The fusion of intelligent building in construction industry and plaza Pantai as case study
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2002-02
Authors
Moganan, Selvah Raj
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Architecture has evolved from a concept of simple shelter into a complex
environmental control system. Science and engineering have developed
equipment and techniques which make possible light, heat, sanitation and noise
management, close to the nonns required for the balanced functioning of the
human being. Buildings are known as a primarily social objects. Their forms
provide answers to questions we ask about ourselves, ques!ions of power. order.·
classification and function. Everything about a building has social meaning, its
form, function and spatial structure are each capable of analysis.
As the IT revolution of the 1980's accelerates into the 1990's with no sign of
easing up, business. information and buildings remains closely linked.
Technology has been viewed at various stages of civilization as leading to future
progress The rate of change of technology is stronger today than at any other
time in history. because it not only enters our work life, but that of our home life
too. where gadgets and computers are becoming common in many homes.
Intelligence is becoming an overrate word which can be used to describe modem
buildings, camera or car cockpits. We are not even sure what human intelligence
is, so how come we ascribe this description to products? There are many titles
used to describe the new buildings designed to incorporate the latest in
technologies. Overuse of these terms has blurred their meaning and burdened
them with ambiguity. Yet the understanding of new approaches in building design
is critical to the creation of more appropriate settings for present and future
building technologies and activities.
The aim of this dissertation is to explore the meaning of ·intelligent building" in
detail. which involves the definition, the characteristic of an ·intelligent building"
and also the concept behind, producing an ·intelligent building" in today's
construction industry. This dissertation also tries to provokes questions about the
way we design a-nd build ·intelligent building", by identifying the Building
Management Systems (BMS), the Building Automation Systems (BAS) and the
Building Services System (BSS) which is much involve in constructing an
"intelligent building" by integrating between them. This is to recognize that the
relationship between design, installation. construction. commissioning,
maintenance and appraisal which is essential for the buildings to respond to the
needs of the people and if investment is not to be wasted.
Moreover, this dissertation is hope to find out the differences in constructing an
"intelligent building" in a few continent of the world. This would lead to the
advantages and the disadvantages of an ·intelligent building".
As a conclusion, this dissertation is involve in a study of an "intelligent building" in
Malaysia, to determined whether it has the characteristic of so called "intelligent
building" between it and other major building's in the world.
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Intelligent building , Plaza Pantai as case study