Abstract
Our cities have centrally distributed utility systems and therefore, harvesting natural resources is typically managed centrally. Even though there are several natural resources that can be harvested from the building envelope such as daylight, water, wind, vegetation, and energy, resource harvesting locally has not been considered as a function of individual building performance. Harvesting renewable resources in individual buildings is a critical step towards creating sustainable and resilient buildings. This paper investigates methods for resource harvesting from the building envelope and indicates how multiple harvesting methods with different performance objectives can be integrated in the building design through a performance-based design approach.
Highlights
Our cities have centrally distributed utility systems and typically harvesting of natural resources is managed centrally
The goal of this paper is to investigate methods for resource harvesting from the building envelope, to indicate how selected harvesting methods with different performance objectives can be integrated in the building design through a performance-based design approach, and to demonstrate key performance indicators within the design parameters that can assist or affect the integration of these resource harvesting systems
The performance-based design approach used in this study examined how multiple resource harvesting techniques can be integrated into the design process to enable the generation of design alternatives for further analysis and development
Summary
Our cities have centrally distributed utility systems and typically harvesting of natural resources is managed centrally. The combination of multiple resource harvesting methods requires the resolution of conflicting performance objectives, because each harvesting system may set different goal prioritization than others For this purpose, a proper optimization method should be applied. A shift toward any kind of renewable resources is essential in achieving high-performance buildings that rely on renewable resources for many purposes such as energy systems, reuse of water, integration of native plants, and ventilation. These approaches can minimize environmental impact and resource consumption (Kilbert, 2016). Other factors such as materials can have significant impact on the system and on the design but are not included in this study
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