IT System for Electronic Building Plan Checking

An integrated network is being developed over the next few years for the construction and real estate sector in Singapore to improve its productivity and competitiveness. Electronic plan checking system is one of the IT system of this integrated network. Its aim is to automate the process of checking of building plans for compliance with the regulations and codes of practice stipulated by the various regulatory agencies. This paper will briefly discuss the various IT initiatives taken to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the construction and real estate sector and the plan checking system. The paper will also discuss how Product Modelling technology can be applied to capture information generated during the design stage for electronic building plan checking.