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dc.contributor.authorMokhtar, Ahmed
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-25T11:57:20Z
dc.date.available2017-01-25T11:57:20Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationMokhtar, A. H. (2012). Defining an Architectural Design Strategy for Energy Performance-A Systematic Approach for Students. Paper presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering, and Construction, Fort Worth, Texas. doi:10.1061/9780784412688.005en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9780784412688
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11073/8709
dc.description.abstractManaging the energy performance of a building should start from the pre-conceptual design phase. Architects at this phase need to analyze the nature of the site environment, the nature of the building, and the comfort requirements of the occupants. An accurate analysis of these elements helps them formulate a design strategy for optimizing energy performance. However, this requires good understanding of the energy behavior of buildings. Such understanding optimally starts at the undergraduate architecture education. This paper presents a systematic approach to construct such understanding through a required course in an architectural curriculum. The paper explains the subjects covered in the course for a student to grasp the fundamentals of analyzing a project from an energy performance point of view. It also explains how to help students manipulate environmental forces and create a building's form that supports optimizing its energy performance. Finally, it discusses the common difficulties to propagate this systematic approach through the rest of the curriculum.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineersen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412688.005
dc.subjectBuilding managementen_US
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten_US
dc.subjectEnergy efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectCurriculaen_US
dc.subjectBuilding designen_US
dc.subjectEnergy consumptionen_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.titleDefining an Architectural Design Strategy for Energy Performance-A Systematic Approach for Studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.typePreprinten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/9780784412688.005


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