Questions (examples):

• Give some examples on digital models we can build for the building process.
• Why do we build digital building process/product models?
• What is a digital Virtual Building model?
• Give some exaqmples on services we can implement in an office intranet.
• How can digital models help us communicate with product/component manufacturer?
• What is IT?
  
  
• Why do we need building classification systems? Give five examples on such systems and describe in which connection they are used.
• What is International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI)?
• What can the EPIC, European Product Information Cooperation, work be used to? Which classification facetts are used?
• How can the STEP standard support model communication?
  
  
• What is XML?
• How can we represent knowledge in computers?
• Give some examples of computer stored knowledge representations and describe their properties and possible application domains.
• What do you mean characterizes a knowledge based system?
  
  
• Why do we need top make conceptual models of our applications that we want to store in the computer systems as digital models?
• Draw a functional model graph of the following application - selection and ordering of windows for an office building with speciual regard to the communication with the window producer.
• give examples on conceptual modelling methods and the corresponding knowledge representation they are well suited to model.
• You have a several cupboards with drawings and documents in your office. How will you store and access these on your company intranet?
• Sketch a conceptual scheme of the internal structure and information flow on use of system for drawing and document handling on an office intranet.
  
  
• Sketch the development of IT support in the building process with regard to Computer Aided Design.
• Describe the essential functions of a Cad-system.
• What kind of IT-support to manipulate building product and process models would you need in different phases of the building process.
• What is a 'project web' and how can it support the building process?
  
  
• Which types of services can be introduced in the digital city information networks?
• Discuss capacity and other properties of different networking technologies that can be used in the digital city.
• Which competences (and why) would you involve in design, build-up, and operation/maintenance of the digital city?
  
  
• Sketch an example on an intelligent building installation and services based on LON, Local Operating Network,
• Mention four important benefits using Intelligent Building Installations.
• Which competences (and why) would you involve in design, build-up and operation/maintenance of the intelliegnt building installations, IBI?
  
  

January 10, 2000, 10.00. Discsussion

• Give examples on digital models in different phases of the building process. What are their main use? What is todays situation regarding geometric and building parts property modelling?
  
  
• How can we build digital building process models? Describe the steps and example om knowledge representations.
  
  
• I am the client asking you, the consulting engineer, for advice. "How can I enhance my building with computer controlled systems to make it more intelligent? What kind of services can I support?"
  
  
• Explain the functionality and underlying models of the experience knowledge capturing system, MEXIN, that you have designed and implemented.

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