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Energy Simulation Supporting the Building Design Process

Authors:
Marco Massetti
Stefano Paolo Corgnati

Keywords: building design process; energy calculation; energy simulation; key factors; multiple design problems.

Abstract:
This paper shows a case study proposed in a doctoral thesis currently in progress. The thesis investigates the application of energy calculations to support the design process, ranging from simple energy calculation methods to detailed simulations. In the case study, the design process of an apartment building block in Spain is proposed. Different energy calculation tools are applied at each stage of the project. This paper focuses on the early stages of the design process, in which a simple modelling and calculation approach is adopted. The paper shows, by means of the discussion of the case study, the importance of key factors identified by the authors for the choice of a suitable energy calculation method during the design process.

Pages: 136 to 141

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: October 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4537

ISBN: 978-1-61208-169-4

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from October 23, 2011 to October 29, 2011