A Study on Automatic Form Optimization Procedures of Building Performance Design Based on "ladybug+Honeybee"

Abstract

This paper discusses a method for integrating parametric design with building form automatic optimization for energy-saving, specifically presenting Ladybug+Honeybee, as a representative parametric building performance analysis tool, and the design methodology that are suitable for the early stage of the building scheme phase. In this study, an ideal procedure for integration of parametric modeling and building performance analysis was developed. The procedure includes four steps: 1) parametric form definition; 2) adaptability relationship analysis; 3) automatic form optimization; 4) simulation measurement and post evaluation. Taking a coastal hotel building in hot-summer-warm-winter area as an example to explore the automatic form optimization for energy-saving.