Generic introduction on eConstruct for the eBusiness and eWork conference in Venice, 2001.

2. eConstruct eCommerc e & eBusiness in the European Building and Construction Industry: Preparing for the Next Generation Internet (NGI) The European DG13 5 th Framework IST Programme Key Action II – New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce – Project No. IST-1999-10303

4. Why eConstruct? Contractor Manufacturer Portal Manufacturer Contractor Portal Portal Contractor Manufacturer €

5. Therefore eConstruct € Contractor Manufacturer Portal bcXML

9. bcXML Glimpse <InnerDoor name=&quot; MyDoor &quot; externalReferences=&quot; http://www.bcXML.org/MyDoor.ppt &quot; > <EAN> <SingleValue>1234-abc-4321</SingleValue> </EAN> <height unit=&quot;m&quot;> <SingleValue>1.9</SingleValue> </height> <thickness unit=&quot;m&quot; prefix=&quot;c&quot;> <Range> <min>6</min> <max>8</max> </Range> </thickness> <rotation> <SingleValue>left</SingleValue> </rotation > <Hinge name=&quot; h1 &quot;> <weight unit=&quot;kg&quot;> <SingleValue>0.1</SingleValue> </weight> </Hinge> <Hinge name=&quot; h2 &quot; > <weight unit=&quot;kg&quot;> <SingleValue>0.1</SingleValue> </weight> </Hinge> </InnerDoor>

10. Communication medium (software framework) Supplier Catalogue Server Catalogues Taxonomies Taxonomy Server Taxonomies Taxonomy Server Taxonomies Taxonomy Server Supplier Catalogue Server Supplier Catalogue Server Catalogues Catalogues  SW Clients Resource DB Server bcXML Browser Web Services Gateway

11. Results bcXML model 1 Project DB based on the EXPRESS Data Manager ™ 9 XML Server based on the EXPRESS Data Manager ™ 8 IfcBrowser 7 Virtual Reality Information Front-end 6 Computer Aided Selling application including the Catalogue Definer 5 LexiCon Explorer with bcXML taxonomy export 4 bcXML software architecture implementation (including taxonomyserver + query generator and catalogue server) 3 bcTaxonomy 2 Description of the Result

12. TNO IfcBrowser

13. bcXML example usage  Resource DB Server Supplier Catalogue Server Catalogues Taxonomies Taxonomy Server ProjectDB server bcXML Browser Web Services Gateway IFC browser