Use of system dynamics as a decision-making tool in building design and operation

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1006-1015

  Thompson, Benjamin P ^a   Bank, Lawrence C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Building information modeling; Buildings; Decision making; System dynamics; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

BIOTERRORIST ATTACKS; BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL - BIM; BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING; BUILDING SYSTEMS; DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS; IN-BUILDINGS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MODEL SIMULATION; MODELING METHODOLOGY; OUTPUT DATA; PRIOR USE; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; DECISION MAKING; RETROFITTING; SIMULATORS; SYSTEM THEORY;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; DECISION MAKING; MODELING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TERRORISM;

EID: 71649102600     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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