I am an Architectural Engineering major who transferred to Drexel from Burlington County College in 2010. My original goal was to become an architect, but after realizing architects don’t build buildings, I decided on architectural engineering. Throughout my time at Drexel, I’ve been seeking to find ways of integrating aesthetics into the functionality of a building, and have often found that good form follows succinct structural design. That is to say, architects should listen to the structural engineers.
In this course, I expect to learn more about the concepts behind BIM as well as some of the technologies emerging in the industry. Particularly, I hope to gain a better understanding of how buildings are monitored over their life, and how this modeling system can be used to predict and mitigate problems. I’m expecting that better and better models will be able to track long-term structural behavior such as creep and foundation settlement.
I would define “Intelligent Buildings” as those buildings that make use of current technology and knowledge in various disciplines of engineering to increase the efficiency of their construction, operation, and maintenance. I believe that all systems, including Structural, Electrical, HVAC, Building Envelope, and even Architectural can benefit from an informed approach to design and tracking of a building.
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