Abstract | Participant. at an IRC sponsored roundtable, convened in early October, 1986, discused research priorities for IRC's Advanced Technology Group. Four general areas were highlighted:facilities management support;codes and standards development and support;integration of electronic hardware with the building fabric and occupancy;research of occupant performance criteria in buildings.In each area, both general directions and specific industry needs were identified. Participants included building-industry and computerindustry representatives. Their views on research directions differed, w~thth e building-industry representatives focusing on pragmatic technolcgy questions, while computer-industry representatives focused on research of data structures. Representatives from research bodies tended to bridge this gap. |
---|