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Dear ACCORD Subscribers and Readers,
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Welcome to the ACCORD's 5th newsletter.
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This is a bi-annual newsletter designed to inform you of the latest developments of the EU and innovative UK-funded project ACCORD. In this fifth edition, This newsletter highlights our e-learning hub, insights from recent webinars, and what’s next in our journey toward digital innovation. You will find information about ACCORD's next steps, future events, and outcomes from past events.
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Stay tuned and subscribe to ACCORD social media for the latest ACCORD news.
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1. Introducing ACCORD
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ACCORD is a Horizon Europe project (2022-2025) that automates building permit and compliance processes using BIM and other data sources. ACCORD develops a Semantic Framework that will be demonstrated in five real-life construction projects around Europe: Finland, Estonia, Germany, the UK, and Spain. The framework includes semantic interoperability, a rule formalisation tool, and integrated micro-services for building permit and compliance checking.
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2. Discover the ACCORD E-Learning Hub
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The ACCORD E-Learning Hub is your go-to resource for mastering digital building permits. Designed for municipalities, architects, engineers, and stakeholders, the hub offers a range of materials, including:
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- Training videos on building permitting automation using BIM.
- Practical guides on transitioning from traditional to digital workflows.
- Tools and methodologies for code compliance and rule formalization.
- Visit the hub today to explore resources tailored to your needs and stay ahead in the digital era of construction and permitting.
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3. ACCORD Webinar Series: Shaping the Future of Digital Building Permits
The ACCORD webinar series serves as an interactive platform to exchange ideas, discuss, and provide feedback on our training material available in the E-learning HUB. This series consists of three webinars, each focusing on key topics:
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- ACCORD Digital Building Permits: Semantics and Rule Formalization Processes
- ACCORD Digital Building Permit Tools and Methodologies for Municipalities and Professionals
- ACCORD Digital Building Permit Pilots: Outcomes for Standardization, Policy Making, and Decision Makers
Before each webinar, participants will receive a training pack available at the ACCORD e-learning hub. We encourage all participants to review the materials in advance and come prepared with questions to engage in discussions with the ACCORD team.
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4.Next Webinar - ACCORD Digital Building Permit Tools and Methodologies
On the 12 of March from 11:00 to 12:00 (CET) the second ACCORD webinar will focus on tools and strategies for enhancing digital permitting, including:
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- BIM-based permitting automation.
- Tools like Cloudpermit and Solibri for code compliance checking.
- Transition pathways from PDF to BIM processes.
- Attendees also got an inside look at our short training videos, designed to break down these complex topics into digestible insights.
The training material for this webinar is available here. We invite you to watch the material and bring questions for discussion.
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5. Recap the 1st webinar on Semantic and Rule Formalization Process
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In this first session, participants and ACCORD partners’ discussions went through the topics of full automation and human final human review and approval approach, methodology for machine-readable regulation text, ontologies, ambiguous regulation text, collaboration within multidisciplinary teams for development, and tools update to match legislation.
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More information about the first webinar here
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6. ACCORD Now and Next
This package provides a comprehensive overview of the benefits of BIM-based permitting to advance efficiency and innovation in the construction industry. It also highlights the advantages of openBIM for interoperability and collaboration and introduces key standards and tools such as IFC, IDS, bSDD, and BCF.
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This package provides a comprehensive overview of the benefits of BIM-based permitting to advance efficiency and innovation in the construction industry. It also highlights the advantages of openBIM for interoperability and collaboration and introduces key standards and tools such as IFC, IDS, bSDD, and BCF.
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Other project results include ACCORD software solutions for BIM-based building permitting and automatic code compliance:
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ACCORD has also been working on a transformation pathway strategy that will help to transition from manual to digital building permitting with automated code compliance checking. The strategy outlines the key changes required to achieve automation, providing insights from the perspective of each actor involved in the process.
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The ACCORD Final Seminar will be held as a hybrid event (in Brussels and online) on Thursday, June 19th, 2025. A registration link is here
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7. Next Events
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Don’t miss the third webinar on ACCORD Digital Building Permit Pilots: Outcomes for Standardization, Policy Making, and Decision Makers on the 14/05/2025 from 11:00 to 12:00 (CET) as part of the 5th Building Digital Twin International Congress.
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The 5th Building Digital Twin International Congress is a leading event that gathers experts from architecture, engineering, construction, and technology. It highlights cutting-edge digital twin innovations through keynotes, panels, and interactive sessions, driving digital transformation in the built environment.
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The final event of the ACCORD project brings together representatives of the European Commission, policy makers and key industry players to present the results achieved in the project. Through presentations and discussions, the achievements of the project, the lessons learned and the future opportunities for the adoption of digital building permits in the business ecosystem will be shared.
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- Date: 19th June 2025, As a hybrid event (In Brussels and Online)
- Time: 9:00 to 16:00
- Location: HUBB at EMBUILDKunstlaan 20, 1000 Brussel
- Supported by ECCREDI
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