Building Matrix Design for the Assessment of Decarbonisation at Early Design Stage

Under the influence of planet problems such as global warming and the energy crisis, carbon reduction has become one of the goals for sustainable development. This research focuses on residential buildings as research objects for achieving carbon reduction based on architectural design. Based on the related architectural regulations, three design principles from the life cycle of the building, macro, medium and micro design scales, and passive-active design are sorted out. An open-source matrix design method is initially established. Then, taking an architectural competition plan that won only first prize from 92 proposals to further explain the connotation of carbon reduction to achieve sustainable development through the matrix design method. The results show that the vicious circle exists between global warming and the energy crisis. Residential buildings contain more potential than other buildings for solving these problems. The matrix design method is established based on the three design principles. From a qualitative perspective, according to the case application, this research helps achieve carbon reduction for sustainable development.