Falcon Flash August 2008
Dear customers and partners,
Why do some buildings remind us of gladiola blossoms? Will the “Zoofenster” now be realized? This issue of Falcon Flash will again be showcasing various conject projects – whether in Klagenfurt, Berlin or the Czech Republic. Particularly in Eastern Europe, the construction boom shows no sign of letting up; a massive level of investment has been observed there. conject finds this so promising that a Russian website is now also available. What else is new? www.ilm-forum.com. Here you’ll find important information about the ILM. Also, be sure not to miss our latest product tips!
Kind regards, Elke Tonscheidt
This months Falcon Flash
One of the largest cities in the Czech Republic is growing
”Development of urban expansion represents one of the greatest challenges faced by everyone involved. All participating companies must be able to work together easily and professionally, particularly in an international project of this scale. Support from conject’s online project management platform provides us with the secure basis we need to carry this out.”
Jan Kočí, Project Director, Multi Development
Project
The colossal construction project will connect the city center of Ostrava in the East of the Czech Republic with the southern part of the Karolina District. Focus here is on construction of public areas with a good infrastructure to be used long term. Plans include 240,000 m² commercial and office space as well as apartments in an area of 32 hectares. All newly developed elements will be inserted harmoniously into the historic city center.
Investment volume
over 400 million Euros
Project duration
from 2008 to 2016
For more information please contact Philip von Ditfurth.
Klagenfurt has more to offer than just the European Cup 2008
“Alone the possibility of being able to access all centrally filed project documents at any time and from any place makes collaboration in the planning and realization phases substantially easier.”
Fritz Kermer, Project Manager, bau-control ZT AG
Project
Construction of the Hypo City Center in Klagenfurt, consisting of modern office and business space in Klagenfurt with a total of 28,000 m² gross floor space. With conjectPMpm. is an internet-based project space connecting project managers, architects, investors and all other participants of a construction project. as the communication and documentation platform, project-related collaboration can be structured and organized well beyond company borders. The building owner and the project manager as well as the general planner are connected through the online project management software at any time and from any place. Transparent processes and revision-proof documentation increase the level of quality in the project and the property.
Investment volume
approx. 49 million Euros
Project duration
in 2010
Involved parties:
Hypo Cityimmobilien-Klagenfurt GmbH (owner), bau-control ZT AG (project manager), Riepl&Riepl (general planner)
For more information please contact Tassilo Ritzer.
The “Zoofenster” – 118 meters to transform Berlin’s skyline
”In such a time-critical and complex project, all project participants must have immediate access to relevant project documentation from anywhere. We need to be informed immediately of all news. conjectPMpm. is an internet-based project space connecting project managers, architects, investors and all other participants of a construction project. will help us adhere to the ambitious schedule and to avoid idle times.”
Rudolf Banner, BIC Ingenieur Consulting GmbH
Project
Construction began this year in June on the “Zoofenster,” a 118 meter building with 35 floors, on the 2,400 m² property between the Bahnhof Zoo station and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The “Zoofenster” will include a luxury hotel, flexibly utilized office space as well as comfortable apartments.
Investment volume
The Harvest group of investors in Abu Dhabi is backing the construction project with approx. 200 million Euros. Formed specifically for this purpose, the group is investing on a larger scale for the first time in Germany.
Planned completion
Spring of 2011
Involved parties
The architect Prof. Christoph Mäckler, known for his designs of the Opernturm and Terminal 3 of the Frankfurt Airport, was in charge of planning the building. Project management is being carried out by the BIC Ingenieur Consulting GmbH of Berlin. Austrian companies have been commissioned with executing construction of the foundation pit.
For more information please contact Johannes Schindler.
Live: Visit the "Virtual Project Spaces" in Erfurt and Bremen
"Teamwork in the Net – Virtual Project Spaces for Architects and Engineers" is the title of a series of seminars geared primarily towards offices not yet working with “Virtual Project Spaces.” Eric Sturm, web designer and publisher of the online magazine "Internet-fuer-Architekten.de" in Berlin, presents the possibilities of Internet-based teamwork in demonstrations organized by architectural associations. In addition to the basics ("How does a "Virtual Project Space" work, what are its tasks?"), the advantages and technical requirements are to be examined. The functions of a "Virtual Project Space" will also be discussed: communication functions (incl. integration of SMS, email and fax), document and drawing management, reports and memos, and so on. The theoretical aspects of the functions will be discussed and concrete demonstrations will also be carried out as part of a live presentation. A market overview rounds off this very practice-oriented seminar.
You will find more information under Architektenkammer Bremen and Bauhausakademie.
Stefan Pichler, MAN: “I like the people and the products.”
He is someone who really knows how to work and at the same time is also an IT expert. And he “practically grew up” at MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG. We’re talking about Stefan Pichler, responsible at MAN for general premises administration CAFM / CAD support and a conject user since 2002. When asked why he uses conject software, Pichler answers in seven words: “I like the people and their products.” conject employees always treat their customers in a friendly, helpful and accommodating manner. And as regards the products he adds: “I need very little help here – so much can be taken care of on site.”
Stefan Pichler got to know conject when the CAFM product was still called BuiSy. In 2001 the product known today as conjectFMFacilities Management with conjectFM (CAFM) is practical, high-performance and easy-to-use software for all segments of real estate was introduced on MAN’s premises in Munich. The first larger modules were soon followed by many others. This year the information system for building cleaning was also installed based on the ILM portal. “That is also practically complete,” Pichler is happy to report. With this it is now possible to enable all employees to view the cleaning services and cycles via the web interface.
Pichler does not see one single “striking” argument in favor of conject software since, in his opinion, there are two. 1. the system’s flexibility, 2. the fact “that, after a mere 60-minute crash course, most users are already able to use the software in their division as they need to.” He feels that power users of course require more extensive training. “But here conject is also friendly and happy to help.”
Pichler recalls with a grin, “I have had been in contact with IT since my first 386; at that time I learned programming under Pascal.” Today in his private time, the IT expert is not merely found in front of his PC, rather in addition to technology he also enjoys a little bit of everything: a bit of sports, a bit of music, a bit of relaxation. Preferable with his friends. He practices Judo, cycles and goes swimming. And he can also play the keyboard. To relax, he sometimes likes to go to a spa or to his favorite vacation spot, Greece. “I like the lifestyle of hospitality and tranquility; I also try to carry this over into my work.”
He has “always” been at MAN. There he learned his working skills; he “practically grew up here, so to speak.” Whoever knows him, appreciates his sense of humor. “Entering the workforce as a certified industrial mechanic, it quickly became clear that I would never make a great metalworker. But, as someone who knows how things are done in the works and who knows IT, I soon realized what I wanted to do." Since then his tasks have changed at MAN, but he remains true to the company. Stefan Pichler – a staunch conject customer at one of the leading utility vehicle, motor and mechanical engineering companies in Europe.
Product Tips
Did you know that...
… in conjectPMpm. is an internet-based project space connecting project managers, architects, investors and all other participants of a construction project. you can also search in conversations?
When you begin a search, the sender, recipient, content, subject and categories of the conversation are browsed.
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… the filters of the process lists are updated automatically in conjectFMFacilities Management with conjectFM (CAFM) is practical, high-performance and easy-to-use software for all segments of real estate?
Datasets are constantly changing when several editors are making entries at the same time in conjectFMFacilities Management with conjectFM (CAFM) is practical, high-performance and easy-to-use software for all segments of real estate (e. g. if new incident reports are regularly coming in through the report inbox or work orders coming into the system). This means that the process lists displayed at that time are no longer up to date. For this reason, conjectFMFacilities Management with conjectFM (CAFM) is practical, high-performance and easy-to-use software for all segments of real estate provides a regular query of the datasets with the option “Automatic Update [Min.]” for every list in the workflow. In this way, you can always display the most current version of the opened process lists. (This function corresponds with a click on the button “Query Database”.)
And this is how it works:
Click in the list on the checkbox “Autom. Update [Min.]” to activate the automatic update of the displayed list.
You can enter any interval between 1 and 99 minutes. A comparison with the database will be carried out at the desired interval as long as the process list is open.
For more information on conjectFMFacilities Management with conjectFM (CAFM) is practical, high-performance and easy-to-use software for all segments of real estate contact Claus Ludewig.
...conjectCMConstruction Cost with conjectCM the core processes in cost management are automated and standardized. All project data are available at any time. supports the newest GAEB XML Standard 3.1?
In cooperation with CITTI Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, conject is developing the new GAEB interface – with the aim of reducing the double time and effort spent in tendering. What could make more sense than to process the architect’s directory of services already available in electronic form in such a way that conjectCMConstruction Cost with conjectCM the core processes in cost management are automated and standardized. All project data are available at any time. can further use the data according to construction cost management criteria?
The GAEB data transfer is today standard in RFB and contract awards for construction services. The “Gemeinsame Ausschuss Elektronik im Bauwesen” (GAEB) supports for years the use of data processing in the construction industry taking the common language used by all involved in construction into consideration.
conject found support for the practice-oriented implementation in the person of Dipl.-Ing. Walter Nix. As a member of the task force of the 13-Program Systems of the GAEB Committees, he was able to put his many years' practical experience to use in the development.
The mode of operation in the GAEB interface includes reading and compressing all service items with the same DIN 276 classification to a service element in conjectCMConstruction Cost with conjectCM the core processes in cost management are automated and standardized. All project data are available at any time.. In addition to DIN 276, conjectCMConstruction Cost with conjectCM the core processes in cost management are automated and standardized. All project data are available at any time. supports any number of trade account systems/catalogs if they are used in the same form utilized at the time the directory of services was created.
The new GAEB interface differentiates between normal, required and alternative positions according to the totals by cost category. Both reductions in item levels as well as lump sum reductions on all possible title levels are taken into account using a complex algorithm for calculation and are apportioned by cost category in each respective ratio.
Using the GAEB viewer, the directory of services with a detailed description of services can also be opened directly from conjectCMConstruction Cost with conjectCM the core processes in cost management are automated and standardized. All project data are available at any time..
In order to display the tasks in conjectCMConstruction Cost with conjectCM the core processes in cost management are automated and standardized. All project data are available at any time. in step with actual practice, the planners were included in the construction cost management process of CITTI Handelsgesellschaft. conjectCMConstruction Cost with conjectCM the core processes in cost management are automated and standardized. All project data are available at any time.’s detailed rights concept enables selective approval of program segments and projects. This ensures that external companies, like project managers, only have access to documents for which they are explicitly authorized. This distributes tasks more widely, taking some of the burden off of users as well as increasing the level of quality.
For more information on conjectCMConstruction Cost with conjectCM the core processes in cost management are automated and standardized. All project data are available at any time. contact Axel Viehrig.
Управление Жизненным Циклом Недвижимости – ILM in Russian
Yes, you read that right. That means “Infrastructure Lifecycle Management” which is explained on conject’s new Russian website, www.conject.com/ru, – in Russian, of course. “This topic is becoming increasingly important in Eastern Europe – you find construction going on everywhere, new buildings are going up all over the place,” says Olga Rimsky-Korsakova, Sales Manager at conject’s St. Petersburg office.
Often this is the case for major urban development projects, such as “New Karolina” in Ostrava or construction of the entirely new city of Aktau in Kazakhstan with over 40 million m² (see the article in the conject Falcon Flash from 12-2007).
“Whoever keeps the further commercial and sustainable use of the property in mind already in the planning and realization phase is practicing holistic Infrastructure Lifecycle Management,” Rimsky-Korsakova explains. And has found the right solution with conject.
Do you have any questions about conject in Eastern Europe? Please get in touch with frank.weiss©conject.com
Don’t let your investments get bogged down! – Come to the ILM 2008!
Growth! The theme of this year’s Conference on Infrastructure Lifecycle Management (ILM) on 30th October 2008 at the Maritim-Hotel in Düsseldorf. The most important thing is to make use of the enormous potential added value in the German real estate economy. Two dozen speakers will discuss how to do this best - also beyond Germany’s borders and with the knowledge that only cooperation between all involved in real estate management can have a lasting and positive impact on the ability to compete.
Other topics: Which of the current trends are decisive for sustained construction, for example from an investors’ point of view? How can lifecycle costs be optimized? How can the real estate sector make a lasting contribution to finding solutions for relevant challenges such as internationalization, the change in demographics or the massive investment needs? As everyone knows, the construction sector is playing an even greater role particularly in emerging markets.
However, “money-grubbing” is at the same time beginning to ruin the market – a warning sign seized upon by Ruprecht Eser. A staff member of the German television station, ZDF, and head of the London studio until the middle of this year, he will be discussing growth prospects, with an eye on emerging markets, at the end of the conference with three other experts.
Prominent sponsor of this year’s conference is the Federation of German Industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V). What else is new this year? A website with information on both the conference as well as ILM news: www.ilm-forum.com. Here you’ll find all information on the conference and you can also register online – prices for signing up early are valid until 09/09/2008.
For more information contact Elke Tonscheidt.
“Like a gladiola blossom” – The Bridge Pavilion at the Expo 2008
- Source: Helene Binet
Until mid-September the city of Zaragoza in northern Spain is the site of the world exposition Expo 2008. This 275 meter long, habitable bridge construction, designed by Zaha Hadid, in conjunction with the engineers from Ove Arup in London, spans the Ebro River and connects the city with the 25-hectare Expo grounds. The so-called “Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion” serves at the same time as the gateway to the grounds and is the first pavilion of the exhibition. Diamond-shaped in their cross-section, four overlapping space frameworks span the unconventional shape of this pedestrian bridge. On the bank of the Expo area, the pavilion opens up “like a gladiola blossom,” according to the jury at the competition in 2005.
The organic design inspired by nature houses three exhibitions focusing on “Water and Sustainability,” the theme of the exhibition, on two floors and 7,000 m² of space. The facade consists of 29,000 diverse, triangular panels made of glass-fiber reinforced concrete, which form a structure in nine different gray shades like fish scales permeable to light and wind, causing the structure to shimmer over the water.
You will find further news on the real estate industry from industrieBau-online.
New General Terms and Conditions
We would like to inform you that we revised the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) for users of conject’s internet-based products. As users of our internet-based products such as conjectPMpm. is an internet-based project space connecting project managers, architects, investors and all other participants of a construction project. already know, we are continuously improving and enhancing these products. Furthermore, we have merged conject AG with conject GmbH. These changes as well as new legal requirements have made it necessary to update the GTC.
The new GTC is available for you to read, print and save. You can also find a version highlighting the exact changes between the previous GTC and the new one. In case you have any difficulties accessing the GTCs, please let us know and we can provide the GTC in other formats, if necessary.
If you object to the new GTC, you can inform us in writing within one month. In such a case, conject can cancel the existing contract according to the cancellation policies.
If you don’t object in writing within one month, we will assume that the new GTC meets your approval.
Should you have any questions about the new GTC, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
For more information contact Philip von Ditfurth.
