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Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing Revision for 2007 Asking all the members of ICIS to update the data of 2004 into the latest one of 2007.TRANSCRIPT
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Information Technology in Specification Systems
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing AKIRA TAKAHASHI
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Background
IIBH of Japan has surveyed the availability of IT tools in Specification Systems among ICIS participating countries in 2003-2004.
research for Japanese status
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Revision for 2007
Asking all the members of ICIS
to update the data of 2004 into the latest one of 2007.
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
RespondentsAustralia NATSPEC / CIS_Au
New Zealand MasterSpec / CIL
Netherlands STABU systems / STABU Foundation
United Kingdom NBS / NBS
CANADA NMS/ Government of Canada
SpecSUITE / Digicon Information Inc
Switzerland NPK Normpositionen-Katalog / CRB
USA MASTERSPEC / ARCOM
Czech Republic CS URS / URS PRAHA
Germany STLB-Bau / GAEB
Finland RT-Building Specification System / RTS
Japan Standard Specification for public Building Construction Works / MLIT
Successive
Respondents
since 2004
New
Respondents
as of 2007
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Summery of the revision The revisions of every responded countries in one spreadsheet
( to be circulated)
- latest data (2007) in yellow column
- the revised point in blue
letter
:in comparison with that of 2004 in grayish column
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
ObservationDifference from the 2004 version in terms of:
- System profile- Product variety- License- Delivery- Updating- Links
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
System ProfileLicenseReviewEditing softwareLinks
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Product varietyFull versionShort versionSmall projectSegmentized: Engineering, Building service, Civil, Landscape, Historic preservation, Dwellings
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
LicenseLicensing: annual subscription 13/15
Annual fee: approx. $100~$3300
No. of subscribed licenses: 900~13000
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Delivery
CD-ROM,DVD 10DL from website 7
planned 5Paper 3
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
UpdatingFull review: 2-5years Regular revision: once in three years 1 two years 2a year 3 six months 4four months 1 three months 3; continuously 1Announcement:
website 7 e-mail 5newsletter 7 direct mail 2
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
LinksTechnical standards: 7Terms of contract: 1Code or regulations: 2
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Conclusion -1Various systems are provided, suitable to project type, scale etc.Some bodies issue a number of segmentized specifications.Mostly annual subscriptionSome systems can be acquired by part:
gradually increased. Some system include cost information, schedule, and so on leads to promotion of
Construction Management.
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Conclusion -2The proportion of system delivered through websites increased, as foreseen in 2004.
Systems utilizing Information Technology have increased: in reference of manufacture, in estimating, and so on.
Institute of International-harmonization for Building and Housing
Prospect
Inter-operability of each standard can help developing their own each other.
Needs for international harmonization of standard