Automated Compliance Validation for Submissions
Digital Asset Delivery and Project Management
Challenge Statement Owner
SingHaiyi Group is a fast-growing diversified real estate company with global operations across Singapore, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and the Maldives. Anchored on strong principles and decades of expertise, the company focuses on property development, investment, hospitality, and management, delivering quality projects, sustainable growth, and building lasting communities for generations.
Background
Each agency that the Built Environment industry deals with, such as Building and Construction Authority (BCA), Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), has its own set of rules. These rules are often written in PDF format and are not embedded into the design or modelling process. The result is that consultants check for compliance manually, often at the end of the design phase. This creates a reactive cycle of submissions, rejections, and redesigns.
Moreover, with regulatory logic becoming more complex and frequently updated, it is increasingly difficult for project teams to track and interpret changes manually across agencies.
Under CORENET X (COnstruction and Real Estate NETwork eXchange) – Singapore’s next-generation digital platform for regulatory submissions – BCA is providing a Pre-Submission Validator, which automatically checks models submitted in IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) format against regulatory clauses. However, this validator is still in early stages of development and has limited rule coverage, especially for more complex multi-agency requirements. It does not help project teams during earlier stages of design, when most compliance issues could be resolved more effectively.
SingHaiyi believes that rule-checking should happen earlier during the design development phase, so that architects and engineers can identify potential issues and fix them before finalising their plans. This would improve productivity, reduce rework, and increase confidence in compliance prior to submission.
The Challenge
How might we create an AI-driven solution that automatically checks building designs against multi-agency Singapore regulatory codes during the design phase, and flag non-compliant elements?
Requirements
Functional Requirements
- Check architectural and structural BIM models (e.g. Revit and IFC) against relevant BCA, URA and SCDF regulations
- Detect and flag non-compliant elements in real-time during the design process
- Provide both visual and textual compliance summaries within the BIM environment
- Cover ≥80% of common regulatory clauses affecting design (e.g. Gross Floor Area, egress, setbacks, accessibility, fire coverage, etc.)
Technical Requirements
Core Requirements:
- Integration with BIM platforms (Revit/IFC) used by consultants
- Compatibility with CORENET X Pre-Submission Validator
- Ability to process evolving regulatory logic and update rules dynamically
- Use of NLP or LLM to parse regulatory documents and encode rule logic
- Capable of auditing models with incomplete, inconsistent, or non-standard parameters
Additional Preferences:
- Ability to cross-reference CORENET X submission logic as part of internal QA workflows
- A dashboard summarising rule coverage, compliance status, and model audit reports
Expected Outcomes
- Reduction of time for manual design review and code interpretation by ≥70%
- Lower number of failed or delayed submissions due to design-stage errors
- Shorter project delivery cycles by minimising back-and-forth communications with regulators
- Improvement in coordination between consultants and across disciplines in the design team
- Alignment with Singapore’s CORENET X digitalisation roadmap
Deployment Environment and Constraints
The solution must work reliably in live project environments where BIM models are at varying stages of completeness and differ in structure across consultants. It should integrate smoothly into Revit-based workflows used during active design coordination and support frequent rule-checking without requiring model remodelling or disruptive reclassification.
The interface must be intuitive for consultants and project teams to use regularly throughout the design phase. As regulatory requirements evolve, the system should support efficient rule updates and remain robust across different disciplines and user types.
Proof-of-concept (POC)/Pilot Support
The proposed scope of the POC is:
- Apply to architectural and structural BIM models across multiple blocks
- Test compliance against BCA and SCDF clauses (e.g. means of escape, fire hose reach, GFA, and setback control)
- Benchmark outputs against CORENET X Pre-Submission Validator (downstream)
SingHaiyi will support a POC by:
- Providing project models and documentation from a residential development
- Offering feedback and test data from design consultants and internal project teams
- Sharing historical comments from regulatory submissions (e.g. SCDF or BCA feedback)
- Coordinating access to SingHaiyi’s appointed architects, engineers, and BIM consultants
- Support for contractor-side integration testing
Commercialisation and Scaling
Once validated, the tool will be used across SingHaiyi’s future developments. The company will support adoption among its consultants and partner firms and allocate resources to scale the tool across design, coordination, and QA teams. It may also be offered to the broader market, especially for use in new developments governed by CORENET X. SingHaiyi will also explore engagement with BCA to align with long-term goals for industry-wide adoption of smart compliance-checking tools.
