Architect and Intelligent Building

Author: Dou Zhi
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Since the first smart office building was built in the world, it has only been a mere dozen years. However, whether in China or abroad, both builders, users, and decision-makers have shown great attention and enthusiasm for smart buildings. Smart buildings have become the darlings of the modern construction industry due to their excellent economic benefits, efficiency, comfort, functionality, reliability, and safety. In today's increasingly frequent and extensive information exchange, they play a crucial role as information hubs. Therefore, it can be said without exaggeration that a country's development in smart buildings will influence its position in future global competition. Thus, accurately understanding smart buildings, moderately developing them, and continuously improving their design standards will greatly benefit social progress, conserve human and material resources, save energy, and protect the environment. At the same time, it can shorten the gap between our country's construction industry and high-tech advancements, allowing us to quickly catch up with international leading standards. However, due to various reasons, some domestic architects still have numerous issues in both their understanding and design of smart office buildings and smart buildings. Regarding this, this book starts with the concept and emergence of smart buildings, combining China's national conditions to further clarify the definition and grading standards of smart office buildings. It also explores in-depth some technical requirements and design key points closely related to smart office building design, such as ceiling height, column spacing, special functional spaces, standard floors, and interior design, while briefly introducing the emerging smart communities. This book, among professional publications on smart buildings, offers considerable depth in both engineering practice and research, serving as a reference for theoretical studies and teaching, as well as providing guidance for smart building engineering design.