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Concurrent Design and Concurrent Design and Engineering in Building Engineering in Building and Civil Engineeringand Civil Engineering
CONCURCONCURBrite EuRam BE96-3016
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CONCUR Presentation Directory Page
Project Summary Demonstration Scenario Information Management System (IMS) Ifc Browser LexiCon Inception Modeller Facets (Skanska) PlantPower (Fortum Engineering) Technical, Commercial and External Exploitation External Results The Way Forward
Partners European Commission Project Details and Contact
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CONCURProject Summary
CONCUR was aimed at exploiting the developments that were made in Product Data Technology specifically for the construction industry during the mid 1990s. Mechanical, aeronautical, automobile and maritime engineering were successfully exploiting the STEP advances of the 1980s, AP225 and CIMsteel had made a start, but here were technologies aimed specifically at the wider construction industry. In particular, the CONCUR partners wanted to exploit the IAI-IFCs in the processes that were used in the pre-tender phases of construction.
The CONCUR partners examined the processes and the information flows with the aim of using ICT and open standards for integration. The project looked at the project inception stage, the concept design phase with links to power engineering processes, the scheme design phase and estimating. A common thread through the project was the desire to use product models and 3D modelling throughout the process and to move the start of modelling higher up the chain.
Where possible, established commercial software was used so that the project results could be deployed for commercial use. Technical assistance was both received from and given to software vendors. A number of vendors were involved as associate partners and undertook major enhancements to their software to support the goals of the CONCUR project.
Technically CONCUR has made major advances in: inception modelling, using web based Information Management Systems, linking these systems to advanced object oriented Product Data Technology, a method for PDT model merging, a method for using XML to interface with a PDT database, a metadata schema for the IAI, a set of derived attributes for the IAI-IFCs, driving forward the creation of a lexicon of construction terms which will support the needs of both PDT and eCommerce for construction, showing that IFCs can be used for storing models as well as exchanging them, and in methods for browsing and adding to the the contents of IFC models.
CONCUR has helped to move the IAI-IFCs closer to widespread use by using them on industrial information and by critiquing the IFC translators developed by the major vendors of modelling systems.
CONCUR has demonstrated that IFCs can integrate the processes of different companies using different software applications being used for different purposes.
CONCUR partners are deploying the results commercially and have a clearer vision of how to profitably extend the use of PDT further into their businesses.
CONCUR has identified weaknesses and gaps in these technologies and has helped initiate work to improve and strengthen them – The Way Forward.
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CONCUR Industry Need- Why Undertake the project?
Client Demand Clients are demanding: higher quality, greater predictability of time and cost, faster project delivery,
better documentation and better value for money.
Market Differentiation The construction industry needs: greater involvement in client planning, faster response to client
requirements, better defined processes and MOST OF ALL SATISFIED delighted clients.
Increasing Regulatory Drive Society is expecting: increased safety, improved sustainability, reduced energy consumption, reduced
waste, greater accountability and better documentation.
Quantifying Risk The construction industry needs to: reduce the cost of tendering, improve the accuracy of tenders and
quickly quantify the risks associated with a new project.
Integrate the Extended Enterprise The construction industry needs to: integrate the use of information in a dynamic supply chain, support
concurrent working in the supply chain, speed up the processes supporting tendering.
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CONCUR Initial Aims & Goals
Halve the cost of tendering
Speed up the processes supporting tendering
Improve the accuracy of bids
Integrate the processes
Integration of information use
Support concurrent working
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CONCUR Project Tactical Approach
Review Industrial Practice The partners rigorously examined the processes undertaken by commercial construction organisations
when preparing a bid. The results were presented in the form of IDEF0 diagrams with notes. The processes include: client brief, inception design, concept design, scheme design and preparing estimates.
Implement File based Architecture for Tendering CONCUR prepared a mid-term demonstration which linked the software applications using file tranfers
between the applications. The transfer files used comma separated variable, STEP Physical files (IAI-IFC). STEP Data Access Interface was also used. This demonstrated that interoperability was possible but was not commercially robust and flexible.
Implement Client/server based Architecture for Tendering The second half of the project concentrated on using a web based IMS system to support realistic
exchanges including an integration with a STEP database to provide a model server. Significant advances in using IFCs were also made. The results demonstration supported a realistic business scenario and is described in this web site.
Implement Enhanced Production Software Applications The project encouraged the development of IFC translators by major software vendors to the industry,
encouraged the enhancement of existing software to support the new ways of working required by the CONCUR partners, initiated the development of new commercial software applications to support the new ways of working and created prototype software for inception modelling and browsing IFC information models. New approaches for capturing and manipulating construction industry terms were also initiated.
Deploy in Trials The CONCUR industrial showed a realistic exchange in a demonstration and are starting to implement the
technology in their businesses. Taylor Woodrow are using the approach in their supply chain to integrate with architects, structural designers and steelwork fabricators; Fortum Engineering are integrating their internal use of information and Skanska are implementing an integration of 3D modelling, cost estimation and time programming systems using information from a company database of resources.
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European Commission Project Details and EC Contact
CONCUR Concurrent Design and Engineering in Building and Civil Engineering
Project Number BE96-3016Contract Number BRPR-CT96-0357Start date 1 February 1997Duration 4.5 yearsFinnish date 31 July 2001Man years 30 for eight partnersValue 5 454 000 Euros
Co-ordinating Partner Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd.Project Manager David Leonard
EC Project Officer Maria Cristina MAROLDAEuropean CommissionResearch Directorate-GeneralCompetitive and Sustainable Growth
E-mail [email protected] +32 (0)2 295 83 91 Fax +32 (0)2 296 05 50Mail Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1050 Bruxelles/BrusselAddress Rue Montoyer/Montoyerstraat 75, B1050 Bruxelles/Brussel
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Project Partners
R & D Partners
Classification
Construction Companies
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CONCURDemonstration Scenario
Description Photograph of the Demonstration Building The Business Scenario The information Flows
The CONCUR project included demonstrations of technology using commercial software and realistic industrial information.
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CONCUR Demonstration Scenario Description
The demonstration scenario covers the activities in the process of moving from a client brief to preparing a bid for the building to house the steam powered turbine/generator for a small power station.
The demonstration mostly uses commercially available software applications and generally uses IAI IFCs for transferring and storing building and construction objects between partners and their software.
Fortum Engineering perform the role of the principal contractor who undertakes the plant design with alternative solutions from civil engineering contractors.
The demonstration scenario includes: Inception Design Concept Design Scheme Design Programme Planning Preparing Cost Plans
The innovations include: Using IAI-IFCs for exchanging information Using IAI-IFCs for storing information Using a web based IMS which includes an IFC model server Using a web based browser for viewing and using IFC objects Using an XML interface for interfacing with IFC models
This presentation shows the business activities being addressed, the information flows between the activities and further information on the activities which can be accessed by clicking on the activity boxes or information flow lines.
A power station typical of that used in the demonstration shown on the photograph with the Turbine House ringed.
Business Scenario
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Demonstration ObjectTurbine House
Fortum Engineering
Turbine house
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Fortum Eng.
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Fortum Eng.
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CONCUR Business Scenario Description
A flow diagram showing the business scenario for the CONCUR demonstration.
A client needing a power station approaches Fortum Engineering for a solution and a bid.
Fortum Engineering will be the principal contractor responsible for the delivery of the complete power station.
Fortum Engineering undertake the design of the plant and equipment in the power station.
Fortum Engineering invite Taylor Woodrow and Skanska to bid to design and construct alternative solutions for the Turbine House building.
Fortum Engineering merges each of the competing alternative solutions for the Turbine House with the plant and equipment scheme before choosing one.
Fortum Engineering prepares the bid for the client.
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FACETS
MERGE TW models
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MERGE Skanska
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IFC Browser
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Fortum Eng.
PlantPower
Design
CONFIGURATION for Steam Turbine Plant
Fortum Eng.
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INCEPTION MODELLER
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CONCUR Client Brief
Determining the client brief is a key role for the principal contractor. The client does not always know how to do this and usually requires assistance to do this. The client will have a business plan within which the new project will perform in terms of finance, operating costs, generating revenue and delivering a profit. The client requires input from the supplying contractor to support his business plans.
When the client brief is fully understood and agreed by the client and supplier, the supplier can develop the scheme and prepare a bid and programme for delivering the project.
There are systems for capturing client requirements and recording requirement revisions and the supplier response options. One such system is called Dynamic Object Oriented Requirement System (DOORS). This system was trialled in the first half of the CONCUR project and featured in the Mid Term Review Demonstration. DOORS, from Telelogic UK Ltd, can support the whole life cycle of a project. The mid term trial showed how information exported from DOORS could be imported into corporate systems
The development of the client brief takes place concurrently with the Inception modelling of a project,
the assessment of risk to the supplier and the effect on the potentially new project on the supplier business plan. Currently information is manually transferred between client brief and into inception modelling.
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CONCUR Inception Modeller
Inception Modelling The developing of an Inception Support Modeller was one of the most research oriented
parts of the CONCUR-project. At the start of the project it was quite clear that the inception stage of large-scale construction projects involves a number of heavy and interrelated information processing tasks. Clients have to establish the feasibility of the project. Facility designers and construction companies have to decide how to meet the client requirements. This means that in a relatively short period of time a tremendous amount of not well defined information and knowledge related to all the aspects of power plants has to be processed.
It was quite clear that an Inception Support Modeller could be quite beneficial and potentially could help to support the projects goals.
It was also known that, in principle, Product Data Technology could also be used in the inception and concept design stages where the information is normally less precisely defined.
The solution implemented in the CONCUR-project focuses, as an example, on the international power plant market.
The main characteristics of the approach implemented in the project are (1) the adoption of a three level approach and (2) the application of a hierarchy of power plant objects divided into functional and technical perspectives.
The three level approach, illustrated on the next screen, supports the work of the clients, power plant vendors and construction companies in one dynamic system. Changes in requirements can flow down stream to be solved, and changes in power plant solutions of construction solutions can flow up stream to be evaluated, thus the dynamic system allows for non-monotonic design.
The functional-technical object hierarchy supports the consistent modelling of knowledge in the form of rules of thumb.
Many of the ideas and solutions explored in the Inception Support development tasks have found their way to the industrial partners.
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CONCUR Inception Modeller
The three Level approach
Further information Reports describing the CONCUR Inception Modelling work are available in the
Download Area. Contacts at TU Delft are Professor Frits Tolman: [email protected] and Saban
Ozariyildiz [email protected]
Win, Designand RealizePower Plant
Project A0
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power plant knowledge
construction knowledge
power plant project
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CONCUR The importance of Inception Modelling Why Inception Modelling? Inception modelling is a neglected phase of construction projects even though it is a key activity. It is
always done but tends to be a stand-a-lone manual process. CONCUR has looked at how company knowledge can be collected and presented to produce initial estimates. The work has not been integrated into the information flow.
Initial Assessment of Projects Inception modelling takes place when preparing the client brief and results in a first assessment of cost,
programme, resource requirement, cash flow and financial risk and ultimately whether or not a supplying company wants to proceed. It could easily interface with corporate financial and risk planning systems. It is potentially a customer facing tool as follows:
Interface with Customers Inception modelling can be used to support the client in his business planning because it can give him
information required to help assess the viability of a project, namely: Initial cost, time to complete, cash flow to first revenue, key figures such as floor area, maintenance cost, operating cost. When combined with his estimate of revenue potential , based on for example floor area, it can support his business planning.
Initiation of Contractor Downstream Processes Inception modelling is a knowledge based process requiring access to company data on costs and
planning. It is difficult to undertake in a generalised way and in concur was limited to numerical modelling , but without shape. However, it could be developed to first-guess the information required by downstream processes such as estimating and programming, and even be used to propose a model for structural engineering design and analysis. This would provide an easy route into starting the use of 3D modelling on a project and the first stages of 3D visualisation
Scope for Development A number of the CONCUR partners have realised the potential of linking Inception modelling to Product
Data Technology and plan to undertake further development.
For information contact Professor Frits Tolman: [email protected]
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FE SW
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Skanska
Scheme modeller
MERGE TW models
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Model Merger
Plant configuration
MERGE Skanska
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database
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Scheme modeller
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Fortum Eng.
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CONCUR Fortum Engineering: PlantPower
Fortum Engineering use a suite of software called PlantPower which have been customised for the purpose of defining the requirements for power plant construction. The design procedure is:
Scoping Module In order to meet clients requirements, a scoping module called ScopePower is used for identifying a structure of power
plant delivery. This is a logical layout based on KKS code, forming a skeleton of the information technical product model for further study
Energy Balance Energy balance studies are made by Fortum Engineering’s process simulation tool Solvo. These results are defining
requirements for power plant processes as input data for further design Energy Balance Flow Charts
In practice it means, that there is unambigious dependence between energy balance flow charts and IT product model Design Rules
A knowledge module holding design rules, design dialogues, plant scope and and artificial intelligence facility based on Design++ is used for initial dimensioning of main equipment in order to fulfil process requirements. The results are presented in the main flow diagram.
Dimensions Dimensioning of main equipment continues for over all dimensions of the site so, that suitable plant layout can be
selected. The first cost estimate is carried out in order to support decision making at investment level Cost Estimation
Knowledge modules support more detailed design on steam turbine plant. Cost estimation on facility level will define costs accurate enough for tendering purpose. Actual cost data is in cost libraries of CostPower, where the commercial software of CM-Pro is used on cost estimation and further budgeting during pre-tender phase
Company IMS All design, cost estimation and scheduling information are stored in product model and in the attached relational
database. In the CONCUR demonstration data was exchanged with IFC files between project partners: Fortum Engineering, Taylor Woodrow and Skanska
PlantPower Flowchart
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IFC
Scope
Energy balance
LOGICAL LAYOUT
PLANT CONFIGURATION
FACILITIES Cost Estimate for BID
BOQ,• Cost Estimate,
• Time schedules,• Procurement,• Subcontracts
CostPower
PLANT DATADASE
Invitation to Tender
PLANT LAYOUTMain Equipment 1st Cost Estimate
Plant configuration and layout- CONCUR / Fortum Engineering demonstration
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CONCUR Fortum Eng.: Building Conceptual Design
In the CONCUR demonstration Fortum Engineering defined construction requirements from the client’s requirements and distributed the information by VTT’s Information Management System to other industrial partners. The used software was :
ScopePower for the definition of the delivery scope
Solvo for energy balance studies
Knowledge Modules for component dimensioning and layout design
MicroStation J for shape modelling and for interactive part of 3D modelling in CAD
CostPower for cost libraries, cost estimation and budgeting
Company IMS Fortum Engineering will be using their company Information Management System (IMS) for storing and exchanging
documents and models Project IMS
VTT’s IMS is the Communication Module for information management and data exchange between partners in CONCUR project
PlantPower Flowchart
Concept Design Flowchart
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Scope
Energy balance
LOGICAL LAYOUT
PLANT CONFIGURATION
FACILITIES Cost Estimate for BID
FE/VTT IMS
Invitation to Tender
PLANT LAYOUTMain Equipment 1st Cost Estimate
Building Conceptual Design- CONCUR demonstration of Fortum Engineering/VTT IMS
• BOQ,• Cost Estimate,• Time schedules,• Procurement,• Subcontracts
DocumentsProduct model Data exchange
• STEP/IFCBack to Information Flows
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CONCUR Fortum Internal IMS & Information exchange
Most companies have an internal information management system
To support their internal engineering and business processes. They also have internal protocols for exchanging information between software applications. The protocols are usually based on proprietary native exchanges because they are information rich.
Why use open standards? Even though open standards are less rich than proprietary native standards for exchange they offer a
common denominator when exchanging information with other companies, especially when active trading relationships are short.
Proprietary standard are not particularly good at handling objects that are not supported by that software. At best they import and export the objects without altering them. At worst they corrupt them of just lose them so that they are not available for downstream activities. This usually happens at the interfaces between different engineering or business disciplines.
There are internal advantages to using open standards when using different types of software or purchasing new software.
Why use a web based IMS? Easy universal access. Partner companies like web based project IMS systems because they feel that they have a share in its
ownership. The web based systems can be transferred to the client to support downstream life cycle support.
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Scheme modeller
MERGE TW models
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Model Merger
IMS Upload
MERGE Skanska
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Model Merger
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Client Brief
Project
database
Define SCHEME T- building
Scheme modeller
Taylor Woodrow
Design
CONFIGURATION for Steam Turbine Plant
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
DefineCONCEPT Turbine BUILDING
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
Define Building
INCEPTION MODELLER
TU Delft
TUD Software
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CONCUR Web based Project IMS
(Information Management System)
VTT Building Technology, Finland
•Summary
•IMS System Structure
•IMS User Interfaces
•IMS Main Functions
•Uploading & Downloading documents
•Model Merging
•XML Access
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Real life projects
Real life projects
D++ CM
Company specificIMS system
CONCUR IMS: Web based Project Environment
COMPANY 3
Achitect
COMPANY 2
Client
COMPANY 1
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companyintranet
Internal working
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companyintranet
Project mgr
Project document & Object database
Project information repository:
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SummaryWeb Based Project IMS
Used for information sharing between all project participants Can be hosted on a web site located anywhere Based on Bentley ProjectWise document management
system and incorporates the Express Data Manager software from EPM Technology
Combine functionalities of a document based system with product model server
Used IFC based models for exchanging information
Further informationReports describing the IMS system are available in the Download Area Contact at VTT is Maria Nikolaenko:[email protected]
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IMS system structure
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IMS user intefaces
Document managment system interface
Web interface
Documents,situated in choosen
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folder Interface to upload, documents merge models in the system, XML browsing
Interface to upload, documents merge models in the system, XML browsing
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IMS user InterfaceViewing models in 3D
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Available methods for
the selected objects in
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Document related to the selected object
Document related to the selected object
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IMSIMSStore
product model
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models
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End user
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Link file toa product model
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IMSUpload files Diagram
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IMP user interfaceUpload files
Select”Add file”
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IMS Model Merging Diagram
ProjectWiseIMS servlet
Merge A, B
Get A, B
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Merge A, B
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Command toEPM-EDM
Start situation: Source model files reside in ProjectWise
End situation:Merged model file is stored in ProjectWise
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IMS user interfaceModel Merging form
Select”Merge models”
Select”Merge models”
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IMS product model server &XML interface
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IMS - XML interface
Object properties
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Object properties
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CONCUR EPM Technology’s Express Data Manager™ (EDM) - 1
How has CONCUR used EXPRESS Data Manager™ version 4.0 ? IMS support – EXPRESS Data Manager™ is used by the CONCUR project to implement a Product Model Server
(PMS) as an integral part of the Project Information Management System (IMS). The IMS is responsible to ensure consistency between the contractual document management system and the 3D project database stored in the PMS according to the IAI IFC151 specification. The PMS provides a facility for selective viewing, download and upload of 3D project data and their link to the contractual documents.
CONCUR is making use the ultimate object technology: Objects are defined as industry standard objects in IFC and the ISO Express-X language is used as a data manipulation language (DML) for improving the capability of these objects - independently of any particular software system.
Project database functionality: Partial download – Using a 3D browser (Promote) to select IFC objects to download using P21 and XML Upload and merge – Import IFC objects and merge the result using P21 and XML.. XML Access to IFC Models – EDM provides an access interface to objects, their attributes and properties
based on XML to enable the integration with material take-off applications in Excel and similar. IFC Browser - EDM provides the object database used by the TNO IFC Browser application which can view
IFC models and be used to add, edit and extract the properties and attributes of the IFC objects in the models.
Calculation of derived Attributes - EXPRESS Data Manager™ provides a virtual machine that interprets all Express and Express-X executable statements. CONCUR has used this capability to add semantics to the IFC151 schema by adding ‘Derived Attributes’ such as volume and surface area of the IFC 1.5.1 objects. This is a convenience to any application that does not include a geometric engine.
Further information Reports describing the CONCUR Project’s use of Express the Data Manager are available in the Download Area. Contacts: Maria Nikolaenko at VTT: [email protected], EPM Technology website & Jorulv Rangnes at EPM
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CONCUR EDM and CONCUR - 2
Further information Reports describing the CONCUR Project’s use of the Express Data Manager are available in the Download Area. Contact at VTT is Maria Nikolaenko: [email protected] & Jorulv Rangnes at EPM Jorulv.Rangnes@epmtech.
jotne.com
CADModelling
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Project (IMS)[ProjectWise]
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IFC Browser
OtherModelling
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XML Access byMS-Office products
OtherApplication Type
Generation ofDerived Attributes
Express XModel Merging
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CONCUR Express Data Manager (EDM)- 3
What is EPM Technology EDM? EXPRESS Data Manager™ (EDM) is a suite of applications providing an out-of-the-box solution for easily creating
data-models conforming to international standards. EDM's pick-and-place icon driven user interface allows anyone to easily learn EDM's data modeling methodology. Once familiar with EDM, the user can quickly implement data-models in conform-ance with ISO 10303 (STEP), and
other standards like IAI, STEP/NC, OIL & GAS and P-LIB making use of XML, Java and other environments.
How can EPM Technology EDM help construction industry users? EDM helps users to take a great leap towards cost efficient and reliable use of ICT in their organizations. EDM helps users to take ownership of their product data by using a single data source based on standards. EDM helps users to apply a unified methodology and a set of products that take them from concept to solution. EDM can assist users in the change of the design world from 2D to a 3D object based environment. The interoperability and re-use of building models will translate to increased collaboration amongst industrial
partners. In particular the knowledge stored in IFC based building models could be used for facility management and other
purposes during design, construction and after the building project is completed.
Further information Reports describing the CONCUR Project’s use of the Express Data Manager are available in the Download Area. Contact at EPM is Jorulv Rangnes [email protected]
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CONCUR Express Data Manager (EDM) - 4
What can EDM do? A powerful object-oriented database management system capable of being a users single source of information. A web enabler due to its thin-client technology. Complete applications written in EXPRESS and EXPRESS-X are
fully executed by the EDM-expressVM™ (Virtual Machine) within the database. These applications are controlled through local EDM interface™ calls.
A unified methodology for product data solutions. All functionality of the system is configured by EXPRESS and EXPRESS-X schemas, which are the ISO and industry standards for information requirement specifications.
An EXPRESS-G modelling environment which uses EDM visual-Express™ to design users data models and to publish them, for example on the web.
A Rule Engine to define a users corporate knowledge by constraining information models using the rules capabilities of EXPRESS and EXPRESS-X.
A standards solution in its support for EXPRESS (all statements, expressions, built-in functions and procedures), Part 21, and SDAI.
Further information Reports describing the CONCUR Project’s use of the Express Data Manager are available in the Download Area. Contact at EPM is Jorulv Rangnes [email protected]
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CONCUR Express Data Manager (EDM) - 5
Whats new in EDM version 4.5 EXPRESS-X implementation has been extended - among others with full exception handling -
to be the one built-in database control language (including EXPRESS) for EXPRESS Data Manager™ 4.5. It provides the user with functionality and performance for building entire applications on top of the users information models at reduced costs for programming and maintenance. With the one language for modelling, storage, and use of information models, the user avoids technology compatibility problems.
The Business Object layer of EXPRESS Data Manager™ 4.5 hides the complexity of an underlying data model and adds application specific functionality. The Business Object defines views and methods for the underlying database by means of the powerful EXPRESS based Query and Update Language in EXPRESS Data Manager™ 4.5. Business Objects are created on the server instead of locally, enabling thin clients and reducing network traffic. Business Objects tailor the same underlying information to the needs of the many disparate applications of data.
The Query and Update Language of EXPRESS Data Manager™ 4.5 is using EXPRESS-X. Any EXPRESS-X logical expression can be passed to a query as a parameter. This functionality is fully comparable to SQL.
Further information Contact at EPM: Jorulv Rangnes [email protected]
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CONCURSkanska Design Development
Skanska download the Conceptual Model and supporting documentation for the Turbine house from the project database.
Skanska design a scheme and prepare a cost plan and construction programme using ArchiCad, MS-Project and bespoke software from Solibri. They use their company IMS during this process.
The end result is uploaded to the Project Database as IFC-SK1 plus information such as the cost plan and construction programme.
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Turbine House Building Scheme
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Turbine House in ArchiCad
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Facets
Project development with split vision
Adina Jägbeck, Lennart Klintmalm - Skanska Teknik AB
Pasi Paasiala - Solibri OY
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Introduction 1
FacetsSkanska Teknik has since 1999 worked on the development of a new tool to combine information about the different aspects of a project. The purpose and functionality of the system have been defined by Adina Jägbeck and Lennart Klintmalm. It has been named "Facets".
Facets Site Developer – functions for the concept phase
The use context for Facets Site Developer is the very early project phase. The prerequisite for using Facets in this stage is that one needs to graphically investigate different alternatives for accommodating a space requirement schedule on a site and, at the time, calculate investment costs and rental levels based on rough estimates of.
Facets Site Developer was developed during the spring of 2001 in cooperation with a group of project developers in Skanska Hus, - Ingela Lindholm and Anders Rådestad. Facets Scheme Design – functions for scheme phase
The use context for Facets Scheme Design is co-ordination between design, cost estimation and process planning. The system imports CAD-information in IFC-format, while cost recipes and process schedules are imported as databases. By relating building objects to cost items, recipes and activities the system automatically creates, on-line, quantity take-off item and activity, calculation of recipe based costs and displaying building a 4D-view of time schedules.
The functions in Facets Scheme Design were developed during 2000 and 2001 in cooperation with a production group within Skanska Hus, including Katrin Eriksson.
Facets deals with information from CAD, cost estimation and process planning. Or, rather, it allows the user to create – otherwise sub-understood – relations between the various aspects, and display them. The development started as a part of a EU-supported project - Concur. The system has been built by Solibri OY and is certified for import of ifc 2.0 from CAD. It contains functions for two different project stages.
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ConceptConceptScale - 1:1000
Tme -1Info - 1
ConceptConceptScale - 1:1000
Tme -1Info - 1
SchemeSchemeScale - 1:100
Time -10Info - 1 000
SchemeSchemeScale - 1:100
Time -10Info - 1 000
Working docsWorking docsScale - 1:10
Time -100Info - 1 000 000
Pre-study Design - procurementProgramme
Introduction 2:
Such phase, such requirements
Facets’ context
Run - Maintain
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Introduction 3:
All aspects in every phase Concept phase -
Quick run through Customer’s area and function req Site possibilities Volume studies Time frame and economical picture Alternatives
Scheme phase -
Worked model with spaces and building objects
Architectural design, cost estimate, time schedule
Coordination between knowledge fields Reuse of key figures
Instant control!Face to face!
Professional tools!Standard exchange format!
Experience
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Concept phase – ”the target is to achieve a well studied
project suggestion, with the client, here and now.”
What is needed?
What does the site allow?
Do we have the space?
Is it attractive?
How much is it?
Test another idea?
Move on to next phase? In other words: In other words:
Complete basis for decision fasterComplete basis for decision faster
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Skiss 1Skiss 2Skiss 3
Facets Site Developer -
”all in one box”
Space use
Aesthetic
Rent
Site
Sketch ..
Function
Economy
Experience based figures
The boxes contain links. Use the ”back arrow” to return to
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Result of using Facets Site Developer: Project suggestion at client meeting
Coordinated aspects (built spaces, space use, rent)
Experience from previous projects (key figures)
More alternatives investigated (volume studies, space use, construction period, effects of interest rate...)
Informative presentation (bird’s eye, 3D-sketches, rent/m2)
Direct communication with client Interactive way of work
Good basis for decision Good basis for decision Good definition for next phase Good definition for next phase
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Scheme phase”The target is to facilitate coordination between professionals”
Product definition – building objects and spaces with geometry and other attributes
Quantity take-off adjusted to cost structure (t.ex. BSAB, project divisions ....)
Cost estimation with different requirements degree of detail (e.g. recipes for walls, key-figures for HVAC, quotation sum for painting... )
Time schedule appropriate to planning needs (e.g. phases production activities with concerned building parts)
Every party works based on the same, updated information
In other words: In other words: coordinated professional project information coordinated professional project information
for procurement and detail designfor procurement and detail design
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Facets Scheme Design:
Coordinate information from professional tools
Cost Time
Product
MethodRecipe
Test project
The boxes contain links. Use the ”back arrow” to return to
this page
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Result of using Facets Scheme Design
Product model with several aspect
Product definition from CAD(now: ifc 2.0 import of architectural drawings Planned: also building services)
Cost calculation based on cost databases (now: recipe databases through odbc e.g. Mängda, Planned: through ifc)
Time schedule from project planning software (Now: database access to MS Project… Planned: ifc)
Relations between products, costs and activities
support for project leaders need of coordination: support for project leaders need of coordination:
designed designed costed costed planned planned
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EPM-EDMProject IMS
Project IMS - I
IFC FE1
Project IMS
IFC SK1
IFC FE1
Project IMS -II
FE IMS
SK IMS
Client Brief
MERGE TW models
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Model Merger
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Define SCHEME T- building
Scheme modeller
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CONFIGURATION for Steam Turbine Plant
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
Define
CONCEPT Turbine BUILDING
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
Define Building
INCEPTION MODELLER
TU Delft
TUD Software
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MERGE Skanska
models
Fortum Eng.
Model Merger
Bid
ProjectWise
EPM-EDMProject IMS
Project IMS - I
IFC FE1
Project IMS
IFC SK1
IFC FE1
Project IMS - II
FE IMS
SK IMS
TW IMS
Client Brief
MERGE TW models
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Model Merger
Project
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Define SCHEME T- building
Scheme modeller
Taylor Woodrow
Define
CONCEPT Turbine BUILDING
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
Design
CONFIGURATION for Steam Turbine Plant
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
Define Building
INCEPTION MODELLER
TU Delft
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CONCURTaylor Woodrow Design Development
Taylor Woodrow download the Conceptual Model and supporting documentation for the Turbine house from the project database.
Taylor Woodrow design a scheme and prepare a cost plan and construction programme. Taylor Woodrow show how the full IAI-IFC schema can be viewed and used as a source of information for generating a cost plan and how specification information can be included in the model. Taylor Woodrow use the estimators desktop software to assist with this task.
Taylor Woodrow use their company IMS during this process The end result is uploaded to the Project Database as IFC-TW1 plus information such as the
cost plan and programme A view of the major structural components of the Taylor Woodrow solution is shown in the
IFC Browser Viewer screen shots.
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Turbine House Building Scheme
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Model Merger
Bid
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EPM-EDMProject IMS
Project IMS - I
IFC FE1
Project IMS
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE1
Project IMS - II
FE IMS
SK IMS
TW IMS
Client Brief
MERGE TW models
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Model Merger
Project
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Define SCHEME T- building
Scheme modeller
Taylor Woodrow
Define
CONCEPT Turbine BUILDING
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
Design
CONFIGURATION for Steam Turbine Plant
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
Define Building
INCEPTION MODELLER
TU Delft
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CONCUR Ifc Browser
Client Server JAVA application which uses the Microsoft Internet Explorer to view Ifc 1.5.1 in HTML and VRML
Works on a network, intranet, extranet or internet. Can work with a modem connection.
Minimal system requirements; UNIX or Windows with freeware plug-ins for viewing.
Uses Ifc data stored in an EPM Technology Express Data Manager database on the server
Undertakes IFC to HTML translation on the client Undertakes IFC to VRML (3D) translation on the client Independent of proprietary modelling systems
Further informationReports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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CONCUR Ifc Browser Architecture
EDM Supervisor
IfcBrowserJava Server
IFC1.5.1
EXPRESS-to-Java/SDAIGenerator in Java
JavaSDAI-Binding
(late)
IfcBrowserJava Client
+
RMI/HTTP
GeneratesRunning inJava-enabledInternet Browser
Meta-data (DD)Access
JavaIFC-Binding
(early)
IFC-data (MD)Access
NT4.0/W2K Unix/Microsoft
Here:MS IE5 +
Sun Java 1.2 Plug-in
EDM DB
C SDAI-Binding
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CONCUR Ifc Browser- Screen shot
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CONCUR Ifc Browser Functionality
Browse through the complete IFC 1.5.1 structure. Browse through the complete model. Show HTML or 3D based on every possible IFC object
selection, object selection help tools: Make a selection by hand in the modeltree Select all objects in the model based on a certain subset of the IFC 151
structure Filter out specific object types within the current selection
Add properties to the objects on the server through the client.
Show derived properties from an IFC object selection. Highlight a certain selection in the current 3D view.
Further informationReports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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CONCUR Ifc Browser Details
All data is password protected Data is managed by EPM Express Data Manager (EDM)
object database. Which is accessed by the TNO Java/SDAI binding which is… Built on top of the third layer in the EPM Technology SDAI+
Toolkit using the Java Native Interface The base product developed by TNO and CSTB (VRML
generation) in the Esprit VEGA Project.
Further informationReports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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CONCUR CONCUR Ifc Developments
PDM MetaData Structures for Documents Ifc Derived Attributes Ifc Model Merging Ifc Property Sets
Further informationReports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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CONCUR PDM Meta data Structures for Documents
End users require metadata to automate the sorting, finding, storing and exchanging of files and documents.
The CONCUR Project has specified a simple PDM schema for documents for use in the project IMS.
The schema is in line with Ifc 2.0 A simplified version has been incorporated in Ifc 2x Metadata Criteria:
LINK - Easy link to PDT (Ifc 1.5.1 compliant in 1999) SIMPLICITY - Simple to understand and implement NEEDS - Satisfying the CONCUR Demonstration industrial need SUPPORT - IT vendor support
Analysed solution and described on the next sheet. The CONCUR schema is being used by IT vendors in ProCureFurther information
Reports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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CONCUR PDM Metadata Development
CONCUR analysed 3 different Metadata solutions before preparing the CONCUR Schema:
STEP PDM Schema 1.1 (by the PDM Implementers Forum- Usage guide for the STEP PDM Schema, Jim Kendrick ERIM/PDES Inc. and Markus Hauser, ProSTEP GmbH, May 1999)
IAI Ifc 2.0 CD New CONCUR specific, top down approach (using Document Classification work prepared by Steve Race
in 1999)
Analysis Summary: LINK SIMPLICITY NEEDS SUPPORT
STEP - --
IFC -
CONCUR (but if harmonized with the IAI)
Further informationReports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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CONCUR Ifc – Derived Attributes- Why?
IAI-Ifc contains direct data on building elements such as: Height, Width, Length
However, users are also interested in properties like: Volume, Surface Area, Area
So CONCUR extended the standard Express Ifc 1.5.1 schema with derived property values which can be derived using the shape representation in Ifc 1.5.1
The EPM Technology Express Data Manager database can calculate the Derived Attributes in real time
The TNO IfcBrowser can view them via the client interface, calculating them on the server when the user requests them.
Further informationReports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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CONCURIfc - Model merging – Why?
Commercial modelling software applications support their own specific disciplines and sometimes ignore or lose information from other disciplines!!!
End users often need to combine models from different disciplines End users often need to mix and match alternative solutions CONCUR developed a simple Model Merging technique using
Express-X The technique can merge models complying with the same Ifc
schema If the construction and related industries are to exploit object
modelling to the full, they will need sophisticated model merging technology.
CONCUR has not addressed the legal, responsibility ownership or model locking issues associated with multiple users taking parts of models, modifying them and merging the results back into the model.
The model merging is controlled by the Web based project IMS system and undertaken by the EPM-EDM database. Further informationReports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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CONCURIfc - Model Merging Philosophy
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IFC FE1
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FE1TW1SK1
IFC SK1
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FE IMS
SK IMS
TW IMS
Client Brief
Merge Concept & Scheme
Project
database
Define SCHEME T- building
Scheme modeller
Taylor Woodrow
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CONCEPT Turbine BUILDING
Fortum Eng.
FE Software
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CONCURModel Merging Rationale
The civil engineering companies have delivered alternative building solutions to the project database. The project database will have the facility to maintain the confidentiality of information where necessary.
Fortum Engineering can view both alternative schemes and can merge either with the original conceptual design for the plant and equipment or with an alternative design for the plant and equipment. It is also possible for Fortum to merge models for other parts of the plant into the same model.
Model merging requires the EPM-EDM part of the project database. Model merging instructions are assembled via a web based form.
The EPM-EDM software can also be used to extract individual objects from the Models.
The merged models have been loaded into the project database as IFC FE1+SK1 and IFC FE1+TW1. After the merging has been completed, the source and merged files are deleted from EPM-EDM.
The next view shows merged models.
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Ifc Model Merging Views
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CONCUR Ifc – Property Sets
Part of the content in IFC files is put in the properties. Property Sets can be defined to combine several properties
in a subgroup. This way we can define relations between different
properties. This saves a lot of space because we can refer to a specific
property set instead of a set of references to properties A property set can have 0 to many properties. One property can be found in several property sets.
Further informationReports describing the IFC Browser work are available in the Download Area.Contacts at TNO are Peter Bonsma: [email protected] & Michel Böhms [email protected]
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Model Merger
MERGE Skanska
models
Fortum Eng.
Model Merger
Bid
ProjectWise
EPM-EDMProject IMS
Project IMS - I
IFC FE1
Project IMS
FE1TW1SK1
Project IMS
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FE1 +SK1
Project IMS III
IFC FE1
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE1+TW1
IFC FE1+SK1
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE1
Project IMS - II
FE IMS
SK IMS
TW IMS
Client Brief
Merge Concept & Scheme
Project
database FE1 +TW1
Define SCHEME T- building
Scheme modeller
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CONCEPT Turbine BUILDING
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FE Software
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Fortum Eng.
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Model Merger
Compare Scheme Solutions
MERGE Skanska
models
Fortum Eng.
Model Merger
Bid
ProjectWise
EPM-EDMProject IMS
Project IMS - I
IFC FE1
Project IMS
FE1TW1SK1
Project IMS
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Project IMS
Project IMS - IV
FE1 +SK1
FE1 +TW1
Project IMS III
IFC FE1
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE1+TW1
IFC FE1+SK1
IFC FE1
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE2
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE1
Project IMS - II
FE IMS
SK IMS
TW IMS
Client Brief
Project
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CONCEPT Turbine BUILDING
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Turbine HousePlant & Skanska Building Solution
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Turbine HousePlant & TW Building Solution
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CONCUR Compare Scheme Solutions
Compare Solutions The different solutions offered by the building and civil engineering contractors are
compared. Try Combinations of Models
Model merging offers the opportunity to try different combinations of plant and building models. For example the mechanical engineering plant model may have changed or the principal contractor may want to try a new arrangement in an existing building model or try an existing plant arrangement in a different building. This could could occur when buildings are designed for a specific country or climate.
Choose the Most Appropriate Solution The principal contractor chooses the most appropriate combination to incorporate in the
bid.
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Model Merger
Bid
MERGE Skanska
models
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Model Merger
ProjectWise
EPM-EDMProject IMS
Project IMS - I
IFC FE1
Project IMS
Project IMS
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Project IMS
Project IMS - IVProject IMS III
IFC FE1
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE1+TW1
IFC FE1+SK1
IFC FE1
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE2
IFC SK1
IFC TW1
IFC FE1
Project IMS - II
FE IMS
SK IMS
TW IMS
Client Brief
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Define SCHEME T- building
Scheme modeller
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CONCEPT Turbine BUILDING
Fortum Eng.
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Design
CONFIGURATION for Steam Turbine Plant
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CONCUR Bid to Client
The bid to the client usually includes:
The Proposed Scheme Solution In the past, proposed scheme solutions were usually described on drawings which were contractual documents. In the
future it is expected that this information will be presented as models which can be re-used. The models can be used to create views (drawings) for construction purposes. Models are presenting challenges to how contracts are written and undertaken. CONCUR has explored some of the practical technical requirements.
Cost Plan All bids require a price. How this is provided varies from country to country and even varies for different types of
construction project. Although detailed bills of quantities are still prepared for pricing, the construction industry is tending to use cost plans which are easier to prepare and use. They also relate to the object oriented way of thinking and working. A typical UK Cost Plan format for commercial buildings is shown which will be recognisable to most of the European construction industry. Taylor Woodrow and Skanska, in particular, have addressed how models can support the preparation of cost plans. External software partners have developed this further.
Programme The bid usually includes a programme for executing the work. Fortum Engineering and Skanska have developed this
aspect during the project.
Specifications Specifications are a key component of bids. This is the speciality of STABU. The TNO IFC Browser can be used to
insert specification information relating to building objects into the models.
Schedules Schedules of principal components such as doors and windows. Schedules can be created from the information models
Company Supporting Information Financial Statements Health & Safety Plan – including Construction Design & Management (CDM) risk assessments Quality Plans and Company Procedures Company Policies on issues such as safety, sustainability and environmental protection
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CONCUR Typical Cost Plan
FUNCTION SUMMARY and COST PLAN
Job Nr L97198 Office SouthallVersion 1 Contact D. WilliamsJob Name Turbine HouseJob Location None remote England SfB Code 162.1Client Fortum Engineering BCIS Region Northern
Contract Type JCT 81 Gross Floor Area 2,785 m2
Contract Period 29 weeks Basement Area 0 m2
Tender Date Nov-00 Ground Slab Area 1385 m2
Start on Site Apr-01 Upper Floors Area 1400 m2
Practical Completion Sep-01 Wall Area 600 m2
Date of Cost Plan Oct-00 Wall to Floor Area 0.22Average Storey Height 5 m
Cost Base Date Nov-00 Nr of Storeys 2
FUNCTION Function Total Cost/m2 % of Job of Gross at
Floor Area Base Date€ € %
1 Substructure 280,375.00 100.67 9.7%2 Structure 331,500.00 119.03 11.5%3 Envelope Completion 423,530.00 152.08 14.7%4 Cellular Completion 195,940.00 70.36 6.8%5 Finishes 141,189.00 50.70 4.9%6 Fittings 26,600.00 9.55 0.9%7 Services 833,499.00 299.28 29.0%8 External Works 314,497.00 112.93 10.9%
Sub-total of all Functions 2,547,130.00 914.59 88.5%
Preliminaries 9.7% 247,071.61 88.72 8.6%
TOTAL EXCLUDING CONTINGENCIES 2,794,201.61 1,003.30 97.1%
Contingencies 3.0% 83,826.05 30.10 2.9%
Total cost plan at base date 2,878,027.66 1,033.40 100.0%
Inflation between base date & completion date 3.5% 100,730.97 36.17 3.5%
TOTAL COST PLAN AT COMPLETION 2,978,758.63 1,069.57 103.5%
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CONCUR LexiCon
LexiCon Description A collection of common concept definitions and descriptions used by the
construction industry in multiple languages. They are presented in classes with associations to other classes and associated aspects.
LexiCon Explorer A software tool for preparing, editing and inputting content into a
LexiCon database.
Spec Explorer A software tool for preparing and editing project composition trees.
The LexiCon Vision The LexiCon is continuing to grow as an international collaboration.
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CONCUR LexiCon Description
Common concept definitions and descriptions for the construction industry
Definition of concepts Definition of relations between concepts Naming of concepts
Based on Framework of ISO PAS 12006-3 Building construction
Organization of information about construction worksPart 3: Framework for object-oriented information exchange
Multi-lingual, support for synonyms and homonyms Concepts can have an unlimited set of names in any language, and names may refer multiple concepts
International co-operation Content of the LexiCon is developed by STABU in co-operation with organizations in Europe, Australia,
New Zealand and Canada
Further informationContact at STABU is Kees Woestenenk: [email protected] describing the LexiCon work are available in the Download Area.
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CONCUR LexiCon Explorer
Browser and Editor of LexiCon Classes
LexiCon Classes (based on ISO PAS 12006-3): Subjects (e.g. Built objects, Spaces, Products) Activities (Work associated with Subjects) Aspects (Grouping of Properties) Properties, Measures and Values Units (e.g. SI units)
Descriptions of Classes and associated Names Names and Descriptions in any language
Associations between Classes Specialization hierarchy Composition (Part-of associations) Associated Aspects, Properties, Measures and Values
References to external documents Standards (e.g. ISO standards, local standards) Classification systems (e.g. SfB, Master Format, EPIC
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CONCUR LexiCon Explorer
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CONCUR SpecExplorer
Editor for project specifications
Covers whole lifespan over projects Based on project composition
Stand alone, user defined Imported from geometrical model (not available yet)
Each node in composition tree is treated as a distinct project Usage of LexiCon classes as templates Additional assignment and specification of Tasks
Task specification Contractual conditions Participants
Associated Contacts database
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CONCUR SpecExplorer
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CONCUR The LexiCon Vision
A common language for the Construction Industry The LexiCon provides definitions and descriptions of concepts that are of interest for the construction
industry. The definitions and descriptions are structured according to a model that allows both human and
computer interpretation. The conceptual language of the LexiCon may use any lexical human language to express its contents.
The formal definition of a concept consists of its set of associated properties, whereas the names and descriptions given to that concept allow humans to quickly associate that concept with their own understanding of the meaning of that concept.
Framework for information exchange The LexiCon concepts live in the background, providing templates that help structuring information in
such a way that this information can be interpreted by different applications, as long as these applications have access to the LexiCon concepts. Hence, end users won’t see much of the LexiCon in practice because the LexiCon will often be hidden by the user application’s interface.
Examples of applications using the LexiCon are: CAD applications which want to combine gemotrical object descriptions and quality data Product information systems and Catalogues describing products Specification systems, cost estimating system and the like.
Further informationContact at STABU is Kees Woestenenk: [email protected] describing the LexiCon work are available in the Download Area.
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CONCUR LexiCon Glossary - 1
Lexicon Concepts - are abstractions of things that exist in the real world. A concept groups similar things into one thing, e.g. the concept of Door is the abstraction of all doors and represents the meaning of what a door is
Multiple Concepts - any set of concepts Relations between Concepts - are properties of, part of and type of
relationships that exist between concepts LexiCon Classes - Concepts defined in the LexiCon are called Classes. The
main categories of Classes in the LexiCon are: subjects, activities, properties, property collections, measures and units
LexiCon Subjects - are the more or less tangible things being described, such as buildings, parts of buildings, spaces and products
LexiCon Activities - are the processes causing changes in the state of a subject, e.g. the activity of casting concrete
Assignment - assigning names to concepts and setting relationships between concepts
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LexiCon Aspects - characteristics of Subjects or Activities consisting of a set of related properties. Most aspects in the LexiCon describe a function or role of a Subject or Activity, e.g. the function Fire Barrier
Associated Aspects - Aspects associated to a Subject or an Activity Lexicon Database - the actual storage of the LexiCon data Lexicon Properties - characteristics and quantities describing Subjects and
Activities Composition - the components that together constitute a Subject or an Activity,
e.g. door leaf and frame are components of a door set Project Composition - all the components of any Subject or Activity in a project Composition Trees - the hierarchical structure of Subjects or Activities based
on their composition Geometrical model - the geometry of Subjects, modelled in another application,
such as a CAD application
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Contacts Database - a database containing names and addresses of persons and organizations
Associated Aspects - Aspects describing a Subject or an Activity Specialization hierarchy - the hierarchical structure of concepts based on the
type-of relationship, e.g. a door is a type of separation construction Classification systems - a set of interrelated classification tables
Collaborating organizations in LexiCon development STABU foundation, the Netherlands Construction Information Systems (CIS), Australia Construction Information Limited, New Zealand Norwegian Council for Building Standardization (NBR) Digicon Information Inc., Canada
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CONCUR Results and Exploitation
Technical Results Industrial Results Partner Exploitation External Exploitation The Way Forward from CONCUR
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CONCUR Technical Results Common concepts for naming and definition in AEC (Lexicon)
The development of common concepts for naming and defining construction terms for international use and in multiple languages starting with Dutch, English, German, Norwegian and French.
STABU have also developed tools for collecting and manipulating definitions. Moving IFC product models into use
CONCUR has contributed to the the development of IFCs and provided criticism to the developers. The major contribution was in the area of document metadata.
The project partners have provided a test bed for trialling the advanced use of IFCs with industrial information. CONCUR has demonstrated early applications of IFC v1.5.1 and IFCv2.0 CAD system translators for IFCs have been tested and feedback has been provided to software vendors. Encouraging software vendors IFCs were originally intended for exchanging information. CONCUR has show that they can also be used for storage. CONCUR has shown how IFCs can be used in in STEP (Express) object databases for both storage and manipulation
(Model Merging). The partners showed how XML could be used to interface with models in a STEP database. This showed that models
can be used without the need for sophisticated modelling systems. (none CAD tools) The partners developed a prototype IFC/Browser for viewing and extracting information from IFC models. (a none CAD
tool) Technical Issues
IFCs and their translators are still immature and are very limited in their application. Serious general commercial exploitation is unlikely to happen before 2004. There is a need for funding to develop the depth and breadth of the models, especially in the product area.
Currently cost and time are not being supported by vendors. There is a need for JAVA 3D development for viewing to replace the limited VRML. The modelling technology needs to keep pace with XML developments so that IFCs can be integrated with eCommerce
applications Technical adoption
Vendor uptake and translator production is at least 9 months behind model development. Different vendors are using different versions of IFC which leads to incompatiblity
There is an increasing vendor interest in IFCs, especially from the smaller vendors. Related R&D Projects
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CONCUR Industrial ResultsWhat has CONCUR Achieved?
Used commercially available software
Used open standard product models
Established a web based multi-user environment for exchanging project information
Demonstrated a link between Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) and a Product Data Technology (PDT) object database
Demonstrated with real industrial information
Deployed on real projects
Contributed to the development of open standards
Has shown that bidding can take less time and effort
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CONCUR Results: Partner Commercial Exploitation Taylor WoodrowTaylor Woodrow is making extensive use of project web sites. The company is wanting to move from a
project to product way of doing business. A live construction project is using IFC and CIS standards for exchanging information down and integrating the supply chain. The company is now starting to address the human and organisational issues. The project results are influencing the TW ICT investment programme for product and project modelling.
SkanskaSkanska is developing and investing in the the Facets work where modelling is supporting the
programming and estimating for projects. IFCs are a important part of this thinking.
Fortum EngineeringFortum Engineering are also moving to a product way of doing business. CONCUR has helped the
company to start integrating processes and the results are the basis of data warehouse plans for corporate information. The project has helped Fortum to integrate the use of information so that risks can be quantified quickly.
STABUThe Lexicon development is the basis of an international standardisation initiative to identify a taxonomy
of construction terms with definitions. These can be used for eCommerce purposes and will eventually provide a logical integration with Product Data Technology and specifications. STABU are also exploiting the work commercially by populating the taxonomy with construction product and service information which will complement their existing business.
All partners have much better knowledge and expertise with which to make investment decisions
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CONCUR Results: External Commercial Exploitation
Software Vendors using CONCUR Results Directly:
EPM Technology Ltd (Express Data Manager) Solibri (Facets) Elstree Computing Ltd (Cost Planning)
Indirectly: Autodesk (Arcitectural Desktop) Nemetschek (All-Plan) Graphisoft(ArchiCad)
Significant interest from the Smaller Vendors Smaller vendors usually provide specialist software Smaller vendors see interoperability as a route to a wider market Smaller vendors can react and customise more quickly
Commercial Software is expensive to Develop Research Projects and partners do not have the resource to develop commercial software
which requires 10x the resource required for a prototype. Commercial software requires maintenance and a commercial support infrastructure Therefore it is essential to involve commercial vendors
Open standards are developing Slowly Many vendors are wary of open standards With proprietary standards being an issue Open standards development is under funded and often voluntary Vendors are driven by the market which has an 18 month cycle Demand & demand – and you might get – sometime in the not too distant future!!!
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CONCUR Links to External Partners
EPM Technology Solibri Elstree Computing Ltd DOORS (Telelogic UK Ltd)
Related R&D Projects
Related Software Autodesk Nemetschek ArchiCad
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CONCUR Related R&D Projects
ProCureInformation & Communication Technology (ICT) at work for the Large Scale Engineering (LSE) ProCurement Chain
OSMOS??
Globeman ??
eLegal??
eConstructElectronic Business in the Building and Construction Industry. Preparing for the Next Generation Internet
WeConstruct????
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CONCUR - The Way Forward Make better use of information models
CONCUR used IFC based object models throughout the project where the objects are the building elements. The project explored the limits of using these models and found that although the objects can be used there is a great need to deepen and broaden the IFCs. It is also clear that models which are native to modelling systems will always be richer than standard models but with the penalty of limited or no interoperability. The partners found that it is essential for users to create project models from an object point of view based on the building elements. Major advantages of using IFCs were the facility to exchange objects between different sectors of industry without losing or corrupting information and the ability to exchange and store property and attribute information in addition to geometry for use in other systems, such as estimating. The effective use of standard models aids the change from project to product ways of thinking .
Do more work on the inception area During the project it became clear that the front end work with the client and the inception modelling area requires more
R&D effort. This is a key area which can initiate models, programmes and cost plans. There are clear links with knowledge management, data warehouses and artificial intelligence systems to ‘first guess’ project models to speed up the conceptual work downstream. There is a need for Building Wizards.
Make links to E-commerce & business There is a need to develop links between the worlds of Product Data Technology and eCommerce. This will widen the
usefulness of project models to support the needs of estimating, purchasing and facilities management. This will move product modelling into the mainstream of business. This will result in models being used by software other than modelling systems. Access will be required to extract and add information to the models by applications such as spreadsheets. The VTT XML interface to a STEP database is a move in this direction. It is important to have compatibility between PDT, EDI, catalogue formats and eCommerce.
Continue RTD investment European and national bodies need to find ways to support the development of model schemas and research into related
applications. It is of general use throughout the industry but beyond the scope of individual companies. The work is currently being moved forward by member based (not for profit) organisations which supply funding for the work.
Involve vendors It is essential that the software vendors are involved in the R&D work. Experience has shown that vendors value being
kept informed about developments. Within CONCUR software vendors became involved towards the end of the project as associate contractors where they implemented the research ideas and brought them to market. This was a good fit with their development programmes which are usually less than 24 months. Only commercial vendors have the skills and resources to commercially robust software and support.
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Taylor Woodrow Construction Limited
Organisation Taylor Woodrow Construction LimitedDivision Engineering DivisionDepartment Research and DevelopmentDept. No. N951Secretary Reeta MoholkarE-mail [email protected] +44 (0)20 8575 4856 Fax +44 (0)20 8575 4277Mail See addressAddress 345 Ruislip Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 2QX, United KingdomWWW Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd http://www.twc.co.uk/
Consultancy in Design & Technology http://www.tel-consult.co.uk/
Contacts David Leonard Jeff StephensE-mail [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0)20 8575 4888 +44 (0)20 8575 4626 GSM +44 (0)7747 756 024 +44 (0)7798 831 899Visit Floor 3 Zone 6 Floor 3 Zone 6
Travel Address, MapHotels Details
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Organisation Skanska TeknikDivisionDepartmentDept. No.Secretary Anne-Marie BeverlooE-mailPhone Fax +46 8 753 60 48Mail 169 83 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden Address Råsundavägen 2visits:
WWW Teknik Skanska AB
Contacts Per Hogard Lennart Klintmalm Adina JagbeckE-mail [email protected] [email protected] adina.jagbeck@teknik.
skanska.se
Phone +46 8 753 8806 +468 753 8369 +46 8 5043 5000
GSM +4670 659 4871 n.a +46 70 835 04 15
VisitTravel
Skanska Teknik
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Fortum Engineering Organisation Fortum Engineering LtdDivisionDepartmentDept. No.SecretaryE-mailPhoneFaxMail See addressAddress POB 10, FIN - 000 48 Fortum, Rajatorpantie 8, Vantaa, FinlandWWW Fortum Engineering Ltd http://www.fortum.com
Contacts Jari Puttonen Pekka ValikangasE-mail [email protected] [email protected] +358 10 453 2222 +358 10 453 2245
Travel
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STABU
Organisation Stichting Standaardbestek Burger-en UtilitsbouwDivision n.aDepartment Research & DevelopmentDept. No. n.aSecretary Tineke Simonse, Christa Bruis E-mail [email protected] +31 318 633026 Fax +31 318 635957Mail See addressAddress PO Box 36, NL-6710 BA, Ede, The Netherlands
Willy Brandtlaan 81NL-6716 RJ, Ede, The Netherlands
WWW http://www.stabu.nl/
Contacts Maarten van Hezik Kees WoestenenkE-mail [email protected] [email protected] + 31 318 633 026 +31 318 633026 GSM + 31 651 36 96 71 n.a.
Travel Route, MapHotel Reehorst, Route, Map (as above)
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VTTOrganisation Technical Research Centre of FinlandDivision Building TechnologyDepartment Concurrent EngineeringDept. No. RTE23Secretary Jaana StrengE-mail [email protected] + 358 9 456 6938Fax +358 9 4566 251Mail See addressAddress PO Box 1801, FIN-02044 VTT, FinlandWWW VTT Building Technology http://cic.vtt.fi/
Contacts Matti Hannus Maria NikolaenkoE-mail [email protected] [email protected] +358 9 456 6948 +358-9-456 6993 GSM +358 40505 4577 +358 408259394 Visit Floor 2 Room Floor 2 Room 203B
Travel
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KTH Organisation Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (Royal School of Engineering)DivisionDepartmentDept. No.SecretaryE-mailPhone FaxMail See addressAddress Byggandets Org & Ekonomi, Drottning Kristinas väg 30, S-100 44 Stockholm
WWW KTHContacts Robert Noack Professor Örjan WikforssE-mail [email protected] [email protected] Phone +468 790 9073 +GSM +4670 511 6913 +Visit
Travel
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TUD Organisation Technische Universiteit DelftDivision Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences Department Civil Engineering InformaticsDept. No. n.a.Secretary Gina de KokE-mail [email protected] +31 15 2784239Fax +31 15 2787700Mail See addressAddress PO Box 5048, NL-2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands
Stevinweg 1, 3th floorDelft, The Netherlands
WWW http://cti.ct.tudelft.nl
Contacts Prof. Frits Tolman Saban OzsariyildizE-mail [email protected] [email protected] +31 15 2781652 +3115 278 4330 GSM n.a n.aVisit Room 3.39 n.a
Travel http://cti.ct.tudelft.nl/general/location.htmlHotel http://www.delfthotels.nl/engels/index.html
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TNO Organisation Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk OnderzoekDivision Engineering Mechanics and Information Technology (MIT)Department Information Technology for Building and Construction (ITBC)Dept. No. -Secretary Jolanda van der GaagE-mail [email protected] Phone +31(15)2695226Fax +31(15)2695335Mail See addressAddress PO Box 49, NL-2600 AA, Delft, The Netherlands
Schoemakerstraat 97, NL-2628 VK, Delft, The NetherlandsTNO Zuidpolder Complex, Building MN, 3th Floor
WWW TNO Building and Construction Research (BOUW) http://www.bouw.tno.nl/
Contacts Michel Böhms Peter BonsmaE-mail [email protected] [email protected] Phone +31 15 269 5304 +31 15 269 5306Visit Room MN 3.157 Room MN 3.152
Travel http://www.bouw.tno.nl/TnoBouwWWW/about_us/locations/delft.html Hotel http://www.delfthotels.nl/engels/index.html
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CONCUR Mid Term Review Demonstration Scenario
Requirements & IssuesManagement
DOORS © QSS (UK)
Requirements & IssuesRequirements & IssuesManagementManagement
DOORS DOORS © QSS (UK)© QSS (UK)
ProductProject &
ProductionBase
© EPM/CSC
ProductProductProject &Project &
ProductionProductionBaseBase
© EPM/CSC© EPM/CSC
Issue &Decision
Base
Issue &Issue &DecisionDecision
BaseBase
ExternalLibrary
DataBCIS/Spons
ExternalExternalLibraryLibrary
DataDataBCIS/BCIS/SponsSpons
Facility InceptionDesign
Design++, © IVO Power
Facility InceptionFacility InceptionDesignDesign
Design++, Design++, © IVO Power© IVO PowerPlantModel
DatabaseD++ © Design Power
PlantPlantModelModel
DatabaseDatabaseDD++ ++ © Design Power© Design Power
ResourceEstimation
D++© Design Power/Skanska
ResourceResourceEstimationEstimation
D++D++© Design Power/Skanska© Design Power/Skanska
SKANSKASKANSKASKANSKA
IVOPEIVOPEIVOPE
TU DELFTTU DELFTTU DELFT
TAYWOODTAYWOODTAYWOOD
STABUSTABUSTABU
TNOTNOTNO
KTHKTHKTH
ProductProject &
ProductionBase
ProductProductProject &Project &
ProductionProductionBaseBase
Cost EstimationCatoPro
© Elstree Computing (UK)
Cost EstimationCost EstimationCatoProCatoPro
© © Elstree Elstree Computing (UK)Computing (UK)
Concept DesignArchitectural Desktop
© AutoDesk
Concept DesignConcept DesignArchitectural DesktopArchitectural Desktop
© AutoDesk© AutoDesk
SpecApplierExcitech
SpecApplierSpecApplierExcitechExcitech
Process SimulationSOLVO © IVO Power
Process SimulationProcess SimulationSOLVO ©SOLVO © IVO PowerIVO Power
Cost EstimationTCM
© ToCoMan (Fi)
Cost EstimationCost EstimationTCMTCM
© © ToCoMan ToCoMan (Fi)(Fi)
Inception Modeller(as Cost Assessor)
TUD
Inception Inception ModellerModeller(as Cost Assessor)(as Cost Assessor)
TUDTUD
SchedulingMS Project
SchedulingSchedulingMS ProjectMS Project
VRMLVRMLVTTVTTVTT
WWWBrowsersWWWWWW
BrowsersBrowsers
PM Browser
VEGA © TNO
PM Browser
PM Browser
VEGA
VEGA © TNO© TNO
PM
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LexiConSTABU
LexiConLexiConSTABUSTABU
Requirements & IssuesManagement
DOORS © QSS (UK)
Requirements & IssuesRequirements & IssuesManagementManagement
DOORS DOORS © QSS (UK)© QSS (UK)
ProductProject &
ProductionBase
© EPM/CSC
ProductProductProject &Project &
ProductionProductionBaseBase
© EPM/CSC© EPM/CSC
Issue &Decision
Base
Issue &Issue &DecisionDecision
BaseBase
ExternalLibrary
DataBCIS/Spons
ExternalExternalLibraryLibrary
DataDataBCIS/BCIS/SponsSpons
Facility InceptionDesign
Design++, © IVO Power
Facility InceptionFacility InceptionDesignDesign
Design++, Design++, © IVO Power© IVO PowerPlantModel
DatabaseD++ © Design Power
PlantPlantModelModel
DatabaseDatabaseDD++ ++ © Design Power© Design Power
ResourceEstimation
D++© Design Power/Skanska
ResourceResourceEstimationEstimation
D++D++© Design Power/Skanska© Design Power/Skanska
SKANSKASKANSKASKANSKA
IVOPEIVOPEIVOPE
TU DELFTTU DELFTTU DELFT
TAYWOODTAYWOODTAYWOOD
STABUSTABUSTABU
TNOTNOTNO
KTHKTHKTH
ProductProject &
ProductionBase
ProductProductProject &Project &
ProductionProductionBaseBase
Cost EstimationCatoPro
© Elstree Computing (UK)
Cost EstimationCost EstimationCatoProCatoPro
© © Elstree Elstree Computing (UK)Computing (UK)
Cost EstimationCatoPro
© Elstree Computing (UK)
Cost EstimationCost EstimationCatoProCatoPro
© © Elstree Elstree Computing (UK)Computing (UK)
Concept DesignArchitectural Desktop
© AutoDesk
Concept DesignConcept DesignArchitectural DesktopArchitectural Desktop
© AutoDesk© AutoDesk
Concept DesignArchitectural Desktop
© AutoDesk
Concept DesignConcept DesignArchitectural DesktopArchitectural Desktop
© AutoDesk© AutoDesk
SpecApplierExcitech
SpecApplierSpecApplierExcitechExcitech
SpecApplierExcitech
SpecApplierSpecApplierExcitechExcitech
Process SimulationSOLVO © IVO Power
Process SimulationProcess SimulationSOLVO ©SOLVO © IVO PowerIVO Power
Process SimulationSOLVO © IVO Power
Process SimulationProcess SimulationSOLVO ©SOLVO © IVO PowerIVO Power
Cost EstimationTCM
© ToCoMan (Fi)
Cost EstimationCost EstimationTCMTCM
© © ToCoMan ToCoMan (Fi)(Fi)
Cost EstimationTCM
© ToCoMan (Fi)
Cost EstimationCost EstimationTCMTCM
© © ToCoMan ToCoMan (Fi)(Fi)
Inception Modeller(as Cost Assessor)
TUD
Inception Inception ModellerModeller(as Cost Assessor)(as Cost Assessor)
TUDTUD
SchedulingMS Project
SchedulingSchedulingMS ProjectMS ProjectSchedulingMS Project
SchedulingSchedulingMS ProjectMS Project
VRMLVRMLVTTVTTVTT
WWWBrowsersWWWWWW
BrowsersBrowsers
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VEGA © TNO
PM Browser
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VEGA © TNO© TNO
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LexiConSTABU
LexiConLexiConSTABUSTABU
LexiConSTABU
LexiConLexiConSTABUSTABU
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CONCUR Mid Term Review - UK Overview
Drawings & CalculationsReports
Assess EnquiryAnalyse Requirements
Respond toRequirements
Develop Concept Design
Price Concept
Client Enquiry
Reports
Bid
Cost Plan
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CONCUR Mid Term Review - UK Detailed Scenario
Enquiry Information
CostAssessor
CATOPro
SpecApplier
SpecComposer
VTT PROMOTE
TNO Browser
AutoCadArchitectural DeskTop
IFC Squasher
Price Utility
MS-Access
CATOProCost Plan
Report
Drawings
Reports
TEXT
SPF
SPF
CSV
SPF
CSVSPF
SDAIJAVA
DWG/DXF
EPM-EDMProject
InformationRepository
CSTBCSC v2
NATIVE file link
SPF
SDAI
CSV
CSVCSV
SPF ODBC
CSV
DOORS
CSV = Comma separated Variable File
SPF = STEP Physical File (IAI-IFC)
SDAI = STEP Data Access Interface
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CONCUR Download Area
Reports A list of CONCUR public reports :
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A list of other reports : ??? ???
Software ? Digital Information Lexicon etc?