IF7 IT Condo Remote Facility Management
INVESTIGATORS: A. Scott Howe (PI).
FUNDING: Supported by Kajima Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
PERIOD: 2002.
ABSTRACT: This research project establishes a simulated facility webpage for individual flat / apartment / condominium units, that demonstrates the advantages of remote facility management for owners and tenants. The webpage uses Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) to allow the user to walk or fly-through a three-dimensional model of the apartment and click on various lights and appliances to affect control and feedback. Feedback includes simulated sensing of refrigerator contents, bath water temperature and condition, lights, stove / oven, etc.
Other relevant links, images, and animations:
IF7 IT Condo facility management webpage and concept (html, Flash, VRML)
A.S. Howe (1998). A new paradigm for life-cycle management of kit-of-parts building systems. (Doctoral Dissertation, University of Michigan, 1998). University Microfilms International, No. 9909905.
A.S. Howe (1997). Internet-based Remote Facility Management. Cities for the 21st Century. Proceedings of the Third International Convention on Urban Planning, Housing & Design (ICUPHD'97), pp.197-204. Singapore: Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, National University of Singapore.