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lutionary” development-after the starting period-
taking into consideration the users' feedbacks.
We were familiarized with one of the con-
siderable initiatives as early as in 1999, on the
XXIV. Conference on Building Construction
where the concept of the educational computer
program package on building construction (called
“FAL”, meaning “Wall”) developed at the Buda-
pest Technical University was introduced us by
Nándor Bártol (see: Figure 1). The author wished
to compromise the electronic lecture aids from
the university department and links from outside
of the university - representing the professional

life - into a common knowledge base. The ideas
on the structure of the database, the professional
requirements and the way of actualizing were
formulated with extreme good sense.
Another ingenious and since lots of years
successfully used example for the professional
knowledge transfer is the motion of Dr. József
Orbán from Pécs, a catalogue on building materials
published by the company Orisoft in Pécs (see:
Figure 2). Professional knowledge and skill offered
with excellently suited measure can be accessed
in a clearly and distinctly detailed hierarchy. This
compilation is perfectly passed and utilized both

Figure 1. “FAL” - Conceptual scheme of an Educational Program Package on Building Construction
developed at the Budapest Technical University (© 1999, Nándor Bártol. Used with permission).