Developing a national standard/code of practice for the classification of construction information in South Africa

Much attention has been given lately to the development of new classification systems for organising construction information. This has occurred mainly through combined efforts of organisations such as the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)—specifically its Task Group 59 (TC59), the Conseil International du Bâtiment—specifically its Working Commission 78 (CIB-W78), the International Construction Information Society (ICIS), and the International Association for Interoperability (IAI). South Africa, however, lags behind countries that have been involved in such development, and should consider the establishment of a national standard to improve the efficiency of integrating construction information via information technology (IT) connectivity and interoperability.