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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 36
INFORMATION REPRESENTATION AND DELIVERY IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
Edited by: B. Kumar and A. Retik
Paper VII.2

The Current State of Computing in Building Design and Construction: A Detailed Survey

L. Schiot Sorensen and T. Andersen

Computer aided Building Design Unit, DTU, Denmark

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
L. Schiot Sorensen, T. Andersen, "The Current State of Computing in Building Design and Construction: A Detailed Survey", in B. Kumar, A. Retik, (Editors), "Information Representation and Delivery in Civil and Structural Engineering Design", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 171-176, 1996. doi:10.4203/ccp.36.7.2
Abstract
An exhaustive IT-survey has been made in the Danish construction industry in 1995. The outcome of this survey is outlined for a selected number of issues, such as number and types of CAD-systems, data base systems, networking etc. The survey shows that the use of IT is massive. A detailed investigation in relation to AI-based systems is presented. This indicates that AI-based systems/approaches have not yet penetrated in the Danish construction industry. Determinants relevant to technology penetration are described, and the immediate potential for AI-penetration is discussed and compared with the actual status. Finally, we conclude that there is a severe lack of awareness of AI-systems in the building sector.

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