My tentative project site is Stanford Dish, which has a nice nature scenery, as you seen in figure1.
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Expected land area is around 70,000ft.
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As seen in the figure3, the climate of Stanford is ideal for passive construction techniques that utilize natural elements such as sun, wind, and vegetation to regulate temperature and provide ventilation in buildings. The mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers provide opportunities for designing buildings with large windows for natural light and passive heating, as well as shading devices for cooling during the hot months. Additionally, the low summer rainfall allows for the use of rainwater harvesting techniques for irrigation and other non-potable uses.
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Through the solar study in Revit, I can decide the orientation of the building for optimizing use of natural light.
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Figure5 and figure 6 show the difference of cumulative insolation between two options. Since the second option has more length toward South, cumulative insolation of it is quite higher than the one of the first option. The option2 should be much better in terms of passive design. However, option 2 has more slope and curves in the facades, so the it could require more cost and duration for construction.
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I would like to advance each option more aesthetically. This week I will figure out how to finish the mass modeling properly for a complex design like figure7.
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The Insight analysis results indicate that option 2 require high efficiency of lighting and plug load to achieve the ASHRAE 90.1 or Architecture 2030 compared to option1. Therefore, the option3, which is the last model above, should be considered for the energy efficiency.
