PurposeThe heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems are responsible for a significant proportion of the energy consumption of the built environment, on which the occupant's pursuit of thermal comfort has a substantial impact. Regarding this concern, current software can assess and visualize the conditions. However; integration of existing technologies and real-time information could enhance the potential of the solution proposals. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to explore new possibilities of how to upgrade building information modeling (BIM) technology to be interactive; by using existing BIM data during the occupation phase. Moreover, the research discusses the potential of enhancing energy efficiency and comfort maximization together by using the existing BIM database and real-time information concomitantly.Design/methodology/approachThe platform is developed by designing and testing via prototyping method thanks to Internet of things technologies. The algorithm of the prototype uses real-time indoor thermal information and real-time weather information together with user's body temperature. Moreover, the platform processes the thermal values with specific material information from the existing BIM file. The final prototype is tested by a case study model.FindingsThe outcome of the study, “Symbiotic Data Platform” is an occupant-operated tool, that has a hardware, software and unique Revit-Dynamo definition that implies to all BIM files.Originality/valueThe paper explains the development of “Symbiotic Data Platform”, which presents an interactive phase for BIM, as creating a possibility to use the existing BIM database and real-time values during the occupation phase, which is operated by the occupants of the building; without requiring any prior knowledge upon any of the BIM software or IoT technology.

A vital measure to prevent earthquake risks is to retrofit existing buildings or design and construct resistant structures. After increasing the earthquake resistance of buildings, measures taken in building interiors comes to the forefront. In the scope of this study, comprehensive analytical research is conducted to identify the criteria for reducing earthquake risks in the design of residential interior spaces. Reviewing the literature of both national and international publications using the keywords and phrases "Earthquake and Interior Design" "Earthquake and Furniture Design", "Earthquake and Architectural Design", "Earthquake and Materials", "Precautions for Earthquake Damages", "Earthquake Psychology" is employed as a method. In the next step, criteria extracted from the content analysis are categorized, analyzed and evaluated systematically. Together with this research, a set of measures to reduce earthquake risks for the interior design of residential interiors was presented. It also includes risks and strategies related to categorized interior elements, which designers can use in the design process. Many people could be inside residences, where most daily life is spent during an earthquake. This describes the study's widespread impact. The design criteria presented are expected to be a source that includes a set of categorized data with a holistic approach to reduce risks, leading to safe design, and ensuring up-to-date continuity of knowledge for future designs.

The new horizon for research & development in AEC is directed through an interdisciplinary design-thinking approach. The design paradigms are not only as they were about form and function but now also about efficiency, sustainability, productivity, desirability, feasibility, and viability in current day. As a result of this approach, the term design innovation approves oneself. Correspondingly, emerging technologies such as robotic fabrication & construction tools, self-fabrication & assembly, information and communication technologies, computer science and related software technologies, enable the designers and engineers to push the edges of their creativity, productivity and sensitivity upon global issues. The emergence of those new technologies is defined as digitalism, and both academy and industry have almost totally adapted to this digital-design thinking approach. Consequently, the smooth communication between machines, makers and designers dominates the progression in architecture, science, technology and engineering. However, because of this shift, a research gap has emerged between new academic research and classical industrial production as theory and practice do not overlap anymore. For the adoption of this emergent holistic design-thinking approaches; a new learning methodology has been introduced by the authors under the title of 'Multidimensional Exploration Methodology.

In the last decade, the society already regenerated their cognition by collective consciousness that leads humanity to moral attitudes and in a responsible manner upon global concerns. Likewise, as in various industries, the designers also have set up a sensitive approach through sustainability and empowerment. The new generation designers are the current change-makers that are shaping the future. For enhancing design innovation, current technology augments the creativity along with diversity and eligibility of applied techniques, and it enables the designer to work interdisciplinary. Any context or inspiration that stands in the edges of creativity is not out of the realm of possibility, only if it covers up social, environmental, or cultural concerns in harmony. To achieve distinctive results, the empirical approaches of design should be encouraged for solution-oriented and revolutionary projects. Therefore, this chapter discusses in-depth why and how designers should align with the integrity of art, engineering, science, technology, and sociology for holistic design-thinking.

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