This paper explores the potential for embedding parameters within architectural model files to enable the enhancement of energy efficiency at the design stage and through the design process. Furthermore, architectural design tools have poor connections to thermal and environmental analysis software, which is exacerbated by a lack of knowledge of the data requirements of other disciplines both upstream and downstream. However, current design guidelines are typically not in digital rule form, preventing the automated checking and validation of developing design models. Timely consistent feedback throughout the design process, as major design decisions are made, could enable the enhancement of energy efficiency. Whilst the advent of BIM tools makes the assessment of the performance of an iterative design possible, these tools are not commonly used, due to traditional practice prevailing, technical limitations including differing data formats, and industry resistance to innovation. A building design is typically created by a collaboration of professionals.
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