An integrated design and appraisal system

The design of buildings involve specialists from different disciplines, each performing tasks specific to their purpose, using data that describes the building in a particular way. This paper describes a prototype of an integrated building design system which incorporates design of the building, thermal analysis, daylight appraisal and artificial lighting design. The integration is based on the EAGLE computer aided design system, a database generator to convert the building model to an object database with interfaces to the CHEETAH thermal analysis program and programs written specifically for daylighting and artificial lighting appraisal.