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Nova contributes to success of IAI
International meetings
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Nov 2004 - Nova participated in an IAI (International
Alliance for Interoperability) event held in Singapore,
28 Oct – 5 Nov, 2004. Nova was represented by
Mr. Wawan Solihin, who is assistant technical coordinator
of IAI(S). With his team of experts, Nova shared their
knowledge and vast experience with the IAI International
community on the implementation of IFC (Industry Foundation
Classes) in the real project for automatic e-PlanCheck
system and FORNAX™ product.
As part of the annual meet, Nova co-ordinated
and participated in the IAI code-checking certification,
this time for FORNAX™-Viewer together with Graphisoft’s
ArchiCAD. Nova successfully achieved full certification
for its FORNAX™ viewer product together with
ArchiCAD. This certification means official recognition
that FORNAX™ conforms to international standards
for code-checking requirements.
Figure 1 - Wawan Solihin
presenting at IAI Technical WorkshopNova also confirmed its leadership in
IFC code-checking implementations by making three
presentations at IAI International Technical Meeting
- Vendor ITM User (ITM-VIU) workshop.
Wawan Solihin, representing IAI Singapore-Chapter
and PlanCheck project
Title: Lessons learned from experience of code-checking implementation
in Singapore: Success, Challenges and future outlook
Naveed Shaikh (Nova), Thomas Liebich
(AEC3)
Title: Impact code-checking usage on IFC model,
CAD, and End users: the challenge of imperfect data
Chidambaram (Nova), Jeff Wix (AEC3)
Title: Assessment of IFC model sufficiency for
Building Services code-checking and readiness of
CAD
Also during the international meet
and for the very first time,the e-PlanCheck Project
was unveiled to the building & construction industry
in Singapore and IAI International community. A presentation
and a 'LIVE' demo of the system was conducted much
to industry acclaim during IAI Industry Day “Oops”,
it’s here, on November 3, 2004.
From the presentation, Nova received
encouraging feedback from a field of international
participants including Norway, Japan, USA, Finland
and Taiwan.
| IAI is an alliance of organizations
within the Construction and Facilities Management
industries dedicated to improving processes
within the industry through defining the use
and sharing of information. Organizations within
the alliance include architects, engineers,
contractors, building owners, facility managers,
manufacturers, software vendors, information
providers, government agencies, research laboratories,
universities and more.
IAI’s
mission is to integrate the AEC/FM industry
by specifying Industry
Foundation Classes (IFC) as a universal language
to improve the communication, productivity,
delivery time, cost, and quality throughout
the design, construction, operation and maintenance
life cycle of buildings.
For information about IAI, please
refer to www.iai-international.org
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About FORNAX™
FORNAX™ was
developed to perform automated checks on electronic building
plans and development plans against building and land regulations
(or guidelines) for design compliance. With this product, users
can perform building and land design assessments in a quick
and consistent manner.
The software reads digital plans, performs automated evaluation of the plans
against a database of codes of practice and regulations, and produces reports
on compliance or otherwise. On receiving the report, the examining officer
may grant a waiver for non-compliance in certain cases. The final results are
then used for follow-up action between the developer, the designer and the
authority.
About Express Data Manager
EXPRESS Data Manager is a product suite from EPM Technology designed to meet
the needs of engineering and manufacturing enterprises to accurately and
reliably exchange and share technical data about a product with colleagues,
customers, sub-contractors, suppliers and other business partners.
This article was contributed
by Mr. Wawan Sohilin, Senior Management for Product
Development, novaCITYNETS
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