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- Link to Student (type the first few letter of your name, then select yourself in the list of linked records)
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Image of Your Proposed Design Model
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Side-By-Side Comparisons of Your Analysis Results
Your Recommendation for the “Best” Design Option
After looking at the proposals, I believe the “best design” is Proposal 3, featuring a curved building structure. My building design for Proposal 3 features significantly more ground sunlight, at 81%, compared to Proposal 1 or 2. This is important for energy efficiency, because these lower level rooms can rely heavily on passive solar for heating, as well as for light. This reduces the need for electricity which can have significant environmental impacts. While Proposal 3 has slightly less solar energy capacity compared to Proposal 2, the building design still supports substantial solar energy potential, and I think the difference in ground sunlight offsets the difference in solar energy capacity. The curved building design helps maximize daylight potential and mitigate faces of the building that are less exposed to sunlight, which again is important because sunlight can be used passively for heating and lighting. Moreover, in terms of the microclimate analysis, Proposal 3 has the largest share of ground in the “comfortable” region. It has lower extremes than both of the two other proposals. This consistency is important because it minimizes excess energy that will need to be spent.