IFC Model Data in Excel: Using Copilot for IFC to Track Construction Progress

The Progress Reporting Problem in Construction

Construction projects track hundreds or thousands of individual work packages across multiple floors, trades, and delivery phases. The data that would let a site manager, BIM coordinator, or project controller answer “what has been installed on floor 1 this week?” typically lives in two disconnected places: the BIM model — which contains every element, its type, its storey, and its properties — and a separate spreadsheet or site diary, which has status updates but no reliable link back to model elements.

IFC Viewer for Microsoft Teams: Model Collaboration Without Leaving Your Project Environment

The Coordination Gap Between Models and Communication

Construction projects generate more structured digital information than any previous generation — and yet coordination failures remain among the industry’s most persistent cost drivers. According to an Autodesk and FMI study, 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication, accounting for $31.3 billion in excess costs in the US construction market in 2018 alone. Across studies, rework is estimated to represent between 4% and 9% of total project cost, with the higher end reflecting indirect costs such as schedule compression, contractual disputes, and productivity loss on unaffected work packages.

Share Any IFC Model Element Directly in Microsoft Teams

Stop Describing Elements. Start Linking to Them.

BIM coordination depends on precision. A screenshot tells your colleague roughly where to look. A deep link takes them there — directly inside Teams, with the element already selected and its properties visible.

The Flinker IFC Viewer for Microsoft Teams now supports element-level deep links. Select any IFC element, copy the link, and paste it into any Teams chat or channel. The recipient clicks it, the viewer opens inside Teams, and they land on the exact element — no context switching, no ambiguity.

IFC Viewer App for SharePoint, Teams & Excel

Power BI Data Services — Implementation, Enablement & Managed Support

Implementation, rollout, and managed support for IFC Viewer on Power BI—enterprise-ready with clear SLAs, industry accelerators, add-ons, governance, and enablement.

Flinker IFC Viewer for Power BI — Overview & Pricing