Title :
Systems integration and collaboration in construction: A review
Author :
Shen, Weiming ; Hao, Qi ; Mak, Helium ; Neelamkavil, Joseph ; Xie, Helen ; Dickinson, John
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Res. in Constr., Nat. Res. Council, London, ON
Abstract :
Rapid advancement of information and communication technologies has brought both challenges and opportunities to the construction industry. There have been significant research and development efforts on the application of systems integration and collaboration technologies in construction. This paper presents a research literature review on systems integration and collaboration in architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management (AEC/FM), and discusses challenging research issues and future research opportunities.
Keywords :
construction industry; production engineering computing; production facilities; research and development; construction industry; facility management; information and communication technologies; research and development; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Communications technology; Computer architecture; Construction industry; Costs; Environmental management; Project management; Research and development; Software systems; Collaboration; Construction; Facility Management; Interoperability; Systems Integration;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2008. CSCWD 2008. 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xi´an
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1650-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1651-6
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2008.4536948
