A parametric approach to the bioclimatic design of large scale projects: The case of a student housing complex

Chronis, Angelos; Liapi, Katherine A.; Sibetheros, Ioannis A.

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2011.09.007

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“…This part is important in automating the design of fenestration for facades. The fenestration position and dimensions should be defined parametrically for each facade, to be able to generate variations in the designs, related to certain inputs [4]. The main idea is to analyze the facade and break it down into variables and values by translating the facade with its openings into pure geometry, points, lines, and planes.…”

Section: Parametric Designmentioning

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Automated fenestration allocation as complying with LEED rating system

Daly

2014

Alexandria Engineering Journal

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During the last decade, environmental issues in the design have started to attack architecture to preserve natural resources, and to improve the performance of designs. Many validation rating systems for sustainability are used to check the compromise of specific buildings with energy consumption and environmental issues. One of the great problems facing architects is checking that their designs compromise with the various rating systems. On the other hand, new techniques in architectural design based on automation, parametricity and algorithms have invaded the design with complicated methods and applications.One of the main environmental obstacles facing any design is the allocation of fenestration, which used to be linked mainly to the design of the facade. Contemporary windows allocation in design has started to be a more complicated issue when related to complying with certain validation environmental rating systems such as LEED. Through the use of common design strategies based on the contemporary techniques in architectural design, this issue could be achieved automatically.The allocation of windows, through the help of certain well known heuristic algorithms and simulation programs, could be reached automatically to compromise with the LEED rating system by achieving the required daylight amounts with a minimum solar radiation inside a particular building. This research shows a design method based on simulation techniques with the help of heuristic algorithms through a parametric design that automatically allocate windows to comply with LEED. At the end of the research, a small project is discussed for evaluating the design process. ª 2014 Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).

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Section: Parametric Designmentioning

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Automated fenestration allocation as complying with LEED rating system

Daly

2014

Alexandria Engineering Journal

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“…Subsequently, rectangular and trapezoidal residential building forms presented both lower-life cycle costs and the least variability of their building forms in the energy saving value of building envelopes. Chronis, Liapi, and Sibetheros (2012) analysed a student residence complex on the campus of the University of Paras in Greece. They developed an algorithm linking local climatic information such as solar geometry, wind flow and site topography with the basic geometric features of the residence, such as the shapes of a building profile, the roof shade and the overhang.…”

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Development of the layout method for a high-rise housing complex using parametric algorithm

Kim¹,

Cho

2019

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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An algorithm-based parametric design method was developed to generate the layout of a high-rise housing complex with improved sunlight access and compliance with the relevant building code restrictions in South Korea. Integrated with computer-aided modelling and simulation, the algorithm automatically arranges multiple apartments according to their height, separation, the shaded area between adjacent buildings and setbacks from site boundaries. The algorithm was then implemented in three high-rise housing complexes across South Korea to validate its feasibility. In all three cases, the algorithm generated housing layouts that satisfied the considered building regulations and improved overall sunlight exposure conditions. Particularly, lower-density housing with fewer buildings or floors were found to be more effective in allowing sunlight access: more housing units were included in the longest sunlight exposure duration whereas fewer units were included in the shortest sunlight duration. The proposed parametric approach allows the effective execution of both diverse experiments in housing design layouts and assessments of layouts' sunlight access conditions, enhancing sustainable decision-making in the design process.

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“…Thermodynamic phenomena like stratification and convection, as well as fluid dynamics such as flow patterns, are also essential, thus making it necessary to carry out a CFD simulation which this program cannot perform. This limitation is due to the fact that Revit focuses more on a building's interior energy conditions than on those of the exterior space [17]. It is not an open source code program, and as previously mentioned, this means that they do not allow us to understand the internal calculation processes of the physical phenomena.…”

Section: Revit Autodesk (Formerly Ecotect Analysis)mentioning

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Exploring the Interplay between CAD and FreeFem++ as an Energy Decision-Making Tool for Architectural Design

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The energy modelling software tools commonly used for architectural purposes do not allow a straightforward real-time implementation within the architectural design programs. In addition, the surrounding exterior spaces of the building, including the inner courtyards, hardly present a specific treatment distinguishing these spaces from the general external temperature in the thermal simulations. This is a clear disadvantage when it comes to streamlining the design process in relation to the whole-building energy optimization. In this context, the present study aims to demonstrate the advantages of the FreeFem++ open source program for performing simulations in architectural environments. These simulations include microclimate tests that describe the interactions between a building architecture and its local exterior. The great potential of this mathematical tool can be realized through its complete system integration within CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software such as SketchUp or AutoCAD. In order to establish the suitability of FreeFem++ for the performance of simulations, the most widely employed energy simulation tools able to consider a proposed architectural geometry in a specific environment are compared. On the basis of this analysis, it can be concluded that FreeFem++ is the only program displaying the best features for the thermal performance simulation of these specific outdoor spaces, excluding the currently unavailable easy interaction with architectural drawing programs. The main contribution of this research is, in fact, the enhancement of FreeFem++ usability by proposing a simple intuitive method for the creation of building geometries and their respective meshing (pre-processing). FreeFem++ is also considered a tool for data analysis (post-processing) able to help engineers and architects with building energy-efficiency-related tasks.

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A parametric approach to the bioclimatic design of large scale projects: The case of a student housing complex

Cited by 31 publications

References 8 publications

Automated fenestration allocation as complying with LEED rating system

Automated fenestration allocation as complying with LEED rating system

Development of the layout method for a high-rise housing complex using parametric algorithm

Exploring the Interplay between CAD and FreeFem++ as an Energy Decision-Making Tool for Architectural Design

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