As the effects of damage to our environment become all the more clear, there is an ongoing
social transformation towards sustainability which will affect technology development and …

Sustainable use of energy sources is one of the most important issues in modern society
and therefore of great importance in the built environment. Construction installations account …

The design of buildings becomes more complex and therefor a team effort right from the
conceptual design phase. To support these diverse multidisciplinary building design teams …

The need for more sustainable solutions makes design an increasingly complex task. New
supportive tools and methods are thereby required to stimulate cooperation within multi …

In connection with a design research project for professional in the Dutch building industry,
an educational project was developed, the multidisciplinary master project Integral Design …

For long, productivity within the construction industry has comparatively fallen in contrast to
its sister engineering fields (Teicholz 2004). Structural engineers, which are tasked with …

Due to the rising demand for more sustainable buildings it is essential to make optimal use
of the natural resources of sun, earth, water and wind. There is a urgent need saving energy …

The construction industry is of great importance for both human life and the national
economy. Although the quality and efficiency of the buildings produced with the developing …

Optimization of structural components leads to higher performing designs, by reducing
unnecessary cost and increasing the efficient use of material. The structural optimization …

Abstract Computer Aided Design (CAD) is the reality of today's architecture. Building
Information Modelling (BIM) technique is a great opportunity for communication and data …