The Design of Energy-Responsive Commercial Buildings

Ternoey, S.E.; Bickle, Larry W.; Robbins, C.L.; Busch, Rudolf; McCord, K.; Rabl, Ari

doi:10.1115/1.3268073

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“…As an example, during the 198 1 National Convention of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) (Ternoey et al 1985), 250 architects and engineers were asked to provide an intuitive estimate of the energy needs of a one-storey office building in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, which was defined in detail. Only 8% of the participants estimated the annual energy NOTE: Written discussion of this paper IS welcomed and will be received by the Editor until June 30, 1989 (address ~nside front cover).…”

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Role of computers in the design of energy-responsive buildings

Zmeureanu¹,

Fazio²

1989

Can. J. Civ. Eng.

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Closer collaboration of the traditional disciplines of architecture, structural engineering, and mechanical engineering is required at the design stage to better deal with the complexity of modern buildings, and to maintain the cost of energy low while providing a suitable indoor environment during the life of the building.The availability of personal computers and the developn~ent of interactive software provide more opportunities for an integrated approach to building design. This approach is useful in determining the impact of one subsystem on the performance of another subsystem and on the overall performance of the building. An example of such an integrated approach is presented in this paper, which determines the impact of a structural system (hollow core slab) and its mass on the energy consumption of the building.Un lien plus Ctroit entre les disciplines traditionnelles comme l'architecture, le gCnie des structures et le genie rnicanique est nkcessaire au stade de la conception afin de mieux saisir la complexit6 des bbtiments modemes et de maintenir les coOts de 1'Cnergie i 3 un bas niveau, tout en assurant un environnement intCrieur convenable durant la durCe de vie du bbtiment.La disponibilitk des ordinateurs personnels et le dCveloppement de logiciels interactifs ont ouvert la voie 2 I'Claboration d'une mCthode intCgrCe de conception du bbtiment. Cette mCthode est utile pour determiner I'impact d'un sous-systkme sur la performance d'un autre sous-systkme et la performance globale du bbtiment. Cet article prCsente un exemple d'approche intCgrCe qui determine l'impact d'un ensemble structural (dalle alvColCe) et de sa masse sur la consommation d'Cnergie du bbtiment.

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confidence: 99%