A software generation process for user-centered dynamic building system models

The architects’ view of buildings is drastically changing because of technical progress, especially in control and facility management. Also, the usage of many buildings is often altered during their life time. Therefore, buildings have to be designed and maintained as systems including the users and uses over time. We have developed a formal building model that integrates the domains of building structures, service systems, control systems, functional units, and user activities. To intuitively model the dynamic behavior of user activities, we introduce a graphical modeling notation that we call Message/Transition Charts and show how these diagrams can semi-automatically be transformed into executable code. We believe that these contributions to the modeling of building systems and to transforming the models into simulators prove that architects, building users, and facility managers can efficiently be supported during the full life-cycle of buildings. A software generation process for user-centered dynamic building system