Table 4 Selected metrics with their benchmarks
From: Performative driven form finding in the early design stage
Objective function | Metric | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
Energy | EUI intensity of energy use | 118.1 kBtu/ft2 |
Lighting | Spatial daylight autonomy (SDA) | An average SDA of 300.50% is achieved for > 55% of the regularly occupied floor area |
An average SDA of 300.50% is achieved for > 75% of the floor area occupied regularly | ||
Annual sunlight exposure (ASE) | ASE measures the percentage of floor area that receives at least 1000 lx for at least 250 occupied hours per year | |
Solar radiation | Solar exposure rate per cubic meter | |
During hours of direct sunlight | Exposure and incident radiation analyses |