Functional Analysis of the Envelope Design Process for Integrated Building Design

by Hugues Rivard, Concordia Univ, Montreal, Canada,
Claude B?dard, Concordia Univ, Montreal, Canada,
Kinh H. Ha, Concordia Univ, Montreal, Canada,
Paul Fazio, (M.ASCE), Concordia Univ, Montreal, Canada,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Computing in Civil Engineering

Abstract:

Building envelope failures account for a great portion of building failures. The number of envelope deficiencies would be reduced if the design process was integrated. Integration would improve communication among participants and minimize the fragmentation in the building envelope design process. This paper presents the first mandatory steps in creating an object-oriented database to support integrated building envelope design: the functional analysis.

Subject Headings: Building design | Failure analysis | Building envelope | Structural design | Structural failures | Computer analysis | Structural analysis

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