This paper presents the key findings of a study conducted by London South Bank University for the... more This paper presents the key findings of a study conducted by London South Bank University for the Greater London Authority on the performance of the energy policies contained in the London Plan. These policies require developers to demonstrate how new developments within London will meet specific energy efficiency and renewable energy targets in order to gain planning permission. The study shows that 10% savings on CO 2 emissions using renewable energy technologies were routinely met a year after the introduction of the policy. The study also shows that the largest CO 2 savings are due to the use of combined heat and power.
International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 2006
A computerised framework should provide a means of bringing together and representing diverse too... more A computerised framework should provide a means of bringing together and representing diverse tools and information into a single process with a single user interface. This paper describes the first findings of an ECSC/LSBU project that aims to integrate the range of activities, tools and information that constitute the low carbon building design process. It should combine them into a conceptual framework that can be used by developers, planners and architects at the critical early decision making stages of the procurement and design process. This computer-based framework will manage a sequence of activities and predictive energy analysis tools in order to provide low carbon building design decision support. It is anticipated that this will help overcome the limitations of existing "data-centric" tools which were found to be poorly integrated into the way that users work and are therefore rarely used by developers, planners and architects. The project is at an early stage and this initial paper gives an account of how the low carbon building design process was decomposed into a series of activities and how a range of decision support features could be usefully applied to these activities. Examples of these features are provided either from early prototypes or from existing systems that include aspects of the same desired functionality. Keywords low carbon buildings; design process; decision support tools; interoperability 'All the big mistakes are made on the first day of the design process' Amory Lovins [1] 'It is a strange paradox that in the age of IT, information is never in the hands of those who need it to make informed decisions.' Joe Clarke [2]
This paper presents the key findings of a study conducted by London South Bank University for the... more This paper presents the key findings of a study conducted by London South Bank University for the Greater London Authority on the performance of the energy policies contained in the London Plan. These policies require developers to demonstrate how new developments within London will meet specific energy efficiency and renewable energy targets in order to gain planning permission. The study shows that 10% savings on CO 2 emissions using renewable energy technologies were routinely met a year after the introduction of the policy. The study also shows that the largest CO 2 savings are due to the use of combined heat and power.
International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 2006
A computerised framework should provide a means of bringing together and representing diverse too... more A computerised framework should provide a means of bringing together and representing diverse tools and information into a single process with a single user interface. This paper describes the first findings of an ECSC/LSBU project that aims to integrate the range of activities, tools and information that constitute the low carbon building design process. It should combine them into a conceptual framework that can be used by developers, planners and architects at the critical early decision making stages of the procurement and design process. This computer-based framework will manage a sequence of activities and predictive energy analysis tools in order to provide low carbon building design decision support. It is anticipated that this will help overcome the limitations of existing "data-centric" tools which were found to be poorly integrated into the way that users work and are therefore rarely used by developers, planners and architects. The project is at an early stage and this initial paper gives an account of how the low carbon building design process was decomposed into a series of activities and how a range of decision support features could be usefully applied to these activities. Examples of these features are provided either from early prototypes or from existing systems that include aspects of the same desired functionality. Keywords low carbon buildings; design process; decision support tools; interoperability 'All the big mistakes are made on the first day of the design process' Amory Lovins [1] 'It is a strange paradox that in the age of IT, information is never in the hands of those who need it to make informed decisions.' Joe Clarke [2]
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