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IPDB Project or System Survey

Please enter the IPDB project or system details into the form and then press the Submit button at the bottom of the form.

IPDB Name
General description
Scope
Life-cycle(s) covered	Feasibility	Early design	Detailed design
	Specification	Procurement	Construction
	Maintenance	Demolition
Domain(s) covered	Client	Architectural	Engineering (general)
	Thermal	Structural	Lighting
	Environmental	Construction and demolition workers	Facility management
For use in what type of practice(s)	Small practitioner	Medium design consultancy	Large enterprise
	Single domain	Multi-domain
Use requires BPR to the extent of	Localised exploitation	Internal integration	Business redefinition
	Redesign external links	Redefine the construction sector
Links to other business processes	DMS	Project management	EDI
	CALS
Concurrency support	Concurrent working	Co-operative working	Enhanced collaboration
Type of process management supported in IPDB
What best practice/standards guidance included in (or linked to) IPDB
Business benefit(s) claimed or measured
Availability and Usability
IPDB development status is	Research	Commercial	Abandoned
IPDB is available from the following source(s)	Source contact details: Source supports: {sale, consultancy utilising IPDB, support, development} Cost for each service offered: If support services offered for system what do they cover:
If not currently available then:
	Time to commercial sale / availability
	Will only be available through consultancy
Time to install in a practice
Expertise required to install in a practice
Estimated time to specialise for
	New CAD system
	New design tool
	New domain
	New life-cycle
Expertise required to specialise any part of the IPDB
Configuration management software is part of IPDB (describe)
Gradual introduction into business practice possible
Taken up by which projects, firms, users, etc.
Use for teaching purposes by
Development background
Lead partner and contact details	Name: Address: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Responsibility/Interest:
Project partners and contact details	Name: Address: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Responsibility/Interest:
Project start date	dd mmyyyy
Project completion date	dd mmyyyy
Time spent in development (person years)
Supported under which framework or funding regime		Project ID
Developed for specific commercial project
	If so, then details of the project and its influence
Benefits claimed for approach
Demonstration utilised for project
Testing site(s) post development	Site project details: Site contact details:
Reason not commercialised
Documented results	Project reports: Journal/conference papers:
Location of repository of tools, reports, etc.
Technical details
A/E/C tool(s) linked into system	Tool name: Commercial / Research: Version: Source for tool - contact details: Cost: Percentage of tool integrated into system: Tool extended to be incorporated into system (eg IPDB specific front-end in CAD): Domain(s) utilised for: Life-cycle(s) utilised for:
Machinery required to run central IPDB system
Machinery required to utilise incorporated tools
Special hardware or software requirements beside the incorporated tools	Commercial / Research: Version: Source for extension products - contact details: Cost: Product extended to be incorporated into system:
Underlying data models developed	Domain(s) covered: Life-cycle(s) covered:
Standards utilised in project	Name / Reference: Version:
Product libraries connected	Domain / product(s) covered: Data model utilised:
Underlying framework type	Distributed environment	WAN	LAN

Data distribution strategy	SDAI	SPF	CORBA
	API	SQL	Bespoke
	DDE	OLE	COM/DCOM
Project management tool(s) incorporated	Tool name: Commercial / Research: Version: Source for tool - contact details: Cost: Percentage of tool integrated into system: Tool extended to be incorporated into system (eg IPDB specific front-end in CAD):
Data mapping support strategy	EXPRESS-X	Bespoke
Adaptation tools developed to ease further development	Name: Description: Source for tool - contact details: Part of IPDB they enable connection to:

The IPDB information will be checked and then entered into the survey database.

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