Abstract:The intrinsic construction project nature of one-of-a kind and the requirement of massive data exchange make collaboration one of the critical factors towards success. However, due to the complexity of multiple phases and multi-disciplinary participants in project life cycle, industry level collaboration in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector remains a challenge. This paper proposes an integrated solution based mainly on social network services (SNS) and cloud computing. We present a novel… Show more
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