Design of a construction management data visualization environment: A top-down approach

Automation in Construction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 399-417

  Chiu, Chao Ying ^a   Russell, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction management; Construction management data visualization; Construction management data visualization environment; Construction performance monitoring; Construction project data; Design requirements; Schedule quality; Visual construction management analytics

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DATA VISUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE MONITORING; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DATA; DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; SCHEDULE QUALITY; VISUAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA VISUALIZATION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MONITORING; PLANNING; VISUALIZATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79954620563     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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