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Towards implementing integrated building product libraries
journal contribution
posted on 2009-08-18, 14:24 authored by Abidemi Owolabi, Chimay J. Anumba, Ashraf El-HamalawiAshraf El-HamalawiElectronic 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.
History
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
2003Notes
This article was published in the journal, Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, and the definitive version is available at: www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/14714170310814927ISSN
1471-4175Language
- en