I’ve graded your project outlines and made returned specific comments to each group. I’m happy to respond to any questions you may have about your specific topic or the project as a whole. Below are several general comments.
Definition of intelligent building
A number of groups were explicitly addressing Intelligent Buildings in some manner. Several of them adopted what I would regard as a somewhat narrow definition, albeit one that is accepted in the industry – the most used being one from CABA. You’re welcome to adopt whatever definition you choose, but I’d at least ask you to explain why you’ve chosen that definition which tends to leave out BIM, databases, robotics and other topics that I’d argue make sense.
Topic Breadth
In almost every instance I advised groups that, given the time available and the number of words in the paper, the ambition for the project exceeded what seemed likely to be accomplished. I urged narrowing the focus and doing some aspect in depth rather than a journalistic broad sweep.
Building Lifecycle
In many cases there seemed to be an assumption that only one of the phases in a building’s lifecycle needed to be considered. I urge all of you to think about how your topic may be considered in respect to each phase from project conception, through design, construction, move-in/commissioning, occupancy, renovation and demolition.
Are we going to receive individual feedback for out outlines? If so, is it going to be by email for BB Vista?
ReplyDeleteI did provide comments to each group. You can access them by selecting the "assignments" tab and then opening P2. In most cases I included an attachment of the original with my comments. In a few I typed them directly into the comment box.
ReplyDeleteNote that trying to access P2 through the gradebook will NOT show the attachments.
Jim Mitchell