Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-based method for automatically selecting resources to include in a building plan layout is disclosed. The method involves obtaining a set of resource rules that define resources placeable within a building plan layout, obtaining a set of behavioral rules that define the behaviors of the resources, generating a model by evaluating the set of resource rules and the set of behavioral rules, obtaining a configuration, wherein a configuration comprises at least one of building demand, resource permutations, and other simulation attributes, generating at least one set of performance metrics by executing the model with the configuration, storing the at least one set of performance metrics, the model, and the configuration as an entry in a metrics database, selecting an entry from the metrics database, and outputting the entry to a building plan layout generator.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating multiple room placements is disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves obtaining information indicating a number of rooms to be placed in a department, the information including room type information, capturing at least one room pattern using a pattern language-based regular expression, and generating a plurality of room placements using the at least one room pattern by placing the rooms to be placed in the department according to the selected room pattern.

Abstract: Computer based methods and systems for characterizing the energy use of multiple different building massing configurations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer based method involves specifying a set of parameters for a building massing configuration, calculating a normalized energy use index for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters, wherein the normalized energy use index for each of the multiple different building massing configurations is normalized against a reference energy use index of a reference building, ranking the multiple different building massing configurations by the respective normalized energy use indexes, and selecting at least one of the different massing configurations for display on a graphical user interface according to the ranking.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for right-sizing function-specific blocks in a healthcare building with a given architectural parti to support a specific space program is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method involves describing the relative locations of function-specific blocks using a coordinate system, wherein the function-specific blocks are placed in particular locations within the building relative to a circulation pattern, describing constraints related to the areas of the function-specific blocks, and adjusting the areas and/or aspect ratios of the function-specific blocks to find a solution that maintains the relative locations of the function-specific blocks while meeting the area constraints.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a discrete event simulator is disclosed. In an embodiment, the discrete event simulator includes a model having at least one activity instance, wherein the at least one activity has an activity type that defines a participating entity type list and a duration of time over which the activity instance will be performed, at least one activity queue, wherein the at least one activity queue is configured to hold the at least one activity instance in an order, and at least one entity, wherein the at least one entity is associated with at least one behavior and is configured to join at least one activity instance, and a configuration, wherein the configuration further defines the at least one entity, wherein the at least one entity is configured to perform the at least one associated behavior when, upon joining the at least one activity instance, an entity for each type in the participating entity type list of the activity instance has joined the activity instance.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-based method for automatically selecting resources to include in a building plan layout is disclosed. The method involves obtaining a set of resource rules that define resources placeable within a building plan layout, obtaining a set of behavioral rules that define the behaviors of the resources, generating a model by evaluating the set of resource rules and the set of behavioral rules, obtaining a configuration, wherein a configuration comprises at least one of building demand, resource permutations, and other simulation attributes, generating at least one set of performance metrics by executing the model with the configuration, storing the at least one set of performance metrics, the model, and the configuration as an entry in a metrics database, selecting an entry from the metrics database, and outputting the entry to a building plan layout generator.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for automatically generating a building plan is disclosed. The method involves obtaining a set of architectural rules that define a set of tenant types, wherein a tenant type is defined by at least one spatial preference, obtaining a set of financial rules that define financial objectives, wherein the financial objectives are defined as a function of at least tenant type, floor location, and tenancy type, and generating a space program, wherein the space program indicates placement of tenant types as a function of the set of architectural rules and the set of financial rules; and generating building plan, wherein the building plan visualizes the placement of tenant types.

Abstract: A graphical user interface for displaying information related to room plan generation on a display device is disclosed. In the embodiment, the graphical user interface comprises a results window that displays a list of generated room plan configuration variants and a visualization window that displays at least one generated room plan configuration variant from the list of generated room plan configuration variants.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an interior test fit system for automatically creating floor plan layouts is disclosed. The interior test fit system uses a computer having a memory, a central processing unit, and a display, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the central processing unit, perform steps comprising obtaining client parameters, a room library, and a tile library as inputs, determining a set of selected rooms from the room library, the set defined as a function of room contents and client parameters, determining a set of selected tiles from the tile library, the set defined as a function of tile designs and the room attributes of the set of selected room, and determining a placement of the set of tiles within a floor plan layout, the placement defined as a function of tile attributes of the selected tiles and building shell attributes.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is disclosed. In an embodiment, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform steps involving receiving parameters, selecting pre-configured slices from a library of slices that satisfy the parameters, and placing the selected slices to generate a configuration variant in accordance with slice placement logic.

Abstract: Systems and methods for realizing a complex building system are disclosed. The systems and methods utilize computer-based techniques to rapidly explore large numbers of pattern matching scenarios on a scale which heretofore has not been attempted. In an embodiment, the computer-based technique performs large-scale pattern matching operations to find the best match between functional patterns and spatial patterns. For example, with reference to a particular building system, the technique involves operational modeling to identify the types and volumes of services to provide (functional patterns) and to characterize the physical relationships between the services (e.g., adjacency preferences), along with establishing libraries of three dimensional spaces (spatial patterns), in the form of room and department libraries and building massing configuration libraries.

Abstract: A system and method for realizing a building system is disclosed. In an embodiment, a holistic approach to a complex building system involves using high-productivity high-performance computing resources, such as cloud services, to manage a complex building system from building inception through to building operation. Because high-productivity high-performance computing resources are used, modeling, optimization, simulation, and verification can be performed from a single platform on a scale which heretofore has not been applied to complex building systems. Additionally, the holistic approach to complex building systems involves using a centralized database to manage all of the information related to a building system.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for realizing room placement of a building system is disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves generating a pool of room chromosomes by applying a genetic algorithm, wherein a room chromosome corresponds to a placement of a set of rooms in a building system, selecting a room chromosome with a desired fitness value from the pool of room chromosomes, the fitness value determined by applying a fitness function to at least one room chromosome in the pool, and graphically displaying a placement of rooms in a building system according to the selected room chromosome.

Abstract: An occupiable building and a method for constructing an occupiable space in a structural frame building are disclosed. In an embodiment, an occupiable building includes a structural frame defining a footprint of the occupiable building, at least one lower deck structure located within the footprint of the structural frame and supported by the structural frame, at least one upper deck structure located within the footprint of the structural frame and supported by the structural frame, and an interior partition system installed between the lower deck structure and the upper deck structure to define an occupiable space, the occupiable space having a ceiling. The interior partition system includes first king post assemblies, a lower panel, and an upper panel. The lower panel is fastened to the king post assemblies and to the upper panel. The upper panel is fastened to the king post assemblies and to upper panel.

Abstract: A system and method for realizing a building system is disclosed. In an embodiment, a holistic approach to a complex building system involves using high-productivity high-performance computing resources, such as cloud services, to manage a complex building system from building inception through to building operation. Because high-productivity high-performance computing resources are used, modeling, optimization, simulation, and verification can be performed from a single platform on a scale which heretofore has not been applied to complex building systems. Additionally, the holistic approach to complex building systems involves using a centralized database to manage all of the information related to a building system.

Abstract: Computer based methods and systems for evaluating different building designs are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method involves generating a first set of different building massing configurations using a shape grammar, storing the generated first set of different building massing configurations in a building massing library, reducing the first set of different building massing configurations according to a parameter search to form a second set of different building massing configurations, the second set being a subset of the first set, and using the second set of different building massing configurations to evaluate an aspect of a building system.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for right-sizing function-specific blocks in a healthcare building with a given architectural parti to support a specific space program is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method involves describing the relative locations of function-specific blocks using a coordinate system, wherein the function-specific blocks are placed in particular locations within the building relative to a circulation pattern, describing constraints related to the areas of the function-specific blocks, and adjusting the areas and/or aspect ratios of the function-specific blocks to find a solution that maintains the relative locations of the function-specific blocks while meeting the area constraints.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a room plan are disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves determining objects to be placed in a room, defining relationships between the objects in the room using Room Service Rules, parsing the Room Service Rules, and generating a room plan by passing the parsed Room Service Rules to a content placer, wherein Room Service Rules are parsable entries that correspond to spatial relationships of the objects to be placed in the room.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating multiple room placements is disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves obtaining information indicating a number of rooms to be placed in a department, the information including room type information, capturing at least one room pattern using a pattern language-based regular expression, and generating a plurality of room placements using the at least one room pattern by placing the rooms to be placed in the department according to the selected room pattern.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is disclosed. In an embodiment, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform steps involving receiving parameters, selecting pre-configured slices from a library of slices that satisfy the parameters, and placing the selected slices to generate a configuration variant in accordance with slice placement logic.