scholarly journals Developing a model and software for energy efficiency optimization in the building design process: a case study in Turkey

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 4172-4186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özgür BAYATA ◽  
İzzettin TEMİZ
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Efficiency Optimization

scholarly journals Optimization of building design process by using energy simulation tools

2018 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 01033
Author(s):  
Piotr Ziembicki
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Detailed Balance ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Energy Simulation ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Energy Simulations ◽  
Polish Law

Requirements concerning energy efficiency of buildings, as well as the emission of energy sources working for their needs, are constantly growing. It is related to the Polish law, as well as European Union directives. It is obvious that in the coming years, further regulations and directives will impose additional requirements in this area. Therefore, the requirements for the operation of buildings and process of their designing are changing already today. In the past, the design process, in particular in the aspect of energy consumption, was based primarily on the procedures of static analysis of the building's structure (partitions, glazing, etc.). A typical calculation of a building heat demand did not take into account other aspects of the building's operation, such as user behaviour, heat gains or thermal accumulation of the building. Therefore, in modern designing, it is extremely important to use advanced computer techniques to develop a detailed balance of energy, which takes into account all its useful forms, including heat and electricity. Only such a comprehensive approach will render it possible to achieve the energy efficiency indicators required by law, as well as an economically efficient operation of the building, with a minimal bad influence on the environment. In general, the manuscript presents methods of comprehensive computer energy simulation of buildings, which can be used for optimal designing of buildings for any purpose. The article also presents an overview of available computer tools, which are recommended for the building design process. There are also some examples of using a simulation software for the analysis of residential buildings, along with the analysis of the results of energy simulations carried out with its help.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Building Energy Functionality in the Integrated Building Design

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Vilūnė Lapinskienė ◽  
Violeta Motuzienė ◽  
Artur Rogoža
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Sustainability Challenges ◽  
Energy Functionality ◽  
Future Practice

Buildings are significant contributors to energy-related sustainability challenges and a sustainable future. Practice shows—that the traditional building design process is becoming ineffective and will no longer be able to meet the determined requirements and standards of low energy architecture. The aim of this research is to introduce and validate the newly developed technology of building design concept, which integrates Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Axiomatic Design (AD) methods. The proposed technology eliminates the traditional building design problems, ensures a smooth Integrated Building Design (IBD) process and matches the needs of the customer and the whole building design team. The new technology also provides a quicker and more effective way to find a sustainable and customer-orientated solution. Validation of the technology on the case study has shown that the energy functionality of the building proved to be superior to buildings, created during traditional building design process.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of BIPV Solutions to Define Energy and Cost-Effectiveness in a Case Study

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Corti ◽  
Luisa Capannolo ◽  
Pierluigi Bonomo ◽  
Pierluigi De Berardinis ◽  
Francesco Frontini
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaics ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Cost Parameters ◽  
Design Options

The built environment remains a strategic research and innovation domain in view of the goal of full decarbonization. The priority is the retrofitting of existing buildings as zero-emission to improve their energy efficiency with renewable energy technologies pulling the market with cost-effective strategies. From the first age of photovoltaics (PV) mainly integrated in solar roofs, we rapidly moved towards complete active building skins where all the architectural surfaces are photoactive (Building Integrated Photovoltaics - BIPV). This change of paradigm, where PV replaces a conventional building material, shifted the attention to relate construction choices with energy and cost effectiveness. However, systematic investigations which put into action a cross-disciplinary approach between construction, economic and energy related domains is still missing. This paper provides the detailed assessment of a real multifamily building, taking into account retrofit scenarios for making active the building skin, with the goal to identify the sensitive aspects of the energetic and economic effectiveness of BIPV design options. By assuming a real case study with monitored data, the analysis will consider a breakdown of the main individual parts composing the building envelope, by then combining alternative re-configurations in merged clusters with different energy and construction goals. Results will highlight the correlation between building skin construction strategies and the energy and cost parameters by identifying the cornerstones for enhancing efficiency. The outcomes, related to the total life cost, self-consumption/sufficiency, in combination with different building design options (façade, roof, balconies, surface orientations, etc.), provide a practical insight for researchers and professionals to identify renovation strategies by synergistically exploiting the solar active parts towards lower global costs and higher energy efficiency of the whole building system.

scholarly journals Integrated Design Process for High-Performance Buildings; A Case Study from Dubai

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8529
Author(s):  
Amna Shibeika ◽  
Maatouk Khoukhi ◽  
Omar Al Khatib ◽  
Nouf Alzahmi ◽  
Shamma Tahnoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Integrated Design Process

Due to the scarcity of water and the harsh desert climate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), water and energy are two of the main challenges for the design of sustainable buildings in the UAE. Relevant literature calls for the consideration of building systems and materials at the design stage to achieve high-performing buildings and to save on the operational costs of the building. The aim of this research was to design a high-performance building that meets the environmental sustainability requirements for water and energy, in the city of Dubai to reflect the technological advancements of the UAE Mars mission. This has been achieved through following an integrated design process, which was mainly focused on the evaluation and specification of the building engineering systems based on performance, besides the goal of achieving visually appealing building with advanced structural design. The performance verification of the final building design, which considered engineering systems design from conception and through the design and detailed design stages, revealed a 15% reduction in water consumption and a 60% reduction in energy consumption. This provides a valuable contribution to architectural engineering practice, by demonstrating a case study for enhancing energy and water efficiency via building design, which consequently contributes to the environmental sustainability of the built environment.

scholarly journals VISUALIZATION AND CASE STUDY OF OFFICE BUILDING DESIGN PROCESS USING DSM ANALYSIS

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (45) ◽  
pp. 747-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kei TAKEKAWA ◽  
Daisuke OBA ◽  
Hiroto TAKAGUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Office Building

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

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