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A Common Data Environment Framework Applied to Structural Life Cycle Assessment: Coordinating Multiple Sources of Information

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Udgivet i:Buildings vol. 15, no. 8 (2025), p. 1315
Hovedforfatter: Lini, Xiang
Andre forfattere: Li, Gang, Li, Haijiang
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MDPI AG
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Autodesk Inc
Small business
Metadata
Linked Data
Datasets
Collaboration
Data communication
Workflow
Architecture
Semantic web
Software upgrading
Life cycle analysis
Data collection
Life cycle assessment
Query languages
Construction industry
Infrastructure
Life cycles
Information processing
Resource Description Framework-RDF
Information management
Building information modeling
Information sources
Architects
Software
Semantics
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Resumen:In Building Information Modeling (BIM)-driven collaboration, the workflow for information management utilizes a Common Data Environment (CDE). The core idea of a CDE is to serve as a single source of truth, enabling efficient coordination among diverse stakeholders. Nevertheless, investigations into employing CDEs to manage projects reveal that procuring commercial CDE solutions is too expensive and functionally redundant for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small research organizations, and there is a lack of experience in using CDE tools. Consequently, this study aimed to provide a cheap and lightweight alternative. It proposes a three-layered CDE framework: decentralized databases enabling work in distinct software environments; resource description framework (RDF)-based metadata facilitating seamless data communication; and microservices enabling data collection and reorganization via standardized APIs and query languages. We also apply the CDE framework to structural life cycle assessment (LCA). The results show that a lightweight CDE solution is achievable using tools like the bcfOWL ontology, RESTful APIs, and ASP.NET 6 Clean architecture. This paper offers a scalable framework that reduces infrastructure complexity while allowing users the freedom to integrate diverse tools and APIs for customized information management workflows. This paper’s CDE architecture surpasses traditional commercial software in terms of its flexibility and scalability, facilitating broader CDE applications in the construction industry.
ISSN:2075-5309
DOI:10.3390/buildings15081315
Fuente:Engineering Database