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Data Design System ASA
(DDS) supplies the construction industry with software tools for building information modelling (BIM)
.
The company was founded in 1984 in Stavanger, Norway. Since then more than 15,000 licenses of DDS-CAD have been installed, mainly in Europe.
DDS is an active member of the International Alliance for Interoperability initiative, buildingSMART.
DDS has its headquarters at Stavanger
, Norway
. Other locations include Oslo
and Bergen
(both in Norway).
DDS has several subsidiaries, among them DDS Building Innovation AS and Data Design System GmbH.
The main product line is tools for building services
/MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineers.
Data Design System GmbH distributes DDS-CAD MEP, mainly in the continental Europe. Data Design System GmbH has its main office in Ascheberg
, Germany
.
DDS Building Innovation AS
develops software tools for design and production of timber-frame buildings. The main product is DDS-CAD Architect & Construction. DDS Building Innovation is located at the DDS headquarters at Stavanger.
Allmennaksjeselskap
Allmennaksjeselskap , or ASA, is the Norwegian term for a public limited company. "ASA" or "asa" is added to the company name of all Norwegian companies registered as Allmennaksjeselskap....
(DDS) supplies the construction industry with software tools for building information modelling (BIM)
Building Information Modeling
Building information modeling is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle.BIM involves representing a design as objects – vague and undefined, generic or product-specific, solid shapes or void-space oriented , that carry their geometry, relations and attributes...
.
The company was founded in 1984 in Stavanger, Norway. Since then more than 15,000 licenses of DDS-CAD have been installed, mainly in Europe.
DDS is an active member of the International Alliance for Interoperability initiative, buildingSMART.
DDS has its headquarters at Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Other locations include Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
(both in Norway).
DDS has several subsidiaries, among them DDS Building Innovation AS and Data Design System GmbH.
The main product line is tools for building services
Building services engineering
Building services engineering, technical building services, architectural engineering, or building engineering is the engineering of the internal environment and environmental impact of a building...
/MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineers.
Data Design System GmbH distributes DDS-CAD MEP, mainly in the continental Europe. Data Design System GmbH has its main office in Ascheberg
Ascheberg
Ascheberg is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.The neighbouring cities, towns and municipalities of Ascheberg are the city Münster, the town Drensteinfurt , the city Hamm, the town Werne Ascheberg is a municipality in the district of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
DDS Building Innovation AS
Aksjeselskap
Aksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a stock-based company. It is usually abbreviated AS or A/S, especially when used in company names. An AS is always a limited company, i.e. the owners cannot be held liable for any debt beyond the stock capital...
develops software tools for design and production of timber-frame buildings. The main product is DDS-CAD Architect & Construction. DDS Building Innovation is located at the DDS headquarters at Stavanger.
See also
- Comparison of CAD editors for AEC
- Comparison of CAD, CAM and CAE file viewersComparison of CAD, CAM and CAE file viewersComputer aided design , Computer-aided engineering and Computer-aided manufacturing software produces files in a large variety of formats many of which are extremely complex and poorly supported by other applications...
External links
- Data Design System Building services engineering CAD software - working with IFC building models
- buildingSMART
- Wiki for IFC
- DDS IfcViewer