Our Approach
Informing Design is the process in which the engineer/modeller assesses the performance of different design alternatives in order to quantify their benefits and raise awareness as to potential performance failures. It plays a clearly supportive role during the design process and has a maximum effect when included from an early stage.​​
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Our role in the projects is two-fold:​ (a) qualify and quantify alternatives suggested by designers, assess their performance and communicate the benefits of each option. (b) get actively involved in the creative process by suggesting options that can improve performance, compliment design and keep quality and costs to satisfactory levels.
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We work alongside various Architects to address their unique project based questions, and when necessary supply them with interactive visualization tools to guide the design towards favourable outcomes. Our strength does not rely on an existing in-house software, but in our ability to generate project-specific tools tailored to answer questions set by the Design Team. The tools are versatile and can be developed while informing the design process. Below, we present some examples of the interactive tools that we provided to Architects.
Solar control, daylight and thermal comfort
Solar control, daylight and thermal comfort
Solar control, daylight and views out
Overview of solar gains compliance
Optimum balance: glass vs. fixed elements
​​Collaborations & Developments
It is within our direct intentions to ensure the continuous development of our knowledge and methods. To achieve that, we establish collaborations with external parties and seize opportunities to join forces with experts with parallel R&D interests in our field.
In the UK market, Inform Design has developed a strategic collaboration with FMDC, a façade design consultancy with highly experienced team in sustainable façade and material design solutions.
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So far, those efforts include collaboration agreements for developing software tools (ARUP), contribution to University M.Sc. programs (LTH, Lund University, Sweden and UCL, London, UK) and participation in the IEA SHC Task 61 (Integrated Solutions for Daylighting and Electric Lighting).