1. A building information system, the building information system comprising: at least a first plurality of sensors distributed within the interior of a building; at least a second plurality of sensors on the exterior of the building; data receiving software for receiving measurement data produced by the first plurality of sensors and the second plurality of sensors over a network; at least one statistical processing software system configured to produce statistically processed information from measurement data provided by the data receiving software; at least one analysis software system configured to produce analysis information from measurement data provided by the data receiving software; at least one software model to produce model data from measurement data provided by the data receiving software; at least one decision support software system configured to support and assist decision-making activities and to produce decision support information from measurement data provided by the data receiving software; at least one database for storing the produced statistically processed information, analysis information, model data and decision support information; at least one information visualization system to generate one or more 3D plots by combining the stored statistically processed information, analysis information, model data and decision support information in the at least one database and present the generated one or more 3D plots to a user.