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A knowledge-based system for computer-aided architectural design for energy savings and thermal comfort

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2009

L. F. Pau and
S. Skafte Nielsen
L. F. Pau
Affiliation:
AI and Vision Group, Bldg 34S/EMI Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
S. Skafte Nielsen
Affiliation:
AI and Vision Group, Bldg 34S/EMI Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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Abstract

This paper describes EKSPRO, a knowledge-based system integrating a 3-D computer-aided design system for materials, heating, ventilation, lighting equipment, building codes and occupational health regulations, and design guidelines user-defined by architects and engineers. The system features an object-oriented predicate logic knowledge representation, and interfaces with calculation packages (CAD, thermal balance, illumination, daylight).

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AI EDAM , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , May 1990, pp. 71 - 88
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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