A Perspective on Chaos Theory:Potential Applications to Intelligent Buildings
Mathematical models have been vitally important in the development of technologies in building engineering.A literature review identifies that linear models are the most widely used building simulation models.The advent of intelligent buildings has added new challenges in the application of the existing models as an intelligent building requires learning and self-adjusting capabilities based on environmental and occupantsfactors.It is therefore argued that the linearity is an impropriate basis for any model of either complex building systems or occupant behaviours for control or whatever purpose.Chaos and complexity theory reflects nonlinear dynamic properties of the intelligent systems excised by occupants and environment and has been used widely in modelling various engineering,natural and social systems.It is proposed that chaos and complexity theory be applied to study intelligent buildings.This paper gives a brief description of chaos and complexity theory and presents its current positioning,recent developments in building engineering research and future potential applications to intelligent building studies,which provides a bridge between chaos and complexity theory and intelligent building research.
Intelligent building Chaos and complexity theory Applications
Derek Clements-Croome Xiaoshu Lu Martti Viljanen
School of Construction Management and Engineering,Whiteknights,Reading University,P.O.Box 219,Readin Laboratory of Structural Engineering and Building Physics,Helsinki University of Technology,P.O.Box Laboratory of Structural Engineering and Building Physics,Helsinki University of Technology,P.O.Box
国际会议
The First International Conference on Building Energy and Environment(第一届建筑能源与环境国际会议)
大连
英文
1811-1818
2008-07-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）