System and method for evaluating the energy use of multiple different building massing configurations
First Claim
1. A computer based method for evaluating energy efficiency of building massing configurations in a building design process implemented by a building realization platform, the method comprising:
- specifying a set of parameters for a building massing configuration;
calculating a normalized energy use index indicating energy efficiency for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters, wherein the normalized energy use index for each of the multiple different building massing configurations is normalized against a reference energy use index of a reference building;
ranking the multiple different building massing configurations by the respective normalized energy use indexes;
selecting at least one of the different massing configurations for display on a graphical user interface according to the ranking; and
outputting the ranked multiple different building massing configurations to the building realization platform, wherein the corresponding normalized energy use indexes for the ranked multiple different building massing configurations are used to realize a building design;
wherein the normalized energy use indexes for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters are calculated from pre-derived shape-specific normalized energy use index formulas;
wherein at least one of the shape-specific normalized energy use index formulas is a function of Rs, wherein Rs=Be/Bfp, where Bfp is the number of bays in the footprint of a particular building massing configuration, Be is the number of bays along the exposed perimeter of the particular building massing configuration, and each bay is the same size.
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Abstract
Computer based methods and systems for characterizing the energy use of multiple different building massing configurations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer based method involves specifying a set of parameters for a building massing configuration, calculating a normalized energy use index for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters, wherein the normalized energy use index for each of the multiple different building massing configurations is normalized against a reference energy use index of a reference building, ranking the multiple different building massing configurations by the respective normalized energy use indexes, and selecting at least one of the different massing configurations for display on a graphical user interface according to the ranking.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer based method for evaluating energy efficiency of building massing configurations in a building design process implemented by a building realization platform, the method comprising:
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specifying a set of parameters for a building massing configuration; calculating a normalized energy use index indicating energy efficiency for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters, wherein the normalized energy use index for each of the multiple different building massing configurations is normalized against a reference energy use index of a reference building; ranking the multiple different building massing configurations by the respective normalized energy use indexes; selecting at least one of the different massing configurations for display on a graphical user interface according to the ranking; and outputting the ranked multiple different building massing configurations to the building realization platform, wherein the corresponding normalized energy use indexes for the ranked multiple different building massing configurations are used to realize a building design; wherein the normalized energy use indexes for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters are calculated from pre-derived shape-specific normalized energy use index formulas; wherein at least one of the shape-specific normalized energy use index formulas is a function of Rs, wherein Rs=Be/Bfp, where Bfp is the number of bays in the footprint of a particular building massing configuration, Be is the number of bays along the exposed perimeter of the particular building massing configuration, and each bay is the same size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores computer readable instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, implement a method comprising:
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specifying a set of parameters for a building massing configuration; calculating a normalized energy use index indicating energy efficiency for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters, wherein the normalized energy use index for each of the multiple different building massing configurations is normalized against a reference energy use index of a reference building; ranking the multiple different building massing configurations by the respective normalized energy use indexes; and outputting the ranked multiple different building massing configurations to a building realization platform, wherein the corresponding normalized energy use indexes for the ranked multiple different building massing configurations are used to realize a building design; wherein the normalized energy use indexes for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters are calculated from pre-derived shape-specific normalized energy use index formulas; wherein at least one of the shape-specific normalized energy use index formulas is a function of Rs, wherein Rs=Be/Bfp, where Bfp is the number of bays in the footprint of a particular building massing configuration, Be is the number of bays along the exposed perimeter of the particular building massing configuration, and each bay is the same size. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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