Tamer ElDiraby, PhD'

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Infrastructure Management in the Knowledge City

• Tamer El-Diraby, PhD.
• Assoc. Prof.,
• University of Toronto

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The Message

• The Web generation
• Context sensitive construction
• We need to plan and invest in knowledge based
  systems.

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Summary

• Research from data and information to
  knowledgeIt is all about humans (no more AI)
• Development collaborative portals for
• Integrated design
• Coordinated construction
• Asset management
• Policy Industry must lead and Government to
  support
• Finland
• USA

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Agenda

• Background
• Research
• Development
• Policy/Deployment

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BackgroundThe construction industry is lagging
in ITInteroperable data/information exchange
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IT in Construction
Industry size
e-Commerce Penetration 2003
Source Statistics Canada
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The Knowledge City

• Products Knowledge products
• People
• Innovative
• Web/knowledge savvy
• Policy
• Sustainable/attractive urban scape
• Full engagement of society in projects.

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From AI to KM Its all about People
Data
Metadata
Information
DES
Knowledge
Ontology
Wisdom
Humans
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IFC-Compliant Software
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4D Interface The Lego
Source Prof. Martin Fischer, Stanford University
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2. Research Building knowledge models
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Centre for Construction Infrastructure
Information Systems

• Industry-Academia think tank for advancing
  construction practice through effective use of
  information technology
• Smart Infrastructure
• Integrated designs
• Coordinated execution
• Sustainability and community impacts
• Intelligent Companies
• Construction knowledge marketing
• Customer satisfaction
• Intelligent Management Systems
• Multi-jurisdiction information exchange
• Deregulation policy analysis
• Investment optimization

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Basic Ontology
Control
Role
is composed of
is composed of
Actor
Project
controls
works in
supports
is involved in
Role
include
is composed of
produces
is composed of
Mechanisms
Resources
Process
Product
output
input
supports
uses
Use
supports
is constrained by
Constrain
Constraints
Is controlled by
Is controlled by
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Ontology Overview
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Simplified Taxonomy
Supporting Concepts
Entity
Categorization Concepts
Style
Phase
Type
Constraints
Domain
Mechanisms
Actor
Product
Resource
Project
Process
Project Management
Control
Conceptual planning
Planning
Business
Legal
Provincial Code
Economic
Engineering
Method
Management
Sustainability
Design
Scheduling
Attributes
Permitting
Construction
Estimating
Gas Main
Pavement
Federal Code
Sewer main
Telecomm. Duct
Schedule
Location
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3. Development It is all about the semantics
of what we know
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Road Map
Information Repository
Smart Structures
Green Design / Sustainability
Integrated Developments
Benchmarking
Integrated Data Models
Operations and Asset Management
Market Analysis
Policy Analysis
e-Society
0
3
2
1
4
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e-Coordination
Modular description of a construction Activity
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Application co-Located Infra.
Pipeline Route Selection
Macro-level
Micro-level
Along which streets?
Where in the street ROW?
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Product Ontology
Access Pr.
Electricity Pr.
Control Pr.
Gas Pr.
Measuring Pr.
Storm water Pr.
Telecom Pr.
Protection Pr.
Water Pr.
Pumping Pr.
Wastewater Pr.
Tracing Pr.
Transportation Pr.
Type Group
Functional Group
Simple Pr.
Compound Pr.
Compositional Group
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Regulatory Structure Energy Industry
Energy Industry
Provincial
Federal
Municipal
Acts and Regulations
Acts and Regulations
Acts and Regulations
Agencies
Agencies
Agencies
Ministry
Ministry
Agencies
Ministry
Agencies
Agencies
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Modeling the Code
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Application Virtual Enterprise
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Process Ontology
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The Self-Describing Concept
Supporting Concepts
Entity
Categorization Concepts
Style
Phase
Type
Domain
Mechanisms
Constraints
Actor
Product
Resource
Project
Process
Project Management
Conceptual planning
Control
Planning
Business
Provincial Code
Legal
Economic
Engineering
Management
Sustainability
Method
Scheduling
Design
Attributes
Construction
Permitting
Estimating
Gas Main
Pavement
Federal Code
Sewer main
Telecomm. Duct
Schedule
Location
SDC1
X
X
TR
X
T1
Z1
X
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SDC2
Z1
T2
X
X
DB
X
X
50
80
SDC3
X
X
X
X
Z1
T3
X
80
SDC4
X
X
X
TR
Z1
X
X
T4
80
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SDC Self-Describing Concept, T Time Interval,
Z Zone, TR Trenching method, DB Directional
Boring
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Ad hoc Supply Chains
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Info. Portal Who Should Know What? When?
Information needs
Stakeholder
Regulations
Risks
Owner Operator Financier Regulator User
Urban design scenario Rural design scenario New
system design scenario Rehabilitation design
scenario Interactive design scenario Isolated
design scenario
Design Phase
Operation Phase
Emergency Phase
Initial ontology concept Concepts generated
through data mining
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uses
Database
Agenda Metadata
Agenda
Actor Contacts
Actor Metadata
Output Metadata
Output
uses
Matching Service
e-mail Service
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Process/Work Flow
Knowledge Manager
Study Trends
Agents
Create Agenda
Update
Create Access Search
Task i
Task j
Post Project Analysis
Access Retrieve Add
Knowledge Base
BCTaxo Processes Actors Products Tasks Roles Ski
lls
LL
Work items
LL
LL
Task k
Responsible Actor
LL
LL
Form
Deliverables/ Decisions Results
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Stakeholders Model
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e-society Portal
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Ontario Infrastructure Portal
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4. Policy/Deployment Call for Arms.
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The Finland Scenario

• Industry led the research agenda
• Universities developed
• The Government supported
• About 80-90 of all designs are electronic and
  IFC-compliant
• About 60-70 of all contractors are using
  IFC-compliant software
• Marketing software to USA and Canada

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The US Scenario

• Congress enacted a law enforcing IFC-based CAD as
  the standard in all government contracts.
• National Institute for Building Sciences
• FiaTech
• Industry-led
• Private sector

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A Proposal for Ontario

• Workshop (at UofT)
• Industry and academia to study
• The easy way deployment policy
• Information management
• Exchange standards
• Liabilities
• Pilot Implementation
• Lobby Government

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More Info.

• Visit
• www.i2c.ca

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Visit www.i2c.ca
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