Energy Scheming 1.0
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Date
1989
Authors
Brown, G. Z.
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
Abstract
This paper describes software for the Apple Macintosh microcomputer that aids architecture
students and professionals in incorporating energy considerations in the earliest phase of the
design process. The user interface is a "sketch pad" environment that has been designed to foster
design activities rather than analysis and allows users to input a building by drawing it at any
level of detail. It provides an evaluation of the building's loads for 24 hours for four days.
Calculation algorithms are simplified, both to speed up the computer's response time and to
minimize the amount of specification the user must be burdened with. The program is written in
"C" and will run on the Macintosh SE or Macintosh II. Energy Scheming 1.0 is currently being
Beta tested.
Description
5 pages
Keywords
Architecture, Design, Energy, Software, Architectural design, Macintosh (Computer), Computer software
Citation
Presented at the 1989 Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, Kobe, Japan