Integration of sunlight access control to a building potential simulator

Grazziotin, Pablo Colossi; Freitas, Carla Maria Dal Sasso; Turkienicz, Benamy

doi:10.1109/sibgrapi.2001.963115

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“…For example, the "True" condition is indicated with a bullet point, whereas the "False" condition remains empty. The results illustrate that some references nearly fulfill all of the listed parameters (e.g., [39,67,68]), while others require only six parameters ( [30,34,71,72]) to construct solar envelopes. This is because each reference is affected not only by the type of applied computational method but also by the design concept of the projects that often involve more parameters.…”

Section: Comparative Analysis Of Design Parameters In Relation To Design Methodsmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Third, a tailor-made supporting tools that perform specific tasks related to solar envelopes. Among these tools are The Obstrucao 1.0 [33], form Z [37], SustArc [40], Calcsolar-AutoLISP [56], MascaraW [66], CityZoom [68], CitySHADOWS [75,76], and PIRAMIDA [84,85]. Note that some references are found to be incomplete due to limited information during the review process, i.e., [44,47,59,61,63,69].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Third, the performance generator and evaluator consist of a combination of two types of performances that are operated simultaneously in one workflow. For example, some studies on DG use performances such as urban density, energy consumption [32,41,42], temperature, wind, climate, and energy [61], while references in the SOA category consider insolation hours, urban density [63], comfort issues and wind flows [67,68], and those in CSG involve more performances related to air temperatures, global radiation, passive solar gains, heating loads, insolation values [39], sun access duration [81], building density [82], and sphere view factors [83].…”

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Understanding Computational Methods for Solar Envelopes Based on Design Parameters, Tools, and Case Studies: A Review

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The increasing population density in urban areas simultaneously impacts the trend of energy consumption in building sectors and the urban heat island (UHI) effects of urban infrastructure. Accordingly, passive design strategies to create sustainable buildings play a major role in addressing these issues, while solar envelopes prove to be a relevant concept that specifically considers the environmental performance aspects of a proposed building given their local contexts. As significant advances have been made over the past decades regarding the development and implementation of computational solar envelopes, this study presents a comprehensive review of solar envelopes while specifically taking into account design parameters, digital tools, and the implementation of case studies in various contextual settings. This extensive review is conducted in several stages. First, an investigation of the scope and procedural steps of the review is conducted to frame the boundary of the topic to be analyzed within the conceptual framework of solar envelopes. Second, comparative analyses between categorized design methods in parallel with a database of design parameters are conducted, followed by an in-depth discussion of the criteria for the digital tools and case studies extracted from the selected references. Third, knowledge gaps are identified, and the future development of solar envelopes is discussed to complete the review. This study ultimately provides an inclusive understanding for designers and architects regarding the progressive methods of the development of solar envelopes during the conceptual design stage.

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Understanding Computational Methods for Solar Envelopes Based on Design Parameters, Tools, and Case Studies: A Review

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“…BlockMagic also addresses environmental comfort issues, through the use of the Solar Envelope technique (Grazziotin, 2002).The Solar Envelope is a construct of space and time: the physical boundaries of surrounding properties and the period of their assured access to sunshine (Pereira, ᭡ Figure 2. CityZoom main shell.…”

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CityZoom: A Visualization Tool for the Assessment of Planning Regulations

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Grazziotin

2008

International Journal of Architectural Computing

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A city modelled according to planning regulations usually presents a correlation between plots and building dimensions.To simulate the overall impact of building regulations over a large number of plots it is advantageous to use a computational tool to perform the task. Existing software can generate proxies of the would be reality, but do not accurately simulate the impact of alternative urban regulations. CityZoom is a Decision Support System for urban planning which not only provides CAD tools, but also allows users to evaluate and modify the city model according to different constraints such as solar radiation, luminance, terrain's pervious conditions, etc. . By simulating specific urban regulations and addressing environmental comfort issues, CityZoom helps architects to simultaneously evaluate the different attributes of a particular design. Coupled with GIS tools, CityZoom allows users to perform multiple analyses over the existing database and use the resultant feedback to optimize proposed solutions. Future developments envisage giving CityZoom a more autonomous role, using artificial intelligence to optimize building shapes and dimensions.

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“…The proposed approaches have shown difficulties to manage the forms complexity. Graziotin presents an approach for the modeling of the solar envelope and the urban reglementary volume [12]. However, it does not directly produce the constraints volume (urban and solar envelope constraints).…”

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PLEA 2013 Munich: Sustainable Architecture for a Renewable Future.

2013

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The goal of the International Conference PLEA 2013 is to promote the discussion on holistic, quality-based approaches to future challenges in architecture and planning. Within the conference we want to concentrate on the quality of buildings and neighbourhoods, and the quality of life of their inhabitants, as well as the liveability of our cities. The International Conference PLEA 2013 invited scientists, planners, architects, engineers, stakeholders, entrepreneuers and students from around the world to present and discuss innovative approaches and future developments for new buildings as well as for the existing building stock.

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Integration of sunlight access control to a building potential simulator

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Understanding Computational Methods for Solar Envelopes Based on Design Parameters, Tools, and Case Studies: A Review

Understanding Computational Methods for Solar Envelopes Based on Design Parameters, Tools, and Case Studies: A Review

CityZoom: A Visualization Tool for the Assessment of Planning Regulations

PLEA 2013 Munich: Sustainable Architecture for a Renewable Future.

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