Some see
\nstandards as hindrances to development; others think the opposite is true. A
\nFinnish strategy project argues that complying with international digital standards
\nwould both improve productivity and open up new business opportunities for
\nbuilt environment stakeholders.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n In early The Real estate Interoperability There\u2019s no Real estate \u201cIf the In their 2018 report on construction, World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting state: \u201cWithin It is The RASTI The 1) Structures and methods<\/strong>: Open BIM data exchange standards, e.g., building IFC, geospatial data GML, CityGML, InfraGML, and InfraModel.<\/p>\n 2) Classifications and operational environments<\/strong>: Dictionaries for various fields in the built environment\u2014building, infrastructure, operations and maintenance, etc.<\/p>\n 3) Instances or activities<\/strong>: Individual properties of a data component. The format, presentation requirements, and the way data is stored must be normalized so that information can be used for automated data exchange.<\/p>\n The RASTI The RASTI Several The results Mobility Visit <\/em>rastiprojekti.com<\/em><\/a> for more information.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n2018, the Finnish Ministry of the Environment launched a project to devise a
\nnational strategy for comprehensive implementation of international standards
\nin built environment information management. It was part of the government\u2019s
\nKIRA-digi digitalization project.<\/p>\n
\nso-called RASTI project was set out to create a vision for 2030 and a road map
\non how to reach it. The ministry chose a team of industry experts to carry out
\nthe project. The project is now completed, and its report is available in
\nFinnish at rastiprojekti.com.<\/p>\nThe Challenge<\/h2>\n
\nand construction industries would benefit from an uninterrupted flow of
\ninformation between organizations and across life cycle processes. The
\nfriction-free flow would boost productivity, improve process and service
\nquality, and empower users of the built environment.<\/p>\n
\nrequires agreements between the sender and receiver of data. That\u2019s where
\nstandards come into play. Without common standards, it\u2019s difficult or
\nimpossible to automate processes. When data is not machine-readable by default,
\nhumans must interpret, edit, and augment it manually to make it useful.<\/p>\n
\nshortage of information management standards. In fact, there are around 150 in
\nuse already in the real estate and construction industries. Some of them overlap
\nand some of them are local.<\/p>\n![\"-\"](\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the-challenge.png\")
\ntechnologies are inherently global. Building owners and investor expect to use
\nthe same digital tools and data formats wherever the asset is. Likewise,
\ndigital construction solutions are not bound to a certain market, even if the
\ninformation follows local practices and regulations.<\/p>\n
\nsituation is not fully clear, the organizations may create solutions of their
\nown. Having many different sets of standards makes it more difficult for the
\norganizations to work together, which is then reflected as weaker productivity.
\nFollowing international standards would also improve the opportunities of
\nFinnish companies on the international markets,\u201d said\u00a0Teemu Lehtinen<\/strong>,
\nchief digital officer of the KIRA-digi project.<\/p>\nThe Potential<\/h2>\n
\na decade, full-scale digitization could help the industry escape its
\ndecades-long stagnation and generate an estimated 12-20% in annual cost
\nsavings, equal to between $1 trillion and $1.7 trillion, according to our
\nestimates.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ndebatable how much the potential of digitalization depends on successful use of
\nstandards. The RASTI project estimated that direct savings from better flow of
\ninformation in 2030 would total around EUR 300 million in Finland alone. The
\ntotal effect of digitalization would be billions of euros.<\/p>\n
\nbenefits derive from four main sources:<\/p>\n\n
\nand the quality of operations improves when the right information is at the
\nright time at the right place and is machine-readable<\/li>\n
\nefficient as redundant information management tasks can be eliminated and
\nlogistics optimized<\/li>\n
\nthe necessary information is at the participants\u2019 disposal<\/li>\n
\neasier with open data and interoperable services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n![\"-\"](\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rasti-process.png\")
<\/a>What are the Standards
\nRASTI Talks About?<\/h2>\n
\nfocused on information standards for buildings, infrastructure, and
\ngeolocations. There are open and closed standards, \u201cofficial\u201d and industry
\nstandards, and global and local ones.<\/p>\n
\ndevelopment of data-related standards can be divided into three categories:<\/p>\nThe Vision and the Road
\nMap<\/h2>\n
\nteam developed a vision of a future where data sharing in the built environment
\nis based on international open standards. According to the vision, in 2030, well-defined
\nand regulated data flows comprehensively across the life cycle of the built
\nenvironment. Information services and systems are interoperable and support
\nindustry\u2019s operations comprehensively.<\/p>\n
\nroad map outlines the steps that will take Finland to the vision by 2030. The
\nroad map is very ambitious but attainable, provided there\u2019s industry-wide
\ncommitment. The availability of open data from the government and cities in
\nstandardized formats is an essential prerequisite for success.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nFinnish organizations take part in international standardization efforts undertaken
\nby ISO the global level and CEN at the European level. As one of the first
\nsteps, RASTI proposes the establishment of a national body to coordinate
\ninformation management standardization in the industry.<\/p>\n
\nof RASTI serve the overall harmonization efforts to digitalize the Finnish
\nbuilt environment. Similar programs are taking place in Sweden, UK, and
\nGermany, to name a few.<\/p>\n
\nand other urban data will converge with data of the built environment. Therefore,
\nin the near future, we\u2019re going to need horizontal and cross-industry
\nstandards. RASTI will, hopefully, be the flywheel that keeps the industry
\nrolling toward an openly interoperable future.<\/p>\n