PMAPM: An Object Oriented Project Model for A/E/C Process with Multiple Views

Generating, sharing and maintaining project data among multiple disciplines and throughout a project life cycle is a difficult task in the highly fragmented Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) industry. Presently, the A/E/C industry lacks a common standard for exchanging project data to allow applications to share graphical and non-graphical information produced and consumed at the various stages of a project cycle. The object-oriented paradigm provides a useful mechanism to organize and structure complex information and offers a powerful approach for sharing information and knowledge. This paper describes an attempt to develop an object-oriented project model to facilitate information sharing among multiple disciplines and across project stages from planning, design, construction to management of a facility. The feasibility of employing this model for information transfer from CAD to various knowledge-based expert systems will be discussed.