Week-5 Energy Modeling: Early and Often

Energy modelling is helpful for assisting relevant elements to achieve the sustainable purpose, as even through there are some policies and energy code have set up for improving the sustainable performance, the some of the elements are still hard to be predicted. In this article, Tristan Roberts firstly explains the importance and advantage of energy modeling in the early stage of the design process. Then, setting a goal of sustainability rate of the building by various ratings tools, can minimize the energy consumption also maximise the result of ‘comfort’. An example of ‘Neptune project’ shows that envelope and glazing can be the basic concern of energy saving. In my point of view, energy modelling focuse on reducing the energy load and consider the integrative process. Those aspects of massing and orientation, envelope and gazing and lighting can be affected by energy modeling in the design process. But it would cost more than save in energy consumption.