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Exploiting design thinking to improve energy efficiency of buildings

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  • Tushar, Wayes
  • Lan, Lan
  • Withanage, Chathura
  • Sng, Hui En Karen
  • Yuen, Chau
  • Wood, Kristin L.
  • Saha, Tapan Kumar

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This paper studies an interdisciplinary approach for improving building energy efficiency. In particular, the proposed approach integrates design innovation (DI) techniques, existing energy audit methods (EAM), and data-driven & engineering modeling techniques (DET) in the process of sustainable smart energy system design. From this perspective, DI methods are extended and modified to suit the content of sustainable smart energy system design and a DI 4D (Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver) framework is introduced to guide the design process. The motivation behind and the implementation procedure of each of the DI phases is explained separately, and the process of integrating DI methods, EAM and DET in developing a sustainable smart energy system is demonstrated. The proposed approach is deployed within the campus of a tertiary education institution to show its effectiveness in designing a smart sustainable energy system.

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  • Tushar, Wayes & Lan, Lan & Withanage, Chathura & Sng, Hui En Karen & Yuen, Chau & Wood, Kristin L. & Saha, Tapan Kumar, 2020. "Exploiting design thinking to improve energy efficiency of buildings," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 197(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:197:y:2020:i:c:s0360544220302486
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117141
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