scholarly journals A FRAMEWORK FOR APPLICATION OF SYSTEM ENGINEERING PROCESS MODELS TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Bersson ◽  
Thomas Mazzuchi ◽  
Shahram Sarkani
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Engineering Process ◽  
High Performance Buildings

Building owners, designers and constructors are seeing a rapid increase in the number of sustainably designed high performance buildings. These buildings provide numerous benefits to the owners and occupants to include improved indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and environmental site standards; and ultimately enhance productivity for the building occupants. As the demand increases for higher building energy efficiency and environmental standards, application of a set of process models will support consistency and optimization during the design process. Systems engineering process models have proven effective in taking an integrated and comprehensive view of a system while allowing for clear stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, life cycle analysis, technology insertion, validation and verification. This paper overlays systems engineering on the sustainable design process by providing a framework for application of the Waterfall, Vee, and Spiral process models to high performance buildings. Each process model is mapped to the sustainable design process and is evaluated for its applicability to projects and building types. Adaptations of the models are provided as Green Building Process Models.

scholarly journals A Standard Process for Sustainable Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Integrated Design Process ◽  
High Performance Buildings

This exploratory research examined the degree of adoption and impact of the concepts of Building Information Model (BIM), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Integrated Design Process (IDP) and Building Energy Simulation (BES) on the design processes of advanced architectural firms when executing sustainable design. Six offices identified by the press and peers’ recognition for a strong commitment to sustainable design and influence in the design of high performance buildings were selected. In semi-standardized interviews, these firms presented their perceptions of the influence of BIM, BES, and IPD/IDP. The results show that a generalization of sustainable design processes is possible. A design process for sustainability (DEPROSU) model was created by collecting best practices from data gathered from the interviews and the critical literature review. This research provides evidence of commonalities found in the design processes of the selected firms. These commonalities represented in the DEPROSU model can potentially be validated as protocols or standards for sustainable design, providing architectural design practices with concrete patterns for improvement and or validation of their design methods.

A Design Process Model That Unifies General Design Theory and Empirical Findings

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Tomiyama
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Process Models ◽  
General Design ◽  
Cad System ◽  
Design Process Model ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Design Experiments

Abstract This paper proposes a new design process model that unifies theoretical results of General Design Theory (GDT) and empirical findings obtained from design experiments. It first reviews the design process models that were developed within theoretical work on GDT. Then, we describe experimental work on design based on protocol analysis, which resulted in a cognitive design process model from which further a computable design process model was derived. While these experimental results are supposed to support the theoretical conclusions obtained from GDT, we could also find out incompatibilities. We then propose a new design process model, called the refinement design process model, that can unify both theoretical results of GDT and experimental finding obtained from design experiments. The refinement model has better agreements with experimental findings and suggests various issues as a guiding principle to develop a future, advanced CAD system that helps a designer to focus on functional information. We propose and illustrate the concepts of such an advanced CAD system equipped with intensive design knowledge, called a computational framework for knowledge intensive engineering.

scholarly journals Defining the sustainable building design process: methods for BIM execution planning in the UK

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Angeliki Zanni ◽  
Robby Soetanto ◽  
Kirti Ruikar
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Design Process Model

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to develop a building information modelling (BIM)-enabled sustainable design process model that identifies critical decisions actions in the design process along with the information and level of detail that facilitate an informed and timely decision. Building performance analysis is usually performed after the design and construction documents are produced, resulting in lost opportunities. Design/methodology/approach – A number of research methods have been adopted; these include extensive literature review and 11 in-depth exploratory interviews with industry practitioners (sustainable building design experts, early BIM adopters). Findings – Project delivery methods have a significant effect on the sustainable outcome of buildings. The development of a structured process can assist sustainable design practice among building professionals. Learning from implemented projects, that have utilised BIM processes, facilitates the scope of creating this process and advises future projects to prevent failures. Process mapping is essential to streamline the process, support key project processes and help the design team manage their own responsibilities and deliverables required by them. Originality/value – The identification of the gap and the need for a structured process for sustainable building design for BIM execution is discussed. The synergies that exist between BIM, building performance modelling, Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method assessment and the Royal Institute of British Architects Plan of Work are shown. The effect that project delivery has on sustainable design outcome has been established. A coordinated collaborative design process model is presented based on the findings from interviewing early adopters.

A methodology for developing company-specific design process models

2005 ◽  
Vol 219 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Cross ◽  
S Sivaloganathan
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Project Risk ◽  
Specialist Knowledge ◽  
Concurrent Development ◽  
Design Process Model

A number of design models have been proposed by design researchers, but they have not been adopted by industry because they are too generic. To be successful, companies have to manage effectively both project risk and concurrent development. The stage gate model is a suitable mechanism to achieve the required control within a commercial environment and there is evidence of its adoption by industry. The number of stages used depends on the degree of risk and the control needed in the project. Design methods are techniques that can assist designers to develop new products and knowledge can be classified as basic or specialist. This paper summarizes 100 key design methods from basic knowledge and suggests when they should be used. There are also company-specific design methods, which fall in the specialist knowledge category. An effective commercial design model should incorporate, firstly, a stage gate process that has stages defined to suit the project risk and to provide the control needed, secondly, the required level of concurrency, thirdly, appropriate basic design methods in the different stages, and, fourthly, appropriate specialist design methods in the different stages. This paper proposes a six-stepped methodology for developing such a company-specific design process model.

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