Our lab operates by combining three main clusters which together form a triangle of knowledge:
Data acquisition | Computational analysis | Environmental design Interface
Working on the edge between environmental engineering and architectural design, EPDL focuses on establishing a bridge between those disciplines in a cross-contextual, multi-scale, and cross-disciplinary way. The context varies from hot to cold regions, and from hyper-urban to rural built environments – both in local and global perspectives. The scale of engagement constantly shifts between the ‘shoebox’ i.e., a room in which the environmental conditions are constant, to an entire building, a district, and the city. State-of-the-art tools and methods allow for an adaptive analytical approach as well as for scalable and expandable holistic workflows. Constant collaboration with other domains of knowledge at Technion and beyond is one of the lab’s core strategies to establish the harmonized interaction needed between stakeholders and experts from different fields to ensure effective, resilient, and robust solutions for future sustainable buildings and cities.