Evolutionary, not revolutionary - logics of early design energy modelling adoption in UK architecture practice

This paper examines the effects of early stage design energy modelling technology on architects' design practice. Energy analysis in design has traditionally been the domain of the building services engineer with emphasis placed on verifying established building simulation models at late stages...

Celý popis

Uložené v:
Podrobná bibliografia
Vydané v:Architectural engineering and design management Ročník 13; číslo 3; s. 168 - 184
Hlavní autori: Oliveira, Sonja, Marco, Elena, Gething, Bill, Organ, Samantha
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: London Taylor & Francis 04.05.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Predmet:
Architects
Architecture
building performance
Building services
Buildings
Built environment
Computer simulation
Design
Design analysis
Design engineering
design practice
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy modeling
energy modelling institutional logics
Energy policy
Modelling
Urban environments
United Kingdom > UK
ISSN:1745-2007, 1752-7589
On-line prístup:Získať plný text
Tagy: Pridať tag
Žiadne tagy, Buďte prvý, kto otaguje tento záznam!
Popis
Shrnutí:This paper examines the effects of early stage design energy modelling technology on architects' design practice. Energy analysis in design has traditionally been the domain of the building services engineer with emphasis placed on verifying established building simulation models at late stages in design. Recently, however, with advances in digital design media, leading architectural firms are acquiring in-house design simulation for energy modelling. The effects of broadening the use of energy modelling technology on architecture design practice or the design process are, however, poorly understood. Industry and academic attention has been gathering on the topic of building performance simulation with most of the focus placed on standardizing the wide array of tools and narrowing the broad spectrum of analysis parameters. Few discussions examine approaches to energy analysis across the diverse design settings and the principles, assumptions and identities designers negotiate. The analysis draws on institutional theory utilizing semi-structured interviews and focus group sessions with 26 participants across 4 large international architecture firms. Preliminary findings indicate differing organizational, team and project approaches with an emphasis placed on legitimating established design assumptions across the firms. The implications of the findings are twofold. First, the analysis provides an initial overview of how early stage design energy modelling is considered in design in architecture practice in the UK. Second, the paper provides an understanding of how architects negotiate meaning on energy in design. There are also implications for energy policy development in the context of the built environment particularly concerning building performance.
Bibliografia:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 14
ISSN:1745-2007
1752-7589
DOI:10.1080/17452007.2016.1267606