Both the formation and the subsequent operation of a building require a lot of complex and overlapping processes, which are handled by different trades and involved parties in its lifecycle phase. The management of the accumulated data and information via a Building Information Model can contribute to in-crease the efficiency of these processes while the quality stays stable and to support the positive ecological balance sheet of a construction project. The centralized data management represents one of the essential features of the Building Information Modeling method and enables the internal and across the trades collaboration of the participants themselves. Information already ob-tained can be made available to the parties as required and do not have to be recreated. The large number of different trades leads to a likewise number of applied software systems, often with different file types. Therefore, a smooth exchange of data between multiple user systems in the sense of reusing already gener-ated information plays a key role. Organizations such as buildingSMART pursue the objective to introduce a generalized approach using an open standard. The major software developers in the construction industry, however, accelerate the development and distri-bution of particular all-in-one solutions. Alongside one can find the planning offices and construction companies that are directly involved in construction and that     «

Both the formation and the subsequent operation of a building require a lot of complex and overlapping processes, which are handled by different trades and involved parties in its lifecycle phase. The management of the accumulated data and information via a Building Information Model can contribute to in-crease the efficiency of these processes while the quality stays stable and to support the positive ecological balance sheet of a construction project. The centralized data management represents...     »