The purpose of this contribution is to make the idea of modeling as theory-building operational. We conceive the modeling process as a theory-building process, thereby opening up a new perspective on the methodology of modeling in the social sciences. By reconceptualizing the notion of modeling, we hope to convey the advantages of more conceptual thinking in management. Practitioners could gain...

Rapid economic, environmental changes and finite energy resources dictate the need for rational use of energy. Civil engineering is sector responsible highest consumption. Therefore, efforts should be made to reduce consumption construction works in progress. An indispensable factor development introduction modern technologies. Contemporary architectural thought aiming at increasing share trans...

Lack of Adequate Visualization of Construction Project, Construction Operations Often Causes Project Parties to Struggle with large Amount of Data. The Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a static model, built for Representing the Geometry of a Constructed Building and its Respective Information. However, Construction Processes are Dynamic and Require Dynamic Representation. From the Plan or...

We review the transition now being undertaken from 2D drafting to 3D parametric modeling and the development of Building Information Modeling (BIM). We examine the functionality of BIM platforms, using an example from precast concrete structures. We formulate the development of parametric modeling of building systems from the context of SFB modeling and characterize most parametric modeling as ...

We construct models as an aid to our thought process. A particular class of models, operational models, can be used for simulation and prototyping. The Opj modeling language is suitable for building operational models of complex software systems. The notion of operational parameterized building block is the key point of the approach, which focuses on two major phases: domain modeling and system...

We believe that the critical aspect in providing security for pervasive environments is building security and trust relations between devices without requiring the users to be experts. In this tech-note we present two complementary mechanisms to bootstrap security relations between networked devices: the ownership model and a security policy definition language. The ownership model assures secu...