Linked Data in Architecture and Construction

Codification Challenges for Data Science in Construction

“…What is limiting the generation of good quality machine-readable information within the sector? It does not appear to be technical development as novel technical solutions are being developed by construction informatics researchers with a focus on the integration of data in the sector, for example, through the use of data standards (Krijnen and Beetz, 2017;Pazlar and Turk, 2008), cloud-based BIM (Beetz et al, 2010;Singh et al, 2011;, and linked-data technologies (Kim et al, 2018;Pauwels et al, 2015;Pedro et al, 2017, Zhang and. It does not appear to be policy interventions either.…”

Using Real-Time Tracking of Materials and Labor for Kit-Based Logistics Management in Construction

“…Construction information and data are often characterized as fragmented, since the construction information is usually acquired via various information sources and from different stakeholders who work in various construction disciplines and use a variety of tools, systems, and software. For example, Pauwels et al (2015) reviewed various applications of linked data in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) domain and concluded that linked data was used to improve information interoperability and to link across domains to fuse construction information for further information utilization. Curry et al (2013) explored the use of the linked data approach to integrate cross-domain building data in order to serve a holistic database for the building lifecycle.…”

“…The linked data approach also provides a machine-readable format for computers to understand the meaning of the data so they can produce meaningful query results. While construction industry researchers have investigated these capabilities of the linked data approach (Pauwels et al, 2015), they have yet to use the linked data approach to integrate the positional data of workers and materials with scheduling data.…”

Linked data for enhanced energy management at district and building levels : an indicator-based methodology

“…A summary of the works and their topics is depicted in Table 8. [269] Using semantic web as an alternative of building information modelling (BIM) to reach interoperability in the design and construction industry Pauwels and Deursen [270] The transformation of IFC models to RDF graphs in the semantic web Pauwels et al [271] Linked data in architecture and construction Madrazo and Costa [272] Interlinking data generated around different BIM domains using linked data, focusing on product modelling Abanda et al [273] The relationships between linked open data and building information modelling Curry et al [274] Using scenario modelling and linked data for building management and operation, helping customise and improve data-driven decision support for building managers during building operation Curry et al [130] Using a linked dataspace in enterprise energy management for energy intelligence Corry et al [275] The role of linked data and the semantic web in building operation, presenting a data driven approach for building performance assessment to support decision making for key building stakeholders O'Donnell et al [276] Building performance optimisation using cross-domain scenario modelling linked data and complex event processing Curry et al [38] Integrating cross-domain building data in the cloud using linked data Corry et al [40] Using semantic web technologies to access soft AEC data Lee et al [277] A linked data system framework for sharing construction defect information using ontologies and BIM environments Radulovic et al [278] Guidelines for linked data generation and publication König et al [279] Architecture of an open knowledge base for sustainable buildings based on linked data technologies Wagner et al [280] Using linked data and complex event processing for the smart energy grid Lopez et al [281] QuerioCity: a linked data platform for urban information management Janssen et al [282] Big and Open Linked Data (BOLD) to create smart cities and citizens insights from smart energy and mobility cases Pauwels et al [269] proposed the use of semantic web technologies for interoperability in the design and construction industry. The authors compared the semantic web technologies with building information modelling (BIM), argued that the interoperability in the domain of AEC is not fully reached by BIM, thus proposed the semantic web as an alternative approach to reach the targeted interoperability.…”

“…Two community groups have been formed based on the efforts of the LDAC (Linked Data for Architecture and Construction) workshop series in order to promote the application of linked data in the AEC domain. The two groups are the W3C Community Group on Linked Building Data 39 and the BuildingSMART Linked Data Working Group 40 [271]. The W3C Community Group on Linked Building Data aims to define existing and future use cases and requirements for linked-data-based applications across the life cycle of buildings.…”