Active shading devices for eco-efficient buildings
Bio-inspired microfluidic layers for switchable window shading.
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Climate Change, Construction, Microfluidics, Smart CitiesEmploying Wayfinding and Bottom-Up Knowledge Discovery and Information Flow in Infrastructure and Construction Projects
This invention is a system that presents an original contribution in the form of a knowledge base implemented as an Web Ontology Language (OWL). This system also combines customized wayfinding and recommender systems to support this knowledge base and automate the communication process.
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Construction, Smart CitiesSystem and Methods for Online Socio-Technical Analysis of Buildings
This invention builds around an online system/service that tries to leverage advancements in Building Information Models (BIM), energy-efficiency simulation tools and online social network analysis methods to enable a data-driven approach to building design, planning, construction and maintenance.
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Construction, Smart Cities, SoftwareSoftware for simulating stepwise undirected network growth
A method and model for simulating general multi-phase network growth, inspired by the simplified, stepwise behaviours of a unicellular slime mould.
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