2024-11-15T11:38:03-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/94271757/diji-lab-investigates-the-future-of-flood-damage-control-with-bim-and-digital-design Justine Testado 2014-02-24T18:47:00-05:00 >2014-04-30T14:18:21-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7v/7votvrrmz9jfno6m.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With strange weather patterns becoming the norm, who knows when or where the next natural disaster will strike and affect local neighborhoods. And architects are trying to work with nature to find effective and economic solutions in disaster rebuilding. Some of those architects include Ida D.K. Tam of the <a href="http://www.diji-lab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">diji-lab</a> &mdash; a Building Information Modeling (BIM) and digital design consultancy in New York City &mdash; in collaboration with Runsheng Lin and Julia Pascutto.</p><p>The team investigates the possibilities to integrate BIM, digital simulation technology, and natural systems in an effort to mediate floodwater damage in the context of New Orleans.</p><p>Keep reading for a more detailed summary of the project:<br><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/n5/n594n1msr5ybtjii.jpg"><br>"Owing to the inseparable links between nature, performance and efficiency, it is time that digital simulation, building information modeling technologies and natural systems play larger roles in design and construction.</p><p><em>Reversed tributary housing system</em> is an ecological flood water management orient...</p>