IFC - Industry Foundation Classes/IFC concepts/IFC resource concepts

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Resources represent things which can be consumed in a process which have an associated cost or scheduling impact.

A role manages a resource[edit]

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An organisation, person, or role is responsible for managing, allocating, delegating, and scheduling usage of a resource.

A role consumes a resource[edit]

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An organisation, person, or role is performing some form of work that consumes a resource.

Resource availability restrictions[edit]

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A resource is only available on certain dates and not others.

A resource is an asset[edit]

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A resource is an asset. Although not shown, the asset may then be owned by an organisation as described in IFC group concepts.

A resource is consumed by a task[edit]

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A resource is consumed by a task.

A resource may be consumed by a particular quantity during execution of a task[edit]

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10m3 of concrete is consumed by a task.