eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction: ECPPM 2016: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference

eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction 2016 collects the papers presented at the 11th European Conference on Product & Process Modelling (ECPPM 2016, Cyprus, 7-9 September 2016), The contributions cover complementary thematic areas that hold great promise for the advancement of research and technological development in the modelling of complex engineering systems, encompassing a substantial number of high quality contributions on a large spectrum of topics pertaining to ICT deployment instances in AEC/FM, including:

• Information and Knowledge Management
• Construction Management
• Description Logics and Ontology Application in AEC
• Risk Management
• 5D/nD Modelling, Simulation and Augmented Reality
• Infrastructure Condition Assessment
• Standardization of Data Structures
• Regulatory and Legal Aspects
• Multi-Model and distributed Data Management
• System Identification
• Industrialized Production, Smart Products and Services
• Interoperability
• Smart Cities
• Sustainable Buildings and Urban Environments
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• BIM Implementation and Deployment
• Building Performance Simulation
• Intelligent Catalogues and Services

eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction 2016 represents a rich and comprehensive resource for academics, researchers and professionals working in the interdisciplinary areas of information technology applications in architecture, engineering and construction.

In the last two decades, the biennial ECPPM (European Conference on Product and Process Modelling) conference series, as the oldest BIM conference, has provided a unique platform for the presentation and discussion of the most recent advances with regard to the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) applications in the AEC/FM (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management) domains.