Custom Test Model for Escape Route Analysis in IFC format

Description

The published data is a digital building model (BIM model) in the IFC format (Industry Foundation Classes).The IFC model represents a custom-developed fictional test model. It was created by researchers from the TU Wien Research Unit Digital Building Process.

Context and methodology

The IFC model was created as test model to validate the newly developed automated Escape Route Analysis for Vienna's BIM-based building permission process.

The custom escape route test model is a fictional five-storey building that contains test scenarios for the requirements for escape routes arising from the relevant building regulations. These include start doors and start rooms with several different escape routes, interconnected spaces, an underground parking garage, and different dimensions of the elements along the routes.

The model was created with the modeling software Archicad 26 and was exported to IFC4 (Reference View).

Technical details

The dataset includes one BIM model in the IFC format (.ifc).

It can be used in any software that supports the IFC format.

Version update

The updated version includes new properties required to check the fire resistance of elements in general and along escape routes. Property sets have been renamed and German terms have been translated into English. Finally, modelling errors have been corrected.