Conceptual design analysis

Conceptual design analysis allows to compare the performance of early alternative design strategies. The project team can get quick feedback on the expected energy use of the proposed designs and compare the effectiveness of building form, orientation and envelope design options.

The decisions made early in the design have the greatest impact on the overall building energy consumption, such as:

Energy efficiency feedback to the project design team is rarely available early in the design process, which is unfortunate since it is often where the biggest opportunities are.

Basic energy studies at conceptual design stage include:

Conceptual design analysis can help the project team to make decisions on:

GreenBIM Engineering uses Autodesk Vasari, Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Green Building Studio to analyze and compare different design options at conceptual design in order to provide guidance on energy performance potential to decision makers.

Combined with a building energy simulation, our models are compliant with:

• LEED v4 “Integrative Process” credit: support high-performance, cost effective project outcomes through an early analysis of the interrelationships among systems.

• LEED EA prerequisite 2 “Minimum Energy Performance”: requires to demonstrate a 10% improvement in the proposed building compared with ASHRAE 90.1 baseline building performance.

• LEED EA credit 1 “Optimize Energy Performance”: up to 19 points for New Construction projects.

All energy models performed by GreenBIM Engineering team have been validated by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) reviewers.