van Rees, R (2007) New instruments for dynamic building-construction: Computer as partner in construction. PhD thesis, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
Abstract
For dynamic processes to become possible in Building-Construction, ICT support is needed. Data access and data exchange needs to be ubiquitous. Existing research often only targets elaborate international standards (that don't really get off the ground because of international differences) or it targets big, elaborate, expensive systems (that are only available to the top 1% of the companies). This thesis proposes an open source Building-Construction Ontology Web (bcoWeb) coupled with the so-called REST style of web services. Open source to maximise the possibility of participation and to limit the dependency on organisations or individual companies. Simple REST web interaction to keep the complexity low without sacrificing functionality. An ontology web consisting of multiple independent (national) ontologies to facilitate meaningful information exchange without first needing to build The One Big Ontology (that will never be completed).
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | de Ridder, H A J and Saiyildiz, I S |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | information technology; building information modelling; ontology; web services; construction industry; open source |
| Index terms: | building information modelling, data exchange, construction industry, interaction, functionality, ontology, information exchange, information technology, complexity |
| Subjects: | computing systems, data science, education and knowledge transfer, data exchange, industry analysis, information systems, systems engineering, design features, behavioral psychology |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Digital Applications, Design Practice, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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