Digital Twin and Human-Building Interaction
(BIM & IoT)
We investigate data governance and interoperability between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to support the development of digital twins of the built environment to monitor and continuously improve facility performance. In conjunction with digital twins, we deploy Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) as well as users’ feedback to understand and simulate human–building interactions, forecast user needs, and enhance the overall user experience.
- Pishdad-Bozorgi, P., Shelden, D., Gao, X. (2020). Chapter 2: Introduction to Cyber-Physical Systems in the Built Environment. Published in the Book, entitled “Construction 4.0: An Innovation Platform for the Built Environment”, Edited by Sawhney, A., Riley, M., and Irizarry, J., Taylor and Francis.
- Gao, X., Pishdad-Bozorgi, P., Shelden, D., Tang, S. (2020). An Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled Data Acquisition Framework for the Smart Built Environment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. Vol. 147, Issue. 2. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001983
- Tang S, Shelden DR, Eastman CM, Pishdad-Bozorgi P, Gao X. (2020). BIM assisted Building Automation System information exchange using BACnet and IFC. Automation in Construction, 110, 103049. doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2019.103049
- Tang, S., Shelden, D., Eastman, C., Pishdad-Bozorgi, P., Gao, X. (2019). A review of building information modeling (BIM) and the internet of things (IoT) devices integration: Present status and future trends. Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol. 101, pp. 127–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.01.020
- Pishdad-Bozorgi, P., Gao, X., Eastman, C., and Self, P. (2018). Planning and developing facility management-enabled building information model (FM-enabled BIM). Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol. 87, pp. 22-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.004
- Gao, X., Pishdad-Bozorgi, P. (2019). A Framework of Developing Machine Learning Models for Facility Life-cycle Cost Analysis. Journal of Building Research and Information. Vol. 48, Issue 5. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2019.1691488
- Gao, X., and Pishdad-Bozorgi, P. (2019). BIM-enabled Facilities Operation and Maintenance: A Review. Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 39, pp. 227-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2019.01.005
- Pishdad-Bozorgi, P. (2017). Future Smart Facilities: State-of-the-Art BIM-Enabled Facility Management. ASCE, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. Vol. 143, Issue 9. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001376
Smart Built Environment Eco-System (Smart Bees) Lab
The Smart Bees Lab at Georgia Tech carries out research at the nexus of the cyber, physical, and behavioral systems to sustainably create and operate a smart built-environment.
