The design analysis integration (DAI) initiative
conference paper
The Design Analysis Integration (DAI)-Initiative aims
to steer towards new solutions for design analysis
integration. These solutions should be able to
overcome the limitations of current interoperability
approaches that assume the existence of generic and
static interfaces in a ‘perfect world’ in which all
information is structured and all mappings between
design and analysis representations are computable.
This paper reports on the first phase of the
development, a first-generation prototype in
‘workbench’ style for managing a process driven
design analysis dialogue. The workbench is meant to
enable a more robust use of existing building models
such as IFC for the mapping to simulation tools. The
paper presents the underlying theories, prototype
development, and findings from the DAI-Initiative
and concludes with a discussion of future work,
targeting extension and benchmarking of the current
prototype
to steer towards new solutions for design analysis
integration. These solutions should be able to
overcome the limitations of current interoperability
approaches that assume the existence of generic and
static interfaces in a ‘perfect world’ in which all
information is structured and all mappings between
design and analysis representations are computable.
This paper reports on the first phase of the
development, a first-generation prototype in
‘workbench’ style for managing a process driven
design analysis dialogue. The workbench is meant to
enable a more robust use of existing building models
such as IFC for the mapping to simulation tools. The
paper presents the underlying theories, prototype
development, and findings from the DAI-Initiative
and concludes with a discussion of future work,
targeting extension and benchmarking of the current
prototype
TNO Identifier
330449
Source title
Building Simulation 2003, 8th International IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 11-14 August
Editor(s)
Augenbroe, G.
Hensen, J.
Hensen, J.
Pages
79-86
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