37º IAHS World Congress on Housing: - Universidad de Cantabria

XXXVII <strong>IAHS</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> on HousingOctober 26 – 29, 2010, Santander, SpainCODE: 814MANAGEMENT OF A LIGHTING SYSTEM OF A BUILDINGSUPPORTED ON INTERACTIVE MODELSAlcínia Z. Sampaio, Miguel M. Ferreira, and Daniel P. RosárioDepartment of Civil Engineering and ArchitectureTechnical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugale-mail: zita@civil.ist.utl.pt, m_mferreira@hotmail.com, derosario@gmail.comKey words: Interactive visual interface, data visualization, collaborative environments, virtual reality,building management.AbstractThe first component of a building implemented in a virtual prototype concerning themanagement of a building is a lighting system. It was applied in a study case. The interactiveapplication allows the examination of the physical model, visualizing, for each elementmodeled in 3D and linked to a database, the corresponding technical information concernedwith the use of the material, calculated for different points in time during their life. Thecontrol of a lamp stock, the constant updating of lifetime information and the planning ofperiodical local inspections are attended on the prototype. This is an important mean ofcooperation between collaborators involved in the building management.37º <strong>IAHS</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> On Housing Science 280