automatability of Building Permit Procedures: A Multi-Level Analysis of the Thuringian Regulatory FrameworkConrad Bergmann, Sven Müller-Grune
    5. 10:33 - 10:45Digital Building Permit Application – A Breakthrough through AI and Automation? Insights from an Application-Oriented Research ProjectOliver Schneider
    6. 10:45 - 10:57Artificial Intelligence for Inspection Preparation and Documentation in Building Permitting ProceduresElias Holzmann
  4. 10:57 - 11:27
    Coffee break & poster viewing
  5. 11:37 - 12:42

    Practice Track 1 · Implementation Experiences from Authorities & Industry

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    Chair: Robert Amor

    1. 11:42 - 11:54From Building Regulations to Automated Compliance Checking: A Practical Workflow applied in the Feasibility Study of NRWMarkus König
    2. 11:54 - 12:06RCC4ÖAG: Open-Source and AI-Supported Rule Checking for Digital Building PermitsHarald Urban, Roman Schneider
    3. 12:06 - 12:18BIM-Based Permitting in Practice – Lessons from Three Municipal PilotsRoy Sotthewes
    4. 12:18 - 12:30From Planning Regulations to Automated Compliance Checking: A Pilot Digital Building Permit Initiative: CYPEPass in the City of MálagaAne Ferreiro Sistiaga
    5. 12:30 - 12:42MADRIDdbp: from vision to implementation of digital building permitsMarta Parro Pérez
  6. 13:02 - 13:55
    Lunch break
  7. 13:55 - 15:25

    Parallel workshops, part 1

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    Three workshops in parallel, incl. Panel 2 in Workshop 3

    Workshop 1National Mapping and Cadastral Data – exploring the untapped potential of topographic maps in planning/building permitsClaire Ellul & Anka Lisec3rd floor (no barrier-free access) · max. 18 participantsWorkshop details →Workshop 2Applying psychology to the What, Why, Who and How (WWWHow) of decisions made in the building permitting processJacqueline Wheatcroft, Judith Fauth & Sujesh Sujan7th floor (barrier-free access) · max. 35 participantsWorkshop details →Workshop 3Building Permits Beyond the Big Cities: Challenges and Success Factors for Small and Medium-Sized MunicipalitiesChristopher Raitviir, Judith Fauth & Calvin KamGround floor (barrier-free access) · max. 180 participantsWorkshop details →
  8. 15:25 - 15:55
    Coffee break · Shared break for all three workshops
  9. 15:55 - 17:25

    Parallel workshops, part 2

    Workshops continue in their rooms

  10. 19:00 - 23:00
    Conference dinner · From 19:00 at Löwenbräu Keller · poster & presentation awards announced by José Granja

Day 3 · Friday 27 November 2026

  1. 09:00 - 09:10

    Good morning welcome

    Judith Fauth

  2. 09:10 - 09:40

    Keynote 3 · Ulrik B.U. Røhl

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    What is good administration, and what does it mean for digital building permit processes?

    Ulrik B.U. Røhl (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)

  3. 09:40 - 10:45

    Session 3A · Regulation, Governance & Policy Frameworks

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    Chair: Pedro Mêda

    1. 09:45 - 09:57Understanding Building Permit Fee Systems – The Case of BavariaVasiliki A. Siskou
    2. 09:57 - 10:09A Comparative Study of the Dhaka Metropolitan Building Construction Regulations 2008 and 2025Md Eleous
    3. 10:09 - 10:21From Digital Detection to Administrative Action: Three European CasesJernej Tekavec
    4. 10:21 - 10:33Digital Building Permitting for Green Retrofitting: A Systematic Review and SWOT AnalysisAnson Tsz Kwan Chan, Judith Fauth, Stefanie-Brigitte Deac-Kaiser, Jernej Tekavec
    5. 10:33 - 10:45An Interactive Decision-Support Tool for Assessing Digital Building Permit MaturityOrjola Braholli
  4. 10:45 - 11:00
    Coffee break
  5. 11:00 - 11:41

    Session 3B · Data Foundations & Regulatory Interpretation

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    Chair: Jiabin Wu

    1. 11:05 - 11:17A Computational Workflow for Compliance-Ready Healthcare Energy Data IntegrationYousab Botros
    2. 11:17 - 11:29From Records to Digital Data: Leveraging Statistics Data from Digital Building Permits to Digital Building LogbooksPedro Mêda, Judith Fauth
    3. 11:29 - 11:41Mapping Interpretive Complexity in Building Regulations: The Concealment Margin in AI-Assisted Permit AssessmentPeter Nørkjær Gade
  6. 11:41 - 12:41

    Panel 3 · Future of permits

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    Moderator: Siham El Yamani

    Panelists: Philipp Gräfe (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany), Pille-Riin Künnapuu (TalTech & BIM Product Owner at the Republic of Estonia Land and Spatial Development Board), Rina Roshanbanoo Mueller (Bacon and Babak / IGO Industries Group, Austria), Olli Poutanen (CloudPermit, Finland), city representative

  7. 12:41 - 13:26
    Farewell lunch
  8. 13:26 - 14:31

    Practice Track 2 · Tools, Pilots & Lessons Learned

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    Chair: Ronny Weinkauf

    1. 13:31 - 13:43Traceable by Design: Version Control and AI Agents for Iterative Building Permit SubmissionsZijian Wang
    2. 13:43 - 13:55Calculation table for building permit feesVasiliki A. Siskou
    3. 13:55 - 14:07Unknown Is Not a Pass: Building a Traceable Evidence Chain for Fire-Safety ChecksJenny Delacroix
    4. 14:07 - 14:19GaiaDBP: Implementing a GeoBIM Strategy for Digital Building PermitsMarco Lima Carvalho, Ana Patricia Baptista
    5. 14:19 - 14:31Digital urban planning: Catalonia promotes the transformation of building permit issuance with BIM methodology and AIDaniel Marco, Maria Elena Pla
  9. 14:31 - 14:46

    Closing session

    Announcing DBP 2027

    Judith Fauth

  10. 15:30 - 17:30
    Informal social event · Christmas market · optional