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Project Compliance Analyser

Validate your IFC building models against 43+ standards across 11 countries — covering South Africa, 8 African nations, Australia, and the United Kingdom — with jurisdiction-specific rule overrides.

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How It Works

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is an open standard file format supported by most BIM software. Export .ifc files from AutoCAD, Revit, ArchiCAD, Tekla, Vectorworks, Bentley, and many other design tools.

1

Upload IFC

Submit your IFC building model file (IFC2x3, IFC4, or IFC4x1).

2

Select Jurisdiction

Choose the country, region, or city for jurisdiction-specific rule overrides.

3

Analyse

The system parses elements, builds the graph, and evaluates every applicable rule.

4

Get Report

Receive a detailed compliance report with violations, severity, and fix suggestions.

Standards Covered

South Africa

SANS 10400

National Building Regulations (Parts A–XA2)

SANS 204

Energy Efficiency in Buildings

NBR 2022

National Building Regulations

SANS 10139

Fire Detection & Alarm Systems

SANS 10287

Safety Glazing Materials

SANS 10142-1

Wiring of Premises (Electrical)

SANS 10252-1

Water Supply Installations

SANS 10254

Fire Water Supply

SANS 10100-1

Structural Concrete Design

SANS 10162-1

Structural Steel Design

SANS 10160-2

Structural Loading (Imposed Loads)

Africa

RGCU (Angola)

General Regulation for Urban Construction

BCA (Botswana)

Building Control Act

LAA (Namibia)

Local Authorities Act — Building Regulations

REBA (Mozambique)

Regulation for Buildings & Urbanisation

MBB (Zimbabwe)

Model Building By-laws

Code de la Construction (Madagascar)

National Construction Code

BRMS (Zambia)

Building Regulations & Minimum Standards

BR 2016 (Malawi)

Building Regulations 2016

Australia

NCC 2022 Vol 1

National Construction Code — Commercial

NCC 2022 Vol 2

National Construction Code — Residential

NCC Section J

Energy Efficiency

NCC Part H6

Residential Energy Efficiency

AS 1170.1/2

Structural Loading Actions

AS 3600

Concrete Structures

AS 1428.1

Design for Access & Mobility

NCC Sections C & D

Fire Resistance & Egress

United Kingdom

Approved Doc A

Structure

Approved Doc B

Fire Safety

Approved Doc C

Resistance to Moisture

Approved Doc F

Ventilation

Approved Doc H

Drainage & Waste

Approved Doc K

Stairs, Ramps & Guards

Approved Doc L

Energy (2021 Edition)

Approved Doc M

Accessibility

Approved Doc O

Overheating

BS 9999

Fire Safety — Code of Practice

BS 8300

Accessible & Inclusive Design

Capabilities

IFC2x3, IFC4, IFC4x1 · up to 250 MB
43+ standards across 11 countries · 350+ rules
11 jurisdictions with region & city overrides
Auto-detection of building sections (24+ types)
Site address & orientation analysis
Element-level violation detail
Critical / Major / Minor severity classification
Fix suggestions with clause references
Revision tracking across submissions

Covers structural, energy, fire, egress, accessibility, ventilation, plumbing, and more. Local jurisdictions can override thresholds and severity levels.

Supported Jurisdictions

Rules cascade automatically: National → Regional → City → Municipality. Select any level and the system applies the most specific overrides available.

South Africa

ZA

Angola

AO

Botswana

BW

Namibia

NA

Mozambique

MZ

Zimbabwe

ZW

Madagascar

MG

Zambia

ZM

Malawi

MW

Australia

AU

United Kingdom

GB

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