LivingBIM Dataset: As-Designed and As-Built Dataset for an Academic Building Including BIM 3D Models, Point Clouds, and Panoramic Images

The availability of 3D datasets is crucial for the development and testing of scan-vs-BIM and scan-to-BIM solutions, which are active fields of research in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) research community. However, most of the publicly available datasets do not include building information models (BIM) - currently a common practice in the AEC industry - nor laser scanner-generated point cloud datasets. To address this gap, this research presents LivingBIM, a dataset of a recently constructed academic building that includes as-designed BIM models, as-built 3D point clouds, semantically segmented 3D point clouds, and panoramic images for a single facility. Moreover, this dataset includes mechanical and electrical rooms to represent some of the geometric complexities in AEC projects. The availability of this dataset can enhance the development and testing of ML models and other algorithms for the AEC industry.