Integration of low energy strategies to the early stages of design process of office buildings in warm climates
2003
The thesis aims to investigate the integration of low energy strategies into the early stages of architectural design process, to improve the energy efficiency of multi-storey buildings in warm climates. It involves the study of design process and methods, the understanding of building energy performance, low energy strategies, energy tools and the integration of all elements.This thesis recalls fundamental thoughts and methods from different disciplines and reiterates two basic approaches. The first is the quantification of architectural design decisions. Unachievable without advanced computer simulations, a comprehensive parametric analysis is carried out and a database is developed to replace conventional qualitative approaches. The second is an ongoing appreciation of how to influence architectural practice in favour of energy efficiency.The thesis proposal has no preconceived ideas in relation to the different design methods and practice. It attempts to support such methods as far as possible. Indeed, the approach is comprehensive and the results can be extended to different designers: architects with different levels of experience, energy consultants and architecture students.
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