Published Paper Details:

A sustainable building is designed to reduce its energy footprint and carbon emission. The thermal performance, solar access and ventilation of a building not only depend upon the ecological microclimate of the building but also on the behaviour of immediate site surrounding conditions. There are different parameters of sustainable performance which are affected by the boundary condition differently. This study tries to establish the need to study the immediate site surrounding in detail before starting the designing process and not just rely on climatic/microclimatic data of the site. Since the site surrounding conditions cannot be controlled, the building should be designed keeping in mind possible variations around the site and their ultimate effect on building performance. In this study, the performance parameters of the building will be evaluated concerning the boundary condition with the help of a literature study and CFD simulation of the case study. This study also reviews the existing methods and techniques to predict thermal behaviour, solar access and wind movement on a site neighbourhood-scale which will be helpful for calculating the performance parameters of the building.