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A Framework for Energy Efficient
Office Design

2014 - 2017

Building Scale

Computational Designer | Lead Researcher 

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Project

Description

Objectives of this thesis are as follows:
(1) to find the optimum program necessities of municipality buildings, 
(2) to set an energy consumption standard, and 
(3) to evaluate energy efficiency level by altering architectural design parameters by simulations of case building in İzmir, Turkey.
I propose a framework which contributes to three design phases: early design phase by building program, design phase by investigating and limiting real-life energy use intensity and advance design phase by energy simulation feedbacks. 

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Collaborated with Izmir Konak Municipality and Ziya Imren Architecture.

Multi-scalar Computational Design

Parameters

  • Wall U-value

  • Glazing transmittance

  • Glazing U-value

  • Window-to-Wall Ratio

  • Shading Device

  • Orientation

Environmental Performance Analysis

            Tools                                 Metrics

  • OpenStudio               Energy Use Intensity 

  • OpenStudio               Daylighting

Data Analysis

Method

Simple comparative data analysis

Publication

Elif Esra Aydin (2017) - Master of Science Degree in Architecture
“A Framework for Improving Energy Efficiency in Municipality Buildings”
Master Thesis, Yasar University, supervised by Dr. Ilker Kahraman 

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