An online collaborative tool for sustainable design.

Bennadji, A.; Ahriz, H.; Belakehal, A.

Abstract

One of the most important aspects a design team needs to consider fairly early on is that of energy saving, cost, thermal comfort and the effect on the environment in terms of CO2 emissions. This paper presents an online collaborative tool that allows the design team to collaborate - from distance - on providing a general description of a building which can be used to generate sufficient data to drive a valid analysis using a detailed thermal model at the early sketch stage of the design process. This tool - called CASD - guides the user through the input process using a series of screens giving options for keywords used to describe the building; comprehensive default data built into the software are then attached to these keywords. The resulting data file is a building description that is the best possible interpretation of the design intent. This can then be used to assess options and guide towards a final design.

Citation

BENNADJI, A., AHRIZ, H. and BELAKEHAL, A. 2005. An online collaborative tool for sustainable design. In Imbabi, M.S. and Mitchell, C.P. (eds.) Renewable energy, technology, innovation and the environment: proceedings of the 2005 Regional meeting of the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC 2005): innovation in Europe, 22-27 May 2005, Aberdeen, UK. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

• Conference Name: 2005 Regional meeting of the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC 2005): innovation in europe
• Conference Location: Aberdeen, UK
• Start Date: May 22, 2005
• End Date: May 27, 2005
• Acceptance Date: May 22, 2005
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2005
• Deposit Date: Sep 21, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 21, 2016
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Book Title: Renewable energy, technology, innovation and the environment
• ISBN: 008044671X ; 0080446701 ; 9780080446714
• Keywords: CO2 emissions; Design; CASD; Building design process; Architects; Energy saving; Thermal comfort; Nondomestic buildings
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1811