Effectiveness of one-click feedback of building energy efficiency in supporting early-stage architecture design: an experimental study
Published in Building and Environment, 2021
As early-stage design decisions are critical to building energy efficiency, performance-oriented design supporting methods have been intensively investigated using various cutting-edge technologies. However, applying such methods in real design scenarios is rather limited, causing their actual effectiveness remains questionable. To address this problem, a design experiment is reported in this paper, where 41 designers conducted the early-stage design of an office building, first without, and then with the help of MOOSAS, a user-friendly tool providing rapid predictions of building energy efficiency. The results showed that after the use of MOOSAS, the energy efficiency of the design outcomes improved significantly, with the mean energy use intensity decreasing by 10%. Moreover, participants reached new design possibilities with higher energy efficiency during their design explorations, and had a better chance to …
Recommended citation: Wang, Chunxiao, Shuai Lu, Hongzhong Chen, Ziwei Li, and Borong Lin. "Effectiveness of one-click feedback of building energy efficiency in supporting early-stage architecture design: an experimental study." Building and Environment 196 (2021): 107780.
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