Objectif BRICC aims to exploit emerging Integrated Broadband Communications (IBC) data, audio and image infrastructure. It is performing advanced application experiments with the aim of improving the long-term economic efficiency of the European construction industry in competing in the international marketplace. The project is user-led and takes its direction from the fundamental requirements of the construction industry as they emerge during the course of the project. Specific industry goals include: - Better co-ordination of the design and construction process.- Improved communications of dispersed activities between project offices, design offices and multiple construction sites, resulting in rapid identification of risks and implementation of corrective action.- Avoidance of unnecessary travel between management and design offices and construction sites.The main objectives of the research was to exploit the emerging integrated broadband communications (IBC) data, audio and image infrastructure. It was proposed to perform advanced application experiments with the aim of improving the long term economic efficiency of the European construction industry in competing in the international marketplace.The research was user led and took its direction from the fundamental requirements of the construction industry as they emerged during the course of the research. Specific industry goals included:better coordination of the design and construction process;improved communications of dispersed activities between project offices, design offices and multiple construction sites, resulting in rapid identification of risks and implementation of corrective action;avoidance of unnecessary travel between management and design offices and construction sites.Key issues in the research centre around real time access to all management, planning, coordination and design information by all relevant professionals and include:integrated access to all relevant databases;use of multimedia hypertext techniques to provide an integrated user surface;expansion of data communications speed and storage capacity by several orders of magnitude to capture the vast amount of unstructured data on large projects;implementation of adequate security, confidentiality and privacy safeguards.The research partners have been able to successfully exchange one category of construction project information between their databases.British Insulated Calender's Cables its subsidiary Balfour Beatty and British Telecom Laboratories have successfully establish links between different sites in the United Kingdom and have already demonstrated simultaneous voice, data, shared screen and video functions on 2 party conferences.Technical Approach Technologies are selected and integrated rather than developed from scratch. In the prototypes and pilots, technologies such as mobile multimedia workstations, remote video monitoring of site progress and interactive access to remote databases are being evaluated in both simulated and real working conditions. Key Issues The focus of the project has been the shared real time access to all management, planning, co-ordination and design information by all relevant professionals. Current systems support the transfer of data to and from a central database. This needs to be extended in four ways: - Integrated access to all relevant databases (project CAD data, suppliers CAD databases, building regulations, legal documents, related projects).- Use of multimedia hypertext techniques to provide an integrated user surface to construction information, past experience and training material.- Expansion of data communications speed and storage capacity by several orders of magnitude to capture the vast amount of unstructured data on large projects (CAD, images, video and audio records).- The economic and organisational impacts analysis of the use of such technologies on the Construction sector will be a major focus of this project in 1995. Expected Impact The basic approach is to demonstrate the benefits of the IBC infrastructure over a range of scenarios that cover any stage, level and location within a construction project. Measurement of performance can then be made against present standards and extrapolated to cover all project activities. In this way opportunities for utilising IBC can be determined and ranked according to an economic comparison based on cost and benefit analysis. Champ scientifique natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases Programme(s) FP3-RACE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of communication technologies, 1990-1994 Thème(s) Data not available Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement Data not available Coordinateur BOUYGUES Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 1 AVENUE EUGENE FREYSSINET 78061 SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES France Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (8) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire BICC plc Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Quantum House Maylands Avenue HP2 4SJ Hemel Hempstead Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Bovis Construction Ltd Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Bovis House Northolt Road HA2 0EE Harrow Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée British Telecom plc (BT) Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse British Telecom Laboratories Martlesham Heath IP5 7RE Ipswich Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Fratelli Dioguardi SpA Italie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Piazza Eroi del Mare 9 70121 Bari Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée INSTITUT CERDA Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse PELAI, 16 (6TH FLR) 08001 BARCELONA Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Mixer Consortium Italie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Via Clitunno 40 00198 Roma Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Ove Arup and Partners Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 13 Fitzroy Street W1P 6BQ London Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée TELESYSTEMES France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 55 AVENUE DES CHAMPS PIERREUX 92029 NANTERRE Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée