Designer orientated performance evaluation of buildings

2001

This paper discusses the use of multiple building performance simulation tools to support the design of a state-of-the-art intelligent library building in Singapore. Building performance simulation tools that include energy analysis program, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and daylighting models are utilized throughout the design process to evaluate various proposed design schemes, to study the impact of multiple design parameters and to assess the potential of certain design strategies and proposed systems on energy, ventilation, thermal comfort as well as day-lighting performance of the building. The paper also highlights the difficulties encountered during the process and recommendations to overcome the difficulties are discussed.

Green Energy and Technology, 2013

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2006

Procedia Engineering, 2017

Building performance and assessment tools are not new to the global audience. What are new however are the concerns, on the part of policy makers and building practitioners, with their adaptation to the Nigerian context. These concerns have become especially salient in the face of continued climate change and excessive environmental perturbations. This paper presents the development of a building performance and design tool that is intended to assist the Nigerian government with its building codes and policies and also building practitioners with the design process. The methodology is based on a review of existing building rating systems such as LEED and BREEAM, from which a system adapted to the requirements of the Nigerian National Building Code for residential buildings is proposed. The methodology is further developed into a design tool whose features include a schematic design serving as a reference building validated through energy simulation. The underlying proposal of this paper will assist the Nigerian National Building Code in establishing policies favourable to the built environment and aid designers in the creation of sustainable buildings in Nigeria, as well as serving as an exemplar to other developing African countries.

Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, 2013

2004

To provide substantial improvements in indoor environment and energy consumption levels, there is a need to treat a building with its associated systems as a complete entity, not as the sum of a number of separate systems. Building performance simulation is ideal for this.

Automation in Construction, 2020

Recent research on identification of user barriers for the adoption of building performance simulation (BPS) tools indicates that architects wants to use the output from BPS to inform their decisions in the early design stage, but only if the BPS tools are conformed to fit their design practice. In this paper we therefore propose a research framework for the development of BPS tools conformed to fit common design practice in the early design stage. The proposed framework was constructed based on review of existing research methodologies in the area of BPS for informing decisions in the early design stage, and on review of methodologies used in other research fields, such as design research, social science, software development, and innovation research. The proposed research framework consists of four elements: 1) a reflective researcher who navigates the research activities and reflect on research methods, approaches and outcome; 2) a framing of the research to identify relevant theme, topic and research question of interest; 3) an iterative workflow procedure of planning, acting, observing and reflecting to generate a spiral of understanding, inspired by action research; and 4) a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods and approaches from the related research fields that could be applied continuously to seek and refine different solutions. The paper also reports on an application example which demonstrated that the framework is a helpful tool for systematic navigation and documentation of research activities and collection of data. Furthermore, the iterative nature of the framework continuously increases the researchers understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the design practice in early design stage enabling them to make better proposals for BPS tools that are conformed to fit common design practice in the early design stage.

ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur

Design is a unified system consists of parameters that influence each other, so design considerations must be careful. Building design performance is a measurable parameter, and integrating the planning and design process can make decision-making more focused and measurable. This paper describes the benefits and constraints of integrating building design performance simulations in the architectural studio design process using a design process of the Student Learning and Innovation Center. The study emphasizes cooling loads and daylighting using building design performance simulation to analyze the design form, layout, and building skin through shading study, UTCI, thermal comfort, wind, solar radiation, daylight, and cooling loads. Simulation using ladybug, honeybee, and sefaira software. The result is BPS utilization in the design process can assist designers in considering strategic design decisions when the problem is simple or aims to study climatic conditions. When the design p...

J. of Design Research, 2013

This paper presents a framework and a tool for performance measurement of the building design process, to allow better control of the process and the quality of design deliveries. Developing a consistent measurement system supporting the building design management requires a well-defined and thorough process. Although we have commenced real-life testing of parts of the framework, the purpose of this paper is to publish this framework in the academic community, to allow commenting prior to more extensive empirical validation. The rationale for our research is a general lack of comparable measures to control the design process and the quality of the output. The research is based on a general mapping of relevant literature, stakeholder interviews, workshops with experts, and initial testing in a pilot study. The resulting product is a tool for the design manager to efficiently employ to monitor, analyse, and manage the design process in a constructive way.

Architecture

This paper provides an overview of the usage of performance-based simulation tools for building design and evaluation in Singapore based on an extensive industry survey. It highlights the status and difficulties encountered in the usage and the needs of ...