Awareness Of Information Standardisation In The UK Construction Industry: A Preliminary Survey By The SIENE Network

Abstract

The Network on Information Standardisation, Exchanges and Management in Construction (SIENE) was launched to streamline information standardisation and interoperability in the construction industry. SIENE is represented by academia and industry from UK and overseas. Its main objective is to benchmark UK performance in information standardisation with the rest of the world. The paper deals with the results of a preliminary survey conducted by SIENE in the UK construction industry on awareness of information standardisation. Forty members of the Construct IT, Centre of excellence in UK were selected as the initial target audience for the survey. The paper discusses the different information standards, which are available and presents a synthesis of usage and awareness of information standards in the UK construction industry. It highlights how the construction industry could benefit by adopting information standards while providing an account of the barriers that prevent the adoption of standards. It is expected to broaden the study by exploring the status quo with regard to information standardisation in other countries through the overseas members of the network to benchmark UK performance.

Keywords: Information Standardisation, Interoperability, Awareness