Electronic document management in building design

Abstract

The problem of managing digital design data including drawings, specifications and other technical data in building design and construction units is a real challenge, especially when there is a need to structure the design information across building design companies. The main difficulty in this information management is the shortage of unified rules (or standards) concerning the ways how the digital design data should be gathered, archived, and preserved in the most efficient way for building design and construction units. The most important issue addressed in this work, is the standardised reference of all design data definitions.