Construction Management Programhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/75142024-03-28T21:41:25Z2024-03-28T21:41:25ZImproving data center energy efficiency using a cyber-physical systems approach: integration of building information modeling and wireless sensor networksWu, WeiNa, WoonkiLaw, Deifyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1980842020-04-20T21:53:56Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZImproving data center energy efficiency using a cyber-physical systems approach: integration of building information modeling and wireless sensor networks
Wu, Wei; Na, Woonki; Law, Deify
The increase in data center operating costs is driving innovation to improve their energy efficiency. Previous research has investigated computational and physical control intervention strategies to alleviate the competition between energy consumption and thermal performance in data center operation. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by proposing a cyber-physical systems (CPS) approach to innovatively integrate building information modeling (BIM) and wireless sensor networks (WSN). In the proposed framework, wireless sensors are deployed strategically to monitor thermal performance parameters in response to runtime server load distribution. Sensor data are collected and contextualized in reference to the building information model that captures the geometric and functional characteristics of the data center, which will be used as inputs of continuous simulations aiming to predict real-time thermal performance of server working environment. Comparing the simulation results against historical performance data via machine learning and data mining, facility managers can quickly pinpoint thermal hot zones and actuate intervention procedures to improve energy efficiency. This BIM-WSN integration also facilitates smarter power management by capping runtime power demand within peak power capacity of data centers and alerting power outage emergencies. This paper lays out the BIM-WSN integration framework, explains the working mechanism, and discusses the feasibility of implementation in future work. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
Defining the Future of Sustainability and Resilience in Design, Engineering and Construction, MAY 10-13, 2015, Chicago, CA, ASCE, ICSDEC
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZDesign for sustainable aging: improving design communication through building information modeling and game engine integrationWu, WeiKaushik, Ishanhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1980852020-04-20T21:53:55Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZDesign for sustainable aging: improving design communication through building information modeling and game engine integration
Wu, Wei; Kaushik, Ishan
Accommodating the rapidly increasing senior population in the U.S. is a grand effort that necessitates sustainable solutions to address its social, economic and environmental impacts. From the building industry's standpoint, design for sustainable aging implies creating the physical and service environment that is resilient and adaptable to the needs associated with the aging process. The professional community has responded with well-conceived strategies such as universal and sustainable aging design. In practice, there is an inherent challenge in traditional paper-based design communication when professionals and clients have a hard time to understand each other at the desired level. Recent technological advancement in 3D modeling applications, exemplified by the prevalence of building information modelling (BIM), has reinvigorated sustainable aging design practices. Meanwhile, serious gaming has been gaining recognition as valuable enhancement to academic learning and professional training by effectively engaging participants with meaningful and programmable visualization and interaction. This study proposed to create a unique framework that leverages the integration of BIM and game engine to streamline and contextualize design communication in sustainable aging projects. A prototype framework, Design for Sustainable Aging (DfSA), was developed and discussed in this paper. Essentially, DfSA transforms a static design model into a robust 3D gaming environment wherein design information is preserved while user-centered and experience-based interactions with model components are achieved. DfSA holds the promise to improve design communication by establishing a brand new platform for design presentation meanwhile providing an experiential instrument to elucidate the design intention. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Defining the Future of Sustainability and Resilience in Design, Engineering and Construction, MAY 10-13, 2015, Chicago, CA, ASCE, ICSDEC
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZResearch on Intelligent Design of Luxury YachtWu, WeiLiu, FuyongChen, Chaohehttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1980862020-04-20T21:53:56Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZResearch on Intelligent Design of Luxury Yacht
Wu, Wei; Liu, Fuyong; Chen, Chaohe
Unified model-driven and intelligent collaborative design has gradually become a new paradigm in luxury yacht design as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data are gaining global momentum. This paper aims to initiate a research framework to systematically study feasibilities and challenges in developing and implementing this new paradigm. As the first step of this grand research endeavor, the paper investigates the state-of-the-art technological infrastructure to digitalization and automation in yacht production design, and conducts theoretic analysis of data integration and synergistic design collaboration as the backbone to this data-intensive, intelligent and collaborative design approach. The paper then conjectures the possible development trend of luxury yacht production in the intelligent design and manufacturing environment, and lays out a foundation to future research. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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2017-01-01T00:00:00ZSustainable Design with BIM Facilitation in Project-based LearningLuo, YupengWu, Weihttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1980602020-04-20T21:53:56Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZSustainable Design with BIM Facilitation in Project-based Learning
Luo, Yupeng; Wu, Wei
Emerging trends of green building and building information modelling (BIM) are driving profound transformation within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry nowadays. This paradigm shift has also set up new expectations on college students for their competencies in sustainability and BIM. While most higher education institutions have already incorporated such topics in their curricula, green building and BIM are typically taught separately. In this study, instructors from two classes adopted an integrated approach and designed a joint course project focusing on both sustainable design and BIM implementation. With BIM facilitation, students collaborated in teams working on artefacts and other tasks to accomplish predefined sustainable goals for a real building project. The project based learning provides an ideal framework to evaluate critical factors that influence the execution of BIM in green building project delivery. Formative and summative assessments of student learning outcomes in model communication, teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, and sustainability were conducted. The results of this study provide insight into innovative pedagogic design for sustainability and BIM education in the AEC curricula. The study also confirmed the effectiveness of project based learning in cultivating student competencies in critical thinking and problem-solving within a multidisciplinary project environment. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Defining the Future of Sustainability and Resilience in Design, Engineering and Construction, MAY 10-13, 2015, Chicago, CA, ASCE, ICSDEC
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