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Towards implementing integrated building product libraries

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posted on 2009-08-18, 14:24 authored by Abidemi Owolabi, Chimay J. Anumba, Ashraf El-HamalawiAshraf El-Hamalawi
Electronic product catalogues and brochures are gaining popularity but there is little agreement on content, format and searching methods. This limits their usability and integration with existing construction software tools. This paper examines a productmodelling approach to delivering building product information and describes a proposed multi-tier client-server environment. ISO/STEP and IAI/IFC building product models are considered to facilitate representation, exchange and sharing of product information. The proposed architecture incorporates scalability with middleware components that would provide single or few points of entry to integrated product information. This paper is part of a research project, which builds on the results of related projects including ConstructIT Strategy, PROCAT-GEN, Active Catalog, COMBINE and ARROW, towards implementing the required software components.

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School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Citation

OWOLABI, A.A., ANUMBA, C.J. and EL-HAMALAWI, A., 2003. Towards implementing integrated building product libraries. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 3 (3), pp. 175-194.

Publisher

© Emerald (previously published by Arnold)

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2003

Notes

This article was published in the journal, Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, and the definitive version is available at: www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/14714170310814927

ISSN

1471-4175

Language

  • en