Emerging Information Technologies for Facilities Owners : Research and Practical Applications: Symposium Proceedings

Available and emerging information technologies hold the promise of enhancing the quality of federal workplaces; supporting worker productivity; improving capital asset management, programming, and decision making; reducing project delivery time; and changing how buildings are constructed and operated. Federal agencies, however, face a significant challenge in identifying technologies that will justify the investment of time, dollars, and resources, will have the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances over the longer term, and will not be obsolete before they are deployed. To begin to address these challenges, the Federal Facilities Council (FFC) sponsored a symposium entitled "Emerging Information Technologies for Facilities Owners: Research and Practical Applications" at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., on October 19-20, 2000. Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Emerging Information Technologies for Facilities Owners3 Information Technologies and the Architecture-Engineering-Construction Industry4 Information Technologies and Knowledge Management5 New Tools for Fully Integrated and Automated Facilities Management Processes