Engineering assessment of building design option at sketch design stage 'Energysave'.

Bennadji, Amar; Bouchlaghem, Nasreddine Mohamed; Loveday, Dennis Leslie; Holmes, Michael; Mitchell, Kevin T.; Van Zyl, Robert

Abstract

During the early design stages of a building, different options are assessed using simple tools, that contain a large number of assumptions the very nature of which can bias choice or possibly lead to an inappropriate solution. Many designers are of the opinion that, because not all details are known, such tools are not suitable for application at early stages in the design. This paper describes the on-going development of a software tool. The prototype of the EnergySave software will be ready by the end of 2002, in which a general, text based description of the building can be used to generate sufficient data to drive a valid analysis using a detailed thermal model.

Citation

BENNADJI, A., BOUCHLAGHEM, N.M., LOVEDAY, D.L., HOLMES, M., MITCHELL, K.T. and VAN ZYL, R. 2001. Engineering assessment of building design option at sketch design stage. In Ruttkay Pereira, F.O. (ed.) Renewable energy for a sustainable development of the built environment: proceedings of the 18th International conference on passive and low energy architecture 2001 (PLEA 2001), 7-9 November 2001, Florianópolis, Brazil. Florianópolis: PLEA International, pages 931-937.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 18th International conference on passive and low energy architecture 2001 (PLEA 2001)
• Start Date: Nov 7, 2001
• End Date: Nov 9, 2001
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2001
• Deposit Date: Mar 15, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 15, 2022
• Publisher: PLEA International
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 931-937
• Book Title: Renewable energy for a sustainable development of the built environment
• ISBN: 8590133230 ; 9788590133230
• Keywords: Architectural design; Energy in architecture; Sustainable architecture
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/924135
• Publisher URL: www.plea-arch.org