DocumentCode :
1850488
Title :
QUEEN — A novel design flow and decision support tool for sustainable buildings
Author :
Brychta, Markus ; Dubisch, Florian ; Stift, Florian ; Palensky, Peter
Author_Institution :
Energy Dept., AIT Austrian Inst. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
fYear :
2010
fDate :
7-10 Nov. 2010
Firstpage :
2448
Lastpage :
2453
Abstract :
The established building design process is a very conservative one. New technologies and energy efficient systems are hardly adopted since there are few reference buildings out there. Risk minimization, cost pressure and the complexity of the design process therefore leads to a poor innovation cycle and old-fashioned, inefficient buildings. We present a design flow that overcomes this hurdle by means of simulation. A decision support tool uses facts and figures from simulation to ease the process of selecting the right system. Furthermore we present the software architecture of the implemented design flow that is already in use by construction industry. The project was initiated and actively supported by STRABAG AG, a construction and consulting company based in Austria operating in international markets.
Keywords :
building; civil engineering computing; decision support systems; risk analysis; software architecture; Austria; STRABAG AG; building design process; cost pressure; decision support tool; design complexity; design flow; energy efficient system; risk minimization; software architecture; sustainable building; Buildings; Cooling; Databases; Energy efficiency; Geometry; Heating; Planning;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
IECON 2010 - 36th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Conference_Location :
Glendale, AZ
ISSN :
1553-572X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5225-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1553-572X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2010.5675380
Filename :
5675380
Link To Document :
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