Sustainable Building Technology Series

Using Rhinoceros 3d And Grasshopper Towards A Sustainable Build Environment

Course Overview

Environmental concerns have emerged as a worldwide necessity, putting businesses under increased scrutiny. Boards are now faced with higher expectations because of the increased stakeholder and consumer focus.

Rhinoceros 3D and Grasshopper’s environmental analysis tools are a widely discussed topic in sustainability circles, particularly as ESG risks gain equal footing with financial risks. Grasshopper provides a framework for analysing the performance of buildings and cities. In recent years, environmental analysis has become one of the major factors in how companies and corporations achieve zero energy and low carbon buildings. Investors increasingly make decisions based on objectives for reducing their carbon footprint, augmenting returns, screening out undesirable investments and generating positive sustainability impacts.

Pressure from stakeholders and investors combined with increasing regulations are driving an ESG boom, and ESG is increasingly being integrated into enterprise value. Many international agreements, benchmarking organizations and groups are dedicated to increasing ESG action, accountability, reporting and transparency, as well as achieving the prized carbon goal of net zero emissions.

The Programme

This 2-day practical course will cover innovative sustainability analyses that are pertinent to various businesses and industries. It will also provide a step-by-step guide to developing and putting into practise an environmental analysis process. Discover the benefits of sustainability for your company and the value of effective leadership for acting and producing such positive outcomes through this environmental analysis training course. This course will also provide an overview of Rhinoceros 3D and Grasshopper in promoting sustainability and environmental strategies within a company. The potential impact and implications of environmental developments, climate related risks and opportunities for companies, and how companies can drive value creation while also protecting the environment will be explored and discussed during the course.

Objectives:

  • Understand the role and responsibilities of the board and directors in sustainability analysis and governance.
  • Understand the potential impact and implications of sun and wind analysis on buildings and cities.
  • Overview of environmental analysis and its key outputs, frameworks, and how it relates to sustainability.
  • Review of why companies are embracing environmental analysis, with a focus on growing pressure from investors and other stakeholders. 
  • Empower companies to understand the environmental impacts that the sun and wind have on buildings, cities and the planet at large. 
  • Understand the opportunities, benefits, and challenges of environmental comfort to board members.
  • Understand the principles of integration into the investment process.
  • Understand the market and developing trends.

Outcome:

  • Able to understand and evaluate essential solar radiation, wind, and sound analyses of buildings & cities, the implications for businesses and major stakeholders.
  • Understand the materiality issues across organizations and sectors, examining need for environmental reporting, and actual performance.
  • Analyse the results and impacts on buildings and cities.
  • Assess the responsibility of businesses for key ESG issues.
  • Recognize the business case for implementing sustainable analysis.

Who Should Attend

  • Senior Management
  • Middle management team responsible for sustainability
  • Architects
  • Interior Designers
  • Building Contractors and Developer
  • Project Management

Training Methodology

  • Theory
  • Case studies
  • Exercises

Course Duration

2 day(s), 9am – 5pm

Course Outline

Topic 1: What Is Rhinoceros 3d And Grasshopper?

  • Introduction to Rhinoceros 3D, including an introduction to the interface and commonly used commands.
  • Differentiating Rhinoceros 3D and Grasshopper from other software programmes
  • Rhinoceros 3D history.
  • Explain the key initiatives related to ESG integrated outlook.
  • The role of the board of directors in sustainability compliance and strategies

Topic Two: Impact Of Grasshopper?

  • Introduction to Grasshopper, including an introduction to the interface and commonly used commands.
  • Differentiating Grasshopper from other software programmes
  • Grasshopper history
  • Introduction to Ladybug (Solar Radiation Analysis)
  • Solar radiation analysis of a building
  • Solar radiation analysis of a city
  • Introduction to wind analysis
  • Wind analysis of a building
  • Wind analysis of a city
  • Describe the benefits of adhering to good environmental analysis practices
  • Assess the results of the environmental analysis and its impact on building performance

Topic Three: Why Is Environmental Analysis Important To Build Environment Technology?

  • Rising pressure from stakeholders
    • Regulatory push for Environmental disclosure around the world
    • The impact of reducing carbon emissions and rankings on a firm’s reputation
  • Tremendous growth of environmental project investing
  • Environmental and long-term sustainable enterprise value

Topic Four: Q&A, Reflections And Wrap-Up

  • Open question and answer session
  • Where do we go from here?