An event modeling language (EML) to simulate use patterns in built environments

Davide Schaumann, Kartikeya Date, Yehuda E. Kalay

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Abstract

In this paper we contribute a method to model and simulate use patterns in built environments. The aim is to assist architects in analyzing the implications of design decisions as far as human behavior is concerned, prior to committing to a building construction. Use patterns are modeled using Events, computational entities that encapsulate descriptions of the dynamic unfolding of human behavior patterns in a designed space, over time. An Event Modeling Language (EML) allows modeling Events in a modular and hierarchical fashion. Event building blocks can be assembled into larger compositions describing context-dependent behaviors at increasing level of detail. We demonstrate the approach in a hospital domain, where multiple use patterns involving collaborative activities unfold in space, while adapting to the dynamic conditions of the spatial and social environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSimulation Series
EditorsMichela Turrin, Brady Peters, Timur Dogan, William O'Brien, Rudi Stouffs
PublisherThe Society for Modeling and Simulation International
Pages156-163
Number of pages8
Edition11
ISBN (Electronic)9781510870185
StatePublished - 2017
Event8th Annual Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, SimAUD 2017 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 22 May 201724 May 2017

Publication series

NameSimulation Series
Number11
Volume49

Conference

Conference8th Annual Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, SimAUD 2017
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period22/05/1724/05/17

Keywords

  • Building occupancy
  • Event-based model
  • Human behavior simulation
  • Multi-agent system
  • Use patterns

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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