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<div align="center">CALL FOR PAPER<br>
for the <br>
2010 ACSA Conference <br>
in New Orleans, Louisiana<br>
March 4-7, 2010<br>
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Submission Deadline of full paper: September 30, 2009<br>
<h2><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 0);">Energy And Environmental
Simulation In The Design Studio</span></h2>
The most important decisions related to energy are made in the early
design stage, for example the building’s siting and orientation, its
main materiality and construction. Since this stage, for reasons of
cost and time, is rarely accompanied by consultants, architects
increasingly perform energy and environmental simulation in order to
receive alternative input for the idea generation process. While in the
past such simulation tools had been so specialized, time-consuming, and
visually and graphically ineffective that architects have not used
them, their simplification and enhanced visualization have developed to
a stage where environmental and energy performance data can be used
routinely within the architects’ design process.<br>
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In response to this shift in the use of simulation software beyond an
engineering analysis tool toward an architectural design tool, many
architecture schools have started experimenting with energy and
environmental simulation integration in seminars and studios.
Discussions have been initiated if, why, and how such simulation should
be implemented into the curricula. Of particular interest is the
question, which year-levels of the undergraduate and graduate programs
would be most appropriate for introducing digital analysis and
simulation of site conditions, passive solar, daylighting and shading,
natural ventilation, thermal comfort, renewable and embodied energy,
urban microclimates and other related topics. <br>
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While the topic of simulation has often been presented at engineering
conferences, it has become pivotal to facilitate such discussions
within the architecture design realm and ACSA. Therefore, the session
seeks papers that discuss the role of energy and environmental
simulation in the architecture and urban design curricula. It invites
presentations of innovative seminars and studios that have implemented
simulation as an important component. The main intent of this session
is to collect, exchange, and compare teaching experiences of
implementing energy and environmental simulation in architectural
undergraduate and graduate courses in order to further enhance
integrated strategies and inspire curriculum refinements. Explorations
and research presented in this session, and the resultant dialogue,
will shed light on the assets and drawbacks of studio or seminar
integration of environmental simulation tools.<br>
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Submission Deadline of full paper: September 30, 2009<br>
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for more information, please go to:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.acsa-arch.org/conferences/Annual2010.aspx">https://www.acsa-arch.org/conferences/Annual2010.aspx</a><br>
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