Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems and methods enabling a user to receive feedback regarding a computer-implemented design of an architectural structure as the user is designing or otherwise modifying the computer-implemented design using a computer-aided design (CAD) software tool. The feedback (hereafter also referred to as “design feedback”) may provide the user with useful analysis information regarding the architectural structure's predicted characteristics (e.g., operational performance, resource consumption, cost, etc.) based on the current state of the computer-implemented design. In particular, daylighting analyses pertinent to the computer-implemented design of the architectural structure can be visually displayed to the user in real or near-real-time.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 10, 2014
Date of Patent:
December 5, 2017
Assignee:
Sefaira, Inc.
Inventors:
Guillaume Marceau, David Wightman Swartz, Ritwik Raj, Jacob Miles, Carl Styan Sterner, Jeremy Gayed, Varun Singh, Mads Jensen, Alex Tollefsen, Katrina Schoen
Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems and methods enable a user to receive feedback regarding a computer-implemented design of an architectural structure as the user is designing or otherwise modifying the computer-implemented design using a computer-aided design (CAD) software tool. The feedback (hereafter also referred to as “design feedback”) may provide the user with useful analysis information regarding the architectural structure's predicted characteristics (e.g., operational performance, resource consumption, cost, etc.) based on the current state of the computer-implemented design. As the user performs one or more actions on the computer-implemented design model (e.g., through the CAD software tool), particularly with respect to the geometry or texture of the computer-implemented design model, systems and methods can provide the impact of those actions, possibly at or near the time the actions were executed (e.g., at or near real-time).
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 20, 2013
Publication date:
December 11, 2014
Applicant:
Sefaira, Inc.
Inventors:
Guillaume Marceau, David Wightman Swartz, Ritwik Raj, Jacob Miles, Carl Styan Sterner, Jeremy Gayed, Xiaomin Chen, Jonathan Taylor Apple, Jeffrey Stephen Csicsek, Varun Singh, Mads Naestholt Jensen, Alexander Marshall
Abstract: According to various embodiments of the invention, systems and methods are provided for analyzing and designing architectural structures. Such embodiments may be utilized by architects and engineers as tools that assist in designing architectural structures that achieve specific design goals, such as those related to sustainability. For example, an embodiment may comprise a system that: (i) provides a sustainability analysis on an architectural structure design created using a computer-assisted design (CAD) tool, and then (ii) applies a design option to that design (e.g., changes to orientation of building on a project site, size of fenestrations on the structure, choice of wall insulation, etc.) to improve its sustainability. In addition, various embodiments may be accessed through a web-based platform, which provides a user with easier access and better collaboration between and among design team members.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 1, 2014
Assignee:
Sefaira, Inc.
Inventors:
Varun Singh, Peter Leonard Krebs, Mads Naestholt Jensen, Karl Gustav Varnik, George Albert Miguel, Jacob Miles, Jeremy Gayed