A Simulation-based Optimisation Tool for the Minimisation of Building Carbon Emissions and Water Usage
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The OPTIMISE tool will be specifically designed to give better guidance on design decisions and will enable the delivery of low impact and zero carbon buildings in the UK. The innovative approach will be applicable at every design stage, with the most significant gains in building performance resulting through its application to the concept design stage (during which there is the greatest potential to explore alternative design solutions). The tool will be able to optimise complex design factors such as glazed area, choice of construction materials, building orientation and compliance based on objectives such as energy consumption, carbon emissions and cost and constraints such as achieving specific daylight factor values.
The developed technology is a software tool that provides designers with a set of alternative optimised design solutions that aid decision making at any design stage. This takes advantage of existing 3D dynamic simulation modelling software (IES) and optimisation algorithms, designed specifically for use with a dynamic building design process (Loughborough University).
| Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| The Chartered Institute of Building Benevolent Fund Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Ingenium Archial Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Aecom Professional Services Llp | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Loughborough College Loughborough | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Aecom Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Mott Macdonald Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
Subjects by relevance
- Optimisation
- Design (artistic creation)
- Planning and design
- Software design
- Construction
- Decision making
- Simulation
- Building materials
- Emissions
- Buildings
- Construction design
Extracted key phrases
- Dynamic building design process
- Alternative design solution
- Concept design stage
- Complex design factor
- Design decision
- 3d dynamic simulation modelling software
- Building Carbon Emissions
- Software tool
- OPTIMISE tool
- Carbon building
- Optimisation Tool
- Specific daylight factor value
- Building performance
- Aid decision making
- Water Usage