Inventors:
Uk Jung - Philadelphia PA, US
Eric Jon Eisele - Aston PA, US
Taylor Medlin - Philadelphia PA, US
Billie Jo Faircloth - Philadelphia PA, US
Stephen James Kieran - Moylan PA, US
James Harrison Timberlake - Philadelphia PA, US
Roderick Stewart Bates - Philadelphia PA, US
Ryan Welch - Philadelphia PA, US
Assignee:
KIERANTIMBERLAKE ASSOCIATES, LLP - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
G06F 17/50
Abstract:
A novel method for determining embodied environmental impact in a building design from a CAD model is disclosed. The method associates CAD model elements with data related to CAD modeling practice and material constants. The method recognizes and accounts for the fact that models alone rarely contain sufficient levels of detail to calculate material-based results such as embodied environmental impact or carbon content.