Alan Hore
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Advancing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Irish Construction Industry: A Scientometric and Practical Analysis of Adoption Trends and Challenges
Advancing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Irish Construction Industry: A Scientometric and Practical Analysis of Adoption Trends and Challenges Open
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become a transformative tool in Ireland's construction industry, offering efficiencies in planning, design, and management of infrastructure projects. This study employs a novel scientometric approa…
View article: BIM Innovation Capability Programme: an Irish BIM Study
BIM Innovation Capability Programme: an Irish BIM Study Open
In 2011 the Royal Institute of Architects Ireland (RIAI) conducted a survey which found that BIM adoption within Ireland was quite low at 16%. Over the last five years these figures have risen significantly, with the 2016 Irish Digital Tra…
View article: Life Cycle Cost Analysis Under Ireland's Capital Works Management Framework
Life Cycle Cost Analysis Under Ireland's Capital Works Management Framework Open
The Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) is a structure that has been developed to deliver the Irish government’s objectives in relation to public sector construction procurement reform. This research provides practical guidance and a…
View article: A Proposal for Re-engineering the Procurement of Building Materials by Effective use of ICT
A Proposal for Re-engineering the Procurement of Building Materials by Effective use of ICT Open
This paper seeks to establish the case for re-engineering the procurement of materials in the Irish construction industry. The authors make their observations from witnessing, first-hand, the operation of a purchasing function in a large c…
View article: Enabling the Re-engineering of Material Purchasing in the Construction industry by the Effective Use of Information Technology
Enabling the Re-engineering of Material Purchasing in the Construction industry by the Effective Use of Information Technology Open
The current methods of ordering, delivering and invoicing of materials in the construction industry is enormously inefficient, with vast quantities of paperwork, duplication of effort, scanning, re-keying and resolving mismatches between i…
View article: The Benefits of Deploying IT in the Material Procurement in Ready Mix Concrete in the Irish Construction Industry
The Benefits of Deploying IT in the Material Procurement in Ready Mix Concrete in the Irish Construction Industry Open
The current methods of processing orders, deliveries and invoices of concrete products in the construction industry is enormously inefficient, with vast quantities of paperwork, duplication of effort, scanning, re-keying and resolving mism…
View article: The Economic Case for Early Adoption of Facilities Management
The Economic Case for Early Adoption of Facilities Management Open
The construction industry in Ireland has been the sector hit the hardest during the recession with a potential return to output volumes of the mid-1990s. In order to compete within this struggling construction sector the traditional way of…
View article: Use of Building Information Modelling in Responding to Low Carbon Construction Innovations: an Irish Perspective
Use of Building Information Modelling in Responding to Low Carbon Construction Innovations: an Irish Perspective Open
At present the Irish construction industry is facing one of its most uncertain and challenging periods and will see major cuts in all areas of the economy in 2012. Despite this, Ireland pushes forward in sustainability initiatives with the…
View article: Realising Electronic Purchasing in the Irish Construction Industry
Realising Electronic Purchasing in the Irish Construction Industry Open
The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in construction purchasing has been sporadic and piecemeal. Very significant inefficiencies and problems still exist in both paper transactions and non-integrated electronic solutions…
View article: CITAX: Defining XML Standards for Data Exchange in the Construction Industry Supply Chain
CITAX: Defining XML Standards for Data Exchange in the Construction Industry Supply Chain Open
The current methods of ordering, delivering and invoicing of products in the construction industry is enormously inefficient, with vast quantities of paperwork, duplication of effort, scanning, re-keying and resolving mis-matches between i…
View article: A Survey of Electronic Purchasing Practice in Ireland: a Perspective for the Irish Construction Industry
A Survey of Electronic Purchasing Practice in Ireland: a Perspective for the Irish Construction Industry Open
There are many millions of trading documents (such as purchase orders, delivery notes and invoices) currently exchanged on paper in business to business (B2B) transactions, each having to be rekeyed as they pass between different locations…
View article: Attitudes Towards Electronic Purchasing in the Irish Construction Industry
Attitudes Towards Electronic Purchasing in the Irish Construction Industry Open
It is well known that the adoption of information technology in materials procurement in the construction industry has been sporadic and piecemeal. Very significant inefficiencies and problems still exist in both paper transactions and non…
View article: Proposal for a Construction Industry Digital Competency Centre for Ireland
Proposal for a Construction Industry Digital Competency Centre for Ireland Open
The Irish construction industry is facing a series of fundamental challenges that is affecting every player in the AEC lifecycle from architects to owners to tenants. Despite technology advances in recent years, the Irish construction indu…
View article: Creating a Digital SME Community in the Irish Construction Industry
Creating a Digital SME Community in the Irish Construction Industry Open
The Construction Industry is a sector where ICT and e-business are used to a lesser extent than in most other sectors. The high concentration of SMEs in the construction industry and the typical nature of the service provided in constructi…
View article: Cloud Computing and its Application in the Irish Construction Industry
Cloud Computing and its Application in the Irish Construction Industry Open
The significance of Irish Small to Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) being more effective and efficient with eBusiness solutions in the construction industry has never been more evident than in today’s global economy. Through the development …
View article: Finding a Middleware ICT Solution for the Irish Construction SME Sector
Finding a Middleware ICT Solution for the Irish Construction SME Sector Open
A key feature of the Irish construction industry is its fragmented structure. Some 16,000 businesses list their main activity as construction, yet no company has more than 3% of the total Irish output. The top 20 companies have less than 1…
View article: CITAX: a Collaborative ICT Standards Model for the Irish Construction Industry
CITAX: a Collaborative ICT Standards Model for the Irish Construction Industry Open
The Irish construction industry is facing a series of fundamental challenges that is affecting every player in the AEC lifecycle, from architects to engineers to quantity surveyors to owners to tenants. Despite technological advances in re…
View article: Building Support for Coud Computing in the Irish Construction Industry
Building Support for Coud Computing in the Irish Construction Industry Open
The construction industry has been traditionally recognised as a fragmented sector associated with a poor level of implementation and penetration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) by Small to Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs). Clo…
View article: The Future Scenario of Creating a Digital SME Community in the Irish Construction Industry
The Future Scenario of Creating a Digital SME Community in the Irish Construction Industry Open
The problems associated with the Construction Industry not being able to manage and com-municate electronically product and project data between collaborating firms and within individual companies is compounded by the large number of small…
View article: Development of a Cloud Solution for SMEs in the Irish Construction Industry
Development of a Cloud Solution for SMEs in the Irish Construction Industry Open
There is a strong emerging trend within the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector for replacing traditional packaged desktop applications with Web based, outsourced products and services. The drive for this innovative solution …
View article: Creating a Software Marketplace for the SME Community in the Irish Construction Industry
Creating a Software Marketplace for the SME Community in the Irish Construction Industry Open
The Construction Industry is a sector where Information Communication Technology (ICT) and e-Business are used to a lesser extent than in most other sectors. The high concentration of Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the industr…
View article: Efficiency Gains to be Won Through the Introduction of Electronic Tendering in the Construction Industry
Efficiency Gains to be Won Through the Introduction of Electronic Tendering in the Construction Industry Open
The tendering process predominantly adopted in the Irish construction industry is largely paper-dependent. However, the increase in the availability of high speed Information Communications Technology (ICT) has meant that construction cons…
View article: A Reflection on the Development, Activities and Deliverables of the Construction IT Alliance (CITA) in Ireland
A Reflection on the Development, Activities and Deliverables of the Construction IT Alliance (CITA) in Ireland Open
This paper reflects on the development, activities and deliverables of the Construction IT Alliance in the Republic of Ireland. This alliance was formed in 2001 with the vision of harnessing the potential of information and communication t…
View article: Advancing the Use of BIM Through a Government Funded Construction Industry Competency Centre in Ireland
Advancing the Use of BIM Through a Government Funded Construction Industry Competency Centre in Ireland Open
The main aim of this paper is to develop the early case for a new Competence Centre dedicated to industry led research in the Irish construction industry. It incorporates the results of a survey carried out by the Construction IT Aliance (…
View article: The application of COBie to Increase the Functionality of Existing Software
The application of COBie to Increase the Functionality of Existing Software Open
Building Information Modelling (BIM) can provide a focus on collaboration between the designers, constructors and facility management (FM) personnel leading to major efficiencies in the operational and maintenance phase of a building. The …
View article: Developing a Cloud Integrated Life Cycle Costing Analysis Model Through BIM
Developing a Cloud Integrated Life Cycle Costing Analysis Model Through BIM Open
Advancing interoperability between design team applications has been a major challenge for advocates of open standards. The buildingSmart alliance and Open Geospatial Consortium Inc in the U.S. have developed and implemented an Architectur…
View article: Advancing the Facilities Management Process in Ireland Through the Implementation of Building Information Modelling Within the Public Sector
Advancing the Facilities Management Process in Ireland Through the Implementation of Building Information Modelling Within the Public Sector Open
It is widely accepted that it costs up to five times more to operate and maintain a building than to construct it. Despite this statistic the Irish construction sector has done little to move towards cutting edge technologies that will hel…
View article: Creating Interactive Facilities Management Capabilities through Building Information Modelling as a tool for Managing the Irish Public Sector Estates
Creating Interactive Facilities Management Capabilities through Building Information Modelling as a tool for Managing the Irish Public Sector Estates Open
The Irish Government manages estates that are faced with increased pressure on their greenhouse gas emissions, as well as, poorly managed assets that leave it increasingly difficult for an effective Facilities Management (FM) process to be…