Introduction: The ToCEE project addressed the following key issues of distributed concurrent engineering in AEC industry:
product model & document mgt
conflict management
information logistics
version management
legal issues
monitoring and forecasting
cost control.
More information is available on the ToCEE homepage at TU Dresden.

Results are available on a CD. Interactive demonstration of migration strategies.

Role of VTT: The main contribution of VTT in ToCEE was to develop a product model browser PROMOTE for accessing STEP/IFC based product model data over the Internet. With PROMOTE the user can browse EXPRESS schemata and STEP physical files. IFC files (=STEP files complying with IFC schema) can also be viewed as 3D virtual reality models. PROMOTE is exploited in other EC projects e.g. CONCUR, PROCURE, OSMOS.

     Industrial partners:

• Obermeyer Planen und Beraten Munich, (Design office, Coordinator)
• Dr. Ott, Lawyer and Engineer, Munich, (Law office)
• Kupari Engineering Oy, Vantaa, (Design office, software house
• D'Appolonia, Genova, (Consulting engineering company)
• General Construction Company, (Construction company)

     IT vendor partners:

• Sofistik, Athens, (Software house)

     Research partners:

• TU Dresden, Lehrstuhl Computeranwendung im Bauwesen, Dresden, (University, de facto coordinator)
• Building Research Establishment, Watford, (Research institute)
• University of Ljubljana, Institute of Structural & Earthquake Engineering, Ljubljana
• VTT Building Technology, Espoo, (Research institute)