title: Intelligent buildings: a self regulating environment.
abstract: Developments in technology mean that "intelligent buildings" are now fact, not fiction. There is a fine line that must be followed when developing an intelligent building. The occupier must understand what is being provided and what is expected from the completed building. Careful observation of the proposed occupiers operating regime is a must. The most elegant solution to designing an intelligent building lies in the design of its fabric, so called passive engineering. Passive engineering emulates what happens in the natural world: a true intelligent building will provide a self-regulating internal environment by purely natural means.
authors.affiliation: Buro Happold Consulting Engineers, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D004738:Engineering; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006113:United Kingdom