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If you would like to purchase any of the following FIATECH project deliverables, contact FIATECH at info@fiatech.org or call (512) 232-9600. FIATECH members can download complimentary copies in the member only section. If you do not know your member login information, contact FIATECH at the number above. To assist you in your search you can click on one of the following FIATECH projects to access the deliverables from that given project.
Automated Design Workflow Mapping and Checklists
Common Design Workflow Checklist (April 2008)
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Engineering Deliverable to Construction (April 2008)
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Automating Equipment Information Exchange (AEX)
Version 2.0 Deliverables (December 2006)
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Version 1.27 Deliverables (November 21, 2005)
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Version 1.0 Deliverables (July 2004)
Contents - A document that summarizes the contents of
the zip file full release of the AEX Public Release 1.0.
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AEX Public Release 1.0 - Full - Zip file including the
complete set of schema definitions, example files and
documentation for Public Release 1.0 of the AEX project.
This includes a large mp3 narration file for the Schema
Architecture presentation. A user guide document that
summarizes the business drivers, an overview of the schema
architecture, overview descriptions of the XML schemas, and a
tutorial for getting started with software implementations.
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AEX Public Release 1.0 - Zip file - same as above,
but without the mp3 narration file for the Schema Architecture
presentation.
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Using the XML Schemas for Facilities Equipment - A user
guide document that summarizes the business drivers, an overview
of the schema architecture, overview descriptions of the XML
schemas, and a tutorial for getting started with software
implementations.
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XML Schema Development Guidelines - Provides XML schema developers and users with schema design principles, guidelines and recommended work processes for developing robust XML schemas aimed at achieving multiple cross-industry group harmonizations of XML schema development efforts.
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BIM for Precast Concrete
Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Precast Concrete Draft Final Report - This project explored and defined the functional requirements for a BIM standard for architectural precast concrete, focusing on the multiple exchanges between architect and precast contractor. It is now recognized that a BIM standard is needed for any construction business domain (or pair of domains) to ensure that two necessary conditions for interoperability are achieved:
a) that the models created by each discipline are composed of meaningful information structures that can be translated into a neutral file format conformant with buildingSMART’s IFC schema, and
b) that each software vendor writes translators that use the same subset of IFC objects in the same way.
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Setting an Academic Research Agenda for the FIATECH Capital Projects Technology Roadmap Initiative (December 2004)
This final report summarizes the results of a three-day Charrette of 42 academic experts who were brought together to (1) present and discuss the functional elements and tactical plans of the Capital Projects Technology Roadmap; and (2) collect, discuss, and record their reactions and in-depth critiques. The principal outcomes of the charrette were first, alignment between the academic community and FIATECH around the Roadmap, second development of a research agenda for the academic community’s future involvement in supporting and furthering FIATECH’s vision, mission, and goals, and third, proposal for collaboration in research and education programs, projects, and activities between the academic community and FIATECH.
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Introduction to the Roadmap (October 2004)
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Element 1 Tactical Plan: Scenario-based Project Planning (October 2004) - Provides a comprehensive, collaborative project planning system that captures and analyzes front end data (including business case, scientific data, what-if scenarios, requirements and conceptual design, customer needs, budget and scheduling, and feedback from operations and maintenance) to assist the planning team as well as to provide the initial data capture to be used throughout the lifecycle of the facility.
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Element 2 Tactical Plan: Automated Design (October 2004) - Provides the forum for an industry-wide set of design automation features and specifications to be created that will be available for software vendors to use when developing improved design automation software. Also provides a design automation information clearing house that will serve as a knowledge management resource. Enables industry stakeholders and software vendors to work collaboratively to develop improved design automation technology for the capital projects industry.
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Element 3 Tactical Plan: Integrated, Automated Procurement & Supply Network (October 2004) - Provide a fully integrated, automated procurement and supply management system (i.e. tools and processes for planning, controlling, including financial controls for the procurement process.)
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Element 4 Tactical Plan: Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site (October 2004) - Provides the forum for construction practitioners, material providers and technology providers to make a concerted and systematic effort to identify, develop, deploy and evaluate the impact of the components, systems, standards and deployment strategies that are needed for successful Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Sites.
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Element 5 Tactical Plan: Intelligent Self-Maintaining and Repairing Operational Facility (October 2004) - Intelligent Self Maintaining and Repairing Operational Facilities provides the mechanisms for utilization of data to manage the actions necessary to ensure conditions and performance necessary to enable safe, secure and continuously optimized maintenance and operations.
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Element 6 Tactical Plan: Real-time Project and Facility Management, Coordination and Control (October 2004) - Provides a fully integrated facility planning and management system (i.e. tools and processes for planning, control, and review, including financial controls - of design, construction, and ongoing facility management). While Project and Facility Management are classically treated as separate and distinct sets of processes with a discrete handoff point, this Element treats them as a single set of processes covering the continuum from initial planning to the end of life of the facility.
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Element 7 Tactical Plan: New Materials, Methods, Products & Equipment (October 2004) - Provide an industry-focused Clearing House for New Materials, Methods, Products and Equipment through which industry members can identify their needs for new materials, methods, products and equipment to coordinate or provide a link between the needs and the researchers in the relevant fields.
Also, identify and manage the content to go into one or more of the shared or common knowledge bases. For example, identify common industry-adopted methods or practices as well as materials and equipment information.
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Element 8 Tactical Plan: Technology- & Knowledge-enabled Workforce (October 2004) -Provide an industry-focused Clearing House for New Materials, Methods, Products and Equipment through which industry members can identify their needs for new materials, methods, products and equipment to coordinate or provide a link between the needs and the researchers in the relevant fields.
Also, identify and manage the content to go into one or more of the shared or common knowledge bases. For example, identify common industry-adopted methods or practices as well as materials and equipment information.
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Element 9 Tactical Plan: Lifecycle Data Management & Information Integration (October 2004) - Provide the standards, models, classifications and other mechanisms for both data management and information exchange. Include programs to assist with population of the industry-wide common repositories, and enable an instance of the standards, models, classifications etc. to be implemented for each specific project or facility to act as the master facility lifecycle system for that project or facility, (i.e. data and information management, and specific instances of content).
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Acronyms and Key Terms
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FIATECH Capital Projects Technology Roadmap Current State Assessment (March 2003) - This Current State Assessment presents an overview of current state of the industry as well as a summary of ongoing activities. This is a living plan that will evolve as we bring industry, academic, and government partners together to refine and implement the plan. This document is targeted to senior level management, vice presidents and directors of engineering and construction, CIOs, professors, and program managers.
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FIATECH Capital Projects Technology Roadmap Homeland Security Supplement (March 2003) - This document provides a summary of major homeland security initiatives and recommendations for the industry in the wake of September 11, 2001. It was developed at the request of the Department of Commerce and is targeted to decision makers, CEOs, senior administrators in government agencies, funding authorities, and the leadership of stakeholder organizations and FIATECH member companies.
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Data Standards Clearinghouse - A resource for those wanting to understand more about data standard efforts related to the facilities industry and the "FIATECH Capital Projects Technology Roadmap." It is meant to help sort out the "alphabet soup" of facility-related data standards and standards organizations by sharing our understanding of the scope, status, intended use, and supporting organization for each of the standard efforts.
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Engineering Information Reuse Benchmarking Best Practices Report - A report on interviews with companies in other (non-process) industries that have successfully implemented engineering information re-use.
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Non-members $150.00
Benchmarking Best Practices: Re-use of Information Study Presentation - A PowerPoint presentation summarizing the 'Benchmarking Best Practices' report.
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Non-members $100.00
Benefits and Barriers to Engineering Information Reuse - A white paper report discussing benefits of engineering information re-use and issues with effective implementation.
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Non-members $150.00
Benefits Catalogue: Case Examples of LCDM Technologies and Their Benefits - Includes case examples of actual or proposed LCDM technologies in a structured format that addresses cost, benefit, and implementation issues for each example.
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Benefits Presentation Slide Template - A slide template for communicating the benefits of a possible technology investment. This template corresponds to the Benefits Calculation Workbook.
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Non-members $100.00
Benefits Calculation Workbook - Excel workbook serves as a checklist of potential benefits of technology investments with instructions on how to properly calculate them.
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Non-members $100.00
Information Flow Map PowerPoint Presentation - Maps the flow of information through EPCOM of a typical industrial facility.
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Non-members $50.00
O&M Information Needs Survey Report - This final report documents results of a survey conducted by the FIATECH Lifecycle Data Management (LCDM) project’s task force on operation and maintenance (O & M) information needs led by Deb McNeil at Dow Chemical. The task force goal was to understand and document O & Minformation needs and current issues with the information exchange between projects and O&M, so they can be addressed in further efforts by FIATECH and/or technology suppliers. The survey is intended as a first step in understanding and documenting, from the owner-operator perspective, the O & M information requirements that capital projects should meet when turning over new or upgraded facilities.
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Non-members $250.00
Guidelines and Drivers for Achieving Plant Lifecycle Data Management - A summary of 18 months of discussions among owner operators, EPC’s and technology suppliers, documenting discoveries and information shared to achieve a “lifecycle approach” to process plant information management.
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Non-members $250.00
Decision Sequence and Influence Diagram - Identifies and documents the Scenario-based Project Planning process by which project planning decisions are made and the broad information inputs and outputs required to support those decisions.
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Software Tool Functional Specifications Evaluation Form
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Field Study of Wireless Strain Monitoring Technologies - This study documents a field trial of wireless technologies to monitor strain and stress of steel beams as deployed by the Architect of the Capitol for utilization during construction of the Capitol Visitor Center addition to the U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C. The primary objectives of this field test were twofold: to prove efficacy of wireless technologies in construction applications, and to monitor and report anomalies in steel-to-concrete connectivity caused by cold weather induced contraction of the beams. By assessing the ability of wireless sensor technology to monitor the appearance and extent of these stress anomalies, the Architect of the Capitol was able to improve final construction results significantly, and gain knowledge about the implementation of wireless sensor technologies in a real and practical application.
(October 2006 - 24 pages)
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Field Study of Concrete Maturity Method in Very Cold Weather - The study described in this report was to assess the reliability and potential benefit of using the concrete maturity method in very cold weather, which presents particular challenges for concrete construction, including: 1) assuring that fresh concrete is not damaged by the cold, 2) that the concrete reaches appropriate strength even where the curing process is slowed by colder temperatures, and 3) managing the additional and costly processes of heating and protecting concrete during curing. This report reviews the concrete maturity method, describes the technology, and describes field observations, and discusses potential benefits of using concrete maturity method and technology in very cold climates.
(August 2005 - 52 pages)
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Field Tests of RFID Technology for Construction Tool Management - This report presents the results of field tests conducted by the FIATECH Smart Chips Project in collaboration with Zachry Construction Corporation, Texas A&M University, and HOUNDware Corporation. The purpose of these tests was to investigate the technical feasibility of using RFID technology to automate tool management processes. RFID technology offers the possibility that tools and valuable supplies tagged with RFID devices could be issued and received from central storage and the issue/receipt documented without intervention or help from a tool storage attendant. In addition, RFID tagged tools kept in distributed field storage boxes could be automatically inventoried in real-time on demand. Such automated systems have the potential to: 1) reduce theft, 2) optimize tool inventories, 3) insure that crafts have access to the appropriate tools as needed, and 4) reduce overhead labor cost of managing tools. The prototype RFID system worked reliably in all of the tests. The result of the Gangbox Test indicated that RFID technology is reliable in inventorying tools in field storage. The result of the Portal Test indicated that the RFID portal is capable of automating tool issue and receipt. It appears that those technical issues encountered during the tests (e.g. occasional missed tags) could be resolved with relatively little additional system development.
(June 2005 - 53 pages)
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Field Trials of GPS Technology for Locating Material in Laydown Yards - This study assesses the potential for GPS technology to improve the tracking and locating of unique materials, in construction laydown storage. In the trial, a GPS unit and a handheld computer were integrated into current typical material receiving and issuing processes. Those processes were broken down into a series of distinct steps and the researchers measured the time required by field workers to execute those steps. Time measurements were taken for a baseline case in which crews used current typical industry work processes to locate spools. The researchers then measured times for separate crews locating the same pipe spools using GPS technology.
The field measurements clearly quantified the time saved using the GPS system. The average time spent locating a spool using the current process was 6 minutes and 42 seconds, which was reduced to 55 seconds working with GPS system. The reduction of 5 minutes and 47 seconds per spool was validated by a statistical analysis. The researchers estimated that the GPS technology would have paid for itself in warehouse labor savings alone on a single project handling several thousand tagged items. In addition to these direct warehouse labor savings, the GPS system may also reduce the number of times material is handled and reduce the number of lost items.
(November 2004 - 48 pages)
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Materials and Asset Tracking Using RFID: A Preparatory Field Pilot Study - The principal objectives of this pilot study were twofold: to assess the ability of RFID technology to significantly improve the efficiency, accuracy, and accountability associated with the movement of critical materials and supplies; and gain knowledge about the practical use of RFID technology and its implementation in a real life industrial application. Conducted in collaboration with the ChevronTexaco Energy Technology Company, the FIATECH Smart Chips Project, Phase IV Engineering, and the Tulane Consortium for Supply Chain Management, the pilot study analyzed thirteen shipments with a total of 154 specific items, tracked during transport between the shorebased terminal and the offshore platform. Specifically, the report finds that the RFID technology was relatively easy to implement and functioned well, even in harsh marine weather conditions. When used in accordance with the relatively straightforward pilot project procedures, the RFID system accurately identified 100% of tagged items in each shipment in which the system was used. Marine weather conditions did not affect performance of the system. In some instances, the highly metallic environment on the offshore platform caused problems reading all RFID signals; this was resolved by changing the position of the reader with respect to the RFID tags. Other less significant technical issues encountered in the pilot could be easily resolved by minor adaptation of the RFID systems or procedures.
(September 2004 - 35 pages)
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Field Trials of RFID Technology for Tracking Fabricated Pipe – Phase II - The field trials described in this report tested the reliability of RFID technology in an application that would automate the critical task of documenting the delivery and receipt of uniquely tagged construction materials and equipment. Specifically, the trials tested the ability of RFID systems to accurately identify unique spools of fabricated pipe passing through a portal gate. This portal application was deemed to be one of the most technically challenging uses of RFID in a realistic construction environment because of the dense metal environment, the large number of items to be read quickly and the need for long reading distances. The results of the trials indicate that current active RFID technology can work reliably in such an application. In addition, the researchers interviewed industry practitioners and technologists in order to identify and describe some potential benefits of automating the tracking of unique materials at various points in the construction supply chain. The report describes typical generic steps in a construction supply chain, including fabrication, interim handling (e.g. third party painting of fabricated pipe), construction site receiving, issue to crafts, and installation progress. At each of these steps, we have identified some perceived inefficiencies and problems that might be addressed by RFID technology. The researchers concluded that RFID technology has the potential to both improve the efficiency and the accuracy of current manual tracking processes, and eventually could enable a more complete automation of these processes.
(August 2004 - 57 pages)
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Field Trials of RFID Technology for Tracking Fabricated Pipe - The field trials described in this report tested technical feasibility of active RFID technology in automating field materials management processes. A recent Construction Industry Institute survey identified Field Materials Management as the area that CII member company management thought had both: 1) the greatest potential for improvement and 2) the greatest positive development impact on engineering construction work processes. The trials described in this report were conducted in two phases. The first phase used handheld readers in determining the ability to read RFID signals at long distances and around metal. Handheld systems might be used for more efficient and accurate manual receiving and inventory applications. The second phase used a fixed reader and portal system that would be more typical of a fully automated commercial transport and receiving application.
The results of the trials indicate that current active RFID technology ccan work very effectively in the construction field environment. The technology has the potential to both improve efficiency and accuracy of current manual receiving and inventory management processes, and eventually may enable full automation of these processes. A third phase of the trial is planned, in which the technology will be used in an actual project environment and potential benefits will be assessed.
(February 2004 - 36 pages)
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The Use of the Concrete Maturity Method in the Construction of Industrial Facilities: A Case Study - This report describes a FIATECH Smart Chips Project Field Trial of recent technology that accurately predicts in-situ strength of concrete using the concrete maturity method. The trial was conducted in realistic field conditions by Fluor Corp. personnel over two months during the main concrete placement phases of the Amgen Opus Program Project in Puerto Rico. The report describes the concrete maturity method, the technology used in the trial, and field experience with that technology.
(January 2004 - 35 pages)
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Catalogue of Emerging Construction Technologies - This catalogue focuses on applications that will have a significant impact on the construction industry in the foreseeable future. The catalogue describes these important emerging applications and how they are likely to improve the way we build and maintain our critical physical facility infrastructure. Further, the entries in this catalogue identify some of the important technical and business issues that need to be addressed for us to realize the substantial economic benefit these applications offer us.
(October 2005 - 106 pages)
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International Workshop on Global Roadmap and Strategic Actions for ICT in Construction
This workshop focused on a review of existing FIATECH and Strat-CON roadmaps followed by a series of intensive hands-on interactive groupwork sessions aimed at developing a series of thematic roadmaps and accompanying actions for the take-up, development, and research of emerging and new ICTs for the construction industry.
(August 2007 - 87 pages)
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