Interoperability

• Exchange of Ideas
• Seamless Flow of Data
• Eliminate Repetitive Manual Data
• Output of one system is input to another
• One common “language” to share data
  

One of the most costly challenges in the building process is the inability of computer software and platforms to exchange and use data. Perhaps even more costly is the inability of the client and the design professionals to readily and clearly exchange ideas and reach consensus among all of a project’s stakeholders. The SHiP Group’s interoperability allows the seamless flow of data among related software applications and platforms. This interoperability eliminates repetitive manual data input into the many computers used in the construction process. The ‘output’ from one system becomes the "input" for another system, allowing all of the available data to be used by everyone so that ideas are quickly and clearly demonstrated and consensus becomes much easier to build. Compared to the traditional design, construction, and facility management methodology the SHiP process saves significant money due to this interoperability and the ease with which ideas can be clearly communicated to all stakeholders.

Interoperability is a key ability of the SHiP Group’s process. We all speak the same “language” and therefore are able to collaborate within our group and with clients and partners. Imagine a world with 50 different email programs where you would not be able to share emails with each other unless you are on “their” system. Without a common interoperable base there would be no email communication or the Internet. The current state of most of the building industry is a world of multiple competing formats. The SHiP Group leaps beyond this bottleneck and embraces interoperability. We encourage and guide the industry to embrace open standards.

Interoperability has been a basis of the SHiP Group. We are able to share data and files seamlessly. Waste is minimized, quality control levels are increased. New opportunities and solutions arise out of the ability to overlap and share data. Multiple levels of interoperability creates a web of connections and redundancies that make the system invincible.