Efficient Façade Design for Architects
• Introduction…
• FenestraPro Concept
• Research – Optimised Replacement Façades on
Existing Office Buildings
• Research / Concept to Beta Version – Trinity College
Dublin & Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher
• Market Engagement & Version 1.0
David Palmer - Founder & CEO of FenestraPro and
Lecturer, Dublin School of Architecture, DIT.
MSc Façade Eng, Dip Arch Tech, RIAI Arch. Tech., Dip Bus. Mngt.
Introduction…
Efficient Façade Design for Architects
Building Analysis Software and Processes are Complex, consider
Multiple Aspects of the building and requires the building
to be Practically Designed and
therefore are Used Late in
the Design Process
So what problem does this solve?
So what problem does this solve?
REDUCE TIME, SAVE MONEY, MAINTAIN AESTHETIC CONTROL
How does it solve the problem?
What Does FenestraPro Do?
How does it solve the problem?
David Palmer, CEO MSc Façade Eng, DipArchTech,
DipBusMngt, RIAI ArchTech
Simon Whelan, COO MSc Arch AEES, DipArchTech,
RIAI ArchTech
Who is in the Team
Anne O’Leary, Chairman B.E. M.Eng.Sc., Civil Engineering.
A decision making tool, guidance and considerations to
optimise energy consumption and occupant comfort
when replacing façades on existing office buildings.
Supervisor: Dr. Steve Lo
September 2011.
MSc in Architectural Engineering:
Façade Engineering
Research – Title
The aims of the dissertation where to: Establish the impact of the façade on occupant comfort and energy
consumption in existing office buildings.
Create a set of office typologies considering the impact of the façade on
existing office buildings and set out notional reference buildings based on
these typologies.
Evaluate criteria for the selection of optimised replacement façades.
Develop a decision making tool, guidance and considerations to optimise
occupant comfort while reducing energy consumption in existing office
buildings when replacing the façade.
Use the notional reference buildings to review the effectiveness of the
decision tool, guidance and considerations.
Research – Aims
Building Length 15 m
Building Width 10 m
Building Height 26.8 m
Number of Stories
U-Value of Existing Roof 0.6 W/m2K
U-Value of Existing Ground Floor 0.4 W/m2K
Proposed Ave U-value Glazing 2.1 W/m2K
Proposed Ave U-value Wall 0.27 W/m2K
% Wall 73.67 % 125 W/m2
Max % Glazing Allowable 26.33 % East 205 W/m2
Proposed % Glazing 26.3 % South 156 W/m2
Total Area of Glazing 352.79 m2
West 205 W/m2
North Façade 25.0 % 88.20 m2
East Façade 25.0 % 88.20 m2
South Façade 25.0 % 88.20 m2
West Façade 25.0 % 88.20 m2
Must Equal 100% : 100.0 % 352.787 m2
North
North Façade 21.94 78.06 East
East Façade 32.91 67.09 South
South Façade 21.94 78.06 West
West Façade 32.91 67.09
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W/m2
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Max Average U-Value Total 0.71 W/m2K
Max Average U-Value Façade 0.75 W/m2K
Average
Solar Load
Glazing
Factor
Shading
Factor
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East - West Orientation
Information on Building
8
% Glazed of
Façade
Average Daily Solar Load
Per Floor
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0.7 1
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2
Distrubution of Glazing Check Overheating
% Distribution of Glazing
Area of Glazing
per Façade
Da
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B33% 26.4 W/m2
22% 13.4 W/m2
33% 26.4
Must be below 25 W/m2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
North
East
South
West
Average Daily Solar Load Per Floor W/m2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
North Façade
East Façade
South Façade
West Façade
% Glazing Per Facade
Research – Decision Tool & Guidance
Business Development Support in Ireland
Dr. Hitesh Tewari
Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin
Niall O’Hara
Ph.D. Candidate at Trinity College Dublin
School of Computer Science and Statistics
Oliver Kinnane
Assistant Professor - Facade Engineering,
Materials and Structures at Trinity College Dublin
School of Engineering
Engagement with Trinity College Dublin
Building Length 15 m
Building Width 10 m
Building Height 26.8 m
Number of Stories
U-Value of Existing Roof 0.6 W/m2K
U-Value of Existing Ground Floor 0.4 W/m2K
Proposed Ave U-value Glazing 2.1 W/m2K
Proposed Ave U-value Wall 0.27 W/m2K
% Wall 73.67 % 125 W/m2
Max % Glazing Allowable 26.33 % East 205 W/m2
Proposed % Glazing 26.3 % South 156 W/m2
Total Area of Glazing 352.79 m2
West 205 W/m2
North Façade 25.0 % 88.20 m2
East Façade 25.0 % 88.20 m2
South Façade 25.0 % 88.20 m2
West Façade 25.0 % 88.20 m2
Must Equal 100% : 100.0 % 352.787 m2
North
North Façade 21.94 78.06 East
East Façade 32.91 67.09 South
South Façade 21.94 78.06 West
West Façade 32.91 67.09
Da
ta In
pu
AD
ata
Inp
ut
B
W/m2
Da
ta In
pu
t
D
Max Average U-Value Total 0.71 W/m2K
Max Average U-Value Façade 0.75 W/m2K
Average
Solar Load
Glazing
Factor
Shading
Factor
Da
ta
Ou
tpu
t A
East - West Orientation
Information on Building
8
% Glazed of
Façade
Average Daily Solar Load
Per Floor
Da
ta
Inp
ut
C 0.7 1North
0.7 1
0.7 1
0.7 1
Da
ta In
pu
t E 22% 10.7 W/m
2
Distrubution of Glazing Check Overheating
% Distribution of Glazing
Area of Glazing
per Façade
Da
ta O
utp
ut
B33% 26.4 W/m2
22% 13.4 W/m2
33% 26.4
Must be below 25 W/m2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
North
East
South
West
Average Daily Solar Load Per Floor W/m2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
North Façade
East Façade
South Façade
West Façade
% Glazing Per Facade
Engagement with Trinity College Dublin
FenestraPro Beta Version
FenestraPro Beta Version
FenestraPro Beta Version
FenestraPro Beta Version
FIRST CUSTOMER & LIVE PROJECT
EARLY ADOPTER CUSTOMERS
What we did with the Beta…
Web Application
for Manufactures
for REVIT for FORMIT
What we did with the Beta…
Web Application
FenestraPro Web Application – Version 1.0
for REVIT
FenestraPro for Revit
…prove the concept by enabling
early stage Market Engagement
…engage with Early Adopters and get
our First Customers
…to Develop Version 1.0 of the software and beyond
…to Raise Finance – CSF, Seedcorn,
iHPSU + Private Investment
Working with Trinity enabled FenestraPro to…
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