CIFECENTER FOR INTEGRATED FACILITY ENGINEERING BIM-Centric Daylight Profiler for Simulation (BDP4SIM): A Methodology for Automated Product Model Decomposition and Recomposition for Climate-Based Daylighting Simulation

Study of Optimal Area of Atrium for Daylight Utilization (Case Study: Administrative Building in Qazvin, Iran)

Atrium is a popular architectural feature utilized widely by building designers and owners to bring various benefits such as adequate daylight, circulation spaces and surfaces for landscape applications. But atrium problems in tropical climates such as excessive daylight, glare and high temperature, which lead to increase building energy demand, have been reported. Atrium has been used with var...

Simulation-Based Model for Integrated Daylighting System Design

Repeated modifications of multiple design parameters are required to optimize daylighting system design. However, a large number of optional design parameters increase the computation time. This research developed a simulation-based model to evaluate daylighting system design based on system daylighting and thermal performance. The model utilized the prediction methods to speed up computation. ...

A Benders Decomposition Method to Solve an Integrated Logistics Network Designing Problem with Multiple Capacities

In this paper, a new model is proposed for the integrated logistics network designing problem. In many research papers in this area, it is assumed that there is only one option for the capacity of each facility in the network. However, this is not a realistic assumption because generally there may be many possible options for the capacity of the facility that is being established. Usually the c...

CIFECENTER FOR INTEGRATED FACILITY ENGINEERING Applications of BIM and Hurdles for Widespread Adoption of BIM

Retrieval–travel-time model for free-fall-flow-rack automated storage and retrieval system

Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RSs) are material handling systems that are frequently used in manufacturing and distribution centers. The modelling of the retrieval–travel time of an AS/RS (expected product delivery time) is practically important, because it allows us to evaluate and improve the system throughput. The free-fall-flow-rack AS/RS has emerged as a new technology for dr...