Smart construction site documentation management

This paper documents one of the research outcomes: SY4.0 Smart Yard: Industry 4.0 Production Process. The overall objective of the study is to envision new construction site management methods based on digitalization processes capable of storing and monitoring computational data and directing them toward specific production process optimization goals. Specifically, the paper illustrates a hypothesis for smart management of construction site documentation. The development of the management system involved analysis of the reference scenario, a review of Industry 4.0-based construction site management systems, and the definition of the architecture of the IT platform for digital information collection and management. The use of information systems for the acquisition and analysis of field data and their integration into the design process, along with actions to refine operational activities and information dissemination and sharing processes, have guided the development of an advanced organizational and information management model for the construction site. This model enables more timely and effective communication, contributing, more generally, to increased reliability in controlling the entire implementation process and to streamlining the use of resources. The integration project for the construction site's document management, which incorporates a basic information model with selective access compatible with BIM technology, was subsequently implemented by refining the system's IT architecture to generate operable software.