- No, this tool is not an optimization tool
- Most of these parametric optimization tools have very limited capabilities to account for wind. The simulation of wind is quite complex and time consuming, which is problematic if you want to assess tens or hundreds of design variants
- Even if wind is part of a parametric design tool, the reliability of the results will be low.
- However, we still think that parametric optimization tools are very valuable tools for architects to make informed decisions, and to bring the amount of design variants down to a few.
- These few variants can then be assessed with more reliable tools like the wind assessment tool of Actiflow.
- Optionally, for these few variants, you could also consider to perform a more detailed assessment of the other building physics aspects, like shading or energy efficiency. Please contact us for more information (contact@actiflow.com).
- The different assessments of these few variants can then be compared and presented to the client.