Bauer’s Data Management Software b-project nominated for the Bauma Innovation Award 2019

Bauer’s Data Management Software b-project nominated for the Bauma Innovation Award 2019

Digitalization is constantly gaining speed and offers great potential in a wide range of fields. At BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, digitalization is regarded as a key tool in the context of BIM (Building Information Modeling). As the majority of specialist foundation work is performed underground and can therefore not be inspected visually, the quality is largely assessed using construction and material test data. This documentation task and management of information required by the applicable standard represent a considerable workload for construction site staff. 

In this respect, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH records all relevant construction data systematically and digitally, networks it in a targeted manner and analyzes it automatically. Against the backdrop of this "digital construction site", the data management software b-project was developed and has now been nominated for the Bauma Innovation Award 2019 in the Construction Work/Construction Method/Construction Process Category. 

"The b-project software is a central tool for digitally collecting, linking and analyzing all relevant data when executing a project," says Florian Bauer, member of the Management Board at Bauer AG and responsible for the area Digitalization. This includes a scope of various applications, whether it be transferring design data from the design office to the construction site, importing and analyzing digital equipment data, generating pre-filled reports for site managers, or archiving test specimen lists and technical performance reports. 

"The digital equipment data arising from our drilling rigs form the basis of the construction reports generated in b-project," explains Prof. Dr. Sebastian Bauer, Managing Director of BAUER Maschinen GmbH. This actual construction data is automatically fed back into the quality documentation and performance report, thereby representing central interface points in the system. 

"The design data from planning can be linked with the actual data from construction", Florian Bauer continues. This automated approach reduces the work involved in documentation and testing substantially and facilitates a standardized, automated and effective optimization process for the construction site. "The software also offers a wide range of options in terms of visualization, from evaluations in table form or graphical evaluations as a 3D model.”

By providing evaluations for process control, process optimization and invoicing, b-project will make it possible to digitally capture and represent almost the entire construction sequence in the future. Florian Bauer: "Our aim for b-project is to reduce the work involved in recording, linking and analyzing the various data so that we can identify possible optimization measures quickly and reliably. An innovative approach for the projects of the future."