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Building designers continue to confront the opposing demands for increased performance from
building services and for reduced impact of the building on the environment. New design philosophies
and skills enable the generation of superior solutions to those created with conventional philosophies.
Several emerging trends discussed include: –
• the responsibility to integrate architectural & engineering values
• the shift in philosophy from “provision of equipment” to “provision of a benefit”
• the task of assessing the contributions from renewable energy sources
• the use of sophisticated simulation programs in modelling these new tasks and philosophies
These trends hold great promise in assisting designers to create high performance, environmentally
conscious facilities.

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