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  • bSa - Product - agcXMLThe agcXML Project, inaugurated and funded by The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), resulted in a set of XML schemas for the transactional data that is now commonly exchanged in paper documents such as owner/contractor agreements, schedules
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  • Oct 06, 2009 06:39
  • bSa - Program - Alliances & User Group There are many special interest groups that are already in existence and we don't want to create a plethora of new groups but we can identify and coordinate the groups and provide information to others as to what groups currently exist. We can establish l
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  • Oct 06, 2009 06:43
  • Business ProcessBusiness processes are the basis of our work and permeate throughout all programs. This program area however identifies common best business approaches which practitioners can adopt or modify to suit their needs. Re-engineering an entire profession will c
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  • Oct 06, 2009 06:46
  • Economic IssuesThe industry we work in is estimated at $4.5 trillion dollars and some estimates identify the waste in the industry at over 50%. Waste is defined as non-value added effort. Each time you collect information for an activity and that information was generat
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  • Oct 06, 2009 06:48
  • bSa - Program - EducationCulture is changed through education. Education of both new professionals as well as continuing education must made available that ensures students come out understanding the same basic principles of lifecycle appreciation and interoperability expectation
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  • Oct 06, 2009 06:52
  • bSa - Program - Energy & EnvironmentalLinking facilities with the world around them is critical in ensuring the ecosystem and facility lifecycle are one. Gone is the arbitrary five foot line. Effects on the facility from the outside world and effects of the facility on the outside world are t
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  • Oct 06, 2009 06:54
  • bSa - Program - Quality of LifeThe construction workplace of the future will be a much safer place. By virtually constructing a facility first and then building from the model one can take better advantage of pre-cutting and pre-assembly in a more controlled environment off site. This
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  • Oct 06, 2009 06:56
  • bSa - Program - Real PropertyThe focus of the buildingSMART Alliance is far beyond the limits of designer and contractor. It incorporates many additional circles involving the support of the entire real property community. This program area focuses on those entities. These include bu
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  • Oct 06, 2009 06:58
  • bSa - Program - Research & DevelopmentResearch is being performed every day in colleges and universities around the world. This program will help identify where that research and development is taking place by providing a compendium of projects. It is the intent of the buildingSMART Alliance
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  • Oct 06, 2009 07:00
  • bSa - Program - Standards & TechnologyThe foundation of the alliance is the technology. We are clearly dependant on is sustainability and expansion. This initiative will also identify the standards that exist which are part of making the effort accomplish its goal of interoperability.
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  • Oct 06, 2009 07:02
  • bSa - Program - Visualization, Simulation & AnalysisVisualization and 3D was once seen as a luxury but as we came to appreciate that approximately 90% of the population cannot translate a 2D image into reality, it became evident that 3D was mandatory especially for complex structures. 3D also provided us t
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  • Oct 06, 2009 07:03
  • bSa - Project - BIM Execution PlanningThe goal of this research is to develop a method to create a Building Information Modeling (BIM) Execution Plan in the early stages of a project. Many owners and project teams are currently struggling with defining the appropriate level of modeling to per
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  • Oct 06, 2009 07:09
  • bSa - Project - Certification CoordinationMany people are professing ability to produce building information models now. Some of those people are driven by market pressure to remain competitive others are truly competent. This is a problem for prospective owners wishing to hire firms able to gene
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  • Oct 06, 2009 07:12
  • bSa - Project - Common Education PrinciplesBIM education and training is available nearly everywhere but there is no coordination in the principles being taught. This causes a significant lack of focus on common and collaborative solutions. This lack of focus causes employers to gravitate toward p
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  • Oct 06, 2009 07:17
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bSa - Project - Certification Coordination
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Chair: John Messner Description: The goal of this researc
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Chair: Deke Smith Scope: There are many facets to this effort and we are firs
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Chair: David Morris david_morris@emcorgroup.com
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Chair: Thomas Gay Description: The foundation of the alliance is t
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Chair: R. Mark Butler Description: Research is being performed every day in
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Chair: Andy Fuhrman Description: The focus of the buildingSMART Al
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Chair: Phillip Cousins phillip@asksofi.com (305) 534-3000 (305) 534-3000
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