diff --git a/src/io/parser/BIMtoOSMParser.java b/src/io/parser/BIMtoOSMParser.java
index 7bd11bb..2ad4d54 100644
--- a/src/io/parser/BIMtoOSMParser.java
+++ b/src/io/parser/BIMtoOSMParser.java
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ public boolean parse(String filepath) {
         // extract important data and put them into internal data structure
         FilteredRawBIMData filteredRawBIMData = BIMtoOSMUtility.extractMajorBIMData(ifcModel);
 
+        // check for IFCSITE element in file
+        if (!checkForIFCSITE(filteredRawBIMData)) {
+            showParsingErrorView(filepath, "Could not import IFC file.\nIFC file does not contains IFCSITE element.", true);
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // prepare filtered BIM data - find global object coordinates and other attributes like object height, width etc.
         ArrayList<BIMObject3D> preparedBIMData = new ArrayList<>();
         preparedBIMData.addAll(BIMtoOSMUtility.prepareBIMObjects(ifcModel, BIMtoOSMCatalog.BIMObject.IfcSlab, filteredRawBIMData.getAreaObjects()));
@@ -214,6 +220,21 @@ else if (data.contains(FLAG_IFC4)) {
         return schema;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if IFCSITE element exists in data
+     *
+     * @param data to check
+     * @return true if exists, else false
+     */
+    private boolean checkForIFCSITE(FilteredRawBIMData data) {
+        try {
+            data.getIfcSite().getAttributeValueBNasEntityInstance("ObjectPlacement").getId();
+            return true;
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Method packs prepared BIM data into OSM ways and nodes
      *
@@ -356,7 +377,7 @@ private void transformCoordinatesToLatLon(LatLon latlonBuildingOrigin, ArrayList
                 rotationMatrix = ParserMath.getRotationMatrixAboutZAxis(rotationAngle);
             }
 
-            if(rotationMatrix == null) return;
+            if (rotationMatrix == null) return;
 
             for (BIMObject3D object : preparedBIMdata) {
                 ArrayList<LatLon> transformedCoordinates = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/src/io/parser/helper/BIMtoOSMUtility.java b/src/io/parser/helper/BIMtoOSMUtility.java
index de0ec5c..eba9194 100644
--- a/src/io/parser/helper/BIMtoOSMUtility.java
+++ b/src/io/parser/helper/BIMtoOSMUtility.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public static List<BIMObject3D> prepareBIMObjects(ModelPopulation ifcModel, BIMt
             // get local points representing shape of object
             ArrayList<Vector3D> shapeDataOfObject = (ArrayList<Vector3D>) getShapeDataOfObject(ifcModel, objectEntity);
 
-            // create PreparedBIMObject3D and save
+            // transform and prepare objects
             if (cartesianOrigin != null && rotMatrix != null && (shapeDataOfObject != null && !shapeDataOfObject.isEmpty())) {
                 // transform points
                 transformPoints(shapeDataOfObject, rotMatrix, cartesianOrigin);