June 18, 2007

e-Builder Helps Define a Common Language for the Construction Industry

Ft. Lauderdale, FL – June 18, 2007 – e-Builder, a leading provider of web-based capital project management software, will support the agcXML Project as a member of the Review and Validation Committee. The Project aims to define a standard for the exchange of construction project information among all building design and construction professionals. This standard will facilitate the efficient transfer and exchange of information by standardizing the data nomenclature used among AEC stakeholders. Additionally the agcXML Project will formalize a set of XML data schema to transfer this information across different technology platforms.

Participating software companies like e-Builder will contribute knowledge and expertise to develop the XML schemas. The goal is to enable the exchange of information among dissimilar and proprietary software applications without reengineering those applications. The XML schemas will yield a common, non-proprietary data format and classification system for the information to be exchanged. Data such as owner/contractor agreements, schedules of values, requests for information (RFIs), requests for proposals (RFPs), architect/engineer supplemental instructions, change orders, change directives, submittals, applications for payment, addenda, and more is now commonly exchanged in paper documents.

Ron Antevy, e-Builder President, commented “Our vision is to transform the construction industry by improving communication and participating in this committee supports our goal of improving the real estate development and construction process.”

About the AGCxml Project
The agcXML Project is an industry-wide initiative funded and led by Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and managed, under a contract with AGC, by the National Institute of Building Sciences. The goal of the project is to enable the efficient and reliable exchange of electronic construction project information among all building design and construction professionals. While building information modeling (BIM) is designed to facilitate the electronic exchange and the effective use of information about a building facility throughout the life cycle of a building facility, the agcXML Project focuses on transactional data—which may or may not be "building information"—that architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and building owners typically exchange during the building design and construction process. For more information, visit www.agcxml.com.

About e-Builder™
e-Builder is a leading provider of capital project management and collaboration software. The company’s flagship product, e-Builder Enterprise, provides owners of large capital development projects with visibility into key performance indicators across their entire portfolio to ensure timely, on-budget project completion. e-Builder combines cutting edge technology and industry knowledge to provide thousands of owners, architects, engineers, contractors and suppliers with solutions that enhance development and construction processes. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, visit www.e-Builder.net