SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2003.012 2003.012 Innovative use of strategic energy design tools in building design in China LiBaizhan YaoR. BakerN. SteemersK. Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, China The Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge , UK 24102003 2 1 978-1-995850-10-8 61 64 © 2003 Copyright WSSET 2003

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.

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