ABSTRACT
The task of structuring information on built environment has presented challenges to the research community, software developers and the industry for the last 20 years. Recent work has taken advantage of Web and industry standards such as XML, OWL, IFC and STEP. Another important technology for the fragmented AEC industry is digital communication. Wired or wireless, it brings together architects, engineers and construction site workers, enabling them to exchange information, communicate and work together. Virtual enterprise organization structures, involving mobile teams over distance, are highly compatible with the needs of the construction industry.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |27 pages
Keynote papers
part |11 pages
Workshop: R&D strategies for ICT in construction
part |52 pages
Process modelling and management
part |57 pages
Building information modelling and interoperability
part |55 pages
IFC use in theory and practice
part |38 pages
Supporting model-based cooperation
part |99 pages
Information and knowledge management methods and tools
part |29 pages
Distributed web and grid systems and services
part |27 pages
Mobile computing
part |34 pages
Context aware building automation services
part |28 pages
Ecology, sustainability and environmental management
part |75 pages
eBusiness in design, construction and supply chain management
part |40 pages
eRegulations
part |23 pages
eLearning
part |32 pages
ICT indicators, adoption and evaluation
part |34 pages
Case studies, best practice and lessons learned