CONSTRUCTION PROJECT INFORMATION

Promoting collaborative working within the construction industry

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  1. BS 1192:2007 Collaborative production of architectural, engineering and construction information. Code of practice

    28 January 2011

    A code of practice to establish a standard methodology for managing the production, distribution and quality of architectural, engineering and construction information, including that generated by CAD systems.

  2. Building Information Management. A Standard Framework and Guide to BS 1192

    Building Information Management. A Standard Framework and Guide to BS 1192

    20 January 2011

    A new guide setting the BS 1192 code of practice in the context of a standard framework for building information management.

  3. Uniclass: unified classification for the construction industry

    Uniclass: unified classification for the construction industry

    2 May 2009

    Uniclass is a new classification scheme for the construction industry. It is intended for organising library materials and for structuring product literature and project information. It incorporates both CAWS (Common Arrangement of Work Sections for building works) and EPIC (Electronic Product Information Co-operation), a new system for structuring product data and product literature.

  4. Production information: a code of procedure for the construction industry

    Production information: a code of procedure for the construction industry

    1 May 2003

    The aim of this Code is to provide practical guidance on the preparation of good production drawings, specifications and schedules of work by making optimum use of widely adopted computer systems.

  5. Common Arrangement of work sections for building works

    Common Arrangement of work sections for building works

    3 August 1998

    The purpose of the Common Arrangement of Work Sections (CAWS) is to define an efficient and generally acceptable arrangement for specifications and bills of quantities for building projects. It consists of a set of detailed work section definitions, all within a classification framework of Groups and Sub-groups. The CAWS classification down to the level of work section titles forms one of the fifteen tables of the Uniclass classification scheme.

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Associated articles

The NBS Journal had a number of articles in connection with CPIC, including

 An article by Roland Finch on the launch of the RICS new method of measurement.

 An article by Sarah Delany on CPIC and Uniclass.

 An article by Richard Waterhouse on the launch of Production Information: A code of procedure for the construction industry.

 An interview with Keith Snook who until 2011 worked for the RIBA and is one of the CPIC Committee members.