A Handbook of sustainable building design and engineering: an integrated approach to energy, health and operational performance

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 46-6829-46-6829
Keyword(s):  
Building Design ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Sustainable Building

Acoustic Performance of Louvred Facades for Brisbane Domestic Airport: An Integrated Approach

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Butera ◽  
Keith Hewett
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Internal Noise ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
External Noise ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Airport Terminals

Maximising cross ventilation is a low energy method of naturally ventilating and providing heating and cooling to deep plan spaces. Significant reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases can be achieved through minimising the use of mechanical systems in regions with climatic conditions that support the use of natural ventilation. Arup has provided input into the design of a louvered facade for the control of external noise for Brisbane Domestic Airport. A full scale prototype facade was constructed and noise transmission loss measurements were undertaken. The results indicate that significant noise reduction can be achieved to enable compliance with the internal noise limits for airport terminals, whilst using natural ventilation. The findings from this research will directly benefit building designers and innovators in the pursuit of achieving sustainable building design.

Integral Design Methodology Within Industrial Collaboration

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim Zeiler ◽  
Emile Quanjel
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Research Institutes

Sustainable building will be the major guiding principle for renewal of building and spatial planning practice. Kropman being one of the major Dutch building services contractors is aware of this trend. It is because of this rowing awareness of sustainability that the company puts effort towards knowledge transfer and research with the Dutch knowledge and research institutes. The principles of sustainable building within the IFD (Industrial Flexible Dismountable) concept are applied in the planning of a new building for the Kropman Utrecht department. Aim was an integrated approach within the design process to reach a maximum level of integration between building elements and climate conditioning elements. A newly developed methodology for structuring and documenting integral design processes enables verification and reproduction of decisions made during designing. Its conscious use by professionals results in iteration cycles within and between their own domains. The gradual emergence of a design language that helps structuring design tasks and solutions further stimulates the multidisciplinary exchange of ideas and concepts. This approach of structuring tasks and solutions is tested within a professional context of a building design project. Investigated is if the approach improves and supports the building design process. Besides its added value for building design process, the integral design methodology directly stimulates application of sustainable energy in the built environment.

Towards a System Analysis and Integration Framework for Early Design Trades in Sustainable Building Design

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Piacenza ◽  
Irem Y. Tumer ◽  
Robert B. Stone ◽  
Jeffrey Knighton ◽  
Ihab Elzeyadi
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero

The design and implementation of net-zero energy and water commercial buildings is a high-performance alternative to traditional structures. The complexity of engineering and architectural design strategies required to achieve post-construction net-zero standing requires an integrated design approach, utilizing an array of novel sustainable building design technologies. Here, we document the schematic design timeline of the Oregon Sustainability Center (OSC), a 150,000 ft2 net-zero energy commercial “smart” building slated for construction in Portland, Oregon. The design of the OSC is constrained around guidelines described in the Living Building Challenge (LBC), a building standard for sustainable, net-zero energy and water design in modern construction. This paper identifies the primary OSC design considerations, mechanical subsystems required to achieve these goals, as well the various stakeholders associated with the project. A correlation between stakeholder influences on design decisions is mapped demonstrating the relevance of peripheral effects on the design process. The intent of this case study documentation is to work toward an integrated approach to sustainable building design based on the goal of making critical design decisions strategically during the design process, conserving both financial and temporal resources. An integrated design framework for net-zero energy and water subsystems will assist in creating replicable sustainable building designs.

Sustainable Building Design Case History C.K. Choi Building, UBC

2002 ◽  
Vol 86 (18) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Gilbert Raynard ◽  
Diana Klein
Keyword(s):  
Case History ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Design Case

scholarly journals Massive wood material for sustainable building design: the Massiv–Holz–Mauer wall system

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 416-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Santi ◽  
Francesca Pierobon ◽  
Giulia Corradini ◽  
Raffaele Cavalli ◽  
Michela Zanetti
Keyword(s):  
Building Design ◽  
Wood Material ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Wall System

Collaborating in decision making of sustainable building design: An experimental study comparing CBA and WRC methods

2016 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 132-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paz Arroyo ◽  
Camila Fuenzalida ◽  
Alex Albert ◽  
Matthew R. Hallowell
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Sustainable Building

Assessing design buildability through virtual reality from the perspective of construction students

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe ◽  
Imelda Saran Piri
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Information ◽  
2D Drawing ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of visual models on the ability of construction students to assess design buildability.Design/methodology/approachThe study engaged 45 construction students from one selected tertiary education institute in New Zealand. The data collection process involved meeting the students face-to-face and demonstrating the VR model to them, after which the students completed an online questionnaire and assessed design buildability using both 2D drawing and virtual reality (VR) models. To make this assessment, the participants considered a residential earth building modelled to promote sustainable building features. The assessment process required the participants to evaluate the design buildability of the same building design using a 2D drawing and a 3D VR model.FindingsThe study found that VR models have significant advantages for assessing design buildability. Students measured 16.80% higher average buildability with the 3D VR model compared to the 2D drawing. The participants in the evaluation felt that the visual model significantly improved the comprehensibility of complex designs, which helped identify and manage design buildability (overall, 83% of participants strongly supported this).Originality/valueThe paper showed construction digitisation such as VR, augmented reality and building information modelling is highly cooperative as it can easily be made available for online learning. Thus, the findings support construction educators use online-based VR learning to promote efficient teaching of design buildability to students.

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