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Building practitioners (architects, engineers, energy managers) are showing agrowing interest in the design of more energy efficient and livable buildings.The best way to predict how a building will behave regarding energy consumptionand thermal comfort is to use a dynamic simulation tool. However, the use ofthis kind of tools is difficult on a daily basis practice due to the heuristicand exploratory nature of the architectural design process. To deal with thisdifficulty, the University of Coimbra and three companies have been working onthe development of a prototype design aiding tool, specifically devoted to thespace planning phase of building design, under the project GerAPlanO (AutomaticGeneration of Architecture Floor plans with Energy Optimization). This projectaims to combine the capabilities of design generation techniques, thermalassessment programs, and design optimization methods to provide assistance todecision makers. This paper presents the overall concept, as well as thecurrent status of development of this tool.

GerAPlanO - A new building design tool: design generation, thermal assessment and performance optimization