International projects
EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR PRODUCT AND PROJECT DATA EXCHANGE, E-WORK AND E-BUSINESS IN ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
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Abstract
The Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector -AEC- in Europe is one of the most important worldwide, with 26 million workers in the EU, depending directly or indirectly on the AEC sector. The aim of this initiative is to involve the AEC industry in the emerging digital economy and smart enterprises through the use of modern information technologies and standards. The primary objective of the project is the creation of a Thematic Network in the European AEC sector to promote the use and implementation of standards for product data exchange, the e-work and e-business. The project brings together material providers, construction companies, suppliers, designers, industrial federations, engineering consulting, software vendors, R&D centres and Universities; all of them from all around the EU and associated Eastern countries. The Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector -AEC- in Europe is one of the most important worldwide, with 26 million workers in the EU, depending directly or indirectly on the AEC sector. The aim of this initiative is to involve the AEC industry in the emerging digital economy and smart enterprises through the use of modern information technologies and standards. The primary objective of the project is the creation of a Thematic Network in the European AEC sector to promote the use and implementation of standards for product data exchange, the e-work and e-business. The project brings together material providers, construction companies, suppliers, designers, industrial federations, engineering consulting, software vendors, R&D centres and Universities; all of them from all around the EU and associated Eastern countries.OBJECTIVESThe aim of this initiative is to involve the Architecture, Engineering and Construction -AEC- industry in the emerging digital economy and smart enterprises through the use of modern information technologies and standards. The primary objective of the project is the creation of a Thematic Network in the European AEC sector to promote the use and implementation of standards for product data exchange, the e-work and e-business. The final objective is to increase the competitiveness of the industry, SMEs in its majority, through the use of information technologies among the involved agents. The project brings together material providers, construction companies, suppliers, designers, industria DESCRIPTION OF WORKThe ProDAEC Network work plan has the following general structure: A first phase of industrial requirements and state-of-the-art, which will collect the technical information about existing standards and technical advances in the integration information for the AEC sector. The dissemination, as well as the management will last until the end of the project. The network will be structured in four working groups: 'Product & Project Data Exchange', 'E-workfow', and 'E-business'. The network plans to contribute to the ongoing initiatives for standardisation related to the AEC sector. The ProDAEC Network plans a list of activities, to be organised in the Thematic Network work plan:1. Dissemination of standards (ISO 10303-STEP, ISO 13584-PLIB, IAI-IFC,...) and best practices. Training of software vendors and users in the standards and related technology.2. Collect industry requirements and contribute to the standards evolution.3. Define requirements for and establish a strategy for integration and harmonisation between AEC related standards.4. Propose data and message architectures for adoption of eCommerce & eWork in AEC, using standards (i.e. EDIFACT, XML-based,...).5. Establish liaisons with existing working groups in AEC and other linked sectors (shipbuilding, furniture,...).6. Contribute and give support to the European and international standardisation organisations (CEN, ISO).7. Management, support and marketing of the thematic network.
