Insertion of buildings simulation into architectural design teaching : methodology proposal / Inserção de simulação computacional de conforto ambiental de edificios em ensino de projeto arquitetonico : proposta de metodologia

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

In architectural design teaching at undergraduate fevel in Brazil, environmental comfort and energy efficiency have been traditionally kept as separate knowledge domains, which reflect on the poor quality and high consumption of the built environment. It is proved then the necessity of insertion of a methodology or tools to be applied in education. As a way to overcome these problems, this research aims to establish a building simulation teaching methodology. Building simulation provides better design solutions and outcomes in energy efficiency designo Besldes, it consolidates the acquired knowledge and test concepts on student s designs. As a first step for the development of this research a tool was selected, then the typical simulation methodology was adapted for teaching purposes. A climatic data file for Campinas was also selected. As a preparation, an experimental research was carried out in the specific design discipline dedicated to thermal comfort and bio-climatic architecture. Students had their design similated in a consultancy formal The students involvedin the experiment were followed in the next design studio. The first outcome showed that a computerized design studio is necessary for this issue. A discipline dedicated to teaching building simulation was elaborated based on traditional building simulation teaching methodology. It was offered as an elective discipline to undergraduate students of the Architectural course at Unicamp, as a way to test students with the simulation toei afld to define when to introduce simulation into the curriculum. Students enrolled in the simulation course were interested in learning practical methods to analyze their projects. The course was based on two major blocks. The first one revisedcomfort subjects and also introduced students to the previous selected simulation toei (ECOTECT) and the simulation methodology (modeling, zoning, steps of the simulation process). In this period, students carried out simple simulations in each dass. During the second block they developed two more complex simulations. The results of this course indicated that students learned easily how to operate the simulation tool, but did not internaHze comfort concept and therefore had some difficulty on handling model simplification and choosing material data. A major reason appears to be lack of request implementation of comfort concepts in subsequent design studios. The simulation course should be at the same semester students are exposed to comfort concepts, or very dose to it. These way students would be capable of using the toei to help on learning comfort issues, and also use it in the following comfort disciplines

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heat confort simulação (computadores) projeto arquitetonico - estudo e ensino architectural design conservação de energia computer simulation construção - desempenho energy conservation conforto termico

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