From BIM to Web3
A critical interpretive synthesis of present and emerging data management approaches in construction informatics
David Bucher (ETH Zürich)
Jens Hunhevicz (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), ETH Zürich)
R.K. Soman (TU Delft - Integral Design & Management)
Pieter Pauwels (Eindhoven University of Technology, Universiteit Gent)
Daniel Mark Hall (TU Delft - Design & Construction Management)
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Abstract
The field of construction informatics is fragmented and lacks clarity in understanding the interconnection of different data management strategies. This makes it challenging to address industry-specific data management issues. Using a critical interpretive synthesis, this study reviews and integrates both present and emerging data management approaches in construction informatics. The review is meant to be comprehensive, encompassing technologies and concepts such as Open Schema, Information Container, Common Data Environments, Linked Data, as well as cutting-edge Web3 technologies such as blockchain and decentralized data protocols. The different approaches are identified and classified into five categories and mapped into a two-dimensional framework that considers data storage and data processing modes. The systematic categorization provides a simple, but comprehensive understanding of data management strategies in construction informatics. Moreover, the framework allows to identify the state of the art and trends of data management approaches, providing guidance for future research perspectives, especially in the intersection with Web3 technologies.
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