Unearthing the Value of Data in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry

Dear Colleagues,

A construction project can be analogized as a nexus from which various stakeholders connect from planning to decommissioning and form information exchange networks to realize the project. A construction project is built on reams of data generated from various sources throughout the project lifecycle. Thus, it would not be an overstatement to say that a critical element of the future of construction companies and industry is data. With the advancement and emergence of a new generation of information technologies, data and data-driven decisions is becoming a commonly used phrase.

This Special Issue of Buildings on “Unearthing the Value of Data in the AEC Industry” goes beyond theory and offers insights into recent research breakthroughs on practical solutions, in order to turn data into action in the AEC industry. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Data integration and hand-off between project phases and among stakeholders;
• Data standards;
• Data-driven decision-making strategies;
• Ontology-based information modeling frameworks and applications;
• Data lifecycle management;
• Data governance;
• Digital twins solutions;
• Digital thread solutions.

Dr. Hala Nassereddine
Guest Editor

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