Application of artificial neural network for natural ventilation schemes to control operable windows.

An artificial neural network (ANN) has been broadly developed as a design tool in various application scenarios in building sectors. One of the most important perspectives in building fields is human comfort. Various control strategies of natural ventilation schemes exist, to maintain good air quality in buildings.

Assigning Robust Default Values in Building Performance Simulation Software for Improved Decision-Making in the Initial Stages of Building Design.

Applying data mining techniques on a database of BIM models could provide valuable insights in key design patterns implicitly present in these BIM models. The architectural designer would then be able to use previous data from existing building projects as default values in building performance simulation software for the early phases of building design. The author has proposed the method to minimize the magnitude of the variation in these default values in subsequent design stages.