Method and apparatus for navigating modeling of a building using nonparametric user input building design data

• US 8,180,727 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2011
• Issued: 05/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Integrated Environmental Solutions, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Integrated Environmental Solutions, Ltd.
• Inventors: McLean, Donald John, Quincey, Richard John
• Primary Examiner(s): VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US13/029,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20120016638A1
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 706/1, 706/62, 706 10- 12, 706 14- 15, 706/45, 706/52, 705300-301, 703/1
• US Class Current: 706/62
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/46 Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/10 Occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/14 Activity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2140/50 Load
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/026 using a predictor
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25011 Domotique, I-O bus, home automation, building automation
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2614 HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A system and method of navigating modeling of a building, including: receiving nonparametric user input building design data, organizing the nonparametric user input building design data, and globally editing the non-parametric data element in multiple objects within a building design.

Claims

1. A method of navigating modeling of at least one building, including, but not limited to:

performing processing associated with receiving, by at least one integrated analysis and design system utilizing at least one electronic database of information of at least one computer, nonparametric user input building design data;

performing processing associated with organizing, by the at least one integrated analysis and design system, the nonparametric user input building design data; and

performing processing associated with globally editing at least one non-parametric data element in multiple objects within at least one building design, wherein the global editing facilitates editing of all similar data elements through the at least one building design.

2. The method of claim 1, further including, but not limited to:

performing processing associated with utilizing, by the at least one integrated analysis and design system, identifiers to apply the global editing to the non-parametric user input building design data, wherein the identifiers include, but are not limited to;

identifiers for each building type and/or metrics.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the identifiers are utilized to filter the data.

4. The method of claim 1, further including, but not limited to:

performing processing associated with determining and organizing by the at least one integrated analysis and design system, internally calculated metrics related to the user input building design data, wherein the metrics include, but are not limited to;

climate metrics, urban metrics, building form metrics;

thermal metrics, day light metrics, light metrics, water metrics, or sustainability metrics, or any combination thereof.

5. A system of navigating modeling of at least one building, including, but not limited to:

at least one processor configured for;

performing processing associated with receiving, by at lest one integrated analysis and design system utilizing at least one electronic database of information of at least one computer, nonparametric user input building design data;

performing processing associated with organizing, by the at lest one integrated analysis and design system, the nonparametric user input building design data; and

performing processing associated with globally editing at least one non-parametric data element in multiple objects within at least one building design, wherein the global editing facilitates editing of all similar data elements through the at least one building design.

6. The system of claim 5, further including, but not limited to:

performing processing associated with utilizing, by the at least one integrated analysis and design system, identifiers to apply the global editing to the non-parametric user input building design data, wherein the identifiers include, but are not limited to;

identifiers for each building type and/or metrics.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the identifiers are utilized to filter the data.

8. The system of claim 5, further including, but not limited to:

performing processing associated with determining and organizing, by the at least one integrated analysis and design system, internally calculated metrics related to the user input building design data, wherein the metrics include, but are not limited to;

climate metrics, urban metrics, building form metrics, thermal metrics, day light metrics, light metrics, water metrics, or sustainability metrics, or any combination thereof.