This paper expresses the importance of the use of strategic energy design tool in building design in China. The features of this kind of tool have been illustrated. The reliability, user friendliness, and usability are the most important characteristic of the early design software. This paper introduces an integrated energy design tool – LT Europe, which is widely used in the UK architectural practice and European. The climate data for Beijing has been produced from Meteonorm and integrated into LT Europe. A case study has been performed and the comparisons have been made by applying the Chinese old and new building energy regulations. It has been demonstrated that LT Europe software can be used for Chinese building energy design at the early stage by creating the local proper climate data.
Keywords. energy design tool; strategic design; LT; energy consumption; CO2 emission
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How to cite this article
Li, B., Yao, R., Baker, N. and Steemers, K. (2003). 'Innovative use of strategic energy design tools in building design in China'. SET Proceedings, 2(1), pp. 61-64. https://doi.org/10.65582/set.2003.012
