Building Construction Model (BCM)

Objective

The Building Construction Model constructs (adds) buildings based on projects selected by the DevelopmentProposalChoiceModel, and based on the velocity_functions that apply to the project.

Algorithm

It uses a customized algorithm to load development projects, compare them to time-tables specified in velocity functions, and to add records to the building dataset with an appropriate quantity of the development within each project.

Configuration

The configuration of the model is summarized in the following table:

Element	Setting
Inputs	Buildings, development projects, velocity functions
Outputs	Adds records to buildings dataset

Data

These tables are used by the Building Construction Model in the parcel-based version of UrbanSim.

Table Name	Brief Description
buildings	Individual buildings located on parcels (can be many buildings to one parcel)
velocity_functions	Timetables for construction of development projects

-- PaulWaddell - 09 Dec 2009