http://groups.google.com/group/grupotic Information Systems for Integration of Construction Offices and Sites Prof. Dr. Ricardo Mendes Jr Prof. Dr. Sergio Scheer MSc. Eng.Thiago Henrique Zen MSc. Eng. Fábio Vinícius Peyerl Eng. Marcelo D’Ávila de Pauli Eng. Flávio Andrade Neto Civil Engineering Research Center Federal University of Paraná The Big Issue Information and Communication (and) Technology ! Computer Integrated Construction Web-based construction site management – CAPP CAD 3D, 4D, 5D, CADnD, ICAD, CAE: multiple visions ! Process Integration: Design / Product / Production; ERP Simultaneous Engineering and Collaborative Work (CSCW)/Extranets Multidisciplinariety and state of the art: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, System Analysis and Design, Psichology, Computer Netorks, Mechanics and Electronics ... Innovation and Productivity ! Research Themes Construction site management and ICT Web based applications and mobile computing Telepresence = web camera and systems integration Systems Integration and CADnD/CAE Process and project management, document life cycle management Collaborative environments and extranets Virtual Reality and Virtual environments ICT and the Construction Supply Chain Knowlegde Management Distance Education and Life-long Learning Learning environments (LCMS) and educational objects Strategic plan GrupoTIC – Mission statemet Which is our purpose, why the organization exists. “Research and development (R&D) in ICT applied to Engineering and Education with scientific excellency searching for process improvements.” Strategic Plan, February 2005 GrupoTIC – Vision statement An optimistic view of the organization’s future. Which is the main direction (the North) ? “To be recognised by its collaborators, partners, clients and by the target market as an important ICT research group in Engineering and Education.” Strategic Plan, February 2005 History – Research and Past Projects 1999 2000 Graduate Program in Construction (PPGCC) - first master thesis e-Tools cooperation with PUC-RJ and USP – educational software for structural engineering W3P prototype, SIGEP second version and Visual Site prototype - Fundação Araucária Distance Education Consortium - 10 public federal univ. + UniRede (1998-2002) SIGEP – Collaborative Environment for Project Management – Refúgio Bela Vista/ITAIPU 2002 Formal Group registration – CNPq research group directory The City of Curitiba and practice improvement for public works Obra Prima – Pilot Project – RHAE coordination – Prof. Dr. Ricardo Mendes Jr OO Modelling for public works contractors and Last Planner Electronic Document Management: design and site construction planning - POLO 2001 Specialization course in Civil Construction and ICT Videoconferencing and Internet Lab Master’s thesis: Web and Java development and VR applications for Engineering Education. WEB-PCO – distance education web environment Construction supply chain integration - for Construbusiness Parana Program / SINDUSCON-PR CIVIX – Learning Management System – Pro-CREA (2002-2003) 2003 e-Tools/OE3 - CT-INFO Grant, PDPG-TI / CNPq / MCT Pre-incubation (FINEP 2003-2004) – construction site management system / Galápagos/SIGEO History – Research and Past Projects 2004 2005 Last Planner master thesis SIGEO (CT-INFO) and OE3 – structural engineering educational objects (PDPG-TI/CNPq) Public Works and distance education graduate course – 2004-2005 (Web-PG) RV/Furnas - Virtual Reality Project with Furnas Centrais Elétricas and LACTEC e-Tools/OE3 and eTools/NuMeLOs Special Research Grant (Bolsa Produtividade CNPq (2005-2008) (Sergio Scheer) TeleCAD5D – Edital Universal CNPq (2005-2007) EEHouse – educational game / ludic environment – F. Araucária Plantracker – Techresult incubation support (RHAE/CNPq 2005-2008) Neural Networks and Applications in Civil Construction – edital Universal CNPq (2005-2007) 2006 More 4 master thesis – PPGCC and one in PPGMNE Special Research Grant (Bolsa Produtividade DCT – CNPq (2006-2009) (Ricardo Mendes Jr) EEHouse – FINEP (2006-2008) – UFPR e FURB Brazilian Network for Visualization (RBV) – with Unisinos, UFRGS and FINEP grant FemoopGRID – with USP, PUC-RJ and Funtel/RNP grant History – Ongoing Research Projects 2007 2008 TechResult final phase of incubation - effective spinof! Lean Construction Practices – CAPES/DAAD PROBRAL 2007-2008 More 3 master thesis – PPGCC and one at PPGMNE PVC+/TeleCADnD – RV and CADnD – Edital Universal CNPq (2008-2009) Ambientes Virtuais Urbanos – PPGInf, PPGMNE, PPGCGI - PróEquipamentos CAPES 2008-2009 Rede BIM-Brasil – UFPR, USP, UFF e UFBA – Pro-Engenharias CAPES (?) RV/Furnas Phase II - VR Project - Furnas Centrais Elétricas and LACTEC EEHouse – FINEP (2006-2008) Public Works Specialization Course /Technical Internship – Parana State Lean Construction Transparency Practices System Development More 3 master thesis – PPGCC and one at PPGMNE Human Resource ( Talents ) 2 PhD research leaders Sergio Scheer and Ricardo Mendes Jr n PhD collaborators ... Aguinaldo Santos (Design), Maria do Carmo Freitas (DECIGI), Adriana P. L. Santos (Eng. Prod.) (PPGCC), C. Curotto (PPGMNE), ... 2 PhD students (Numerical Methods in Eng. Graduate Program - PPGMNE) Renato C. Pompeu and Tiago M. Buriol 7 Master students (Construction engineering Graduate Program – PPGCC) Fabíola Azuma, Flávio Andrade Neto, Maria de Fátima Parchen, Márcia Nikkel Bruno Soares de Carvalho, Juliana Lahóz, Cervantes Ayres Filho 8 PPGCC Master degrees in 2006/2007 A Caron, A Ito, F Peyerl, T Zen, J Mikaldo, J Quevedo, P S Fontoura, R Stramandinoli >3 other Master students (PPGMNE e PGINF) Marco Aurélio Silva Neto, Tiago M Buriol, Maverson 8 undergraduate students (Civil Eng., Informatics/Computer Science and Information Management) Partners Currently Universität Karlsruhe – TMB (CAPES/DAAD/PROBRAL) Excellency Center for Innovation Curitiba / Microsoft PUC-Rio – Civil Engineering, VisionLab and Tecgraf USP – LMC – Computational Mechanics Lab UFSC – LabSAD – Decision Support Systems Lab TechResult (after incubation period) 2000-2005 University of Salford (UK) CABER – Centre for Advanced Built Environment Research (UK) University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Escócia) LACTEC – Geossolutions Lab In Curitiba Construction Market: Construbusiness Paraná Moro Construções, Norconsil, Irmãos Thá, ... Formal Branches UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ: Civil Engineering Research Center Centro de Estudos de Engenharia Civil “Prof. Inaldo Ayres Vieira” since 1982 – www.cesec.ufpr.br Graduate since 1994 – www.ppgmne.ufpr.br Graduate Program in Numerical Methods in Eng. Program in Construction since 2000 – www.ppgcc.ufpr.br PPGCC relationship Main Area: Management (Gerenciamento) and research line: Information and Communication in Construction (Tecnologia da Informação para Construção Civil) Construction Informatics or Bauinformatik Informatics and Telecommunications technologies and applications: information systems, data bases, Internet, Virtual Reality, web based collaborative work, mobile computing, etc., looking to efficiency improvement in the different phases of the construction enterprise life cycle. PPGCC Master Thesis 2002 2003 Visual inspection system (ITAIPU): Aloísio Pereira da Silva Multiple Intelligences: Carlos F. A. Parchen Knowlegde Management: Luiz Fernando Crema Knowledge Management and organizational innovation: Vander Yamauchi 2004 e-Commerce: Adriana P. L. Santos (Sílvio Wille) Distance Education / e-Learning: Ronaldo Gomes de Carvalho Information Architecture: Rubén A. L. Santacruz Electronic Document Management: André C. Giandon Last Planner: Bárbara Talamini Villas Bôas 2005 Simulation for urban zone laws and their influences: Rudnei F. Campos PPGCC Master Thesis 2006 ICT and Construction Planning and Control: Thiago Henrique Zen CAD2D/3D interference analysys and design harmonization Estudo comparativo do processo de compatibilização de projetos em 2D e 3D Jorge Mikaldo Jr EPC contracts and extranet usage Diretrizes para o uso de tecnologia da informação no gerenciamento das informações do processo de planejamento e controle da produção Estudo de caso de utilização de “extranet” na gestão do processo de administração de contratos EPC na modalidade “TURNKEY” Paulo Sergio Fontoura Decision support and simultaneous value concept: Diretrizes para um modelo de tomada de decisão em projetos de empreendimentos imobiliários: gerenciamento da arquitetura e da engenharia do valor simultâneos José Remigio Soto Quevedo PPGCC Master Thesis 2007 Web based construction site management and mobile computing Gestão de canteiros via web e computação móvel Fábio Vinícius Peyerl A survey on ICT use in building design offices André Mendonça Caron Architectural Design, ICT and 3D modelling Armando Ito Structural building design offices and their evolution Roberto Stramandinoli On going Master Thesis Cost system and ERP Product modelling and self-construction kits for low income housing Flávio Andrade Neto Fabíola Azuma e-Learning and contextualization in the Construction Engineering undergraduate classes (Lean Construction concepts in the Moodle environment) Maria Fátima Parchen Formal presentation: February/March 2008 Highlights (2005-6-7-8) Information Management in Civil Construction (W3P, SIGEO) Project Management (SIGEP*) e-Learning (CIVIX*) (Graduate) Distance Professional Education (PRO-CREA,WebPG) Systems Integration and Site Management (VisualSite and TeleCAD5D/nD) Educational Software (Cooperative Project e-Tools and OE3) Virtual Construction – Simulation and Virtual Reality (RBV Group, RV/Furnas, COPEL) Neural Network Applications in Construction Industry Master Thesis and PhD Dissertations (only in PPGMNE!) SIGEP – collaborative environment for project management SIstema de GEstão de Projetos To To To organize communication: send and receive messages; organize the document exchange and storage: insertion and recovery; revisions control and versioning; easy follow up: Schedule management (activities/tasks), job hour control; To help with a management methodology; Users: administrator, coordinator, task leader, user, firm manager. SIGEP – web-based Project Management message and file sharing SIGEP Three Threelayered layeredmodel: model: project, project,activity, activity,task task Hour/task Hour/taskcontrol control SIGEP Document Documentupload uploadand andrevision. revision. Messages. Messages. Sigep A Project Extranet (SIGEP) INTERFACE (Levels: Project ->Activity -> Task) INTERACTION (System Ù User / User Ù User) DATA STRUCTURE (File repository / Communication register ) STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ARCHITECT CONSULTANT MEP DESIGNER CONTRACTOR OWNER SIGEO and Galapagos’ Conceptual Architecture Galápagos Actors and functions UML Galápagos Web Module Galápagos PocketPC Module The System What is it ? PLANTRACKER is a web and mobile device (PDA) based solution for Construction Planning and Control in a comprehensive and flexible manner. It offers a solution for management task improvement dealing with construction sites. The System The Functional Architecture permits easy access through the Internet/Web. The application is hosted in a Data Center, with access any time, any place. It is based on the Application Service Provider (ASP) model for commercialization. The client pays monthly only the consumption in terms of services and resources. Users and Data volume. Functional Diagram Construction Site 01 Data Base Office Construction Site 02 Web Server 24 hour access Daily backup Main Purpose PLANTRACKER is a corporate extranet for construction planning and control in a operational level, with data collection and synchronization through handheld computers (PDA) in the construction site. Plantracker System Web Environment Planning Control Reports Pocket PC Control Some real cases CESBE Athos Arquitetura Hydroelectric Power Plant in construction (Rio Grande do Sul) and visual controls in the office (Curitiba); Collaborative work and collection of photos from the site Norconsil More extensive usage Characteristics Planning Web based: - Site Operations Schedule via Web - Visualization of Gantt Chart - Real Time Data Characteristics Control Control and updating through the Internet Quality Control – PBQP-h Characteristics Accurate Measures Control Agile and reliable data transmission Characteristics Communication Easy exchange of messages among the stackeholders (professionals, client,...) Message storage and recovery Characteristics Documents Online document availability Access control and versioning Document/File Repository Characteristics Photo Catalog Construction Photo Album Communication Interface for clients and designers Some advantages State of the art technology usage; The standardization leads to well defined constructive processes and fully documentation; Only low level of IT infrastructure investments; Friendly environment with easy configuration and use, as well as quick implantation; Other research developments Visual Site CAD4D DataViewer Scientific + telepresence and Last Planner Visualization / Computational Mechanics CAD/CAE integration Scientific Visualization / CAD3D Telepresence CAD 3D Planning and Control FEM Visualization using VTK L. M. Adaime, 2005 VR and CAD3D models integration: Scalar fields visualization T. Buriol, 2006 Lighting Design Scalar Field Visualization Closing Remarks 3D, 4D, ... , nD Management and Simultaneous/Collaborative Engineering Product Models and Lean Processes (objects, BIM/ IFC, EDMS, Lean Construction) Inovative processes (design, production planning and processes; ... Virtual Reality and simulation (CAE); mobile and ubiquitous computing) Computational Models and Applications Search for process and systems integration Interoperability Contacts: [email protected] mendesjr@ufpr. br http://groups.google.com/group/grupotic