Most concepts of systems engineering (SE) offer a systematic approach to the adaptation of
procedures, tools, and standards toward an information-oriented problem in order to …

The evolution in the design process is usually based on the choice of a method for
designing the system, in which its preference is previously selected by a process available …

Abstract Systems engineering (SE) is a comprehensive and structured approach for
analyzing, designing, creating, and operating a system in a cost‐effective way. SE concepts …

This thesis describes a Teaching Company Scheme Project between Weaver Construction
Ltd and Sheffield Hallam University (formerly Sheffield City Polytechnic) to implement an …

This paper highlights potential problems in the construction industry concerning the large
quantities of information produced and the lack of an adequate information structure within …

This paper presents a case study of integrated data exchange between the different
participants in a building project the main contractor and the companies representing the …

The development of advanced control systems for building performance applications faces
many challenges due to the high number of physical processes that interact with each other …

We present a conceptual framework enabling integrated and cooperative management of
the processes in the virtual enterprises performing construction projects. The proposed …

Our proposed solution is to enable partners of a construction project to share all the
technical data produced and handled, during the building production process by building an …

This paper sets the theoretical and technological framework for the development of a
distributed model for a holistic Building Information System. It commences by summarizing …