{"241231":{"#nid":"241231","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Architecture\u2019s Digital Building Laboratory awards $148,850 in grants at members meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Digital Building Lab (DBL), a Georgia Tech research center housed in the College of Architecture, recently awarded five grants totaling $148,500 at their bi-annual members meeting. The projects selected for funding were:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cBehavior-centric systems integration in building models using SysML,\u201d Andres Cavieres and Francisco Valdes\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cModel Query Solution for Quantity Takeoff and Cost Estimation,\u201d Shiva Aram\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cToward a More Successful Implementation of BIM in the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Setting,\u201d Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cDetermining the Impact and Effectiveness of BIM,\u201d Baabak Ashuri and Saman YarMohammadi\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cDesign and Construction Applications of BIM-based Mobile Augments Reality,\u201d Javier Irizarry\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe projects were selected from 11 that were submitted for funding consideration after a broad review of 20 research areas, held during the spring DBL Symposium. Proposals are discussed and reviewed by the leadership of the DBL and the thirteen industry partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese projects are perfect representations of the mission of the Digital Building Lab,\u201d said Charles Eastman, director of the Digital Building Laboratory. \u201cThey are exploring new technologies and methods that will, in the end, make a difference to the building industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe DBL\u2019s purpose is to develop a strong research and development link between the building industry and the building research-related capabilities of Georgia Tech to improve the innovation cycle.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers are drawn from various academic units at Georgia Tech, including faculty and students in architecture, computing, building construction, civil engineering and mechanical engineering. In addition, the lab has 13 industry partners including: Autodesk, Beck Technologies, Component Assembly Systems, DPR Construction, HOK, Oldcastle, Skanska Construction, SmartBIM, the Smithsonian Institution, Trimble\/Tekla, Thornton Tomasetti, Turner Construction, and Vectorworks.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Architecture\u2019s Digital Building Laboratory awards $148,850 in grants at members meeting\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College of Architecture\u2019s Digital Building Laboratory awards $148,850 in grants at members meeting"}],"uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2013-09-30 15:30:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:00","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"153911":{"id":"153911","type":"image","title":"Digital Building Laboratory","body":null,"created":"1449178859","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:40:59","changed":"1475894787","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:27","alt":"Digital Building Laboratory","file":{"fid":"195242","name":"rule_checking_project.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rule_checking_project_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rule_checking_project_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":56104,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rule_checking_project_0.jpg?itok=iTRl4ajw"}}},"media_ids":["153911"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11082","name":"digital building lab"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.herrmann@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}