SharePoint and governance
ISO 19650 and SharePoint: designing a common data environment
Understand how SharePoint supports a common data environment and which project controls you need to define, configure, and verify.
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Power BI
Connect IFC models to Power BI reports
Build a Power BI report that connects IFC elements with project data, reliable measures, and a controlled refresh process.
SharePoint and governance
Evaluate SharePoint for your construction CDE
Assess SharePoint against your project requirements, operating costs, external collaboration needs, and pilot acceptance criteria.
SharePoint and governance
Roll out a SharePoint CDE for a construction project
Plan ownership, metadata, permissions, release controls, and pilot tests for a SharePoint construction project environment.
Excel
Track construction progress with IFC data in Excel
Combine IFC element data with reviewed site observations in Excel, then reconcile model revisions and report progress with clear measures.
SharePoint and governance
Manage SharePoint CDE rules alongside Power Automate
Separate project rules from workflow orchestration so that changes to naming, metadata, and release requirements remain manageable across projects.
IFC Viewer and openBIM
Review IFC validation findings with Copilot
Use repeatable checks and AI-assisted analysis to investigate IFC issues, document corrections, and verify the revised model.
Microsoft Teams
Review IFC models with your project team in Microsoft Teams
Set up a shared model review in Teams, inspect exported properties, assign actions, and preserve the context of each decision.
SharePoint and governance
Use Power Automate approvals in a controlled CDE release process
Connect approval decisions to reviewed file versions, release permissions, and retained evidence in a SharePoint CDE.
Microsoft Teams
Share IFC model context with Teams deep links
Send a focused model reference in Teams and preserve the element, revision, and review question needed for a useful handoff.
SharePoint and governance
Configure naming, status, and revision rules for your SharePoint CDE
Translate the applicable information standard into governed SharePoint rules while keeping identifiers, suitability, revisions, and technical versions distinct.
IFC Viewer and openBIM
Choose where IFC model processing runs
Compare browser-based IFC processing with a service-based derivative workflow and evaluate the responsibilities each adds to your application.
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Model review and coordination
Use IFC and BCF in Teams, SharePoint, Excel, Power BI, and connected workflows.
Information governance
Turn ISO 19650 expectations into practical SharePoint architecture and enforceable policies.
Data and AI
Connect model information to analytics, structured extraction, validation, and guided automation.
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