The purpose of the digital tool is to ensure that energy and architecture form a synthesis from a very early point of the design process. The tool is based on the calculation programme BE10 of the Danish Building Research Institute. By facilitating a constructive dialogue between architects and engineers, the tool will contribute to the development of improved and more energy-efficient architecture.
A+E:3D is developed by a multi-disciplinary project group made up of representatives from the research and development industries and the business community. The project group includes ELFORSK under the Danish Energy Association, the Danish Building Research Institute, InteractiveLabProduction, Henning Larsen Architects, Esbensen Consulting Engineers, the Danish Architects’ Association and the consultancy company VGLCPH.
A+E:3D is financed by funds from ELFORSK as well as the other involved parties’ own funds. Recently, the project was allocated additional funds of DKK 1.7 m from ELFORSK to complete phase 2. This phase further develops the tool so it can handle more detailed building geometries and give more complex feedback to the user in the form of recommendations and strategies.