Method and system for managing construction projects

A system for managing construction projects, the system comprising:

• a database;
• memory;
• a processor for executing code stored in the memory;
• a component interface operative to receive component identifiers identifying components of a construction project;
• a database interface operative to store the component identifiers in the database and further operative to update a construction status of the component identified by the component identifiers;
• and a component query interface operative to receive component queries comprising the component identifiers;
• wherein the database interface is operative to search the database and to provide indicators associated with the received component identifiers and their construction status.

A software program for managing a construction project based on component data, embodied on a computer readable medium, the software program comprising:

• current state information for at least one component and its design;
• decision and accountability information tracking each component and its design up through its current state;
• a subsystem further comprising:
• a component database;
• a search and cross reference engine, operating in coordination with the component database;
• wherein for each distinct project initiated by a human user the database, engine, and subsystem exchange data with the human user and amongst each other, and in accordance with the decisions and constraints entered by the human user and contained within the software program, produce as an output at least one report of at least one schedule and supporting documentation associated with the schedule.

A computerized method for using a commerce application of managing a construction project based on component data, comprising:

• a) in a first computer process executed by a computer processor, associating component data with project information such as construction activities, resources, man hours, and budgets;
• b) in a second computer process executed by a computer processor, grouping component data into a database;
• c) in a third computer process executed by a computer processor, sorting component data into categories depending on data use providing a base to manage the project;
• d) in a fourth computer process executed by a computer processor, creating work packages based on built-in tradesmen's expertise with constraints needing to be satisfied prior to the work package being released, the constraints comprising resources, budgets, and safety and quality information that relate to the components in the work package;
• e) in a fifth computer process executed by a computer processor, building a schedule by arranging activities according to a release date of work packages, the release date determined by the satisfaction of the constraints;
• f) in a sixth computer process executed by a computer processor, updating the schedule by tracking a state of a components;
• and
• g) in a seventh computer process executed by a computer processor, generating reports on a performance evaluation, and
• h) in an eighth computer process executed by a computer processor, displaying the information further comprises selectively displaying information selected from a group consisting of a two-dimensional graphical model, a three-dimensional graphical model, text, a bill of materials, and any combination thereof.