Article #1900 - FIATECH

The Fully Integrated and Automated Technologies consortium (FIATECH) focuses on deployment of emerging and new technologies to the capital projects industry. One of the FIATECH objectives is to improve the data and information management by developing or adopting interoperable data models. AEX is one of the initiatives that is relevant to GridWise™. AEX data model encompasses building HVAC and mechanical equipment data for business processes. This data model integrated with operation and maintenance information could be used by the GridWise architecture.

FIATECH, Fully Integrated and Automated Technology

	FIATECH, Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
Overview	FIATECH is a not-for-profit, industry-led collaborative for technology development to support FIAPP (Fully Integrated and Automated Project Processes) in capital projects. FIATECH members form project committees to develop.
Significance for GridWise	Average
Industry Sector(s)	Building Construction and Capital Projects
Geopolitical Reach	Mostly U.S. construction industry and federal sector
Type of Standards Body	Voluntary industry standard
Impact	~50 member companies
Relevant Standards and Work Groups	Automated Equipment Information Exchange (AEX) Data Standards and Open Systems Resource Capital Projects Technology Roadmap--Life Cycle Data Management (LCDM)
Design Center	Produces standards, specifications and implementation guidelines
Temporal Applicability	Industry integration model using existing structured information standards
Interrelations	NIST, CII, Lean Construction Institute
Contact Information	FIATECH: Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards