Steel frame building construction cycle management software

A computer program product for managing construction of a steel building frame, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer-readable program code configured to cause a data processing system to display a graphical user interface, the computer-readable program code comprising:
• at least one instruction to define a part database including beams, columns, and components of a full moment collar assembly,
• at least one instruction to store historical pricing data for the parts in the part database,
• at least one instruction to create a station layout for a steel fabrication facility,
• at least one instruction to receive digital models of a plurality of buildings, each including a steel frame having beams and columns connected by full moment collar assemblies,
• at least one instruction to parse the received digital models to generate a list of parts in the plurality of buildings as defined in the part database,
• at least one instruction to generate routes and stages for the beams, the columns, and the components of the full moment collar assemblies through the stations of the steel fabrication facility,
• at least one instruction to modify the digital model of at least one of the plurality of buildings to improve efficiency of the generated routes and stages.

A data processing system for project management of building construction, comprising:

• a server hosting a program configured to receive a plurality of digital building models and generate a list of parts in the digital building models, the list including beams, columns, and beam-column connection assemblies;
• and
• a computer in communication with the server over a network, a web browser on the computer executing a graphical user interface of the program;
• wherein the program includes:
• a database having an index of parametrically defined part types including components of each part type, historical fabrication data for each part type, an inventory of currently stored parts, and material pricing,
• a fabrication module configured to define a fabrication capacity of one or more fabrication facilities, and
• a production module configured to generate a production plan for all parts of the generated list of parts, according to the historical fabrication data for the corresponding part types, the inventory, the material pricing, and the defined fabrication capacity.