Evaluation of Leed “Innovation in Design Process” and “Location & Linkages” Case Study: Diyarbakir Turkey

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-93
Author(s):  
Gökçe Tuna Taygun ◽  
Polat Darçın ◽  
S. Müjdem Vural
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
The U.S

The paper focuses on the LEED rating system of Diyarbakır Houses to an assessment with respect to “Innovation in Design Process and Location & Linkages”, assuming to conduct a trial of the building assessment and certification systems, which were highly popular in Europe and in the U.S. in the 1990s and in Turkey in the 2000s, on the “traditional building”. The aim of the paper is to bring a criticism of and suggestions to the LEED credits in connection with environmentalist design criteria, and to be able to determine that these credits, which are limited in the first place, may already be part of the design of traditional buildings in Turkey. Three different typological houses of Diyarbakır were selected for the research and detail evaluated with the scope of LEED for Homes credits. Using this assessment system, old Diyarbakır houses known to involve many successful solutions in terms of factors related to the environment and the user were assessed. The assessment revealed the fact that these houses, which are in harmony with the environment, are energy-efficient, use water and resources optimally, are successful in waste management, meet their users’ biological, psychological and social needs and do not cause health problems for their users’ and the environment scored low in LEED.

Objectivity and the Aesthetic Design Process

1996 ◽  
Vol 1549 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Ernst H. Petzold ◽  
Brian E. Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Aesthetic Design ◽  
Type Selection ◽  
Bridge Type ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The One ◽  
Controversial Nature

The aesthetic design process is sometimes limited to dealing solely with personal likes and dislikes, creating a totally subjective situation that leads to significant design decisions made on the basis of the strength of individual personalities rather than on any fundamental aesthetic content. A bridge type selection case study is provided to illustrate and discuss a technique to develop a logical process and bring some objectivity into aesthetic decisions. The case study involves a major 10-lane bridge 815 m (2,670 ft) long through an urban park. Because of the controversial nature of the project, a citizens' design committee was established to provide design oversight. Broad underlying issues such as land use, form and circulation, and scale and proportion were presented to the committee to form a baseline for subsequent activities. Open discussions with the committee were used to focus on the relative importance of each issue. On the basis of these discussions, aesthetic design criteria were developed in order to rank various alternatives. Conceptual designs, which were developed after preliminary discussions with the committee, were ranked by the committee according to how well each satisfied the previously established aesthetic design criteria. The recommended alternative, from an aesthetic standpoint, was simply the one with the highest ranking. Although aesthetic considerations will always involve questions of individual taste and opinion, the technique described can be used to bring a degree of objectivity to decisions about aesthetics.

scholarly journals Swarm networks and the design process of a distributed meme warfare campaign

First Monday ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Travis Wall ◽  
Teodor Mitew
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Presidential Election Campaign ◽  
The U.S

This paper aims to develop a systemic perspective of the mechanics of an online memetic warfare campaign. The paper uses as its case study the #DraftOurDaughters campaign, a viral memetic campaign conducted in October 2016 as part of the U.S. presidential election campaign. #DraftOurDaughters was organised and produced by anonymous members of the Internet board 4chan, and then deployed to wider audiences on platforms such as Reddit, Twitter and Facebook. This process is documented from inception to completion, capturing the swarm like topology of 4chan’s /pol/ forum, and the logistics of the swarm’s rapid prototyping, coordination, production and dissemination of content. Through examining these phenomena, this paper also provides perspective on the manifestation of collaborative design practice in online participatory spaces.

scholarly journals Application of Building Performance Simulation to Design Energy-Efficient Homes: Case Study from Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 6048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahhaj Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Asif ◽  
Farajallah Alrashed
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Building Performance Simulation ◽  
Residential Sector

The per capita energy usage in Saudi Arabia is almost three times higher than the global average. A major contributor is the residential sector which consumes almost 50% of the total national energy consumption every year. Environmental and economic pressures along with the Saudi Vision 2030 reform program advocate for an improvement in energy consumption patterns. For a sustainable residential sector, energy-efficient solutions should be adopted in the design process preferably based on building performance simulation (BPS). This study investigates the existing status and future prospects of BPS in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia. A survey has been carried out with building industry professionals to investigate the existing practices in terms of use of BPS. Energy and environmental savings achievable through application of BPS have been estimated by modelling a typical residential villa as a case study. The results indicate that presently BPS is not being adequately applied by the building industry and a number of barriers exist which need to be addressed. The case study simulation indicates that electricity consumption of a villa based on a BPS-based design process is 51.3% less than the existing typical residential villa.

Developing design literacy through brand-based artefacts

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catarina LELIS
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Basic Design ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Interaction Structure ◽  
Functional Prototype ◽  
High Willingness

The brand is a powerful representational and identification-led asset that can be used to engage staff in creative, sustainable and developmental activities. Being a brand the result of, foremost, a design exercise, it is fair to suppose that it can be a relevant resource for the advancement of design literacy within organisational contexts. The main objective of this paper was to test and validate an interaction structure for an informed co-design process on visual brand artefacts. To carry on the empirical study, a university was chosen as case study as these contexts are generally rich in employee diversity. A non-functional prototype was designed, and walkthroughs were performed in five focus groups held with staff. The latter evidenced a need/wish to engage with basic design principles and high willingness to participate in the creation of brand design artefacts, mostly with the purposeof increasing its consistent use and innovate in its representation possibilities, whilst augmenting the brand’s socially responsible values.

Causing a Stir

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilo POTOCNJAK-OXMAN
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Design Team ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
Early Stages

Stir was a crowd-voted grants platform aimed at supporting creative youth in the early stages of an entrepreneurial journey. Developed through an in-depth, collaborative design process, between 2015 and 2018 it received close to two hundred projects and distributed over fifty grants to emerging creatives and became one of the most impactful programs aimed at increasing entrepreneurial activity in Canberra, Australia. The following case study will provide an overview of the methodology and process used by the design team in conceiving and developing this platform, highlighting how the community’s interests and competencies were embedded in the project itself. The case provides insights for people leading collaborative design processes, with specific emphasis on some of the characteristics on programs targeting creative youth

Cyberphysical Design Automation Framework for Knowledge-based Engineering

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-178
Author(s):  
Urcun John Tanik
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Automation ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Engineering ◽  
Cyberphysical System ◽  
Automation Framework

Cyberphysical system design automation utilizing knowledge based engineering techniques with globally networked knowledge bases can tremendously improve the design process for emerging systems. Our goal is to develop a comprehensive architectural framework to improve the design process for cyberphysical systems (CPS) and implement a case study with Axiomatic Design Solutions Inc. to develop next generation toolsets utilizing knowledge-based engineering (KBE) systems adapted to multiple domains in the field of CPS design automation. The Cyberphysical System Design Automation Framework (CPSDAF) will be based on advances in CPS design theory based on current research and knowledge collected from global sources automatically via Semantic Web Services. A case study utilizing STEM students is discussed.

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