Sunday, 16 February 2014

Environment

Technical design of building envelope 1

Strategic and/or site/building specific paradigms

Strategic
http://www.chpa.co.uk/what-is-district-heating_191.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Mf3vDVRiY3k

Building specific

Compliance strategy
https://www.planningportal.gov.uk/buildingregulations/approveddocuments/partl/
Standard Assessment Procedure for Part L and Energy Performance Certificates
http://www.bre.co.uk/sap2012/page.jsp?id=2759

SAP calculator
http://www.rusfa.com/

Performance based strategies
http://greenspacelive.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/OakMeadow_successStory_2012_02_15.pdf

Prototyping using 3D energy modelling packages



Using the gbXML schema
http://www.gbxml.org/

From within BIM authoring software
http://www.graphisoft.com/archicad/archicad_17/energy_evaluation/
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/using_green_building_studio_with__revit.pdf

Stand alone
http://www.iesve.com/software/interoperability/sketchup
http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/green-building-studio
http://greenspacelive.com/web/gsl/modeller

Detailing from accredited sources
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/buildingregulations/approveddocuments/partl/bcassociateddocuments9/acd

Using bespoke details
http://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/3490

Designing out cold bridging
http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/key-choices/green/cold-bridging
http://windows.lbl.gov/software/therm/therm.html

Minimising infiltration heat losses

Energy sources; conventional + renewable

User perspectives; controls + affordability

Design

Integration

Maintain a weekly technology log/diary

Week 3
Overview of strategy as single pdf file A4 portrait configuration, 3 pages.
Page 1
Define strategy for environmental design
Page 2
Outline if using compliance or performance based methodology and say why?
Page 3
Describe your intentions for modelling/prototyping energy performance

Log to Week 3 folder in Dropbox.

X-refers with eg
RIBA Plan of Work 2013 (Stages 2-4)
http://www.architecture.com/TheRIBA/AboutUs/Professionalsupport/RIBAOutlinePlanofWork2013.aspx#.Uy1vq_l_suc