Towards implementing integrated building product libraries

Construction Innovation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-194

  Owolabi, A A ^a   Anumba, C J ^a   El Hamalawi, A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building product modelling; Data sharing; Industry foundation classes; Multi tier client server application; Product libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993044868     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170310814927     Document Type: Article

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