The titles of the articles I read are listed below.
“Overview of the major BIM model generating systems”
“Parametric Design Based on Building Information Modeling for Sustainable Buildings”
The assigned reading was an effective overview of the previous reading as well as the several modeling systems used today. I thought this particular reading was efficient in how it described the programs. It provided an overall background detailing its capabilities and followed up with strengths and weaknesses of each program. This type of information made it clear about what each program had to offer and where it was limited. This information is extremely crucial and valuable when deciding on what program to select. I found it interesting that the article noted on the limited operating memory Revit has. That is a common issue I have when my Revit files are too large, and the computer and its software have difficulty running it. That is a major issue to potential users, especially if their projects are massive; however it’s user friendly application along with its massive online libraries are quite attractive to any designer. I myself have been an advocate for Revit for at least 5 to 6 years now and I hope to continue to use it. Other programs such as Bentley systems, ArchiCad, Digital Systems, and AutoCad were also identified by their strengths and weaknesses. I personally have not had much experience with Bentley; however in the limited time I have used it, I did notice its complex user interface which creates and extreme learning curve for its users. This article provides the necessary information to help identify and classify what program would best fit the user and their goal.
The second article I selected detailed the idea of providing a building with the ability to interact and adapt to its environment in order to be more efficient. And their way of modeling the building was with the use of the Revit program. Personally I feel that this is the future, having intelligent buildings with the capabilities of making decisions that would improve the overall functionality of the system. Imagine a building be able to take care of itself and save the owner money. The article touches on the idea of the envelope of the building changing to increase/decrease heating & cooling loads by the characteristics and design of the skin. In addition, the envelope systems of the Gemeinnützige Siedlungsund Wohnungsbaugesellschaft building “demonstrate the views that the envelopes of buildings may like the skins of living organisms to breathe, change form, and adapt to variations in climate (Michael Wiggington).” The article also details a concept of having the design of the roof change into hexagonal like patterns to increase the ability to absorb heat. The way to deflect heat would be to flatten out the roof design. Another concept was to provide the building with the ability to identify lighting conditions in the building compared with the current environment. The idea is that the building would have the ability to lower or raise lighting loads depending on the amount of natural light entering the building. The use of mechanical shades could be another component thrown in the mix of controlling lighting loads as well. What is so fascinating about this article is that these ideas could be in practice in the near future. This type of design and thinking is something that I will personally look forward to learning more about.
Michael Wiggington, Jude Harris, “Breathing in Berlin,”ArchitectureWeek 2003, 0903, pp. E1.1.
Mr. Monahan Brings provides an astute observation on how Revit can be slowed down drastically by a very large file. This brings up the idea that industry leaders are trying to come up with standard levels of detail that models should encompass. As computer technology increases this will hopefully become less and less of an issue. The other article discussed provides interesting information on how to make a building environmentally intelligent in BIM. I think this will soon become a much more standardized industry practice.
ReplyDeleteSo was the author just talking about the building adapting to its environment via sensors and not interacting with people? I think thats a very good possibility for the near future (i.e. adjusting to sunlight, temperature, and other less complicated systems), but I think for more complex buildings, there has to be more complex modeling. Would this be possible to do in Revit, or perhaps using a more complex program thats compatible with Revit? I think it would be interesting to see the balance between the architectural and systems modeling aspects that Revit is/may be able to be capable of.
ReplyDeleteI think Jimmy brings out a really good point about an intelligent building taking care of itself and savaing the owner money. Whenever someone mentions an intelligent building adapting, I always think of it adapting to its owners wants such as prefered temperature and humidity but I had not thought about it in the sense that it could also be more economical for the owner. It made me think about all the different possibilities such as the building turning off lights that you forget to when you leave home. The intelligence could also be integrated into any sort of green energy saving system such as positioning solar panels or controlling when only power generated from solar panels is used or when energy is pulled from the grid. Definitely another realm of possibilites between intelligent building and green building.
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