Online Remote Construction Management

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Online Remote Construction Management

• www.iib.qld.gov.au
• Peter Scuderi
• Information Industries Bureau
• Queensland Department of Communication and
  Information, Local Government, Planning and
  Sport

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Nature of Civil and Building Construction
Projects.

• Dispersed projects and team members
• Extensive travel is often necessary
• Inefficiencies in time and delays in
  decision-making
• Need to save time and improve design and
  documentation quality

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Project Partners

• Information Industries Bureau
• Roads Delivery Division, Department of Main Roads
• Industry Policy Unit Project Services,
  Department of Public Works
• Construction Queensland
• Project Leaders
• Buildon Technologies
• Hutchinson Builders
• QUT/ CSIRO

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What are we doing?

• 2 year research program (July 1999 July 2001)
• 9 case study projects in building and civil
  construction
• Mt Isa
• Emerald
• Toowoomba
• Hervey Bay

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Aims of the Project

• Identifying the advanced IT solutions
• Adopting existing technology and developing new
  technology
• Implementing the designated technologies
• Conducting case studies analysis of the benefits

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Proposed Features

• Project Web Portals
• Advanced e-mail between stakeholders
• Rapid file transfer between stakeholders
• Shared project information databases
• Electronic whiteboard allowing mark-up of images
  and drawings by multiple parties
• Still and video imaging of project activities and
  locations
• Internet-based video conferencing
• Wireless hand-held devices

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Immediate Benefits

• Improved information accuracy and accessibility
• Enhanced communications and teamwork between
  disparate teams
• Eliminate redundant files
• Eliminate multiple data entry tasks
• Provide multi-locations access to information
• Improve process efficiency
• Reduce dependency on paper based information
• Obtain accurate and timely reporting

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The Experience to Date

• Dr David Thorpe
• Roads Delivery Division, Queensland Department of
  Main Roads