eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction

eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction 2018 collects the papers presented at the 12th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling (ECPPM 2018, Copenhagen, 12-14 September 2018). The contributions cover complementary thematic areas that hold great promise towards the advancement of research and technological development in the modelling of complex engineering systems, encompassing a substantial number of high quality contributions on a large spectrum of topics pertaining to ICT deployment instances in AEC/FM, including:

• Information and Knowledge Management
• Construction Management
• Description Logics and Ontology Application in AEC
• Risk Management
• 5D/nD Modelling, Simulation and Augmented Reality
• Infrastructure Condition Assessment
• Standardization of Data Structures
• Regulatory and Legal Aspects
• Multi-Model and distributed Data Management
• System Identification
• Industrilized Production, Smart Products and Services
• Interoperability
• Smart Cities
• Sustainable Buildings and Urban Environments
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• BIM Implementation and Deployment
• Building Performance Simulation
• Intelligent Catalogues and Services

eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction 2018 represents a rich and comprehensive resource for academics and researchers working in the interdisciplinary areas of information technology applications in architecture, engineering and construction.

In the last two decades, the biennial ECPPM (European Conference on Product and Process Modelling) conference series, as the oldest BIM conference, has provided a unique platform for the presentation and discussion of the most recent advances with regard to the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) applications in the AEC/FM (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management) domains.