Different knowledge categories for building design decision-making
| Source | Knowledge requirements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Design-based | Construction-based | O&M-based | |
| Tatum and Korman (1999) | Function | Access requirements | Access for operation |
| Priority for routing | Configuration | Access for maintenance | |
| Construction method | |||
| Testing and commissioning | |||
| Location | |||
| Relationship | |||
| Safety requirements | |||
| Configuration | |||
| Korman et al. (2003) | Material considerations | Sequencing considerations | Safety considerations |
| Accessibility requirements | |||
| Installation considerations | Expandability/retrofit requirements | ||
| Support requirements | |||
| Safety requirements | |||
| Aesthetic considerations | Connection considerations | ||
| Fabrication considerations | |||
| Insulation/clearance requirements | Start-up/testing requirements | ||
| System function/performance | |||
| Tabesh and Staub-French (2006) | Design performance | Construction tolerance | Space requirements |
| Safety requirements | |||
| Construction variance | |||
| Insulation/clearance requirements | Construction fabrication | ||
| Accessibility considerations | |||
| details | |||
| Performance | |||
| Support systems | Installation space | ||
| Aesthetic considerations | Safety requirements | ||
| Construction productivity | |||
| Functional requirements | |||
| Installation sequence | |||
| Tatum and Korman (2000) | System function and performance | Installation considerations | Connections |
| Sequencing considerations | Expandability and retrofit requirements | ||
| Aesthetics requirements | |||
| Fabrication considerations | |||
| Accessibility requirements | |||
| Insulation/clearance | |||
| Support requirements | Start-up and testing requirements | ||
| Material considerations | |||
| Wang and Leite (2016) | Component type | Construction tolerance | Access space |
| Component geometry | Installation space | Access frequency | |
| System requirements | Installation sequence | ||
| Space requirements | |||
| Support system | Fabrication details | ||
| Lead time | |||
| Function requirements | |||
| Material considerations | |||
| Construction variance | |||
| Insulation/clearance | |||
| Slope | |||
| Wang and Leite (2013) | Connection requirements | Installation cost | |
| Clearance | Fabrication details | ||
| Construction tolerance | Access space | ||
| Support system | Access frequency | ||
| Installation space | Aesthetic requirements | ||
| Installation sequence | Safety considerations | ||
| Rocha (2011) | Safety requirements | Material considerations | |
| Adaptability requirements | Space requirements | ||
| Comfort requirements | Economic requirements | ||
| Guo et al. (2013) | Safety | Efficiency | |
| Functionality | Economy | ||
| Coordination with civil works | Maintainability | ||
| Expandability | Constructability | ||
| Wang et al. (2013, 2016) | Space requirements | Accessibility requirements | Building requirements (Energy use/lighting/indoor air quality requirements, sustainability considerations) |
| Safety requirements | |||
| Cost requirements | |||
| Construction method | |||
| Configuration | |||
| Hu and Castro-Lacouture (2018) | Aesthetic considerations | Installation space | Space requirements |
| Clearance | Installation sequence | ||
| Accessibility | |||
| Performance | Performance | ||
| Petrova et al. (2018) | Building systems | Indoor environment (air quality, thermal, acoustics, ventilation, daylight) | |
| Geotechnical conditions | Building topology | ||
| Aesthetics | Energy performance | ||
| Spatial | Economy | ||
| Materials | Safety | ||
| Sustainability | Occupant wellbeing | ||
| Source | Knowledge requirements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Design-based | Construction-based | O&M-based | |
| Function | Access requirements | Access for operation | |
| Priority for routing | Configuration | Access for maintenance | |
| Construction method | |||
| Testing and commissioning | |||
| Location | |||
| Relationship | |||
| Safety requirements | |||
| Configuration | |||
| Material considerations | Sequencing considerations | Safety considerations | |
| Accessibility requirements | |||
| Installation considerations | Expandability/retrofit requirements | ||
| Support requirements | |||
| Safety requirements | |||
| Aesthetic considerations | Connection considerations | ||
| Fabrication considerations | |||
| Insulation/clearance requirements | Start-up/testing requirements | ||
| System function/performance | |||
| Design performance | Construction tolerance | Space requirements | |
| Safety requirements | |||
| Construction variance | |||
| Insulation/clearance requirements | Construction fabrication | ||
| Accessibility considerations | |||
| details | |||
| Performance | |||
| Support systems | Installation space | ||
| Aesthetic considerations | Safety requirements | ||
| Construction productivity | |||
| Functional requirements | |||
| Installation sequence | |||
| System function and performance | Installation considerations | Connections | |
| Sequencing considerations | Expandability and retrofit requirements | ||
| Aesthetics requirements | |||
| Fabrication considerations | |||
| Accessibility requirements | |||
| Insulation/clearance | |||
| Support requirements | Start-up and testing requirements | ||
| Material considerations | |||
| Component type | Construction tolerance | Access space | |
| Component geometry | Installation space | Access frequency | |
| System requirements | Installation sequence | ||
| Space requirements | |||
| Support system | Fabrication details | ||
| Lead time | |||
| Function requirements | |||
| Material considerations | |||
| Construction variance | |||
| Insulation/clearance | |||
| Slope | |||
| Connection requirements | Installation cost | ||
| Clearance | Fabrication details | ||
| Construction tolerance | Access space | ||
| Support system | Access frequency | ||
| Installation space | Aesthetic requirements | ||
| Installation sequence | Safety considerations | ||
| Safety requirements | Material considerations | ||
| Adaptability requirements | Space requirements | ||
| Comfort requirements | Economic requirements | ||
| Safety | Efficiency | ||
| Functionality | Economy | ||
| Coordination with civil works | Maintainability | ||
| Expandability | Constructability | ||
| Space requirements | Accessibility requirements | Building requirements (Energy use/lighting/indoor air quality requirements, sustainability considerations) | |
| Safety requirements | |||
| Cost requirements | |||
| Construction method | |||
| Configuration | |||
| Aesthetic considerations | Installation space | Space requirements | |
| Clearance | Installation sequence | ||
| Accessibility | |||
| Performance | Performance | ||
| Building systems | Indoor environment (air quality, thermal, acoustics, ventilation, daylight) | ||
| Geotechnical conditions | Building topology | ||
| Aesthetics | Energy performance | ||
| Spatial | Economy | ||
| Materials | Safety | ||
| Sustainability | Occupant wellbeing | ||
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