Creating usable models for re-usable data — managing electronic project specification information

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-283

  Watson, Richard ^a   Lockley, Stephen R ^a   Shaaban, Sameh ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AEC; Information; Model; Specification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993087740     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021222     Document Type: Review

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