10.45 Building Design Optimization
Chair: Fabian Ochs, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Optimizing the performance of self-shading façades
- Performance vs. architectural aspiration
- Interactive tool for early design stages
Giovanni Zemella, Ove Arup & Partners, London, UK
Form follows performance: Integrating sustainability into design practices
- How to apply Building Performance Analysis effectively into the design process
- Set vision, track and improve the design by evidence-based approach
- Optimizing information exchange: Building Information Modelling (BIM) + Parametric tools
Joyce Chan, HOK, London, UK
Impact of different energy balancing methods on Net Zero Energy Buildings
- New energy balancing method of SIA 380 and Minergie
- Annual versus hourly energy balance for net zero energy buildings
- The impact of symmetric and unsymmetric primary energy factors
Monika Hall, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Understanding underground: a journey through simulations
- Building simulation technologies
- Earth sheltering
- Parametric envelope design
Alfonso E. Hernandez, MEDiAM design collaborative, Houston, Texas
Brief Presentations
Optimization of the energy performance in the early design stage of free-form buildings
Gabriela Celani, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
12:30 Lunch