Tools and methods for solar building design: Results of IEA Task 41 international survey

Margarethe Korolkow, Miljana Horvat, Marie Claude Dubois, Jouri Kanters, Émilie Bouffard

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As part of the IEA-SHC Task 41 'Solar Energy and Architecture' an international survey was carried out. This paper presents its results for Subtask B which especially focuses on methods and tools for solar design applied by architects. Building professionals, mainly architects, were contacted via email and asked to participate in a web-based questionnaire about their use of methods and tools for solar design and related themes, such as barriers for the use of tools or their design process. In addition, general data concerning the architectural office (size, type of buildings) and personal facts (age, experience and profession) were collected. Fourteen countries participated in the survey and a total of 627 responses were received, but only 350 were filled out completely or almost completely and therefore analysed in detail. Although the response rate was lower than expected, the results clearly point out that there is a high awareness of the importance of solar energy use in buildings, but that a number of barriers regarding the widespread application of digital tools for solar design during the design process still exist. The survey confirms results of former investigations, done by other researchers, presented in a literature review in the second official report of Subtask B, which shows that architects are lacking of digital tools for solar design especially adequate for the Early Design Phase (EDP). The identification of opportunities, obstacles, and requirements expressed by professionals and suggestions for improvements will help to formulate the next step of the Subtask B work plan, which will consist in developing guidelines for both professionals and software tool developers in order to encourage and accelerate the development and application of solar energy design in building projects.

Originalspråkengelska
Titel på värdpublikationProceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2011
FörlagInternational Solar Energy Society
Sidor2404-2414
Antal sidor11
ISBN (tryckt)9781618393647
DOI
StatusPublished - 2011
Evenemang30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011, SWC 2011 - Kassel, Tyskland
Varaktighet: 2011 aug. 282011 sep. 2

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Konferens30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011, SWC 2011
Land/TerritoriumTyskland
OrtKassel
Period2011/08/282011/09/02

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