Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University The EU DIVERICTY project and EU 6th Framework Per Christiansson Aalborg Universitet 'Intelligente bygningsmodeller' - DR BYEN, Ørestad onsdag den 13. november 2002

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University BUILDING PRODUCT AND PROCESS MODELS -EU DIVERCITY PROJECT -EU 6th FRAMEWORK -INDUSTRY & UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University The Virtual Building Model The virtual building contains all documentation of the building including drawings, models, documents etc. It will normally contain redundant information and temporal information describing discipline models and sub models of the building over time. Tracks of alternative solutions. Two time lines -real time during collaboration and time points in the life cycle of a design artefact.

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University DIVERCITY - Distributed Virtual Workspace for enhancing Communication within the Construction Industry The objective of the project is to produce a prototype virtual workspace that will enable the three key phases (client briefing, design review, construction) to be visualized and manipulated, and to produce a set of VR tools that aid the construction design and planning process.

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University BUILDING PROCESS CHANGE? Organisation Person/Team Analyses/simulation tools Information container Models access Framework Collaboration environment Virtual Building The DIVERCITY Framework

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University DIVERCITY project infrastruture

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University DIVERCITY project data - Shared cost RTD project - Key Action II.2.2 (New Methods of Work / Workplace Design / Team Work) - Started in March Expected duration: 30 months - Total cost: 4 M Euro (app.) - Commission funding: 2 M Euro - Consortium (10 partners - 5 countries): - Objective : Design & Develop a Distributed Virtual Workspace adapted for the Construction Industry Contstruct IT (Coordinator) University of Salford CSTB CS SI SPIE Aalborg University COWI CRS4 VTT EVATA Developer User

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University DIVERCITY function, form, content, behaviour DIVERCITY Application data container DIVERCITY data container Collab. Application data container 'CAD' Appl. Application data container Appl. Application data container Appl. Collab. Virtual Workspace Acoustics Lighting Simulations Thermal Analysis 4D building site Building Model (IFC,…) Client briefing

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University DIVERCITY FrameworkLightingtool Acoustic tool Thermalanalysistool Network Datawarehouse - structured data (IFC 2.x) - EXPRESS-based semantics Renderingengine Optimizationmodule Geometrymodeler Constraintmanager Responsive Workbench Immersive space Desktop systems

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University Import Product of Model to Application SPF file IFC C++ generator C++ classes Divercity CAD-Tool (ArchiCad) Clent briefing PreCad

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATIONS (more PRODUCTS) Lighting module Thermal analysis module External Source Virtua l Sourc e Listener Local Sound Adjacent Sound Acoustic module

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University 4D Visual Product Chronology Project Model Schedule for buildability Construction progress monitoring Building documentation VTT Finland

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University DIVERCITY - RESULTS Applications integrated into a extendible framework (also loosely coupled application) Framework based on Internet based client-server technology ( eViper). (Model and workflow driven) Framework for building collaborative environments. Methodology for efficient user requirements capture, user environment modelling and system development. Early design support (explain, communicate ideas, solutions)

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University EU 6th Framework Increased Danish building Industry and R&D community Involvement in EU FP6? FP6 is taking form with priority areas listed. PRIORITY THEMATIC AREAS OF RESEARCH IN FP6 There has during the summer been delivered around Expressions of Interests (EOI) to the EU Commission where proposals to large Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence are proposed. Another instrument to build networks and aggregate potential participants for FP6 R&D projects are the so called Roadmap projects. E.g. the RoadCon, and Intelcity, (IST 2002: Partnerships for the Future Conference November, Copenhagen

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University ROADCON in a nutshell ROADCON is a strategic RTD roadmap project on ICT in the construction sector. As a roadmap project it will suggest and prepare actions for the forthcoming European 6 th Framework Programme (FP6). It addresses "New ways of working and electronic commerce" (Key Action II) of the "Information Societies Technologies" (IST) programme. This is the area where most EC projects related to ICT in the construction sector are positioned. Start in June 2002 and end in May 2003 which is before the anticipated 1 st call for RTD proposals in FP6.

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University Topics Examples of potential topics for FP6: Model based ICT Collaboration platforms Knowledge sharing in construction projects Life cycle support, facilities management (FM) E-business and e-marketplaces Best practices & demonstrations & deployment. Standards Contractual & legal issues Mobile applications Web services Product libraries + intelligent objects. User interfaces, 3D & Virtual Reality Simulation and optimisation Geographical Information Systems (GIS)... More suggestions are expected from various interest groups. An underpinning idea in many of these themes is computer- interpretable (model-based) information that will enable enhanced automation, integration and communication in construction. The aim is to pave way towards new knowledge intensive processes in construction. Identifying and promoting new business models will be a key issue in parallel with any technology theme. Other important aspects: working condition,sustainability, etc.

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University Main aims Form a strategy for future research and development on ICT in construction. Prepare and suggest RTD actions and priorities for the construction sector in the forthcoming European 6 th Framework Programme (FP6) and also to the EC. Identify key actors and stakeholders and prepare co-operation between them. Seek consensus among research, business and user organisations.

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University Stakeholders Local Projects National Projects Regional Projects Global Projects ROADCON Researchers Academia Technology Providers Business Executives Public Administration Bodies End Users Policy Makers / Funding Bodies Standard- isation Bodies

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University Relations European construction sector organisations ECCREDI ENCORD ENBRI ECI IMS Global RTD Standardisation IST projects (+ GROWTH, IMS) VOSTER ICCI prodAEC IST clusters and networks Hungary National programmes + support groups Sweden: Competitive Blg ITBoF F P 6 F P 6 ROADCON GlobEMENGlobEMEN PROCUREPROCURE OSMOSOSMOS ISTforCEISTforCE e-CORE e-CORE eLEGA L e-HUBe-HUB DIVERCITYDIVERCITY eConstructeConstruct eCOGNOSeCOGNOS Portugal: FEDER, MSI, AI Netherlands: PAIS Slovenia France: PUCA UK: EPSRC, DTI, CITE, SIENE ISO/ TC59/SC13 WG6 CEN/ ISSS bcXML ISO STEP ICIS W3C OMG OAG IAI + aecXML Italy: FTI, MIUR, ANCE Denmark: Digital building Germany: BMVBW, BMWi, GAEB Finland: TEKES, VERA, UTT ROADCON  Confidential -19- Matti Hannus, VTT, 11 Feb 2002

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University

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Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University References CONFERENCES ON PRODUCT AND PROCESS MODELING IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY. ECPPM Christiansson P., Da Dalto Laurent, Skjaerbaek J. O., Soubra S., Marache M., 2002, " Virtual Environments for the AEC sector - The Divercity experience ". ECPPM 2002 European Conference of Product and Process Modelling. eWork and eBusiness in AEC September 2002, Portoroz, Slovenia. (8 pp.) Christiansson P., Dawood N. N., Svidt K, 2002, "Virtual Buildings (VB) and Tools to Manage Construction Process Operations". CIB W78 Conference on 'Distributing Knowledge In Building', Aarhus, Denmark. June 12-14, (8 pp.) Christiansson, P, 2001, "Capture of user requirements and structuring of collaborative VR environments". AVR II & CONVR Conference on Applied Virtual Reality in Engineering & Construction Applications of Virtual Reality. (eds: O. Tullberg, N. Dawood, M. Connell. 201 pp.) Gothenburg October 4-5, (pp. 1-17). [Key note speech]. Christiansson P, Svidt K, Skjærbæk J O, Aaholm R, 2001, "User requirements modelling in design of collaborative virtual reality design systems". International Conference on Construction Information Technology. Mpumalanga, Soth Africa, 30 May - 1 June (pp. 40/1 - 40/12

Byggenetværk København Prof. Per Christiansson  IT in Civil Engineering  Aalborg University Contact We are all involved in a continuos change process and design of the future together (with constant re- assessments). Great possibilities and time to do some creative, bold, and holistic inceptions at both universities and industries R&D collaboration within -Building process models -Meta classification -Knowledge Management -Collaboration and Virtual Reality -Collaborative work on specification and design of next generation systems (Industry/University )

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