Designing High-Performance Multifamily Residential Buildings
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze building designs for various performance criteria.
- Compare different strategies for daylight, glare, quality views, etc.
- Develop an understanding of their project’s energy consumption and carbon footprint.
- Identify which mechanical systems, envelope assemblies, and other engineering inputs provide the best cost optimization.
Credits:
This course is approved as a Structured Course
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
Approved for structured learning
Approved for Core Learning
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA
Course may qualify for Learning Hours with NWTAA
Course eligible for OAA Learning Hours
This course is approved as a core course
This course can be self-reported for Learning Units to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia
In this course, we’ll explore a range of topics including current trends in multi-family housing; energy-efficient design strategies, and ideas to create more sustainable communities. Practitioners from the AEC industry will benefit from learning about the need for using daylight to guide design moves along with energy, glare, carbon, and cost in the early design process. Concepts will be demonstrated in an automated web-app but will be broadly applicable to a wide range of tools. A general overview will be followed by step-by-step guidance and a Q&A session.
Photo courtesy of cove.tool
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Patrick Chopson, AIA, is the Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Co-founder of cove.tool. Focusing on the crossover between architecture and technology, Patrick leads cove.tool, a web-based design software for buildings using machine learning and automation to drive decision making. As Co-Founder, he oversees product development and research. A graduate of Georgia Tech with a Master's in High Performance Buildings, he is a licensed architect with over 17 years of experience in architecture, research, and mechanical engineering firms. Prior to cove.tool, he co-founded a successful building performance consulting firm Pattern r+d. He is featured in multiple publications include Architect Magazine, Tech Crunch, Site Selection, ArchDaily, and more. |
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Arne Suraga, was fascinated by architecture and design from an early age, Arne pursued this passion through a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto. He joined Diamond Schmitt Architects in 2013, and became an Associate in 2019. Throughout his career, he has been engaged on projects of truly varied scales: From temporary pavilions sheltering dozens through to multi-tower developments housing thousands, but his attention to detail and design are central to them all. His portfolio of experience includes a broad range of building typologies, from institutional academic facilities to residential projects, through to commercial spaces and installations. Developing designs hand-in-hand with sustainable objectives is a key element of his design ethos, and this belief in implementing real-world solutions drew him to become involved in the PH community, culminating in becoming a Certified Passive House Designer in 2017. Looking to elevate the design process further, he has been a leading voice at the firm for exploring digital fabrication hand-in-hand with computational design, and to expand design exploration through the firm’s fabrication space. |
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End-to-end automated performance analysis for every team to stay coordinated and on target. Get beautiful analysis graphics for energy, daylight, carbon, and more in-house. Skillfully select the lowest cost and highest performance material components for new construction and renovations. Use machine learning to effortlessly look through thousands of options |
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