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Implementation of Industry Foundation Classes in Simulation Tools for the Building Industry.

DE2004833543

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Bazjanac, V.; Crawley, D. B.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) provide an envi-ronment of interoperability among IFC-compliant software applications in the architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management (AEC/FM) industry. They allow building simulation software to automatically acquire building geometry and other building data from project models created with IFC-compliant CAD software. They also facilitate direct exchange of input and output data with other simula-tion software. This paper discusses how simulation software can be made compliant with version 1.5 of the IFC. It also describes the immediate plans for expansion of IFC and the process of definition and addition of new classes to the model.
Keywords	Simulation tools CAD (Computer aided design) Building industry Buildings Interoperability Simulations Software (Computers) Building materials Design Information technology Information exchange Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Architecture Engineering Construction and Facilities Management (AEC/FM) Computer aided design (CAD)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200515

Implementation of Industry Foundation Classes in Simulation Tools for the Building Industry.

Implementation of Industry Foundation Classes in Simulation Tools for the Building Industry.
DE2004833543

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Bazjanac, V.; Crawley, D. B.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) provide an envi-ronment of interoperability among IFC-compliant software applications in the architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management (AEC/FM) industry. They allow building simulation software to automatically acquire building geometry and other building data from project models created with IFC-compliant CAD software. They also facilitate direct exchange of input and output data with other simula-tion software. This paper discusses how simulation software can be made compliant with version 1.5 of the IFC. It also describes the immediate plans for expansion of IFC and the process of definition and addition of new classes to the model.
Keywords	Simulation tools CAD (Computer aided design) Building industry Buildings Interoperability Simulations Software (Computers) Building materials Design Information technology Information exchange Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Architecture Engineering Construction and Facilities Management (AEC/FM) Computer aided design (CAD)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200515