What’s Happening in Norway? IFD Håvard Bell, Ph.D. Norwegian Building Research Institute

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日本語！ Norsk! ?? English! IFD (BARBi) Communication Method? IFC Speaking

BARBi  Complete and working implementation of IFD  999 activities/processes, names, 6600 definitions, 1939 properties, 8757 objects/subjects, ca 1300 relations, etc..  Based on EXPRESS (EDM, EPM Tech.)  Will provide a free reference library to the Norwegian Building Industry  Anyone can access and use it  Import functions from LexiCon  (Netherlands's IFD implementation)

BARBi TODO  Add product definitions and relations (the IFD data)  Windows in progress  Timber related products in progress  Establish stable interface for the industry to use  In progress  Simple interface already established and in use  Establish neutral organization to run and maintain the database  In progress

BARBi and China  Letter of Intention signed between Chinese authorities and Norway  June 2004  Provide a Chinese IFD platform  Support in establishing IFD data

NBI’s Knowledge Base  Over 800 design sheets  Best practice  Research  Etc.  Over 50 years of experience  Highly regarded in the industry  Example:  How to properly lay a bathroom floor

NBI’s Knowledge Base  Highly used…  …and not used

Opportunity  The Economist:  “E-commerce takes off”  In 1999 ”everybody” thought total online sale in 2002 would be 100 billion dollars  Then the.com bubble burst  In 2004 estimates show that total online sale will reach 120 billion dollars!  NBI want to sell its knowledge through services online  Not possible without IFD

NBI’s Knowledge Base NBI’s Knowledge Base Applikasjon Application

Three Ingredients NBI’s Knowledge Base (IFC/IFD) BARBi (IFD) Model Server (IFC) NBI Service

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