The dynamic definition of design element specifications via a product supplier database Web-site.

Abstract

The AIC Research Group at the University of Salford have been involved in a government funded project that aimed to develop an integrated multi-user distributed construction project database - WISPER (Web-based Integrated Shared Project EnviRonment). The objective of the project was to develop a working system capable of demonstrating the future direction of information integration with the project partners' businesses. This paper presents the development of the specification application that aims to demonstrate the potential for design elements to be specified directly from a product database Web site.

Keywords : construction ,Project database, WISPER , design