The ability to process large amounts of data and to extract useful insights from data has
revolutionised society. This phenomenon—dubbed as Big Data—has applications for a wide …

Digitalization in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has
highlighted the process of gathering and combining data from numerous sources. This …

The representation and management of product lifecycle information is critical to any
manufacturing organization. Different modeling languages are used at different lifecycle …

In this paper we present the on-going development of a framework for a domain specific,
open query language for building information models. The proposed query language is …

The surge of interest in digital building models combined with increasing sensorization of
spaces is prompting an integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) with real-time …

In the architecture, engineering and construction industry, building information modeling
(BIM) has emerged as a viable means to support information exchange and interoperability …

The Construction industry generates about 30% of the total waste in the UK. Current high
landfill cost and severe environmental impact of waste reveals the need to reduce waste …

1.1 Purpose This thesis aims to define a new method to transform BIM (Building Information
Modelling) data into a simplified representation that can be stored in a database system and …

To automate planning activities in a computer integrated manufacturing environment, an
integrated system of feature recognition and reasoning is essential. An attempt is made in …

Als ich im Juli 2008 das erste mal bei Herrn Professor Dr. Raimar J. Scherer vorsprach, lag
mein Weimarer Ingenieurstudium bereits einige Jahre hinter mir. Ich hatte mich inzwischen …