To perform well, buildings require not only good design and construction but also good operation – and designers cannot dismiss operation as the solely the responsibility of occupants. All our designs are teaching or reinforcing behaviours in building occupants, therefore the question to ask ourselves, as designers, is what messages are we sending?
This post presents a conceptual framework for analysis of persuasive designs and applies it to a wide range of examples designed to support or encourage particular behaviours in building users, particularly those which optimise environmental performance.
Archive for the ‘Buildings’ Category
Persuasive Design and Building User Engagement
Inside the Big Room
An example of integrating design
Revit MEP One Year On – Lessons Learnt
We are now modelling these services and connecting with analysis so we can see how a building will operate. This means better communication and documentation as well as the ability to effectivley test scenarios for the way we power and service our buildings before they are built.
Integrated Project Delivery
The University of Melbourne and Arup embarked on an exploration of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). We quickly learned that IPD was originally inspired by the Australian Alliance model.
Intelligent buildings study tour
Gerard Healey’s global study tour of intelligent buildings. His task is to understand what skills and training would help the Australian construction and property services industry to more effectively deliver and operate buildings with integrated controls
SmartGeometry 2010
Juan Maier has just returned from the SmartGeometry 2010 Workshop, held this year at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalunia in Barcelona.
BIM in Singapore
Chris Pynn was recently invited to present a short Implementation strategy for using Revit at an AutoDesk Award ceremony for the Building Construction Authority (BCA) here in Singapore.
Introducing Stuart Bull
Where in the world is Stuart Bull, Arup’s Global BIM champion
What we're doing
- No public Twitter messages.
What we're reading
- LDF 2011: Textile Field by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec [Design Milk]
- Number of Female Cyclists Lags in New York, With Safety as a Concern [NYTimes.com]
- A net-zero-impact urban farm system called Polydome [Change Observer: Design Observer]
- At a Co-op Fabrication Shop, L.A. Makers Build Furniture and ...
- China may grow old before it grows rich [guardian.co.uk]
- Canadian traffic in psychological gridlock [THE GLOBE AND MAIL]
- Tracking Your Wi-Fi Trail at the Airport - [NYTimes.com]