The Application of HBIM in Chinese Architectural Heritage: Sustainability Assessment and Prospects

HBIM is a digital modeling technology applied to cultural heritage buildings. It has achieved remarkable development in data integration and management, digital protection of historical buildings, parametric and semantic modeling, multi-source data fusion, and interdisciplinary cooperation platforms. However, the sustainability of this technology has not been discussed yet. This paper analyzes nearly a hundred relevant research findings from 2010 to 2024 and discovers that not only is there a lack of reviews on the development and application of HBIM technology in China, but also there is a severe shortage of discussions and explorations regarding its sustainability. Therefore, this paper takes the development and application of HBIM technology in China as the research scope, uses relevant practical projects and research results in China, along with a small number of the latest foreign achievements as cases, focuses on the "sustainability" of HBIM as the research question, and adopts review research and comparative research as methods. It identifies five development directions and dilemmas in the development of HBIM in China and puts forward constructive suggestions for sustainable development. The aim is to provide a reference path for the sustainable development of HBIM technology in China.