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Integrating Building Information Modeling with Universal Design Requirements for Highly Accessible Homes
With North American population increasingly aging, it is to expect that new strategies to improve the built environment in order to accommodate the new needs of the population proliferate everywhere, such as installing receptors in the houses, decreasing maintenance or increasing adaptability. Universal design (UD) is the design that is oriented to meet the requirements of the largest number of users, people of all sizes and abilities, including seniors, people with physical or sensorial disabilities, children, and pregnant women. This paper presents a methodology that integrates Building Information Modeling (BIM) with database management system for designing universal buildings and homes. The methodology describes the development and implementation of a model that incorporates comprehensive databases storing architectural components and systems in an attempt to simplify the process of creating universal designs based on the National Building Codes of Canada (NBCC). Designing the model in a user-friendly environment allows owners and engineers to design and animate sustainable buildings that are universal in 3D mode easily and efficiently at the conceptual stage. A case example is presented to illustrate the usefulness and capabilities of the developed model.
Integrating Building Information Modeling with Universal Design Requirements for Highly Accessible Homes
With North American population increasingly aging, it is to expect that new strategies to improve the built environment in order to accommodate the new needs of the population proliferate everywhere, such as installing receptors in the houses, decreasing maintenance or increasing adaptability. Universal design (UD) is the design that is oriented to meet the requirements of the largest number of users, people of all sizes and abilities, including seniors, people with physical or sensorial disabilities, children, and pregnant women. This paper presents a methodology that integrates Building Information Modeling (BIM) with database management system for designing universal buildings and homes. The methodology describes the development and implementation of a model that incorporates comprehensive databases storing architectural components and systems in an attempt to simplify the process of creating universal designs based on the National Building Codes of Canada (NBCC). Designing the model in a user-friendly environment allows owners and engineers to design and animate sustainable buildings that are universal in 3D mode easily and efficiently at the conceptual stage. A case example is presented to illustrate the usefulness and capabilities of the developed model.
Integrating Building Information Modeling with Universal Design Requirements for Highly Accessible Homes
Jrade, Ahmad (author) / Valdez, Paola Zurro (author)
Construction Research Congress 2012 ; 2012 ; West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Construction Research Congress 2012 ; 1291-1300
2012-05-17
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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