1st Edition

Building Product Models Computer Environments, Supporting Design and Construction

By Charles M Eastman Copyright 1999
424 Pages
by CRC Press

424 Pages
by CRC Press

Building Product Models thoroughly presents the concepts, technology, and methods now used to work out what will become the building product model - a new, digital representation for architecture, civil engineering, and building construction. Organized into three sections (history, current tools and concepts, and existing efforts and research issues), this resource provides the field of building... Read more
THE CONTEXT AND HISTORY OF BUILDING MODELS
The Context of Building and Design
The Evolution of Computer Models of Buildings
Earlier Product Exchange Standards
CURRENT WORK IN PRODUCT AND BUILDING MODELS
Modeling Concepts
ISO-STEP
STEP Integrated Resources
Building Aspect Models
Building Framework Models
Industry Foundation Classes
RESEARCH ISSUES
Information Exchange Architectures
Modeling Language Issues
APPENDIX

Biography

Eastman, Charles M