early stage design

The global increase in building cooling demands poses a challenge for designers striving for net zero energy consumption. The prevalent use of mechanical cooling underscores the necessity for designers to consider Ventilative Cooling as a viable alternative in the early stages of building design. Recent research findings suggest that the pre-design stage has the same influence for promoting Ventilative Cooling strategies as the schematic and detailed design stages for practitioners, yet limited impactful decision making occurs at this stage.