The Chair of Intelligent Technical Design is concerned with the application of modern information and communication technology (ICT) during the design, the construction and the operation of civil infrastructure, such as buildings, bridges, tunnels, road and pipe networks. In this regard, we use methods of Building Information Modelling (BIM), Computer Vision and Machine Learning as well as Virtual and Augmented Reality to efficiently and sustainably inform decision makers.
"Intelligent Technical Design refers to a design approach that utilizes advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, to optimize the design process and improve the performance, efficiency, and sustainability of building and infrastructure systems. It integrates data-driven insights, real-time performance monitoring, and machine learning algorithms into the design process to make informed decisions, automate manual processes, and reduce the risk of human error. The goal of Intelligent Technical Design is to create high-performing, sustainable, and efficient building and infrastructure systems." [ChatGPT, 2023]
Four contributions to ECPPM 2022 (European Conference on Product & Process Modelling)
At this year's 14th European Conference on Product and Process Modeling, ITD team member Anna Nast had the privilege of presenting her three research papers and moderating one of the conference sessions.
Anna Nast attended the ECPPM conference for the second time and wrote two of her scientific articles in cooperation with other researchers from the ECPPM community from Norway and Portugal. In total, four research papers were presented: three conference papers were presented by Anna Nast as first author and she has contributed to the fourth paper as co-author.
All articles are published by CRC Press in the Routledge Taylor & Francis group:
Nast, Anna; Rekve, Anders (2022). Understanding "resistance to change" for BIM adoption and new research ways forward, DOI:
Nast, Anna; Koch, Christian (2022). BIM adoption in small-scale infrastructure projects – investigation on the German railway sector, DOI:
Nast, Anna; Koch, Christian (2022). Practical experiences with 5D Building Information Modeling – a systematic literature review, DOI:
Fürstenberg, David; Nast, Anna; Mêda, Pedro (2022). Suitability of three national cost breakdown structures for automated quantity take-off in road projects, DOI:
