diff --git a/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmIssueController.js b/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmIssueController.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3341be22d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmIssueController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const bmIssueController = function (BuildingIssue) {
+    const bmGetIssue = async (req, res) => {
+        try {
+            BuildingIssue
+            .find()
+            .populate()
+            .then(result => res.status(200).send(result))
+            .catch(error => res.status(500).send(error));
+        } catch (err) {
+            res.json(err);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const bmPostIssue = async (req, res) => {
+        try {
+            const newIssue = BuildingIssue.create(req.body)
+            .then(result => res.status(201).send(result))
+            .catch(error => res.status(500).send(error));
+        } catch (err) {
+            res.json(err);
+        }
+    };
+
+    return { bmGetIssue, bmPostIssue };
+};
+
+module.exports = bmIssueController;
diff --git a/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingIssue.js b/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingIssue.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..089117ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingIssue.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const { Schema } = mongoose;
+
+const buildingIssue = new Schema({
+    createdDate: { type: Date, required: true, default: Date.now() },
+    issueDate: { type: String, required: true },
+    createdBy: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'userProfile', required: true },
+    staffInvolved: [{ type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'userProfile' }],
+    issueTitle: [{ type: String, required: true, maxLength: 50 }],
+    issueText: [{ type: String, required: true, maxLength: 500 }],
+    imageUrl: [{ type: String }],
+    // not sure if we still need related lesson here:
+    // relatedLesson: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'buildingNewLesson', required: true },
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('buildingIssue', buildingIssue, 'buildingIssues');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmIssueRouter.js b/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmIssueRouter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99c4c022d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmIssueRouter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const express = require('express');
+
+const routes = function (buildingIssue) {
+    const IssueRouter = express.Router();
+    const controller = require('../../controllers/bmdashboard/bmIssueController')(buildingIssue);
+
+    IssueRouter.route('/issues')
+        .get(controller.bmGetIssue);
+    IssueRouter.route('/issue/add')
+        .post(controller.bmPostIssue);
+    return IssueRouter;
+};
+module.exports = routes;
diff --git a/src/startup/routes.js b/src/startup/routes.js
index 6d44726e3..b650ef824 100644
--- a/src/startup/routes.js
+++ b/src/startup/routes.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const permissionChangeLog = require('../models/permissionChangeLog');
 const mapLocations = require('../models/mapLocation');
 const buildingProject = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingProject');
 const buildingNewLesson = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingNewLesson');
+const buildingIssue = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingIssue');
 const {
   invTypeBase,
   materialType,
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ const bmInventoryTypeRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmInventoryTypeRout
 const bmToolRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmToolRouter')(
   buildingTool,
 );
+const bmIssueRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmIssueRouter')(
+  buildingIssue,
+);
 
 module.exports = function (app) {
   app.use('/api', forgotPwdRouter);
@@ -165,4 +169,5 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
   app.use('/api/bm', bmToolRouter);
   app.use('/api/bm', bmConsumablesRouter);
   app.use('/api', timeOffRequestRouter);
+  app.use('api', bmIssueRouter);
 };