Integrated Design Services
The UI-IDL does not provide comprehensive design services, construction documents, or specifications for project execution. All services and recommendations provided by the UI-IDL require due diligence by a licensed professional of record. It is the intent of the UI-IDL to supplement contracted design activity in private practice and not to compete with billable services provided by professional design teams. Therefore, the scope of services for each project may vary depending on need and availability of services within the contracted design team. If desired, the UI-IDL will support and educate design teams on relevant practices and services to support market transformation.
Our Services
Comprehensive support for integrated design process
Conceptualization
- Pre-Design Climate Analysis
- Pre-Design Energy Benchmarking (Energy)
- Charrette Facilitation
- Criteria Definition (Owner Project Requirements)
- Precedents and Case Studies
- Occupant Survey and Analysis
Comfort and Energy Criteria Design
- Energy Programming Level 1
- Energy Audit
- Measurement and Verification of Existing Systems
- Daylight and Lighting Criteria Design
- Energy Systems Research
- Conceptual Energy Systems Design
- Passive Systems Analysis
- Commissioning Plan Development
Detailed Design
- Daylighting Details - Shading and peak load reduction
- Glare and visual comfort analysis
- Electric Lighting Integration and Control
- Energy Analysis - Iterative whole building energy simulation
- Thermal comfort analysis (PMV, PPD, etc.)
- Passive systems integration
- Natural ventilation and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- HVAC analysis and Life cycle cost analysis
- Envelope Design - 2D heat flow modeling
- Hygrothermal modeling and moisture management
- Fenestration design and analysis
- Assembly detailing and specification
Implementation Documents
- Consultants coordination and plan review of energy services
- ASHRAE appendix G energy model
- LEED Daylight and view verification model
Construction Phase
- Site Observation and systems commissioning
- Life cycle cost targeting
- Review change order requests for energy systems
Post Occupancy Phase
- System Measurement and verification
- Post occupancy comfort survey and analysis
- Monthly/Yearly energy benchmarking and reporting
- Monitoring-based operation and maintenance