AutoFrame: A Novel Procedure to Auto-Convert Architectural Massing Models into Structural Simulation Models to Streamline Embodied- and Operational-Carbon Assessment and Daylight Evaluation in Early Design

Kral, Katharina

doi:10.1080/24751448.2021.1863674

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 16 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Aiming to support a holistic approach to operational and embodied carbon analyses and trade-off strategies on the building and urban scale, RhinoCircular interacts with climate and energy simulation workflows such as ClimateStudio 21 or AutoZoner, 22 as well as geometry automation tools such as AutoFramer. 23 The software is further compatible with the industry standard databases such as Madaster or EC3 by offering components to read materials and write MPs into specific portfolios using available application programming interfaces (API). In order to allow the intended seamless exchange of data within such a generative design and simulation environment, the authors are currently also part of a team developing a comprehensive data set, namely BuildingRepo, 24 a forthcoming open-source building repository available online and through its own Grasshopper plugins.…”

Section: Rhinocircularmentioning

confidence: 99%

RhinoCircular: Development and Testing of a Circularity Indicator Tool for Application in Early Design Phases and Architectural Education

Heisel¹,

Becker²

2020

2020 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference: CARBON

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

RhinoCircular is a CAD plugin developed within the Circular Construction Lab (CCL) at Cornell University that assesses a building design’s environmental impact in respect to its embodied carbon values and circularity: the degree to which design solutions minimize extraction and waste in favor of reusable, recyclable and renewable material resources. Over their full life cycle, current buildings account for 39% of carbon dioxide emissions [1] and more than 50% of resource extraction and solid waste production. [2,3] As a way to overcome the social, economic, and environmental problems of this linear economic system, the concept of the circular economy is increasingly gaining attention. Activating the built environment as a material reserve for the construction of future cities would not only provide valuable local resources, but also potentially prevent up to 50% of the industry’s emissions by capitalizing on embodied carbon. [1] However, this requires radical paradigm shifts in how we design and construct buildings (e.g. materials selection/ design for disassembly), and in how resources are managed within the built environment. Buildings and regions need to anticipate stocks and flows of materials, documenting and communicating which materials in what quantities and qualities become available for reuse or recycling where and when. RhinoCircular allows direct and immediate feedback on design decisions in respect to formal deliberations, structural considerations, material selection and detailing based on material passports and circularity indicators. It can be integrated in existing and complex workflows and is compatible with industry-standard databases while providing its own essential dataset-complementing missing information.

show abstract

Section: Rhinocircularmentioning

confidence: 99%