Elliot Glassman
Year:
2015
Bibliographic info:
Building Simulation, 2015, Hyderabad, India

Utilizing building performance feedback as part of the preliminary design process can suggest environmentally responsive strategies and inform subsequent architectural development. This paper will outline a workflow that utilizes an integrated set of parametric design tools to simultaneously evaluate an exterior solar screen under multiple performance criteria, such as daylighting, visual comfort, energy, peak cooling, and shading effectiveness. The model captures the complex interactions between these performance aspects, the facade components, and occupant behavior as they affect and are affected by environmental factors. Without this integration, sub-optimal solutions may be selected based on misleading results. The methodology for evaluating performance helps to define appropriate facade and shading properties, visualize performance, and set the stage for optimization in later design phases. The benefit of this multi-objective approach will be demonstrated within the context of previous project applications.