Published September 9, 2026
| Version ECPPM 2026 conference-proceedings version
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Giving building users a voice: an AI-assisted approach
Authors/Creators
- 1. Institute of Building Physics, Construction and Services, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- 2. Sustainable Computing Lab, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
- 3. Institute for Data, Process and Knowledge Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
- 4. Department of Building Services and Process Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- 5. Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Description
This paper reports on the initiation of a research effort to create versatile digital twins of building users, whose virtual agency would enable them to vocally express responses to prevailing conditions, articulate needs, and display disposition to adaptive behavioural actions. To this end, the conceived methodological approach involves the synthesis of methods in i) environmental sensing, ii) theories of human perception, cognition and behaviour, iii) advanced computational modelling, and iv) socially responsible artificial intelligence. The paper provides an overview of the elements and architecture of the proposed environment for the generation, enactment, and utilisation of building users' digital twins and focuses on related ontological developments. The two main use cases of this environment are to assist involved stakeholders involved in a) the design and construction of new buildings and b) the operation and retrofit of existing buildings.