4D Research Projects

At the Center for Integrated Facility for Engineering, Professor Martin Fischer has lead research projects related to 4D CAD since 1994. The first project, sponsored by Dillingham Construction and performed by Eric Collier, involved the development of a 4D model to communicate the four-year construction project of the San Mateo County Health Facility. Due to the success of this project, Martin Fischer continued to pursue research related to 4D models, focusing on improving 4D tools and the value of 4D models in design and construction. Below is a list of research projects performed by graduate students under Martin Fischer's guidance and with support from the CIFE community and industry companies. The links lead to a more detailed description of these projects.

Last Updated Thursday, 12-Oct-2006 20:01:24 PDT.

Current Projects

• Network Analysis of Project Teams to Understand and Enhance Diffusion of New Technologies (Fischer,M. and Hartmann,T. 2006/10/01-2007/09/30)

• Scheduling with 3D Model-Based Quantities (Fischer,M., Seppanen,O., and Khandzode,A. 2006/10/01-2007/09/30)

• Improving & Verifying Building Performance (Fischer,M. and Maile T. 2006/10/01-2007/09/30)

• An Experiment to Combine POP, Narratives, and decision Dashboard Modeling for Better Process Communication and Integration (Fischer,M., Haymaker,J., Kam,C., and Toledo,M. 2005/10/1-2006/9/30)

• How is VDC Implemented Globally - Contrasting Case Studies on the Implementation and Benefits of 3D and 4D CAD in the U.S, Europe and China. (Levitt,R., Taylor,J., Fischer,M., and Gao,J. 2005/10/1-2006/9/30)

• Organizing to Exploit Integrated Information Technologies: Exploring Firm Networks in the U.S., Scandinavia & Japan (Levitt,R., Taylor,J., Fischer,M., and Gao,J. 2005/10/1-2006/9/30)

Completed Projects

Completed:	Screenshot	Title and Author
October, 2000		Product Model 4D-Construction Pilot Kam, Calvin
September, 2000		Feature-Based Construction Cost Estimating Staub, Sheryl
August, 2000		Time-Space Conflict Analysis Akinci, Burcu

We acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation for some of the research presented here through awards 9309655, 9420398, 9513461, 9625228, 9726748, and 0075672. We also thank CIFE and its member companies and our many other industrial sponsors for their support of our work. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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