Mapping the Integrated Early Design Process of the Largest Net-Zero Energy Office Building

摘要

The objective of this paper is to investigate the integrated design approach implemented in the early design phases and identify how it informed the design process of the Net-Zero Energy Building (NZEB) case study. The four components studied were the stakeholders, processes, technology, and phases of assessment. A series of semi-structured, open ended interviews were conducted with the key decision makers and decision facilitators to identify their role in the early design process, the design approach adopted, rationale for decision-making, types of evaluations performed, and tools used for analysis. Through this process, the key phases of decision-making were identified that resulted in understanding of the path to achieving Net-Zero Energy (NZE) design goal and performance outcome. The inter-relationship between the project objectives, decision context, occupants usage patterns, strategies and integrated systems, building operation and renewable energy production was identified through a series of knowledge maps and visual process models leading to the identification of the key performance indicators.