With Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Internet of Things (IoT), two topics were the focus of a project at the Innovation Park Rotkreuz, whose technological development is widely discussed. To tackle this challenge, six companies and the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering & Architecture of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts joined forces at the Innovation Park Central Switzerland and realized a BIM-IoT prototype in workshops with the help of two students. The prototype was realized in six sprints. The goal for the joint process was to connect IoT devices with the BIM model in an executable prototype and to make the device information available online in the model.

This prototype with its still limited possibilities, a so-called Minimum-Viable-Product (MVP), is then also an essential element of the Lean Startup thinking. We build, measure and learn. In the case of the BIM-IoT prototype, imagine a room in which lamps, motion sensors and fire detectors are placed. On a screen, said room is digitized as a BIM model, as are the IoT-enabled devices. The sensors of the devices in the room react to movement or even smoke during the tests. Everything that happens at the device is immediately visible in the BIM model, as is, for example, the burning time of lamps. The intended goal was achieved. The test of the prototype in the Innovation Park was successful.