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A System Proposal for Information Management in Building Sector Based on BIM, SSI, IoT and Blockchain

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  • Luisanna Cocco

    (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy)

  • Roberto Tonelli

    (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy)

  • Michele Marchesi

    (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy)

Abstract

This work presents a Self Sovereign Identity based system proposal to show how Blockchain, Building Information Modeling, Internet of Thing devices, and Self Sovereign Identity concepts can support the process of building digitalization, guaranteeing the compliance standards and technical regulations. The proposal ensures eligibility, transparency and traceability of all information produced by stakeholders, or generated by IoT devices appropriately placed, during the entire life cycle of a building artifact. By exploiting the concepts of the Self Sovereign Identity, our proposal allows the identification of all involved stakeholders, the storage off-chain of all information, and that on-chain of the sole data necessary for the information notarization and certification, adopting multi-signature approval mechanisms where appropriate. In addition it allows the eligibility verification of the certificated information, providing also useful information for facility management. It is proposed as an innovative system and companies that adopt the Open Innovation paradigm might want to pursue it. The model proposal is designed exploiting the Veramo platform, hence the Ethereum Blockchain, and all the recommendations about Self Sovereign Identity systems given by the European Blockchain Partnership, and by the World Wide Web Consortium.

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  • Luisanna Cocco & Roberto Tonelli & Michele Marchesi, 2022. "A System Proposal for Information Management in Building Sector Based on BIM, SSI, IoT and Blockchain," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-20, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:14:y:2022:i:5:p:140-:d:806984
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