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ASHRAE Public Review Draft Standards
The ASHRAE public review process is designed to allow anyone to comment on:
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The ASHRAE public review process is designed to allow anyone to comment on:
- a standard that is being proposed, revised, or reaffirmed;
- a proposed or revised guideline;
- a proposed addendum to a standard; or
- a proposed title, purpose, and scope for a standard or guideline that is being developed.
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CABA Connected Home Council
CABA's Connected Home Council initiates and reviews projects that relate to connected home and multiple dwelling unit technologies and applications. Currently the Council is providing guidance for the Connected Home Roadmap. The Roadmap will be an important piece of research designed to encourage the rapid adoption of smart home technologies and applications.
Connected homes intelligently access wide area network services such as television and radio programming, data and voice communications, life safety and energy management/control information and distribute them throughout the home for convenient use by consumers.
The Council also examines industry opportunities that can accelerate the adoption of new technologies, consumer electronics and broadband services within the burgeoning connected home market.
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CABA's Connected Home Council initiates and reviews projects that relate to connected home and multiple dwelling unit technologies and applications. Currently the Council is providing guidance for the Connected Home Roadmap. The Roadmap will be an important piece of research designed to encourage the rapid adoption of smart home technologies and applications.
Connected homes intelligently access wide area network services such as television and radio programming, data and voice communications, life safety and energy management/control information and distribute them throughout the home for convenient use by consumers.
The Council also examines industry opportunities that can accelerate the adoption of new technologies, consumer electronics and broadband services within the burgeoning connected home market.
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CABA Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council
The CABA Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council works to strengthen the large building automation industry through innovative technology-driven research projects.
The Council was established in 2001 by CABA to specifically review opportunities, strategize, take action and monitor initiatives that relate to integrated systems and automation in the large building sector.
Our projects promote the next generation of intelligent building technologies, plus a whole-building approach that optimizes building performance and savings.
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The CABA Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council works to strengthen the large building automation industry through innovative technology-driven research projects.
The Council was established in 2001 by CABA to specifically review opportunities, strategize, take action and monitor initiatives that relate to integrated systems and automation in the large building sector.
Our projects promote the next generation of intelligent building technologies, plus a whole-building approach that optimizes building performance and savings.
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CABA Internet Home Alliance Research Council
The Alliance is a cross-industry network of leading companies engaged in collaborative research to advance the connected home space. The Alliance's research projects enables participating companies to gain important insights into the connected home space and leverage those insights into viable new business opportunities.
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The Alliance is a cross-industry network of leading companies engaged in collaborative research to advance the connected home space. The Alliance's research projects enables participating companies to gain important insights into the connected home space and leverage those insights into viable new business opportunities.
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CABA Standards Committee
The CABA Standards Committee monitors activities of protocol/standards groups that affects the home and building automation industry. The CABA Standards Committee is a working group established within the CABA organization to further it's work in the home and building automation industry. It provides an opportunity for protocol groups to exchange ideas, to discuss issues with other interested parties and to identify potential problems and concerns, especially as they relate to interoperability. Special subcommittees are formed when sufficient members of CABA express an interest in an issue requiring that action; This was the genesis of oBIX and a power line carrier (PLC) subcommittee also exists to help shape regulations related to PLC.
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The CABA Standards Committee monitors activities of protocol/standards groups that affects the home and building automation industry. The CABA Standards Committee is a working group established within the CABA organization to further it's work in the home and building automation industry. It provides an opportunity for protocol groups to exchange ideas, to discuss issues with other interested parties and to identify potential problems and concerns, especially as they relate to interoperability. Special subcommittees are formed when sufficient members of CABA express an interest in an issue requiring that action; This was the genesis of oBIX and a power line carrier (PLC) subcommittee also exists to help shape regulations related to PLC.
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International Alliance for Interoperability - North America
Originally formed in 1995, the North American Chapter of IAI became a NIBS' Council in May 2002. IAI promotes the development and use of internationl standards called Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), for the exchange of data among computer software platforms and applications, such as CADD, cost estimating, permitting, scheduling, and O&M, to improve architecture, engineering, construction, facility mangement and related activities. (NIBS contact: Earle Kennett - ekennett@nibs.org).
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Originally formed in 1995, the North American Chapter of IAI became a NIBS' Council in May 2002. IAI promotes the development and use of internationl standards called Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), for the exchange of data among computer software platforms and applications, such as CADD, cost estimating, permitting, scheduling, and O&M, to improve architecture, engineering, construction, facility mangement and related activities. (NIBS contact: Earle Kennett - ekennett@nibs.org).
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NIBS: National BIM Standard
The mission of the NIBS National BIM Standard Project Committee is to improve the performance of facilities over their full life-cycle by fostering a common, standard and integrated life-cycle information model for the A/E/C and Facilities Management industry. This information model will allow for the free flow of graphic and non-graphic information among all parties to the process of creating and sustaining the built environment, and will work to coordinate U.S. efforts with related activities taking place internationally. Monthly meetings take place at the National Institute of Building Sciences. (Contact: Earle Kennett - ekennett@nibs.org).
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The mission of the NIBS National BIM Standard Project Committee is to improve the performance of facilities over their full life-cycle by fostering a common, standard and integrated life-cycle information model for the A/E/C and Facilities Management industry. This information model will allow for the free flow of graphic and non-graphic information among all parties to the process of creating and sustaining the built environment, and will work to coordinate U.S. efforts with related activities taking place internationally. Monthly meetings take place at the National Institute of Building Sciences. (Contact: Earle Kennett - ekennett@nibs.org).
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NIBS: NCS V4 Revision Cycle
The Version 4 revision cycle of the US National CAD Standard (NCS) opened on Monday, May 22, 2006. The NCS Revision Cycle is the method by which changes to the NCS are proposed, debated, and ultimately voted upon to amend the current version of the NCS. Each Revision Cycle actively engages the Project Committee* in a process designed to keep the NCS current and responsive to industry needs. This revision cycle is designed to solicit proposals to amend NCS Version 3.1, leading to the creation of NCS Version 4.0. (Contact: Dominique Fernandez - dfernandez@nibs.org).
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The Version 4 revision cycle of the US National CAD Standard (NCS) opened on Monday, May 22, 2006. The NCS Revision Cycle is the method by which changes to the NCS are proposed, debated, and ultimately voted upon to amend the current version of the NCS. Each Revision Cycle actively engages the Project Committee* in a process designed to keep the NCS current and responsive to industry needs. This revision cycle is designed to solicit proposals to amend NCS Version 3.1, leading to the creation of NCS Version 4.0. (Contact: Dominique Fernandez - dfernandez@nibs.org).
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oBIX (Open Building Information Xchange)
oBIX (Open Building Information Xchange) is a focused effort by industry leaders and associations working toward creating a standard XML and Web Services guideline to facilitate the exchange of information between intelligent buildings, enable enterprise application integration and bring forth true systems integration. Based on Standards widely used by the IT Industry, the oBIX guideline will improve operational effectiveness giving facility managers and building owners increased knowledge and control of their properties. Comprised of representatives from the entire spectrum of the buildings systems industry, oBIX includes professionals from the security, HVAC, building automation, open protocol and IT disciplines.
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oBIX (Open Building Information Xchange) is a focused effort by industry leaders and associations working toward creating a standard XML and Web Services guideline to facilitate the exchange of information between intelligent buildings, enable enterprise application integration and bring forth true systems integration. Based on Standards widely used by the IT Industry, the oBIX guideline will improve operational effectiveness giving facility managers and building owners increased knowledge and control of their properties. Comprised of representatives from the entire spectrum of the buildings systems industry, oBIX includes professionals from the security, HVAC, building automation, open protocol and IT disciplines.
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OSCRE - Appraisal Institute Workgroup
Virtual
Members of this in-progress Work Group assist in the Integration and Harmonization of the Appraisal Institutes Current Version of the Commercial Data Storage Standards (CDSS) consisting of approximately 1,500 industry terms and their definitions into industry compliant and recognized Data Standards including Harmonization within the OSCRE Library. Business Processes
This Workgroup will identify key upstream and downstream users for the current version of the CDSS and provide Beta Versions to these users to solicit input on various issues some of which include:
Significant efficiencies resulting from a widely accepted adoption of existing Databases and Standards that allows cross-migration of information to assist in:
Owners, Operators, Investors and Property Managers will find this WG of significant value as many of the data elements in the AIWG are required in a wide variety of commercial off the shelf software applications.
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Virtual
Members of this in-progress Work Group assist in the Integration and Harmonization of the Appraisal Institutes Current Version of the Commercial Data Storage Standards (CDSS) consisting of approximately 1,500 industry terms and their definitions into industry compliant and recognized Data Standards including Harmonization within the OSCRE Library. Business Processes
This Workgroup will identify key upstream and downstream users for the current version of the CDSS and provide Beta Versions to these users to solicit input on various issues some of which include:
- Consistency and Compliance with Existing Requirements
- XML Mapping
- Import Methodology
- Software Compliance with OSCRE Standard
- Adequacy for Appraisal and Consulting Practices
- Usability for Portfolio Management, Underwriting and Mortgage Banking
- Current Data Exchanges
- Private Databases utilized by Valuation and Consulting Companies
- Software Developers and Vendors
- GIS Community
- Governmental Agencies and Department of the Census (e.g., Department of the Defense, Various Zoning and Planning Departments, GSA, Conservation Groups, Federal Real Property Council)
- Various Building Code Associations (BOCA, ICBO, SBCCI) through the ICC
- Various Financial Lending and Real Property Investment Groups including Major Banks, Savings and Loan Institutions and Private and Public Portfolio Managers. The Workgroup will assist in the Harmonization and Rollup of the CDSS with the current OSCRE Library. This will assist in the cross-mapping, import and export functionality and provide an electronic forum to refine the current version of the CDSS.
Significant efficiencies resulting from a widely accepted adoption of existing Databases and Standards that allows cross-migration of information to assist in:
- Loan Underwriting
- Portfolio Management
- Trouncing
- Investigation into Demographic and Trends Analysis
- GIS Analysis
- Property Management
- Sales and Brokerage Activities
- Global Marketing and the assessment of Real Property Inventories in Existing and Emerging Economies
- Governmental Inventory Tracking and Property Management
- Single Entry of Data-No Redundancy
- Accuracy of the Data-Minimization of Data Scrubbing
- Faster and Better Access to Real Property Data through XML Mapping
- Increased Productivity on all Levels of Real Property Activities including Real Property Management, Brokerage, Portfolio Analysis, Demographic and Trends Research, Inventory Tracking, Consultation, Valuation and Governmental users.
- Head start in Software Development
- Competitive Advantage in Product Quality, Deliverables and Processes
- International acceptance of Databases as well as Appraisal and Consultation Products
- Mortgage Lending Decisions, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Management and Underwriting greatly enhanced
- Training, Work Processes and Compliance Issues become more Efficient
Owners, Operators, Investors and Property Managers will find this WG of significant value as many of the data elements in the AIWG are required in a wide variety of commercial off the shelf software applications.
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OSCRE - BIM Accelerated Depreciation Workgroup
Virtual
The BIM Accelerated Depreciation Workgroup is intended to be the first in a series that serves a dual purpose on behalf of the real property industry;
1- Provide Owners & Operators the ability to model financial drivers from within Building Information Models (BIM) and;
2- Create a bridge for between standards development community representing the AEC industry and the Owner, Investor, Operator and Tenant supply chain stakeholders.
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Virtual
The BIM Accelerated Depreciation Workgroup is intended to be the first in a series that serves a dual purpose on behalf of the real property industry;
1- Provide Owners & Operators the ability to model financial drivers from within Building Information Models (BIM) and;
2- Create a bridge for between standards development community representing the AEC industry and the Owner, Investor, Operator and Tenant supply chain stakeholders.
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OSCRE - Capital Project Handoff Workgroup
Virtual
This initial project looks to automate the handoff of building equipment information during the closeout and commissioning process, including HVAC equipment, mechanical equipment and electrical equipment requiring maintenance, servicing, financial accounting and warranty administration. Other aspects of the closeout process, such as as-built drawings, security systems, structures, finishes, furniture, embedded telecommunications, payment information, regulatory compliance and occupancy data may be addressed in subsequent RFDs. Current methods for transferring this information are overwhelmingly manual and labor-intensive, even though much of the information is generated in electronic format during the course of a project. The manual process also provides inconsistent, incomplete and sometimes inaccurate data, resulting in excessive labor costs, project delays, and sub-optimal building operations.
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Virtual
This initial project looks to automate the handoff of building equipment information during the closeout and commissioning process, including HVAC equipment, mechanical equipment and electrical equipment requiring maintenance, servicing, financial accounting and warranty administration. Other aspects of the closeout process, such as as-built drawings, security systems, structures, finishes, furniture, embedded telecommunications, payment information, regulatory compliance and occupancy data may be addressed in subsequent RFDs. Current methods for transferring this information are overwhelmingly manual and labor-intensive, even though much of the information is generated in electronic format during the course of a project. The manual process also provides inconsistent, incomplete and sometimes inaccurate data, resulting in excessive labor costs, project delays, and sub-optimal building operations.
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OSCRE - Commercial Information Exchange Workgroup
Virtual
Members of this Work Group have developed a standardized method to perform interoperable data exchanged between a variety of supply chain trading partners including Sellers, Brokers, Listing Exchanges and Buyers. This standard which is going through its final stages of publication will be officially released February 15, 2007.
The business values of participating in the OSCRE CIE Work Group and adopting the OSCRE CIE standard are several:
The business value of the OSCRE CIE standard process cannot be entirely captured in cost savings terms. Many of the benefits generated through this standard will occur as a result of data exchange enabling, streamlining business processes and creating new ones based on the ability to easily manage and exchange property data. Many of these enabled processes will occur along the supply chain and where granular property data can be consumed for business intelligence, market analysis and other data intensive activities inside and outside companies using the OSCRE CIE standard.
Summary
For Data Recipients, adoption of this standard will eliminate the costly time and labor intensive work currently required to import property listings from each of your upstream clients.
For Data Originators or redistributors, the CIE Standard allows you to broadcast your property listings and have them posted in a shorter timeframe over a much wider geographical area via many listing providers.
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Virtual
Members of this Work Group have developed a standardized method to perform interoperable data exchanged between a variety of supply chain trading partners including Sellers, Brokers, Listing Exchanges and Buyers. This standard which is going through its final stages of publication will be officially released February 15, 2007.
The business values of participating in the OSCRE CIE Work Group and adopting the OSCRE CIE standard are several:
- Originators: Minimize data entry of property for sale or lease into multiple marketing sites (From multiple times to single entry);
- Originators and Recipients: Cutting costs of data management. With a single data export, all marketing channels will be able to be kept current.
- Originators and Recipients: Improve data quality. Providing data definitions will contribute to better data quality and easier data interpretation.
- Originators and Recipients: Improve the ease of data management. Providing data in a consistent format will allow data originators and receivers to more readily manage data from different sources.
- Originators: Re-purpose data for other activities. Data formatted for OSCRE CIE purposes can be used for other business activities, saving time and resources formatting the data and interpreting the results.
The business value of the OSCRE CIE standard process cannot be entirely captured in cost savings terms. Many of the benefits generated through this standard will occur as a result of data exchange enabling, streamlining business processes and creating new ones based on the ability to easily manage and exchange property data. Many of these enabled processes will occur along the supply chain and where granular property data can be consumed for business intelligence, market analysis and other data intensive activities inside and outside companies using the OSCRE CIE standard.
Summary
For Data Recipients, adoption of this standard will eliminate the costly time and labor intensive work currently required to import property listings from each of your upstream clients.
For Data Originators or redistributors, the CIE Standard allows you to broadcast your property listings and have them posted in a shorter timeframe over a much wider geographical area via many listing providers.
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OSCRE - Commercial Property Management Workgroup (CPM-WG)
Virtual
“Exchanging Commercial Property Management Building, Lease, Tenant, Recurring Charges and Unit Information from Sellers to Buyers and going forward to multiple industry stakeholders”
Scope and Success Criteria
Business Processes
Business Value
Significant efficiencies resulting from a widely accepted adoption of standard integration formats that allows cross-migration of information to assist in:
Tracking Occupancy/Vacancy Rates and Lease information is important to successful management of real estate regardless if you are an Owner, Investor, Developer or Property Manager.
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Virtual
“Exchanging Commercial Property Management Building, Lease, Tenant, Recurring Charges and Unit Information from Sellers to Buyers and going forward to multiple industry stakeholders”
Scope and Success Criteria
Business Processes
- “Exchanging Commercial Property Management Building, Lease, Tenant, Recurring Charges and Unit Information from Sellers to Buyers and going forward to multiple industry stakeholders”
- Additional phases to be considered and completed sequentially are:
- Budget and Chart of Accounts
- Current and Historical Financials
- Vendor Information
- Sales and Percentage Rents
- Expense Recoveries
Business Value
Significant efficiencies resulting from a widely accepted adoption of standard integration formats that allows cross-migration of information to assist in:
- Transfer of property information between parties
- Portfolio Management
- Property Management
- Governmental Inventory Tracking and Property Management
- Elimination of custom integrations
- Single Entry of Data-No Redundancy
- Integrity of the Data-Minimization of Data Scrubbing
- Faster and Better Access to Real Property Data through XML Mapping
- Increased Productivity on all Levels of Real Property Activities
- Training, Work Processes and Compliance Issues become more efficient
Tracking Occupancy/Vacancy Rates and Lease information is important to successful management of real estate regardless if you are an Owner, Investor, Developer or Property Manager.
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OSCRE - Facilities Management Work Orders Workgroup
Virtual
The primary goal for this development is to automate the service request and work order management and reporting process for “trading partners”, such as owners and service providers. Current methods for transmitting service requests and managing work orders require dedicated, custom-designed interfaces between trading partners. These processes must be re-engineered and re-deployed each time a trading partner contract is changed and new interfaces are put in place. Re-inventing these processes each time is time-consuming and expensive for all parties or trading partners involved in the end-to-end value chain of initiating, processing and fulfilling service requests and work orders.
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Virtual
The primary goal for this development is to automate the service request and work order management and reporting process for “trading partners”, such as owners and service providers. Current methods for transmitting service requests and managing work orders require dedicated, custom-designed interfaces between trading partners. These processes must be re-engineered and re-deployed each time a trading partner contract is changed and new interfaces are put in place. Re-inventing these processes each time is time-consuming and expensive for all parties or trading partners involved in the end-to-end value chain of initiating, processing and fulfilling service requests and work orders.
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OSCRE - Strategy and Planning Metrics Workgroup
Virtual
To define the data elements, and the related data structure, needed to specify an initial set of performance metrics which can be used for Workplace Resource Strategy and Planning. These data elements are likely to be used in other strategy and planning activities and in other real estate and workplace resource management activities.
The output of this working group will result in better data exchange and more credible and appropriate performance metrics, which will enable organizations to make better decisions about their workplace resources. With better decisions, these workplace resources can have lower costs and can provide a higher return on investment and enhanced productivity for the organization.
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Virtual
To define the data elements, and the related data structure, needed to specify an initial set of performance metrics which can be used for Workplace Resource Strategy and Planning. These data elements are likely to be used in other strategy and planning activities and in other real estate and workplace resource management activities.
The output of this working group will result in better data exchange and more credible and appropriate performance metrics, which will enable organizations to make better decisions about their workplace resources. With better decisions, these workplace resources can have lower costs and can provide a higher return on investment and enhanced productivity for the organization.
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PISCES - Commercial Introductions Workgroup
Virtual
To develop a Version 2 extension to support the introductions of commercial investment opportunities by sellers to buyers, including retained and non-retained agents acting on behalf of each party.
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Virtual
To develop a Version 2 extension to support the introductions of commercial investment opportunities by sellers to buyers, including retained and non-retained agents acting on behalf of each party.
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PISCES - International Workgroup
Virtual
To develop a extend and restructure the PISCES standard to ensure that it fully supports international use including both local exchange of data in any region and exchange of data between regions.
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Virtual
To develop a extend and restructure the PISCES standard to ensure that it fully supports international use including both local exchange of data in any region and exchange of data between regions.
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PISCES - Lenders Conveyancing Workgroup
Virtual
To harness and develop the PISCES Standard to automate communication between the conveyancer and lender in a way that is accessible and conducive to widespread adoption and facilitates faster and easier transactions.
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Virtual
To harness and develop the PISCES Standard to automate communication between the conveyancer and lender in a way that is accessible and conducive to widespread adoption and facilitates faster and easier transactions.
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PISCES - Occupancy Cost Workgroup (Autumn 2006)
London
Single total occupancy cost or Chart of Accounts Code and XML standard for all cost categories post occupation of a building.
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London
Single total occupancy cost or Chart of Accounts Code and XML standard for all cost categories post occupation of a building.
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PISCES - Planning for Addressing Workgroup in 2007
UK and Europe
Compiling a single xml standard for built asset addressing.
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UK and Europe
Compiling a single xml standard for built asset addressing.
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PISCES - Portfolio Information Management Workgroup (Autumn 2006)
London
XML standard for automatically migrating portfolio data from one management system to another.
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London
XML standard for automatically migrating portfolio data from one management system to another.
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PISCES - Residential Workgroup
Virtual
To ensure that PISCES supports all processes affecting the sale, purchase and mortgage of residential property in a way that is accessible and conducive to widespread adoption and ultimately facilitates faster and easier transactions.
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Virtual
To ensure that PISCES supports all processes affecting the sale, purchase and mortgage of residential property in a way that is accessible and conducive to widespread adoption and ultimately facilitates faster and easier transactions.
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PISCES - V2Legal Workgroup
Virtual
To create a PISCES version 2 schema that identifies and defines the lawyer’s business processes undertaken during a real estate transaction.
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Virtual
To create a PISCES version 2 schema that identifies and defines the lawyer’s business processes undertaken during a real estate transaction.
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