{"id":21321,"date":"2023-04-03T10:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T08:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/?p=21321"},"modified":"2023-12-06T17:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:42:26","slug":"what-are-the-benefits-of-using-a-cde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblus.accasoftware.com\/en\/what-are-the-benefits-of-using-a-cde\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the benefits of using a CDE?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shared workflows in BIM processes: what are the advantages and disadvantages of using a CDE?<\/p>\n

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Many public and private construction and engineering organizations are now becoming more aware of the need for a common data environment<\/a>\u00a0(CDE) to support collaboration across project participants. But what is a CDE? How does it work? And what are its benefits?<\/p>\n

In this insight, we’ll discuss the main benefits of using a CDE thanks to the use of a Common Data Environment platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is a CDE?<\/h2>\n

A CDE is a is a digital data sharing environment where information from construction projects is stored and accessible to project participants. It is an essential part of an engineering or construction project, having as its primary purpose, the collection, sharing and management of data and information exchanges (including documentation, graphical models and non-graphical assets) between the various professionals involved.<\/p>\n

This basically implies that a CDE is a central repository where data relating to a given order or asset (design, execution, facility management, decommissioning, etc.) are collected in an organised and shared manner.<\/p>\n

From the official definition of ISO 19650-1:2019:<\/p>\n

“Information source agreed for a given order or asset, to collect, manage and forward each information container throughout the management of an order”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A CDE is generally divided into four domains identifying the progressive stages of information sharing:<\/p>\n