SmartBuildingAnalyser: A parametric early-stage analysis tool for multi-objective building design

James Ramsden; Trevor Keeling; Paul Shepherd; Andrew Shea; Shrikant Sharma

SmartBuildingAnalyser: A parametric early-stage analysis tool for multi-objective building design

James Ramsden, Trevor Keeling, Paul Shepherd, Andrew Shea, Shrikant Sharma

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

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Abstract

This paper introduces SmartBuildingAnalyser (SBA), a set of components developed for Grasshopper to support rapid parametric design at early stages in the project lifecycle of building design. SBA is demonstrated on two projects to optimise a design for daylighting and for occupant productivity. Development of SBA is strongly governed by the needs of practising engineers and has been developed in such an environment where the challenges of industry workflows are acknowledged. These projects demonstrate some early usefulness of SBA in discovering Pareto optimal designs and visualising data sets, and the potential benefits of SBA are expected to grow with continued work on developing the user interface and in linking further analysis engines.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 16 Apr 2015
Event	CIBSE Technical Symposium - UK, London, UK United Kingdom Duration: 16 Apr 2015 → 17 Apr 2015

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Conference	CIBSE Technical Symposium
Country/Territory	UK United Kingdom
City	London
Period	16/04/15 → 17/04/15

Keywords

Parametric Design
Pareto Front
Building Optimisation
Computational Tool
Grasshopper

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SmartBuildingAnalyser: A parametric early-stage analysis tool for multi-objective building design

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