SEMPER-II: An internet-based multi-domain building performance simulation environment for early design support

Automation in Construction

Volumn 13, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 651-663

  Lam, K P ^a   Wong, N H ^a   Mahdavi, A ^b   Chan, K K ^c   Kang, Z ^c   Gupta, S ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building performance; Design support; SEMPER

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BUILDING PERFORMANCE; DESIGN SUPPORT; SEMPER;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 3142529068     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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