This paper presents a component-based programming model whose goal is to make construction and management of distributed cooperative applications easier. The approach taken aims at combining Module Interconnection Language features with the concept of class derived from object-oriented models. Using our model, an application is seen as a hierarchy of interacting components, where a component re...

We propose in this paper a semantic web driven learning management architecture that supports collaborative learning, i.e., learning by reusing, sharing experience and building knowledge together within a particular domain. We address different phases of the development in line with the knowledge life cycle, from ontology building to learning experience management and reuse of semantics for soc...

Article history Received: 04-09-2014 Revised: 09-03-2015 Accepted: 25-03-2015 Abstract: There are increasing numbers of Building Information Modeling (BIM) software available nowadays which change the working methods in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. From the stages of building design development to postoccupancy management, BIM plays an essential role in collaborati...

This paper presents the socio-technical design of a knowledge community which is part of a system to support an industrial association based collaborative network in the sector of construction industry. There are many explanations around the virtual community concept. Here is presented a fundamental phase of the Know-Construct project which involved the design of the Construction Industry Knowl...

Building production, in which various actors and objects are involved at different stages, is an industrial production process having prominent role waste generation. Construction (CP) element of the "construction system" constitutes a sub-system "building system” consisting many interrelated systems subsystems. The quantity type wastes generated CP affected by factors such as project, construc...

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are exciting technologies that offer considerable potential benefits in all stages of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) process, from initial planning and conceptual design to facility management and operations. VR and AR allow people to visualize and interact with a building or infrastructure design and construction process in ...

Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers the possibility of prototyping building design and construction options in a simulated system, before construction begins, offering the potential for improvements in productivity, product quality and sustainability. In addition, the information resulting from the design and construction process can be transferred for use in the ongoing management and ...