The Technical Regulation for Labeling Quality Level of Energy Efficiency of Buildings aims to specify the technical requirements and methods for the classification of commercial buildings, and public services on energy efficiency. This paper evaluate the applicability of the Regulation from the point of view of architectural practice and examine the influence of variables that determine the classification of the building of the Center for Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria - RS. A partial classification as the three main requirements set by regulations, Envelopment, Lighting System and Air-conditioning System and the general classification of the level of efficiency of the building were determined by the pre-service requirements, general and specific, and the application of the method prescriptive. The creation of hypothetical scenarios has highlighted the influence of variables that determine the level of energy efficiency building. The relevance of the methodology for its incorporation as a tool to highlight that the project supports implementation of the Regulation can contribute to energy efficient solutions, and encourage the construction and evaluation of buildings that have high levels of efficiency or progressive. / O Regulamento Técnico da Qualidade para Etiquetagem do Nível de Eficiência Energética de Edifícios tem por objetivo especificar os requisitos técnicos e os métodos para a classificação de edifícios comerciais, de serviços e públicos quanto à eficiência energética. Este trabalho busca avaliar a aplicabilidade do Regulamento sob o ponto de vista da prática arquitetônica e analisar a influência das variáveis que determinam a classificação do edifício do Centro de Tecnologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria RS. A classificação parcial quanto aos três requisitos principais estabelecidos pela normativa, Envoltória, Sistema de Iluminação e Sistema de Condicionamento de Ar e a classificação geral do nível de eficiência da edificação foram determinadas pelo atendimento a pré-requisitos, gerais e específicos, e pela aplicação do método prescritivo. A criação de cenários hipotéticos permitiu destacar a influência das variáveis que determinam o nível de eficiência energética do edifício. A relevância da metodologia para sua incorporação como ferramenta de projeto permite destacar que a aplicação do Regulamento pode contribuir para a definição de soluções energeticamente eficientes, bem como incentivar a construção e avaliação de edifícios que apresentem níveis de eficiência elevados ou progressivos.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A racionalização do uso da energia elétrica nas edificações é um assunto atual e de grande importância face ao grande impacto ambiental produzido. O consumo de energia elétrica no Brasil nas edificações residenciais, comerciais, de serviços e públicas é bastante significativo. Calcula-se que quase 50% da energia elétrica produzida no país seja consumida não só na operação e manutenção das edificações como também nos sistemas artificiais, que proporcionam conforto ambiental para seus usuários como iluminação, climatização e aquecimento de água. O Regulamento Técnico de Qualidade do Nível de Eficiência Energética de Edifícios Comerciais e Serviços e Públicos, RQT-C do INMETRO surge como uma contribuição à etiquetagem do nível de eficiência energética das edificações de uso coletivo. Para a determinação da eficiência são considerados três requisitos: envoltória da edificação, sistema de iluminação e sistema de condicionamento de ar. Todos os requisitos têm cinco níveis de eficiência que variam de A (mais eficiente) até E (menos eficiente), que associados com algumas bonificações (uso da energia solar, ventilação natural, etc.) tornam possível a atribuição de uma classificação geral para o edifício em seu todo. Neste trabalho objetivou-se avaliar esse desempenho energético para o prédio do Instituto Brasileiro de Adminstração Municipal -IBAM, situado na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, de concepção modernista. Foi mostrado como as decisões arquitetônicas tomadas e o uso da ventilação natural podem influenciar na avaliação de sua eficiência energética. / Nowadays, the electricity energy conservation in buildings is an important subject due to the environmental impacts produced. The electricity consumption in Brazil in the residential, commercial, and public service buildings, is quite significant. It is estimated that nearly 50% of the electricity produced in the country is consumed not only in the operation and maintenance of the buildings, but also in artificial systems that provide environmental comfort for its users such as lighting, air conditioning and water heating. The Technical Regulation of Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Public Buildings RQT-C raises to provide an energy efficiency certification for buildings of public domain. To determine the efficiency three criteria are considered: the building envelope, the illumination system, and the air conditioning system. All requirements are classified into five levels from A (most efficient) to E (least efficient), which could be associated with some subsidies (solar energy, natural ventilation, etc.), making possible the attribution of a classification standard for the building as a whole. The aim of this work is to apply this procedure to analyze the energy efficiency of the building of the Brazilian Institute of Municipal Administration (IBAM), located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The study of the building, created under modernist architectural concepts. It has been showed how architectural decisions and the use natural ventilation may influence the evaluation of its efficiency energy class.

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This paper discusses the results of a study of architects at work, where the focus of attention was on the information used during the life of a design project. What became apparent during this study was that the business management of the project, and the artifacts associated with that phase of work, often overwhelmed the actual design effort in terms of time and attention. A phenomenological approach to data collection was used; the author observed architects at work in two different offices over a period of several months, and assisted in the day to day work of each office. Sketches, photos, informal interviews and discussions, and extensive notes provided a rich set of data about work life in architectural practice. Structuralism was the primary analysis tool used to identify key elements of the data and their meaning in professional practice. A model was developed of the kinds of information used to manage a design project. This model includes not only the data used in project management documents, but also categorizes each piece of information according to its current level of use. The document model identifies eight primary attributes for every document, and an object-oriented class hierarchy for documents provides for the inheritance of the base attributes as well as providing additional attributes in various sub-classes to facilitate modeling specific kinds of documents like letters, memos, notes, faxes, contracts, and construction drawings. Finally, a Design Project Manager with a complete set of document manipulation, storage, and retrieval tools was defined. These information tools have specific behaviors based on the patterns of document and information use observed in the subject offices. The results suggest that the productivity of architects may be enhanced by a set of small, carefully designed information tools that help architects deal more easily with the complexity of managing design projects. / Ph. D.

Project planning in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry at present relies heavily on individual skills, experience and improvisation. In an attempt to increase predictability and efficiency, and to improve knowledge retention across projects, this thesis proposes a more systematic approach to project planning. It does so by introducing the notion of a meta-process model that embodies and cultivates the logic and intelligence of incremental and collaborative planning activities in a given domain. Planning tasks are encoded and enforced as a set of structured dialogues between project partners. To make this possible, a taxonomy extension to current workflow modeling technology is introduced. The concept of the chosen approach can thus be classified as process mediation through structured dialogues. It is applied to the particular example case of Design-Build project delivery for which a detailed workflow model was created. This model serves as a partial instantiation of the larger Project Management Body Of Knowledge, an abstract framework put forward by the US Project Management Institute. A prototype system architecture is devised as an extension to an existing collaborative virtual environment developed in the European e-HUBs research project. This experimental Web-based platform supports the enactment of workflows that are expressed in the standardized syntax of the neutral process definition language XPDL. The functional richness of the structured dialogue extensions is demonstrated through a dialogue management prototype developed as a separate MS Access database application.

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The building information model (BIM) is assumed to encompass all the required parameters, rules and attributes about a design product and process for Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) practitioners in a way that is comprehendible by all participants sharing the model and that communicates their needs and intentions. The socio-cognitive day-to-day interactions that occur in the workplace imply however that there are discrepancies between what is exchanged as design information when sharing a model and what is exchanged as goals, needs and possibly conflicting intentions and interests when sharing a common ill-structured problem. The findings of an ethnographic study are presented. The study investigates affordances and limitations in BIM-enabled practice regarding the communication of design intent among design teams in the context of an architectural project. Grounded theory coding was used as a basis for analytic induction through constant comparison and examination of data from field observation, interviews and design meetings, to identify emergent conceptual categories central to the research inquiry. A "thick description" was provided that took into account the dynamic interactions among teams, including interdisciplinary, intradisciplinary and non-disciplinary interaction. By dissecting hypothetical models of shared project information offered by BIM, the dissertation identified interfaces of information exchange, states of the BIM model as a boundary object, and emergent and overlapping communities of practice that delineate the degree of completeness and correctness of a BIM model and describe its effectiveness in capturing and conveying the intent of participants upon interaction. To draw parallels to other contexts, the assumptions central to the study were discussed in relation to a spectrum of possible scenarios within the larger population of AEC firms. In light of the findings and "persona" descriptions identified in the study, the dissertation examined and proposed amendments and richer descriptions to existing surveys and market reports that address the use and benefits of BIM in the AEC industry, including topics such as the internal business value of BIM, top ways to improve value of BIM, and impact of project factors on BIM value.

Bibliography: leaves 172-182. / viii, 183 leaves, [96] p. : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Proposes that there are fundamental and inadequately recognised differences between architectural practice and the basis of much design advice about environmental issues in house design. Concludes by discussing the implications of these differences for understanding how environmental issues are currently addressed in house design in Australia. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture, 2000

Needlework has been practiced throughout history, across the nation of Sweden and the world, primarily by women within the home. In recent years a revival of the craft has been seen worldwide, the covid lockdown and an aging population being two factors contributing to this. Historically there’s been a duality to the practice of needlework. On one hand, it’s been a means of oppression, and on the other hand, it's been a weapon of resistance and a source of joy, creativity, and collectivity. It has, throughout history, proven to be a political, social and creative tool and, as argued in this thesis, a spatial tool. The practice of needlework allows for the artisan to travel between different spheres. This thesis sets out to explore the potential of moving between private and public, performing a public domesticity through, for example, knitting.  Needlework is, in its nature, slow. This slowness, the repetitive movements of the hands and the touching of tactile materials emphasizes the process of making and prompts reflections and emotions. This thesis argues that methods of needlework as, for example, layering, mending, joining, ripping, and patching, clearly connect to the architectural design process. These methods emphasize notions of care and maintenance. The thesis uses an interdisciplinary approach to investigate needlework as both the topic of research and the means of spatial exploration and representation, aiming to underpin the relevance of engaging with needlework in the architectural design process, as a way of maintaining the craft and learning new things. Rooms devoted to the practice of needlework haven't appeared in a building plan for many years. The design proposal, presented in the report, aims to explore the possibility of these spaces reappearing within the public sphere. The proposal is placed within the context of Sweden with no specific site intended. Proposing a space of appearance (term coined by Hannah Arendt in her theory of Plurality) actualized through the collective making of the syjunta (sewing circle). Creating a public syrum (sewing room)  where the practice of needlework and its practitioners can appear, connected to ideas of feminist architectural practice to make the everyday visible. The thesis project engages with needlework by seeing it as a collective act of taking and making space.

Representation has always been a critical component in architectural practice and representational techniques have been evolving over time. The relatively recent advent of the digital media is revolutionizing architectural representation. Digital representation techniques are proving to be a more effective means of communicating the design to the client and the collaborative project team. The techniques are advancing so rapidly that it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep in pace with the digital acceleration and utilize these representation techniques in architectural practice. There is a wide difference between what is possible using digital architectural visualization and what is implemented in practice. The research explores the extent of utilization of these digital representation techniques and the challenges they pose in practical implementation. Employing a logical approach to selectively implement this digital procedural change in representation would help in realizing the strategic benefits of these rapidly progressing techniques.