BIM ONTOLOGY FOR THE BRAZILIAN SUSTAINABLE TAXONOMY
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https://doi.org/10.56238/arev8n3-151Keywords:
Semantic Web, Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy, Ontologies, OWL, TTLAbstract
The article discusses the use of ontologies in CAD-BIM design environments. An ontology is proposed for the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy. Some technical limitations of normative publications issued in PDF files are discussed. The current need to describe normative content in OWL/TTL ontology format and to publish it as open and linked data within the paradigm proposed by Tim Berners-Lee (2009) for the semantic web is defended. It is observed that the semantic web is still a technology little explored in digital design environments. It is argued that its use would allow the creation of real-time validation systems for architectural projects. The OntologiaBIM project and the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (BST) are presented as examples of ontological formalization applied to the green economy and BIM. The article argues in favor of creating an open and interconnected cognitive infrastructure, based on the concepts of Open and Linked Data associated with neuro-symbolic AI (Franz, 2025), integrating principles of Data Mesh (Dehghani, 2023) and Domain Driven Design (Evans, 2010).
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