Abstract: The building representation for storing design solutions adopted in SEED-Config consists of two levels of abstraction models defined on top of the object-oriented data model. The first level is an information model, called ...

Abstract: Computer support for conceptual design of building structures is still ineffective, mainly because existing structural engineering applications fail to recognize that structural design and architectural design are highly ...

Abstract: Decision models under uncertainty can be used as an alternative method for assessing the embodied energy and greenhouse gas missions of different heating equipment when detailed information is not available. The method can ...