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A. Mahdavi:
"In the matter of simulation and buildings: some critical reflections";
Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 13 (2019), 1; 26 - 33.

Is there firm evidence suggesting that the deployment of building performance simulation in the design process has actually a significant impact on buildings´ subsequent long-term environmentally relevant performance?
More importantly, do we have conclusive evidence for the frequently stated environmental mitigation potential of the building sector, given a number of essential global boundary conditions, including, for instance, population and urbanization growth? The pursuit of these questions could contribute to
a more realistic appraisal of the environmentally relevant potential and limitations of both performance
simulation deployment and sustainable building practices.

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Is there firm evidence suggesting that the deployment of building performance simulation in the design process has actually a significant impact on buildings´ subsequent long-term environmentally relevant performance?
More importantly, do we have conclusive evidence for the frequently stated environmental mitigation potential of the building sector, given a number of essential global boundary conditions, including, for instance, population and urbanization growth? The pursuit of these questions could contribute to
a more realistic appraisal of the environmentally relevant potential and limitations of both performance
simulation deployment and sustainable building practices.

Built environment, performance, simulation, boundary conditions

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2019.1685598

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19401493.2019.1685598