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 # Architecture and Implementation
 
-**bim2sim** is implemented in Python, making it accessible and interoperable with other tools in the building analysis ecosystem. The general structure is illustrated in Figure \autoref{fig:bim2sim_framework}.
+**bim2sim** is implemented in Python, making it accessible and interoperable with other tools in the building analysis ecosystem. The general structure is illustrated in \autoref{fig:bim2sim_framework}.
 
 ![bim2sim framework structure and plugins. Dashed plugins are still under active development.\label{fig:bim2sim_framework}](docs/source/img/static/bim2sim_framework_overview.png)
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ The tool employs a two-stage architecture:
 7. **OpenFOAM**: CFD simulation (under development, open-source available in fall 2025)
 
 # Existing Publications on Methodology
-* The methodology and use case demonstration for the BEPS-focused plugins **TEASER** and **EnergyPlus** will be published in a forthcoming paper by Jansen et al. [@Jansen2024bim2sim]
+* The methodology and use case demonstration for the BEPS-focused plugins **TEASER** and **EnergyPlus** will be published in a forthcoming paper by Jansen et al. [@Jansen2025bim2sim]
 * The methodology and detailed implementation of the HVAC-focused plugins **AixLib** and **HKESim** are comprehensively documented in Jansen et al. [@jansen2023bim2sim]
 * The algorithms for handling geometric and semantic inconsistencies within the SBs are presented in Richter et al. [@Richter.2021]
 * The framework for the BEPS-focused plugin **Comfort** has been presented in Richter et al. [@richterFrameworkAutomatedIFCbased2023]. 
@@ -118,27 +118,27 @@ The tool employs a two-stage architecture:
 
 # Comparison with Similar Tools
 
-**bim2sim** builds upon previous efforts to leverage BIM data for building energy simulation. In our forthcoming paper [@Jansen2024bim2sim], we conducted a comprehensive review of existing BIM-to-simulation 
-approaches. Table \autoref{tab:bim2bemApproaches} provides a comparative analysis of these tools, evaluating them across several dimensions: IFC version support, space and surface boundary handling, data enrichment capabilities, simulation domain coverage (BEPS, HVAC), architectural modularity, open-source availability, and implementation technologies.
-
-: IFC-based approaches from related research (chronologically ordered) as analyzed in [@Jansen2024bim2sim]. R: Required, G: Generation, P: Partially, Y: Yes, -: No/not applicable.\label{tab:bim2bemApproaches}
-
-| Reference | Name | IFC Version | Spaces | SB | Enrichment | BEPS | HVAC | Modularity | open-source | Implementation |
-|:----------|:-----|:------------|:-------|:---|:-----------|:-----|:-----|:-----------|:------------|:---------------|
-| [@Bazjanac.2008a] | | IFC | G | G | manual | EnergyPlus | - | Y | - | - |
-| [@ODonnell.2011] | SimModel | IFC | R | R | Template | EnergyPlus | - | Y | - | XML |
-| [@EmiraElAsmi.2015] | | IFC2x3/IFC4 | R | - | | COMETH | COMETH | - | - | - |
-| [@giannakis2015] | | IFC2x3/IFC4 | R | G | - | EnergyPlus, TRNSYS | - | - | - | -, Matlab |
-| [@Cao.2018] | SimModel+ | IFC | G | G | | Modelica | Modelica | Y | - | Python, C++ |
-| [@Andriamamonjy.2018] | Ifc2Modelica | IFC4 | R | R | Spreadsheet | Modelica | Modelica | P (Modelica) | - | Python, ifcopenshell |
-| [@BIM2Modelica2017; @BIM2Modelica2019] | CoTeTo/ BIM2Modelica | IFC2x3 | R | G | Template & Manual | Modelica | - | - | Y | Python, JModelica |
-| [@giannakis2019] | | IFC4 | R | G | SimModel XML Enrichment tool | SimModel XML, EnergyPlus | - | - | - | - |
-| [@Ramaji.2020] | OsmSerializer | IFC2x3 | R | G | OpenStudio | OpenStudio/EnergyPlus | - | - | Y | Java |
-| [@Chen.2021] | | IFC4 | R | - | | EnergyPlus, eQuest | Y (for BPS) | - | - | Java |
-| [@SIMVICUSNEXTLEVEL2023] | SIM-VICUS | IFC2x3/IFC4 | R | G | template & manual | Nandrad, EnergyPlus | local/districts | Y | Y | C++ |
-| [@Chen.2023] | AutoBPS-BIM | IFC2x2 | R | R | | EnergyPlus | EnergyPlus | - | - | - |
-| [@graphBasedbim2bem2023] | | IFC4 | G | G | Template | EnergyPlus (not executed) | - | - | - | - |
-| bim2sim | bim2sim | IFC4 | R | R | template & manual | EnergyPlus, Modelica | Modelica | Y | Y | Python, ifcopenshell |
+**bim2sim** builds upon previous efforts to leverage BIM data for building energy simulation. In our forthcoming paper [@Jansen2025bim2sim], we conducted a comprehensive review of existing BIM-to-simulation 
+approaches. \autoref{tab:bim2bemApproaches} provides a comparative analysis of these tools, evaluating them across several dimensions: IFC version support, simulation domain coverage (BEPS, HVAC), architectural modularity, open-source availability, and implementation technologies.
+
+: IFC-based approaches from related research (chronologically ordered) as analyzed in [@Jansen2025bim2sim]. P: Partially, Y: Yes, -: No/not applicable.\label{tab:bim2bemApproaches}
+
+| Reference | Name | IFC Version | BEPS | HVAC | Modularity | open-source | Implementation |
+|:----------|:-----|:------------|:-----|:-----|:-----------|:------------|:---------------|
+| [@Bazjanac.2008a] | | IFC | EnergyPlus | - | Y | - | - |
+| [@ODonnell.2011] | SimModel | IFC | EnergyPlus | - | Y | - | XML |
+| [@EmiraElAsmi.2015] | | IFC2x3/IFC4 | COMETH | COMETH | - | - | - |
+| [@giannakis2015] | | IFC2x3/IFC4 | EnergyPlus, TRNSYS | - | - | - | -, Matlab |
+| [@Cao.2018] | SimModel+ | IFC | Modelica | Modelica | Y | - | Python, C++ |
+| [@Andriamamonjy.2018] | Ifc2Modelica | IFC4 | Modelica | Modelica | P (Modelica) | - | Python, ifcopenshell |
+| [@BIM2Modelica2017; @BIM2Modelica2019] | CoTeTo/ BIM2Modelica | IFC2x3 | Modelica | - | - | Y | Python, JModelica |
+| [@giannakis2019] | | IFC4 | SimModel XML, EnergyPlus | - | - | - | - |
+| [@Ramaji.2020] | OsmSerializer | IFC2x3 | OpenStudio/EnergyPlus | - | - | Y | Java |
+| [@Chen.2021] | | IFC4 | EnergyPlus, eQuest | Y (for BPS) | - | - | Java |
+| [@SIMVICUSNEXTLEVEL2023] | SIM-VICUS | IFC2x3/IFC4 | Nandrad, EnergyPlus | local/districts | Y | Y | C++ |
+| [@Chen.2023] | AutoBPS-BIM | IFC2x2 | EnergyPlus | EnergyPlus | - | - | - |
+| [@graphBasedbim2bem2023] | | IFC4 | EnergyPlus (not executed) | - | - | - | - |
+| bim2sim | bim2sim | IFC4 | EnergyPlus, Modelica | Modelica | Y | Y | Python, ifcopenshell |
 # Acknowledgments
 **bim2sim** was developed through collaboration between academic institutions (RWTH Aachen University's EBC - Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate, E3D - Institute of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Building) and industry partners (ROM Technik GmbH). The framework was initially created under the "BIM2SIM" project with continued enhancement through the follow-up "BIM2Praxis" project, both funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi/BMWK).