Volume 14, Issue 54 (1-2026)
Haft Hesar J Environ Stud 2026, 14(54): 117-131 |
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Ahmadi J, Asadi Khanghah Y. Organized investigation of the factors of formative design of building configuration effective on energy performance. Haft Hesar J Environ Stud 2026; 14 (54) :117-131
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Reducing energy consumption while maintaining occupant comfort has always been one of the most important issues for building designers and architects. Generative design is a method for automatically generating a large number of designs through an iterative algorithmic framework while adhering to user-defined criteria and constraints. Spatial configuration can significantly affect a building's energy performance, including heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation needs. Therefore, in this study, we try to find the most important building configuration factors that affect building energy consumption by studying research conducted on generative design of configuration. The present review study, with a mixed quantitative-qualitative approach and a comparative-analytical method, has identified various studies in the field of generative design of building configuration, and has investigated, tested, and analyzed them. In this study, two groups of meta-analysis and descriptive statistics on the form-finding factors of generative design have been used. 26 articles were selected with the condition of using physical factors of spatial configuration and simulating energy performance in at least one aspect and analyzed with CMA software. Also, descriptive statistics were conducted on 13 selected index studies from among the studies. 12 physical factors affecting energy consumption and their effect on building energy consumption were determined. A detailed study of physical factors shows that, respectively, the proximity matrix with an effect size of 38 in the fixed and random state, the building orientation with an effect size of 18 and 28 in the fixed and random state, the floor position with an effect size of 23 in the fixed and random state, and the window orientation with an effect size of 21 and 19 are the most important factors. And the frequency of form-finding factors shows that the dimensions and position of spaces are the most important factors. The proximity matrix, the dimensions of spaces, the position of spaces, and the orientation, as the most important form-finding factors in the process of optimizing spatial configuration based on energy performance, should be emphasized. Also, in general, form-finding factors have the same and close effect sizes on energy performance, which indicates the importance of configuration form-finding factors on building energy performance.
Keywords: generative design, building configuration, energy performance, organized review, form factors
Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/30 | Published: 2026/01/30 | ePublished: 2026/01/30
Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/30 | Published: 2026/01/30 | ePublished: 2026/01/30
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