Schedule of the competition

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1. Registration period: August 5, 2025 - September 30, 2025 (12PM)

2. Submission period: August 5, 2025 - October 10, 2024 (12 PM)

3. Initial review period: October 15, 2025 - October 30, 2025

4. Final review period: November 1, 2025 - November 10, 2025

5. Award ceremony: December 19, 2025

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Participating units and personnel scope

 

        Government departments at all levels in various countries and provinces, cities, districts and counties in China, as well as developers, design firms, construction companies, operation and maintenance companies, innovative businesses, research institutions, universities, and student teams that apply BIM are eligible to participate in the competition either individually or in teams of up to three members. Each project should be registered under its own name, and the following requirements should be met: each project team should have no more than 6 members, and each person can participate in multiple projects. Additionally, the same project can compete for multiple awards in different categories. If applying for an enterprise award, the participating unit can only register and compete individually.

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Categories and Scope of Entries

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1) Based on the application and research areas of intelligent construction, the competition will be divided into six categories based on the application and research direction of intelligent construction: BIM Design Application Group, BIM Construction Application Group, Full Lifecycle Integrated Application Group, Belt and Road Special Group, Sustainable Development and Low-Carbon Digital Intelligence Group, and Institutional Innovation Group.

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BIM Design Application Group

For projects centered on the implementation of BIM during the design phase—covering architectural, municipal, transportation, energy, and other types of engineering design solutions, performance simulations, energy-saving and low-carbon optimization, parametric modeling, and CIM-based urban planning and design—we emphasize BIM-driven forward design, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and innovative applications of AI-assisted design.

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BIM Construction Application Group

BIM practices for the construction phase of various types of new projects—including civil buildings, municipal infrastructure, rail transit, water conservancy and energy projects, industrial plants, and more—focus on practical outcomes in the construction phase such as smart construction sites, construction simulation, progress, cost, quality, and safety management, prefabricated construction, robotic construction, and 5G+BIM-based site management.

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Full Lifecycle Integrated  Application Group

The project’s BIM application covers at least two phases—design, construction, and operation & maintenance—emphasizing end-to-end data integration, a digital twin platform, and collaborative management throughout the entire project lifecycle. This includes urban CIM platforms, large-scale area development projects, and integrated digital management initiatives for large-scale complex buildings.

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Belt and Road Special Group

Targeting global cross-border engineering and overseas infrastructure projects—including domestic enterprises’ overseas ventures and local construction projects abroad—this initiative will focus on evaluating achievements in cross-national collaborative BIM standards, multilingual data delivery, and the integrated application of green building practices overseas with local regulations.

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Sustainable Development and Low-Carbon Digital Intelligence Group

We encourage innovation through the integration of AI and BIM dual-carbon technologies for projects related to carbon neutrality, green buildings, carbon accounting, zero-carbon campuses, renewable energy, low-carbon operations and maintenance, and digitalization of eco-cities.

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Institutional Innovation Group

The participating entities are university faculty and student teams. Submissions fall into two categories: ① real engineering projects in which students have actively participated; ② research topics, graduation designs, and innovative experimental results using BIM technology. Teams may consist solely of teachers, solely of students, or a combination of both. We encourage submissions of theoretical and technological research, small-scale innovation prototypes, and AI-based architectural experimental models.

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​​2) The theme of this competition is: AI Build New Horizons, Digital Intelligence Forges New Journey. Entries should focus on sustainable development and artificial intelligence technology, fully consider the function, low carbon, aesthetics, sustainability, and digital application of the building, and help based on the actual situation of the project.

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3) Projects related to CIM technology, BIM technology, GIS technology, IoT technology, digital twin technology, artificial intelligence technology, building industrialization, building big data, sensing and intelligent perception technology, intelligent construction equipment and robots, 5G technology, virtual reality technology (AR, VR, MR), information management platforms, green building technology, smart construction sites, intelligent operation and maintenance, carbon neutrality and green energy technology, and other related content can be submitted as competition entries. We encourage cross-disciplinary innovation and technical integration, as well as practical engineering applications.

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Evaluation Criteria

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1. BIM modeling level (5%): accuracy, completeness, depth, and consistency of associated information in the model.

2. BIM application scale and stage (15%): the scale of the application (project size, business type) and the stages covered (application stages) by the enterprise/project.

3. BIM application standard system (15%): suitability, systematicness, and effectiveness of the enterprise/project's BIM application standard system.

4. BIM results and value (30%): highlights of the enterprise/project's application results in the current stage, and the value of BIM demonstrated.

5. BIM innovation level (30%): innovative application of BIM, value innovation, and platform innovation. For example, in the process of intelligent construction management, the integration and application capabilities of new technologies such as artificial intelligence AI, green and low-carbon, real-model consistency, and process traceability are realized.

6. Completeness of submitted materials (5%).

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Competition Registration and Fee Details

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The competition charges a registration fee based on the number of entries, with a fee of HKD$100 /project, and the competition operating unit is responsible for collecting the registration fee and issuing invoices. If the subsequent projects are shortlisted, a review fee of HKD$2,500 /project will be paid, and the registration fee can be used to deduct HKD$100, and the fees paid for the unshortlisted works will not be refunded

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Contact information

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        Competition Organizing Committee

        Mainland: Ms. Lao, 86 (020) 3114 2419 or email to info@ibimaward.org.

        Hong Kong: Ms. Wong, (852) 2382 8380 or email to info@ibimaward.org.