Dulce’Celeste Martinez - Module 6

For 2 or More Units: Create Two New Evaluator Nodes

Images showing the node logic in your new evaluator nodes

  1. Cost of Construction by surface area ($500 to $1000 cost linearly increases from ground level to 750 feet).
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  3. Solar Insulation Calculations for all nonground surfaces
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Summary Table

Mid-Rotation
Gross Floor Area (ft^2)
Gross Surface Area (ft^3)
Gross Volume (ft^3)
Cost by Floor Area ($)
Cumulative Insolation Total Value
20
3017432.618
1249354.506
44404723.74
2022715531
3275316682
25
3008904.244
1249201.328
44276429.93
2019477023
3294150513
30
2994704.408
1248754.63
44063042.39
2012630238
3309469728
35
2974842.855
1248032.028
43764411.99
2002148474
3325551626
40
2949367.329
1247053.639
43381368.56
1988028440
3328388628
45
2918369.926
1245833.574
42915423.85
1970295671
3380838855
50
2881993.92
1244377.902
42368639.43
1949010338
3402967397
55
2840440.011
1242667.29
41743890.46
1924272623
3453864830
60
2793970.688
1240671.274
41045347.53
1896226606
3477178694

Points to Ponder:

  1. Do the new evaluation metrics that you’ve designed capture the meaningful differences between the building form alternatives?

I do think the new evaluation metrics that I’ve designed capture meaningful differences between the building form alternatives. As the value of mid-rotation angle increases, the floor area decreases and in turn the construction cost decreases. On the other side, cumulative insolation total value increases as the mid-rotation degree increases. These values offer the opportunity to weigh the differences between the models and consider what is most important to us. These new evaluation metrics create a fuller picture of my changing building form.

  1. What other metrics would be useful to compute to help understand and make the case for which alternatives are truly better than others?

Some other metrics that I think would be useful to “make a case” for the better alternatives are daylighting potential, construction costs by material, and solar potential while considering shading surfaces. I wasn’t sure how to situate my building form within the site context, but I imagine surrounding buildings would have an impact on solar potential. Daylighting potential could also considerably decrease energy costs and construction material also have a large impact on cost. In the end, I feel like most things boil down to how expensive something is.