Payette People at ABX 2018: Part I

Attending ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX) 2018? This year we are very excited to lead sessions on several different topics including sustainability and architectural tools. Below are more details on our sessions.

Technical Storytelling: Data Visualization and Architecture
Architecture, like so many professions, is being inundated with more and more data. This session will explore how architects can use data and data visualization at all phases of project design and planning to influence their projects. Impactful data visualizations and explorations can help architects gain insight into their own practice and communicate technical stories to clients and colleagues in order to influence design and drive change within a practice.

This session will explore how data visualizations can be used to understand user behavior, develop planning paradigms, enhance building design, understand environmental and occupant impacts and tune building performance. The presentation will demonstrate how we are using data visualizations across our own practice to better understand an array of issues. Speakers include a building scientist, a 3D visualization expert, a science and lab planner, and an architect all who been leading efforts to integrate data visualization techniques into the practice.

Details:
Wednesday, November 28 | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Speakers:
Andrea Love, Principal, Director of Building Science, Payette
Tom Simister, Director of Space Strategies, Payette
Abby Klima, Associate, Payette
Luke Gehron, 3D Visualization Designer, Payette

Overcoming Design Challenges of High Performance Envelopes
Critical in the design of high performance building envelopes is the early identification of energy targets coupled with early-stage thermal and building energy modeling. Together the targets and analysis serve to guide an iterative design process from system selection through project delivery. Three institutional projects will serve as case studies. All three projects represent signature expansion of their respective campuses with energy targets 40% below their ASHRAE benchmarks and meeting the 2030 Commitment.

This discussion will walk through the integrated process utilizing parametric modeling, daylight and glazing analysis, physical mock-ups, on-site testing and a design assist delivery method to ensure and performance of their envelopes met the project requirements at every step. Although their energy targets and design processes were similar, the solutions demonstrate wide ranging possibilities from highly customized form-giving sunshades, orchestration of standard components and minimalist design.

Details:
Thursday, November 29 | 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Speakers:
Andrea Love, Principal, Director of Building Science, Payette
Robert Pasersky, Associate Principal, Payette
Wes Schwartz, Senior Associate, Payette
Jeff Abramson, Associate, Payette

Integrated Design with Early HVAC Sizing
Design aesthetics and energy performance are often believed to be at odds with one another. However, if addressed early in design through collaboration with architects and engineers, they can complement and strengthen each other. The patient room design for a new inpatient hospital in Boston highlights a successful workflow between the design team and engineers to shape the façade to meet the client’s aesthetic aspirations while hitting energy reduction targets through early HVAC sizing.

Multiple questions shaped the analysis and design process throughout the schematic design phase. The panelists will explain the evolution of the project and how these questions directly shaped the façade of the patient rooms. A few of the factors explored will be the optimal angle of façade serration, type and size of glazing, perimeter heating system, capacity and limitations of chilled beams, validation of E+ against TRANE Trace, and family zone lay-out and comfort. Close collaboration between architects and engineers allowed for a well-informed early HVAC design for the patient rooms to reduce total energy usage and maintain a compelling aesthetic strategy. The panelists will elaborate on lessons learned and tips for successful teamwork.

Details:
Thursday, November 29 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Speakers:
Megan van der Linde, Associate, Payette
Ari Greenberg, HVAC + Energy Engineer, BR+A Consulting Engineers
Melanie Silver, Building Scientist, Payette

Conference Details:
ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX)
Boston Convention an Exhibition Center

Register for the conference here.