Full econstruct end results overview

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eConstruct

eCommerce & eBusiness in the European Building and Construction Industry:Preparing for the Next Generation Internet

The European DG13 5th Framework IST Programme

Key Action II – New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce –

Project No. IST-1999-10303


Why eConstruct?

Building &Construction

Industry

Each country has its own- Language concepts

- Standards-Operates

locally

- Act as anEuropean

Player- Operate across

Nationalboundaries


Why eConstruct?

Contractor/sub contractor

Procure / Bid- Locally - Difficult to survey market- Search in many portals with different structures and languages

Procure / Bid- Europe-wide- Easy to survey market- Search in different portals with same structure in one‘s own language


Why eConstruct?

Manufactureror

Supplier

Sell- Locally in different languages- To a fragmented Industry- Offered through many portals with different data structures (catalogues)

Sell- Europe-wide- automatically translated- Through one channel- Offer through many portals in one data structure (catalogues)


Why eConstruct?

Portals

ProvideInformation- Locally- To a fragmented Industry- Each product in its own data structure (catalogues)

ProvideInformation- Europe-wide- Easy to maintain in many languages- Through one data structure (catalogues)


Why eConstruct?

Contractor

Supplier

Portal

Supplier

Contractor

Portal

€

PortalContractor

Supplier


Therefore eConstruct

€

ContractorSupplierPortal

Product Models

InternetDigital

Catalogues


What Industry needs

• Open communication for catalogue information

• Agreement needed on these catalogue ‘Objects’ and their ‘Properties’

• Require a ‘flexible’ structure – that also supports catalogue specific information

• To be able to find things and compare them

• Inexpensive and easy to use


Goal

• Develop

• Implement

• Disseminate

– a new Communication Technology

– tailored to the Building and Construction Industry

Building and Construction eXtensible Mark-up Language

bcXML

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OverviewBridging Technology Worlds

ISO STEP

IAI IFC (ifcXML_COS)

SoftwareCAD / IfcBrowsers

XML/edi

ebXML /eBES

UDDI (IBM, Ariba, Microsoft)

Rosettanet

SoftwareCommerceOneAribaMS BizTalk Server

ISO/TC59/SC13/WG6PAS-12006/3 (Meta-Schema)ICIS

SoftwareLexiCon ExplorerASVB MiddelenBank

ClassificationGeneric

eCommerce &eBusiness

PDT

Sharing (ifcXML_COS)Linking (to IFC)

Mapping Tailoring & Usage

GenericeCommerce &

eBusiness

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real world

Concepts IAI: Product Data Technology

semantic model

implementation

data exchange (files)

IFC 151IFC 2xEXPRESS

IFC STEP File IFC XML file

STEPToolbox

ifcXML

ifcXMLoptimized

bcXML, files

bcXML

2

Stage

Stage 1COS

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ModellingDictionaries & Taxonomies

– Dictionaries• Strings/words: isolated terms for objects, properties etc.

– Taxonomies• interrelated objects & properties

– objectification (from strings to things)

– specialisation

– object <> property connection

• (Classification: objects/specialisation only)

Door

FlushDoor

Door

FlushDoor

Dictionary Taxonomy

terms

connection

Hinges,Locks

Weight

objects &properties

specialisation

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ConstructionAccomodation constructionBuffered constructionConnection constructionCovering constructionFraming constructionGuiding constructionOperating constructionSeparation construction

Access construction• Casement• Door

- Door set- Door leaf- Folding-sliding door- Revolving door- Sectional door- Stable door

• Gate• Hatch• Sash• Screen• Strip door

Light Entrance constructionOpening constructionWall

Span constructionMaterialSpace

Part of the:“bcBuildingDefinitions” bcTaxonomy

Coiling doorFlexible doorFlush door

Glass doorMetal flush doorPlastic flush doorTimber flush door

Hollow timber flush doorSolid timber flush door

Folding doorLedged doorPanelled door

Sp

eci a

lisat

ion

Tre

e

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Modelling bcTaxonomy

Object Definition

Property Definitions

+

Door Leaf ThicknessDoor Leaf WidthDoor Leaf HeightClear Opening WidthClear Opening HeightEdge ShapeDoor ShapeInternal/External LocationAvailabilityDelivery TimeCatalogue CodeEANDescriptionProduct LineTrade-nameList PriceURL

Door leaf

bcDictionary:terms used

bcTaxonomy

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Lexicon Explorer

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Taxonomy Concepts

GroupingGrouping

Dictionary Dictionary

Multi-lingualDescriptionsMulti-lingualDescriptions

Vocabulary Vocabulary

SpecialisationSpecialisation

ConceptualisationSubjects, Activities, Properties,

Measures & Units

ConceptualisationSubjects, Activities, Properties,

Measures & Units

Multi-lingualTerms

Multi-lingualTerms

ExternalReferencesExternalReferencesTaxonomy

OpenTaxonomy:

LexiCon

OrganizationsOrganizations

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ModellingeConstruction Architecture

Aspect

Level

Content Transaction

Definition

Specification

Modelling IAI

IFC2x & ifcXML / COS

ISO STEP EXPRESS Technology &W3C XML Technology

UN/OASISCEN/ISSS eBes WSEU 5th FW IST OpenXchangeebXML

ISO TC59/SC13/WG6 / ICIS

CEN/ISSS eConstruction WS

EU 5FW IST eConstruct / ICCI

EU 5FW IST ROADCON

XTD & xtdXMLISO TC59/SC13/WG6 / ICIS

CEN/ISSS eConstruction WS

EU 5FW IST eConstruct / ICCI

EU 5FW IST ROADCON

bcXML

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bcXML Meta-Model

Restricts to: {m, kg, s,...}

anyUri(from Datatypes)

<<datatype>>

string(from Datatypes)

<<datatype>>anySimpleType

(from Datatypes)

<<datatype>>

integer(from Datatypes)

<<datatype>>language

(from Datatypes)

<<datatype>>

ExplanationName

NativeLanguage

RestrictedValueUnitNativeName

<<key>>NativeExplanation

Translation

11

0..10..111

MinCardinality MaxCardinality

Taxonomy11

0..n0..n

Property

0..n0..n0..10..1

Description<<group>>

110..10..1

11

11

0..n0..n

ExternalReference

Relationship

0..10..1 0..10..1

Object

1..*1..*

0..1

+SupertypeRef

0..1

0..n0..n

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0..n0..n

0..n0..n

1

+TargetObjectRef

1

0..n

+PartRef

0..n

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Catalogue

Internet

bcXML Browser

VR Front-end

Computer Aided Selling (CAS)

IfcBrowser

ProjectDB XML-Server

EXPRESS Data Manager

Catalogue Generator

CAS Catalogue Definer

Resource DB Server

Software Clients

TaxonomyTaxonomy Server

CatalogueSupplier Catalogue Server

bcBuildingDefinitions

taxonomy

CatalogueExplorerLexiCon Explorer

Catalogue Data(Spreadsheet)

bcXMLXML Data

(Catalogues)

bcXML Requirementand SolutionSpecification messages

LexiCon Converter

Lexicon.xml

bcXMLXML Data(Catalogues)

IFC Data(Building fromCAD)

CAS CatalogueXML Data(Catalogues)

bcXML Architecture

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Example Scenario

bcXMLBrowser

Resource DB

Server

Taxonomy Server

Supplier Catalogue

Server

CatalogueCatalogue

CatalogueCatalogue

TaxonomyTaxonomy

Request List of Objects

Display List of Objects

Get Objects in Taxonomy

List of ObjectsSelect One Object

Define Requirements

Choose One Solution

Request Search for Catalogue Items

Display Solutions

Get Search for Catalogue Items

List of Solutions

Request Further Catalogue Information

Display Extra Information List of non Taxonomy Information such as Codes & Extra Properties

Raw bcXML dataStyle Sheets

Get Properties

List of Properties

Request List

Request list of Taxonomy Properties for the One Object

Display Properties

Get Further Catalogue Information

Request Quotation ebXML? CITE Standards?

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Prototype Demonstration

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Taxonomy Server (1)

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Multiple Language Support

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German

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French

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Greek

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Searching for a Timber Flush Door

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Set Requirements

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Requirements Message

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Select Catalogue Server

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Select Catalogues

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