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Organization profile
Introduction / mission
The ISBE Group carries out research and education in the field of information systems used for the engineering and management of the built environment, into which they are embedded.
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New ICT methods and techniques in the context of building sciences and urban sciences.
Organisational profile
According to the United Nations, 60% of the world population will live in urban areas in 2030.The main challenges for the built environment are the rapid increase of people living in cities, the depletion of natural resources and climate change. Therefore, smart solutions, based on ICT and data are needed to manage buildings, public spaces and the overall city. Because waste material is not accepted anymore, ICT is needed to trace building components and material over lifetime. Finally, energy consumption by people needs to be controlled, using ICT to influence their behavior. In the ISBE group we make connection between technology, people and built environment where computing science is linked with behavioral science. BIG data from building/city models are combined with data from sensors and questionnaires to draw conclusions on the quality of the built environment. Information systems are developed to enable informed decisions for the engineering and management of the built environment.
Key research and education topics, with a special focus on smart cities, are:
- Urban management
- Building information management
- Energy neutral cities
The ISBE group is internationally recognized for bridging the gap between ICT and Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) management.
Staff members’ backgrounds range from architecture, engineering and computational science to social sciences. The ISBE group distinguishes itself from other information systems groups by being embedded in a department of the Built Environment. The group’s focus is not so much on the computational aspects of ICT, but on its application and implementation in the built environment.
Members of the Information Systems group are active in international organizations such as CAAD Futures, eCAADe, and CIB W78. The group has organized and hosted CIB-W78 2015, EG-ICE workshops, CAAD Futures 2001, DRN 2005, 2000, and 1995, DEN 1997, eCAADe 1993.
The ISBE research group participates in the DDSS (Design and Decision Support Systems) research program together with the research groups Urban Planning, and Real Estate Management and Development. Several ISBE group members hold positions in the TU/e Smart Cities Program, a cross-departmental collaboration promoting research in living labs on the topic of smart cities. Furthermore, ISBE members participate in various EU or national funded projects.
Recent research projects:
- CRUNCH (EU-H2020, REF. 730254) on the development of food, energy, water proof solutions to strengthen urban resilience (2018-2020, EUR 1.8 M).
- UNALAB (EU-H2020, REF. 730052-2) on the implementation of nature bases solution in cities for mitigation of climate changes (2017-2022, EUR 1.4M)
- ROCK (EU-H2020, REF. 730280-2) on the implementation of technological, social and organizational innovations for transforming cultural heritage areas into Creative and
- Sustainable Districts (2017-2020, EUR 10.5M)
- CLIC (EU-H2020, REF. 776758) on the development of evaluation tools to test, implement, validate and share innovative "circular" models for systemic adaptive reuse of cultural heritage (2017-2020, EUR 4.9M)
- Triangulum (EU-H2020, REF. 646578) on the implementation of smart cities and communities (2015-2020, EUR 6.4M)
- DESENT (EU-SURF, REF. 5637396) on the development, testing and dissemination an integrated decision support system for smart grid (2016-2019 EUR 1.4M).
- iLocate (EU-FP7, REF. 621040) on the development of outdoor and indoor navigation system (2014-2016, EUR 4.7M)
- DuraArc (EU-FP7, REF. 600908) on the archiving of building information (2013-2016, EUR 3.7M)
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Profiles

Kazem Afradi, MSc
- Department of the Built Environment, Information Systems in the Built Environment - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)

Taufik Arfan, MSc
- Department of the Built Environment, Information Systems in the Built Environment - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)

Hung-Chu Chen
- Department of the Built Environment, Information Systems in the Built Environment - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Projects 2013 2020
De invloed van het stadsontwerp op de beleving en gevoelens van burgers
Weijs - Perrée, M., Massaad, H., Massaad, H., Dane, G. Z. & Sartorius - ter Haar, M.
Delft University of Technology
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research direct
ROCK - Regeneration and Optimisation of Cultural heritage in creative and Knowledge cities
Massaad, H., Massaad, H., Dane, G. Z., van der Avoird, M., Dane, G. Z. & Kruizinga, M.
1/05/17 → 30/06/20
Project: Research direct
Triangulum
de Vries, B., de Vries, B., Massaad, H., Massaad, H., Yang, D., van der Avoird, M. & Kruizinga, M.
1/02/15 → 31/01/20
Project: Research direct
Research Output 1970 2020
Analysis of the impact of street-scale built environment design near metro stations on pedestrian and cyclist road segment choice: a stated choice experiment
Liu, Y., Yang, D., Timmermans, H. J. P. & de Vries, B., 1 Jan 2020, In : Journal of Transport Geography. 82, 10 p., 102570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Analysis of the impact of street-scale built environment design near metro stations on pedestrian and cyclist road segment choice: a stated choice
Liu, Y., Yang, D., Timmermans, H. & de Vries, B., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Transport Geography. 82Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Effects of green policies on household transport and energy consumption in Europe: a literature review
Yang, D. & Timmermans, H. J. P., 2020, Transport and Energy Research: A Behavioral Perspective . Zhang, J. (ed.). Elsevier, p. 31-63 42 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Datasets
A vision driven wayfinding simulation system based on the architectural features perceived in the office environment
Chen, Q. (Creator), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4121/uuid:b771c343-c091-4737-936a-c50ffb11c867
Dataset
Data of a web-based experiment for user preference modeling of smart homes
Allameh, E. (Creator), Heidari Jozam, M. (Creator), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4121/uuid:9215c9af-c224-4db9-b79c-30e533f9e595
Dataset
Prizes
Best PhD Paper Award in 10th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling
Chi Zhang (Recipient), 19 Sep 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best PhD Paper Award in 11th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling
Chi Zhang (Recipient), 7 Sep 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Energy and Buildings - Best research paper 2008-2017
P. Hoes (Recipient), J.L.M. Hensen (Recipient), Marcel G.L.C. Loomans (Recipient), B. de Vries (Recipient) & D. Bourgeois (Recipient), 9 Jan 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities 1997 2019
Het gebruik van stedelijke data om de actieradius en routekeuze van elektrische voertuigen te optimaliseren
Alex J.A. Donkers (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Collaboration Between Cities and Universities: Example of Eindhoven
Gamze Z. Dane (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
Circularity assessment using BIM
Bauke de Vries (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Press / Media
Digitalisering in de bouw- en maakindustrie: voorbeeldprojecten zijn hard nodig
25/09/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Physics World. Smart Cities, the Dutch approach
5/06/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
A BIM-integrated approach to construction quality management: enabling information and knowledge management during the execution phase of a project life cycle
Author: Achkar, E., 31 Jan 2017Supervisor: de Vries, B. (Supervisor 1), Beetz, J. (Supervisor 2), Krijnen, T. (Supervisor 2) & van de Koppel, W. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
A GIS-based tool to gain detailed insight into human health vulnerability to heatwaves in Dutch urban areas
Author: Verputten, T., 29 Mar 2019Supervisor: de Vries, B. (Supervisor 1), van der Waerden, P. (Supervisor 2), den Ouden, E. (Supervisor 2) & Postmes, L. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
A GIS-based tool to support housing associations in the transition towards a district-heating network
Author: Peters, M., 27 Feb 2018Supervisor: de Vries, B. (Supervisor 1), van der Waerden, P. (Supervisor 1), Borgers, A. (Supervisor 1) & Groenen, L. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master