Performer, consumer or expert? A critical review of BPS training paradigms for building design decision-making

AlSaadani, Sara and Bleil De Souza, Clarice

2019. Performer, consumer or expert? A critical review of BPS training paradigms for building design decision-making. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12 (3) , pp. 289-307. 10.1080/19401493.2018.1447602

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2018.1447602

Abstract

In response to swift changes in the building industry, and the need to evaluate impacts of design decisions for energy-efficiency and legislation, universities are introducing training initiatives in BPS for building design decision-making. This work aims to identify and discuss prevalent paradigms used to teach BPS. Through a comprehensive and critical literature review, three paradigms are found: training the simulation ‘expert’ and training the architecture student to become either a ‘consumer’ or ‘performer’ of simulations. Examples from the literature are presented to illustrate each paradigm, followed by a discussion of where trainees of each paradigm would be situated in practical project environments. Recognizing these paradigms serves as a foundation to set up future teaching initiatives and research in this area. However, there is a need for members of both architecture and BPS communities to work together towards harmonizing distinguishing features of each paradigm, to fully-exploit the potentials offered by them.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Architecture
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
ISSN:	1940-1493
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 May 2019
Date of Acceptance:	21 February 2018
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2025 10:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/109688