{"id":19190,"date":"2015-07-28T09:55:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T08:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=19190"},"modified":"2022-09-29T09:59:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:59:28","slug":"common-data-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/common-data-environment\/19190\/","title":{"rendered":"Benchmarking a Common Data Environment (CDE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

While BIM has, to date, been synonymous with Design, the Common Data Environment (CDE), as outlined in British Standard 1192:2007, is seen as a key component to achieve Government targets of 20% savings in construction over traditional and often manual practices to control version and delivery of project information<\/h2>\n

Common Data Environment is described as \u2018the single source of information for the project, used to collect, manage and disseminate documentation, the graphical model and non-graphical data for the whole project team (i.e. all project information whether created in a BIM<\/a> environment or in a conventional data format). Creating this single source of information facilitates collaboration between project team members and helps avoid duplication and mistakes.\u2019<\/p>\n

So, what of the CDE systems on the market today and how do you benchmark them?<\/h3>\n

In outline terms, some systems are cloud-based, some are deployed (on-site) and there are some that offer hybrid (on-site and Cloud) capabilities. Some solely deal with specific data and document types \u2013 information content is key. Some do not facilitate mobile access to content. Some try to replicate a BS1192: 2007 WIP workflow, though in practice are no more than a pseudo folder structure. So the key things to look out for when benchmarking CDE are systems that offers:<\/p>\n