Computational Support For The Selection Of Energy Saving Building Components

Computational Support for the Selection of Energy Saving Building Components......Page 3
Summary......Page 7
Samenvatting......Page 11
Contents......Page 15
1. Introduction......Page 19
1.1.1. Energy Saving Building Components......Page 20
1.1.2. Design Support Tools......Page 22
1.1.3. Room for Improvement......Page 23
1.2. Problem Description......Page 24
1.4. Thesis Outline......Page 25
2.1.1. Building Design Process......Page 29
2.1.2. Rational Design Decision-making......Page 31
2.1.3. Quality Demands......Page 33
2.1.4. Building Performance Simulation......Page 35
2.2.1. Energy Saving Building Components......Page 37
2.2.2. Building Energy Simulation Tools......Page 40
2.3.1. Integration in Engineering Design......Page 41
2.3.2. Earlier Integration Efforts......Page 42
2.3.3. State-of-the-art in Integration......Page 47
2.4.1. Summary......Page 49
2.5. Research Questions......Page 51
3. Analysis of Current Energy-efficient Building Design Projects......Page 53
3.1. Current Energy-efficient Building Design Projects......Page 54
3.2. Selection of Empirical Research Methods......Page 55
3.3. Case Studies......Page 56
3.3.1. Approach......Page 59
3.3.2. Rijnland Office, Leiden......Page 62
3.3.3. ECN Building 42, Petten......Page 63
3.3.4. Dynamic Office, Haarlem......Page 64
3.3.5. Cross-case Analysis......Page 65
3.4.1. Approach......Page 68
3.4.2. Results......Page 69
3.4.3. Findings of the Survey......Page 75
3.5. Discussion and Conclusion......Page 76
4. Underpinning the Selection of Energy Saving Building Components......Page 81
4.1.2. Existing Theories......Page 82
4.2.1. Basic Steps......Page 86
4.2.2. Example......Page 92
4.2.3. Evaluation......Page 99
4.3. Discussion and Conclusion......Page 100
5. Tools to Support the Selection of Energy Saving Building Components......Page 103
5.1. Overview of Existing Categories of Tools......Page 104
5.2. Analysis Tools......Page 107
5.2.1. Assessment of Existing Analysis Tools......Page 108
5.2.2. Improvement of Analysis Tools......Page 115
5.3. Support Environments......Page 117
5.3.1. Assessment of Existing Support Environments......Page 118
5.3.2. Improvement of Support Environments......Page 121
5.4. Discussion and Conclusions......Page 123
6. Strategy and Prototype Development......Page 127
6.1. Strategy Development......Page 128
6.1.1. Analysis of Key Elements......Page 129
6.1.2. A Strategy for the Selection of Energy Saving Building Components......Page 130
6.2. Prototype Development......Page 132
6.2.1. The Design Analysis Integration (DAI)-Initiative......Page 133
6.2.2. Approach......Page 135
6.2.3. System Development......Page 136
6.2.4. Viability......Page 143
6.3. Discussion and Conclusion......Page 150
7. Closure......Page 155
7.1. Overview......Page 156
7.2. Conclusions......Page 157
7.3. Future Challenges......Page 159
7.4. Closing Remarks......Page 160
Bibliography......Page 161
List of Figures and Tables......Page 175
List of Abbreviations......Page 177
Glossary......Page 179
Appendix A: Overview of Energy Saving Building Features and Components......Page 183
Appendix B: Overview of Selected Building Energy Performance Simulation Tools......Page 191
Description of the design process of the Rijnland Office, Leiden......Page 195
Description of the design process of ECN Building 42, Petten......Page 202
Description of the design process of the Dynamic Office, Haarlem......Page 209
Questionnaire for the architect of the Rijnland Office, Leiden, the Netherlands......Page 217
Appendix E: The Design Analysis Interface (DAI) Initiative......Page 223
Appendix F: Example of an Analysis Function: Energy Efficiency......Page 227
Acknowledgements......Page 235
Curriculum Vitae......Page 237