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Developing a knowledge based information system (KISCCES) for construction cost estimating and scheduling

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

5-13-2014

Publication Title

Construction Research Congress 2014

DOI

10.1061/9780784413517.091

ISBN

9780784413517

Abstract

This paper discusses a research project to develop a "knowledge-based information system for construction cost estimating and scheduling" (KISCCES). To accomplish the goal, researchers developed a prototype project management system that can produce pictorial data for all involved parties, and cost and schedule in a nearly real-time basis. The scope of the research project includes transferring pictorial data via the wireless network, measuring construction productivity using time-lapse video, and developing a graphic user interface for cost estimating and scheduling. The tasks for this project are outlined as follows: conduct literature review, purchase necessary software and hardware, define measurement data for each activity, conduct field experiments in construction projects to transmit time-lapse video wirelessly and consistently, and develop a prototype graphic user interface to estimate cost and duration on a nearly real-time basis. Upon development of the KISCCES, the researchers evaluated the estimated cost and schedule by statistically comparing it with estimates by construction industry experts.

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Georgia Southern University faculty members, Seonghoon Kim, Marcel Maghiar, and Lixin Li co-authored, "Developing a knowledge based information system (KISCCES) for construction cost estimating and scheduling."

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