An IFC-based space analysis for building accessibility layout for all users

Construction Innovation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 129-141

  wu, S ^a   Lee, A ^a   Koh, W W I ^a   Aouad, G ^a   fu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Building information model; Graph theory; IFC; Space planning; Space syntax

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992954982     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170410815051     Document Type: Article

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