BIM and architectural heritage

Heritage buildings are crucial in the human perception of culture and identity over time. The sustainable retrofit of these buildings is an opportunity to reuse them taking into account sustainability. HBIM tools (historical building information models) can be used as a comprehensive data collection of information, particularly in the area of building restoration. Based on an international interesting on this kind of studies, the reconstruction process is carried out using BIM software, which shows attention on the software methodology and model structure, and at the same time clarify the added value of a BIM approach, when compared with more traditional CAD modeling systematics. Of particular interest is the approach integrating with more traditional 2D documents and for visualizing reconstruction assumptions within the 3D model representation. BIM focuses mainly on a structured approach to the overall analysis of the architectural object and the organized archival of the reconstruction project. Though virtual reconstruction is not an innovation, this paper explains the methods of preservation of architectural heritage, and the stages of BIM implementation in the digital reconstruction and restoration this kind of buildings and the most important techniques used. Also, explain the application of BIM for modeling and information presentation in different formats. The house of Hamed Saeed in Egypt built by Engineer Hassan Fathi in 1941, is an example. Beside of other examples from different countries worldwide and have just studied by this techniqueClick here and insert your abstract text. © 2018 The Authors. Published by Diamond Congress Ltd. Peer-review under the responsibility of the scientific committee of the Creative Construction Conference 2018.