1. Strategies for IT Adoption in the Building Industry
Graduate Research Seminar
Fall 2002
COA 8903 ES L 87777

2. Introduction Beck company design-build presentation.
Goals of the research seminar
Students' backgrounds
Structure of the course, submissions, final report
Overview of IT in construction

3. Strategy Strategy n 1: an elaborate and systematic plan of action
2: the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war.
WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

4. IT information technology n. Abbr. IT
The development, installation, and implementation of computer systems and applications. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
information technology <business, jargon> (IT) Applied computer systems - both hardware and software, and often including networking and telecommunications, usually in the context of a business or other enterprise. Often the name of the part of an enterprise that deals with all things electronic. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe

5. Building Industry
We will consider the building industry to include contractors, architects, structural and M/E engineers, and all the various subcontracting businesses.

6. Goals
“to develop in-depth understanding of the practice, management, business and technological aspects of the adoption of information integration technologies in the building industry.”
“to expand our perception of the evolution of building industry sectors, and the building industry as a whole, in light of developing information technologies.”

7. Focus Conversion of the industry from the use of
isolated and largely 2-D applications with minimal data transfer between them (with little potential for design or fabrication automation), to
knowledge-rich 3-D applications, with fully integrated data exchange based on product models.

8. Your background…. Architecture / Engineering / Construction ?
Work experience ?
Knowledge of construction information procedures ?
Knowledge of IT ? …in construction ?
Motivation ?
Expectations ?

9. Overview of IT in construction