The role of knowledge engineering in information management on the construction site

During 1984-1986, a study on information management on building sites was made in the
Technical Research Centre of Finland. As one result guidelines for the development of
computerized information systems were presented (Salo & Tyrvainen 1985, 1986a, 1986b,
Tyrvainen et al. 1987). In the ongoing study "Expert systems on the building sites", further
analysis has been carried out as regards the role of knowledge engineering in the enhancement
of site information systems. This paper considers both the needs for and possibilities of
knowledge engineering in the context of site information management.