Decision Support for Defining Adaptive Façade Design Goals in the Early Design Phase
Compared to conventional façades, adaptive façades (AFs) can adjust their properties in response to environmental changes and user requirements. Often performed through the integration of actuators, sensors, and control units, this provides benefits such as reduced energy consumption in buildings bu...
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| description | Compared to conventional façades, adaptive façades (AFs) can adjust their properties in response to environmental changes and user requirements. Often performed through the integration of actuators, sensors, and control units, this provides benefits such as reduced energy consumption in buildings but also increases the complexity of the façade design. To efficiently deal with the higher complexity, this article aims to provide suitable decision support for the early design phase, identify suitable design goals, and compare these to previously implemented Afs (make-or-buy decision). There is particular focus on the AF-specific characteristics, as these are new compared to well-known conventional façades. To systematically develop decision support, requirements are identified in expert interviews and the literature, and the current state of the art is evaluated against these. Research gaps found in current methods are addressed in this article, and continuous decision support is developed for the early design phase of an integrated design process. This support includes a checklist with AF-specific characteristics and a digitally implemented database of AFs. Based on the requirements, an evaluation is performed for both methods: this includes the comparison of the results to three ongoing AF projects and the assignment of 40 case studies to the database. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-694a4eff8fdf463cbaa385dfc89180ac2023-11-17T19:04:49ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-04-01168341110.3390/en16083411Decision Support for Defining Adaptive Façade Design Goals in the Early Design PhaseMichael P. Voigt0Daniel Roth1Matthias Kreimeyer2Institute for Engineering Design and Industrial Design, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyInstitute for Engineering Design and Industrial Design, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyInstitute for Engineering Design and Industrial Design, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyCompared to conventional façades, adaptive façades (AFs) can adjust their properties in response to environmental changes and user requirements. Often performed through the integration of actuators, sensors, and control units, this provides benefits such as reduced energy consumption in buildings but also increases the complexity of the façade design. To efficiently deal with the higher complexity, this article aims to provide suitable decision support for the early design phase, identify suitable design goals, and compare these to previously implemented Afs (make-or-buy decision). There is particular focus on the AF-specific characteristics, as these are new compared to well-known conventional façades. To systematically develop decision support, requirements are identified in expert interviews and the literature, and the current state of the art is evaluated against these. Research gaps found in current methods are addressed in this article, and continuous decision support is developed for the early design phase of an integrated design process. This support includes a checklist with AF-specific characteristics and a digitally implemented database of AFs. Based on the requirements, an evaluation is performed for both methods: this includes the comparison of the results to three ongoing AF projects and the assignment of 40 case studies to the database.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/8/3411decision supportadaptive façadedesign processmethodsearly design phasecomprehensive perspective |
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| title | Decision Support for Defining Adaptive Façade Design Goals in the Early Design Phase |
| title_full | Decision Support for Defining Adaptive Façade Design Goals in the Early Design Phase |
| title_fullStr | Decision Support for Defining Adaptive Façade Design Goals in the Early Design Phase |
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| title_short | Decision Support for Defining Adaptive Façade Design Goals in the Early Design Phase |
| title_sort | decision support for defining adaptive facade design goals in the early design phase |
| topic | decision support adaptive façade design process methods early design phase comprehensive perspective |
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