Usability and fitness testing for building performance simulation tools

[en] Architects and engineers who seek design decision aid for sustainable building and city design frequently experience decisional conflict and require support across the design process. Building performance simulations have become central to supporting the design process, but little is known about the fit and usability of simulation tools and the factors influencing the implementation of simulation-based design in practice. This paper presents a novel framework for simulation tool usability called USER-FIT. The framework defines usability based on ISO definitions, a review of evidence in the literature, and our experience supporting the development of the framework. USER-FIT provides six measures for modelers and software developers to test how a simulation tool is useful, usable, and satisfactory for the intended users to inform sustainable design decision-making. Further research and testing are needed to support better the acquisition and implantation of usability testing for building performance simulation tools and applications.

Research Center/Unit :

Sustainable Building Design Lab

Disciplines :

Architecture

Author, co-author :

Attia, Shady ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments

El-Degwy, Aly

Attia, Maha; Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen [NL]

Language :

English

Title :

Usability and fitness testing for building performance simulation tools

Publication date :

01 July 2024

Journal title :

Journal of Building Performance Simulation

ISSN :

1940-1493

eISSN :

1940-1507

Publisher :

Taylor & Francis, United Kingdom

Pages :

1–20

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Development Goals :

11. Sustainable cities and communities
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Additional URL :

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19401493.2024.2341089

Name of the research project :

USER-Fit

Commentary :

USER-FIT: A framework to evaluate the usability of building performance simulation tools in the architectural design process, https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/310019

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