System and method for analyzing and designing an architectural structure using bundles of design strategies applied according to a priority

US8768655B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sefaira, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Varun Singh · Mountain View, US
• Peter Leonard Krebs · Iowa City, US
• Mads Naestholt Jensen · London, GB
• Karl Gustav Varnik · New York, US
• George Albert Miguel · New York, US
• Jacob Miles · New York, US
• Jeremy Gayed · Hackettstown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2011
• Grant date: Jul 1, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the invention, systems and methods are provided for analyzing and designing architectural structures. Such embodiments may be utilized by architects and engineers as tools that assist in designing architectural structures that achieve specific design goals, such as those related to sustainability. For example, an embodiment may comprise a system that: (i) provides a sustainability analysis on an architectural structure design created using a computer-assisted design (CAD) tool, and then (ii) applies a design option to that design (e.g., changes to orientation of building on a project site, size of fenestrations on the structure, choice of wall insulation, etc.) to improve its sustainability. In addition, various embodiments may be accessed through a web-based platform, which provides a user with easier access and better collaboration between and among design team members.