Contributions to Proceedings:
A. Mahdavi:
"Habitability and sustainability as the complementary criteria for the evaluation of building intelligence";
in: "Intelligent and Responsive Buildings",
Proceedings of the CIB Working Commission W098 International Conference,
Brugge,
1999,
ISBN: 90-76019-09-6,
113
- 120.
English abstract:
The discussion of intelligent and responsive buildings must consider that decisions regarding building design, construction, operation, and decomissioning, have multi-faceted and complex implications for people and environment. This paper explores if such discussion can benefit from a general theory of habitability and sustainability that is inspired by concepts in human ecology, information theory, and thermodynamics.