HOCHTIEF Engineering ViCon takes over the overall project management for the Construct-X project and controls all project management tasks. ViCon brings extensive expertise in the implementation of new digital technologies.

In the three-year research project, digital standards, tools and processes are being developed by a network of almost 40 partners. The Construct-X network team is made up of well-known companies from the construction industry, the skilled trades, IT technology and research and university institutions. Key construction industry and trade associations are also involved.

Among other things, Construct-X develops a data space based on open source principles, a cloud-based open source reference architecture and cloud edge applications relevant to the construction sector. This also includes the development of technologies for the multi-provider cloud edge continuum, which will enable latency-free and secure processing of data on construction sites.

The aim of Construct-X is to increase productivity, efficiency and transparency in the construction industry and in construction projects. Aspects of sustainability and resource conservation are also to be effectively implemented. The consistent use of data is a key factor in this, which has so far only been partially implemented in the diverse and heterogeneously organized construction industry. Construct-X aims to make an important contribution to ensuring that future investments in the design, construction and operation of infrastructure and building construction achieve significantly more and better output.

Construct-X is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz) and the European Union and is part of the EU initiative IPCEI-CIS, Important Project of Common European Interest - Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services. Construct-X is thus part of the EU strategy to strengthen Europe's digital sovereignty.

HOCHTIEF Engineering ViCon is part of Construct-X and takes on its own research tasks in addition to overall project management. The focus of the work is on the digitalization and optimization of processes in the construction industry, with a focus on data integration, interoperability and sustainability. ViCon is actively involved in the definition, modeling and structuring of construction and plant data. This involves developing standardized data models that enable data exchange within a company and across project phases. ViCon is involved in the design and development of connectors for the data space that enable communication between decentralized data ecosystems and ensure data sovereignty. They are also working on a semantic layer for the data ecosystem to improve interoperability and contextual understanding of the data.

Partners in Construct-X are (in alphabetical order):