Computing the Environment presents practical workflows and guidance for designers to get feedback on their design using digital design tools on environmental performance. Starting with an extensive state-of-the-art survey of what top international offices are currently using in their design projects, this book presents detailed descriptions of the tools, algorithms, and workflows used and discusses the theories that underlie these methods. Project examples from Transsolar Klimaengineering, Buro Happold s SMART Group, Behnish Behnisch Architects, Thomas Herzog, Autodesk Research are contextualized with quotes and references to key thinkers in this field such as Eric Winsberg, Andrew Marsh, Michelle Addington and Ali Malkawi.

Computing the Environment presents practical workflows and guidance for designers to get feedback on their design using digital design tools on environmental performance. Starting with an extensive state-of-the-art survey of what top international offices are currently using in their design projects, this book presents detailed descriptions of the tools, algorithms, and workflows used and discusses the theories that underlie these methods. Project examples from Transsolar Klimaengineering, Buro Happold´s SMART Group, Behnish Behnisch Architects, Thomas Herzog, Autodesk Research are contextualized with quotes and references to key thinkers in this field such as Eric Winsberg, Andrew Marsh, Michelle Addington and Ali Malkawi.

FOREWORD VI-IXPhil Bernstein, Yale School of Architecture1. INTRODUCTION--COMPUTING THE ENVIRONMENT: DESIGN WORKFLOWS FOR THE SIMULATION OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE 1-13Brady Peters and Terri Peters2. NEW DIALOGUES ABOUT ENERGY: PERFORMANCE, CARBON AND CLIMATE 14-27Terri Peters3. PARAMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN: SIMULATION AND GENERATIVE PROCESSES 28-42Brady Peters4. DESIGNING ATMOSPHERES: SIMULATING EXPERIENCE 43-57Brady Peters5. USE DATA: COMPUTING LIFE-CYCLE AND REAL-TIME VISUALISATION 58-73Terri Peters6. NEAR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS: ADVANCES IN SIMULATION AND REAL-TIME FEEDBACK 74-93Terri Peters7. DESIGNING ENVIRONMENTS AND SIMULATING EXPERIENCE: FOSTER + PARTNERS SPECIALIST MODELLING GROUP 94-105Brady Peters8. MAXIMISING IMPACT THROUGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION: THE WORK OF TRANSSOLAR KLIMAENGINEERING 106-117Terri Peters9. DESIGNERS NEED FEEDBACK: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE BY KIERANTIMBERLAKE 118-127Terri Peters10. ARCHITECTURE SHAPES PERFORMANCE: GXN ADVANCES SOLAR MODELLING AND SENSING 128-137Terri Peters11. BESPOKE TOOLS FOR A BETTER WORLD: THE ART OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AT BUROHAPPOLD ENGINEERING 138-149Brady Peters12. BIG IDEAS: INFORMATION DRIVEN DESIGN 150-162Brady Peters13. SIMULATING THE INVISIBLE: MAX FORDHAM DESIGNS LIGHT, AIR AND SOUND 162-175Terri Peters14. WHITE ARCHITECTS: BUILD THE FUTURE 176-183Terri Peters15. CORE: INTEGRATED COMPUTATION AND RESEARCH 184-191Terri Peters16. SUPERSPACE: COMPUTING HUMAN-CENTRIC ARCHITECTURE 192-200Brady Peters17. ZHACODE: SKETCHING WITH PERFORMANCE 201-209Terri Peters18. WEWORK: BUILDING DATA FOR DESIGN FEEDBACK 210-217Terri Peters19. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES: TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSES 218-235Brady Peters and Terri Peters, with contributions from Timur Dogan, Werner Sobek, William W Braham, Kiel Moe, Neil Katz, and Mostapha Sadeghipour RoudsariINDEX 236-242