AN ENERGY RESPONSIVE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DESIGN FOR FLORIDA: A CASE STUDY OF THE AWARD WINNING DESIGN DEVELOPED FOR THE FIRST PASSIVE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN COMPETITION SPONOSRED BY THE FLORIDA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER

1980 ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
Peter E. Prugh ◽  
Charles F. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Design Competition ◽  
Energy Center

Preliminary Research on Design Method of Sustainable & Open Residence

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 3547-3552
Author(s):  
Zheng Tan ◽  
Ai Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
Preliminary Research

The residential building is a critical factor to reflect the relations between human and natural environment, and it is required that the residential design is more flexible, healthier and more environmentally friendly and is capable of fully responding to the demands and changes in family life and harmonizing with the environment, as the time goes on and progresses, the concept of “Sustainable & Open Residence” (SOR) has been promoted and applied by many countries, also attracted considerable attentions in the process of the China's Housing Industrialization. The paper discusses how to achieve such the “Sustainability” and “Open” in residential design based on the author’s understanding on SOR under the current conditions in China, a architect should take the initiative to adopt a number of architectural design method to achieve the sustainability and open in residential building design.

An integrated optimisation method for residential building design: A case study in Spain

2014 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 158-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Aparicio Ruiz ◽  
José Guadix Martín ◽  
José Manuel Salmerón Lissén ◽  
Francisco José Sánchez de la Flor
Keyword(s):  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Design

A simulation-based multi-objective genetic optimization framework for efficient building design in early stages: application for Vietnam's hot and humid climates

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Truc Le Gia ◽  
Hoang-Anh Dang ◽  
Van-Binh Dinh ◽  
Minh Quan Tong ◽  
Trung Kien Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Genetic Optimization ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Hot And Humid Climates

PurposeIn many countries, innovation in building design for improving energy performance, reducing CO2 emissions and minimizing life cycle cost has received much attention for sustainable development. This paper investigates the importance of optimization tools for enhancing the design performance in the early stages of Vietnam's cooling-dominated buildings in hot and humid climates using an integrated building design approach.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology of this study exploits the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) optimization algorithm coupled with building simulation to research a trade-off between the optimization of investment cost and energy consumption. Our approach focuses on the whole optimization problem of thermal envelope, glazing and energy systems from preliminary design phases. The methodology is then tested for a case study of a non-residential building located in Hanoi.FindingsThe results show a considerable improvement in design performance by our method compared to current building design. The optimal solutions present the trade-off between energy consumption and capital cost in the form of a Pareto front. This helps architects, engineers and investors make important decisions in the early design stages with a large view of impacts of all factors on energy performance and cost.Originality/valueThis is one of the original research to study integrated building design applying the simulation-based genetic optimization algorithm for cooling-dominated buildings in Vietnam. The case study in this article is for a non-residential building in the north of Vietnam but the methodology can also be applied to residential buildings and other regions.

scholarly journals Implementing Regenerative Design Principles: A Refurbishment Case Study of the First Regenerative Building in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2411
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Petrovski ◽  
Emmanuel Pauwels ◽  
Aránzazu Galán González
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Living Building Challenge ◽  
Regenerative Design ◽  
A Site ◽  
Detrimental Impact ◽  
Design And Construction

The conventional building design and construction have detrimental impact onto the environment. With the current pace of development of the contemporary society, these issues cannot be fully addressed with the concept of sustainable design and construction, which is based on causing less harm to the environment. Thus, the regenerative concept is gaining relevance, as it is changing the construction paradigm toward the delivery of a human-centric environment, which, when coupled with the circular economy, aims to enable the natural environment to evolve. In order to have a more frequent delivery of regenerative buildings, it is necessary to broaden the knowledge on regenerative design, which is the objective of this paper. The aim is to investigate the design process, strategies, and technologies that are applied during the design and construction of a refurbished residential building, which is intended to be the first regenerative building in Spain, and is currently in the process of certification as per the Living Building Challenge (LBC) standard. Therefore, a literature review was performed, followed by a site visit of the case-study building. The research is organized according to the seven categories (petals) of the Living Building Challenge standard, and all 20 imperatives of the LBC are discussed. Additionally, the aspects of costs and project management are investigated. The findings point out the main design features and challenges toward the realization of regenerative refurbishment, in order to fully adhere to the demands of the LBC, and discusses their potential for a broader application in rural as well as urban settings. The analysis of the case-study design and construction can serve as a valuable insight to deliver future regenerative buildings and accelerate their implementation in the construction industry. This article is based upon the work of COST Action RESTORE CA16114, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).

scholarly journals Rapid LEED evaluation performed with BIM based sustainability analysis on a virtual construction project

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaid Alwan ◽  
David Greenwood ◽  
Barry Gledson
Keyword(s):  
Data Exchange ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Data Interoperability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Design Competition

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of using 3D simulation transfer processes to streamline the environmental assessment of buildings that have been designed digitally using building information modelling (BIM). The case study presented relates to a competition (“Build Qatar Live”) in which one of the winning team’s objectives was to create a smart process for assessing the design against the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria. The experience indicated that a rapid, concurrent and efficient LEED evaluation was possible within the BIM process. The study presents technological approaches that can be adopted within the BIM environment to simplify the environmental assessments and embrace practices that reduce environmental and ecological impacts. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology encompassed an overview of how rapid high-value data exchange occurs within BIM to achieve a sustainable building design as part of an international design competition. Achieving a LEED rating through sustainable design was a key requirement of the competition. Findings – The findings of this case study has revealed that key credits in LEED can be integrated within the BIM design process. Therefore, tackling such important environmental design issues in parallel to building design and providing key information on building elements needed to meet the sustainability criteria. Originality/value – This research highlights the benefits of streamlined, architectural and data software exchange through applying data interoperability of a building design; thus, skipping conventional 2D building and conventional documentation for environmental and energy designs simulations needed for LEED certifications and general low carbon design.

Building National Form of Chinese Contemporary Residential Design

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 224-227
Author(s):  
Zhu Li ◽  
Wen Di Tan ◽  
Lei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
Design Style ◽  
The City ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

With the rapid development of the city today, follow the same pattern of the contemporary Chinese residential building design style has become a universal phenomenon. The development of modern residential building national form is one of the important tasks of the designers, the traditional Chinese "harmony" idea has always told people to respect for nature, respect for tradition. Analysis and extraction of Chinese elements in the design of modern residential building, in detail, color, style, has a good reference for the development of national traditional.

Research Strategies on Sustainable Building Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 733 ◽  
pp. 442-445
Author(s):  
Hong Xia Yu ◽  
Shi Yang Ding
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Passive Design

Due to energy consumption of buildings, sustainable design has become a popular consensus. Based on the passive design and integrated solar energy, this paper introduces how to design in a sustainable way, as well as case study, so as to encourage sustainable development of architectural design.

Does high-rise residential building design shape antisocial behaviour?

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung Yau
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Rental Housing ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Antisocial Behaviour ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
High Rise

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine links between environmental design of high-rise housing communities and residents’ perceptions about antisocial behaviour (ASB). Design/methodology/approach A conceptual framework was proposed to investigate correlations between architectural design parameters and perceived severity of ASB activity. A questionnaire was administered to test the relationships. Residents of 14 public rental housing estates in Hong Kong participated, and 422 complete responses were analysed. Findings Strong correlation was discovered between elements of residential design and residents’ perceptions of ASB severity. Block layout, building height and number of flats per floor affected residents’ feelings about ASB threat. Access to outside air in communal corridors also significantly reduced residents’ complaints about ASB. Practical implications This study offers insights into how architectural design of high-rise residences might reduce residents’ perception of ASB severity. Findings impact current ASB research, but also architects’ and developers’ designs. Better planned built environments will enhance residents’ security and satisfaction, reinforcing communities. Originality/value Previous studies have ignored whether architectural design of high-rises could directly influence residents’ perception of ASB severity. This study is the first to focus on the relationship.

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