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Simulation and the Future of Design Tools for Ecological Research
Author(s) -
Marsh Andrew,
Khan Azam
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1324
Subject(s) - principal (computer security) , sustainable development , process (computing) , key (lock) , architectural engineering , computer science , engineering management , engineering , systems engineering , operations research , ecology , computer security , biology , operating system
In sustainable terms, the complexity and inefficiencies of buildings present the most challenging environmental problem. Simulation remains the primary tool for the designer to develop intuitions and analysis of performance. As Azam Khan, Head of the Environment & Ergonomics Research Group at Autodesk, and Andrew Marsh, Senior Principal Engineer at Autodesk , explain, simulation can only be improved through the development of three key areas: more detailed modelling, building integration and by becoming indispensable to the design process. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.