eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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Overview

This is a comprehensive review of research related to construction informatics, with a particular focus on the related 5th framework EU projects on product and process technology and the implementation of the new economy technologies and business models in the construction industry.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9789058095077
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Publication date: 10/1/2002
  • Pages: 732
  • Product dimensions: 7.00 (w) x 9.80 (h) x 1.70 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Organisation
Integration directions 3
Early lessons from deployment of IFC compatible software 9
Metaphors for knowledge capture, sharing and reuse 17
European collaborative R&D projects related to the "Smart organisation", A first evaluation of activities and implications for construction 27
Harmonization of the IST research and development for the European construction industry: The ICCI project 33
Virtual enterprise reference architecture and methodology 43
Virtual environments for the AEC sector - the Divercity experience 49
Applicability of e-work models in materials management automation systems 57
Inter-enterprise information management in dynamic construction enterprises 65
Product model management in construction virtual environments 73
Benefits of using product and process model data in project management 79
Assessment of e-business implementation in the US construction industry 87
A prototype system for material procurement management based on the SCOR and CPFR models 95
Can the ECOS platform contribute to e-business interoperability in AEC? 103
Harmonization of standards and eBusiness technology for the AEC industrial sector 109
The benefits of contractual support for ICTs 115
Future aspects of industrial vertical markets 121
Developing electronic models to support internet bidding 123
Internet based simulation of the resource requirement of buildings 125
Capabilities of utilisation of information systems in facilities management 133
A unified environment for life cycle cost analysis for construction products 135
c-Infrastructure: an interoperable GIS system for infrastructure decision making 139
IT to support cooperation in supply-chain management strategies 143
A model-based process component approach for construction project management 147
State of the art of implementing new technologies for the management of construction projects in Spain 153
VEWA: value engineering web-based application 159
Guideliness for implementing web based models for construction management, the lack 165
Construction project management tool 167
Construction project management: a new concept dedicated to the small- and medium-sized enterprises 171
Next generation of construction planning and control system: The LEWIS approach 175
Integration of genetic algorithms and simulation for stockyard layout planning 183
Process approach to production management in a construction company 187
A simulation tool for multi-perspective site layout analysis 193
Simulation of concrete batch plant production 199
4D modelling of precast concrete building constructions 203
Visual simulation in the construction of buildings 209
Exchanges of process information between software tools in construction - the PSL language 215
Comprehensible process models - a case study on the communication of process models 223
Process models as a base for communication in revitalization projects 231
On modelling of the building process by a computer expert system 237
Are workflow management systems useful for collaborative engineering? 245
Workflow process views 253
Process modelling of validation and product lifecycles 261
An engineering ontology framework as advanced user gateway to IFC model data 269
Using ontologies for intelligent information retrieval in an e-commerce application case study 277
Dynamic information consistency checking in the requirements analysis phase of data modeling 285
From rough to final designs by incremental set-inclusion of properties 293
Serving building product information with design knowledge servers 301
Using grammars for collaborative design: an experiment and impacts on industry practice 307
Development and exploration of conceptual building function-to-form relationships 313
The application of an integrated information modelling system for the construction industry 319
Current use of EDM systems in the Finnish construction industry 331
An eDocument approach for improving communication in AEC projects 335
Principles and strategies for applying data warehouse technology to construction industry 343
A performance-based approach for product selection from e-catalogues 353
VIRCON: a proposal for critical space analysis in construction planning 359
Overview of IFC model server framework 367
Mapping IFC versions 373
Structural analysis extension for the next IFC release 379
From LexiCon to XTD 387
The beXML prototype: the eConstruct approach supporting eCommerce in the building and construction industry 393
BeXML enabled VR project information front-ends 401
Product and process integration for 4D visualisation at construction site level: A Uniclass-driven approach 409
An integrated product and process model for steel framed buildings 417
Integration of product life cycle knowledge in CAD 421
Unification as a standardization tool in the design of information systems and a unified project model: MITOS 427
Intelligent structural modeling - technological watch and proof of concept 431
Intelligent data management in building design process 433
An information portal for the house building sector in TMAD 435
Role of design characteristics in the development of simple flats in Jakarta 437
Remote collaborative virtual walkthroughs utilizing 3D game technology 441
Interactive 3D environment on Internet 447
Online integration of 3D architectural design 453
Taking-off and 3D data modeling from 2D CAD data 457
Solid modeling as a basis of co-operative planning in structural engineering 459
The problems of modeling and rendering of the realistic complex scenes 461
Highway geometric modeling method by curvature and gradient functions 463
Speeding-up the building plan approval - the Singapore e-plan checking project offers automatic plan checking based on IFC 467
A normative product model for integrated conformance checking of design standards in the building industry 473
Knowledge based checking of building designs, based on digital regulations 481
A product model and structural detail checking system for performance specification-based construction order 487
Distributed process coordination for collaborative design 493
Managing knowledge navigation in design with mixed-initiative dialogue 501
Intelligent modeling for cooperative engineering 509
Human-computer interaction: a cognitive intervention approach 517
Web-based situated communication model for construction management 523
Modelling the 'online' information seeking patterns of construction industry professionals 529
Multi-project, multi-user, multi-services integration: the ISTforCe integration approach 539
A personal planning approach for the integration and coordination of multi-project process information 549
User-centred multi-project model access 555
Virtual testing laboratory on the web 561
E-commerce and engineering consulting services 567
Use of ISTforCE concurrent engineering services platform - a case study in conceptual structural design 573
Web service integration in AEC supply chain management 579
WebSpec: web services and XML vocabulary for specifications in construction 585
Computer integrated construction at the services level - first experiences 593
UDDI for a manufactured product brokering service 603
Designing distributed component-based finite element software 609
A service collaboration platform for the construction industry 617
EPIC - a transaction based integration system for building construction 619
The COSMOS integrated IT solution at railway and motorway construction sites - a case study 623
Context-sensitive process and data management on mobile devices 627
Satellite-based remote multi-project reporting and controlling in construction industry applying IFCs and XML standardization 635
Mobile product models 637
3D visualization using the pocket PC 639
European research for smart organisations - a winning formula? 645
The e-CKME the e-COGNOS infrastructure to support KM in the construction industry 655
Obstructions to knowledge sharing in construction: the salesman dilemma 663
SeiX: open repository for scientific information exchange and value added publication services for the construction industry 667
Knowledge sharing and creating through asynchronous distributed system based on web technology 673
Using the Internet to transfer knowledge on concrete durability: improving and fostering knowledge exchange 679
Constructing collective knowledge 685
Models and metaphors for content organisation and content presentation 689
Educating AEC professionals for e-construction 697
E-learning as a basis of e-business in AEC 703
euroCADcrete, a computer aided learning tool for education in reinforced concrete 705
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