A comparative study of the IFC and gbXML informational infrastructures for data exchange in computational design support environments

Significant progress has been made in the area of common data exchange in the building industry with the development of information technology. Currently, the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) and Green Building XML (gbXML) are two prevalent informational infrastructures in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.

Dynamic simulation of blind control strategies for visual comfort and energy balance analysis

The presented study describes a method for evaluating control strategies for shading devices.