The Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) sector is a highly fragmented, data intensive, project based\r\nindustry, involving a number of very different professions and organisations. Projects carried out within this sector\r\ninvolve collaboration between various people, using a variety of different systems. This, along with the industry�s\r\nstrong data sharing and processing requirements, means that the management of building data is complex and\r\nchallenging. This paper presents a solution to data sharing requirements of the AEC sector by utilising Cloud\r\nComputing. Our solution presents two key contributions, first a governance model for building data, based on\r\nextensive research and industry consultation. Second, a prototype implementation of this governance model, utilising\r\nthe CometCloud autonomic Cloud Computing engine based on the Master/Worker paradigm. We have integrated\r\nour prototype with the 3D modelling software Google Sketchup. The approach and prototype presented has\r\napplicability in a number of other eScience related applications involving multi-disciplinary, collaborative working\r\nusing Cloud Computing infrastructure.
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