A holistic decision support tool for facade design

Sinem Kültür*, Nil Türkeri, Ulrich Knaack

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presents a holistic decision support tool developed for use during the early stages of facade design. The tool is based on the interdependent relationships between facade performance, facade parameters, and conditions (environmental and spatial). It assumes that a decisionmaker has the ability to enhance the performance of a facade by making proper decisions on the design parameters in linewith the conditions. However, since facade performance has various aspects (sometimes conflicting) to be considered at once, it is hard to predict the impacts of decisions on the overall performance. A single design decision may increase the performance in one aspect while decreasing it in other aspects. The tool aims to function as a guide to decision makers by indicating the impacts of design decisions on different functional aspects of facade performance from a holistic point of view. Functional requirements included within the tool are safety requirements such as structural stability and fire protection, health-related requirements such as weather protection (protection against water, air, and moisture), and requirements related to the well-being of the users such as thermal, visual, and acoustic comfort. Information provided in the tool is based upon an extensive literature review and structured as an Excel spreadsheet.

Original languageEnglish
Article number186
JournalBuildings
Volume9
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2019

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Keywords

  • Decision support tool
  • Decision-making
  • Facade design
  • Facade performance
  • Holistic design

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