Linked Building Data Community Group created

The Linked Building Data Community Group has been launched:
  http://www.w3.org/community/lbd/

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This group brings together experts in the area of building information
modelling (BIM) and Web of Data technologies to define existing and
future use cases and requirements for linked data based applications
across the life cycle of buildings. A list of recommended use cases will
be produced by this community group.  


The envisioned target beneficiaries of this group are both industrial
and governmental organisations who use data from building information
modelling applications and other data related to the building life cycle
(sensor data, GIS data, material data, geographical data, and so forth)
to achieve their business processes and whom will benefit from greater
integration of data and interoperability between their data sets and the
wider linked data communities. For example, benefit may be obtained by
publishing and combining localised data on new cheaper building
materials, energy efficient building devices and systems, along with
real time data on weather patterns, energy prices and geodata. By making
this data available to applications, they will be better able to support
decision makers during the whole of the building life cycle, which
includes design, construction, commissioning, operation,
retrofitting/refurbishment/reconfiguration, demolition, and recycling of
buildings. 


The group will engage with these beneficiaries through surveys and
events organised in conjunction with the affiliated workshop series on
Linked Data for Architecture and Construction (LDAC).


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To join:
  http://www.w3.org/community/lbd/join

If you do not have one already, you will need a W3C account to join:
  http://www.w3.org/community/account/request

This is a community initiative. W3C's hosting of this group does not
imply endorsement of its activities.

The group now has access to W3C-hosted services for email, blog,
wikis, irc, tracking tools, and more. Read more about tools and
services available by default and upon request:
  http://www.w3.org/community/about/tool/

If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires
the attention of the W3C staff, please send us email on
site-comments@w3.org

Thank you,
W3C Community Development Team

Received on Monday, 30 June 2014 11:13:20 UTC