{"podcast":{"title":"CDFAM Computational Design Symposium","slug":"cdfam-computational-design-symposium-7077587","podcast_index_feed_id":7077587,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/798745.rss","website_url":"https://www.designforam.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/798745/f2c96dc0f73a38b9580cf546fbfb0454.jpg","author":"Duann Scott","episode_count":176,"summary":"Explorations of Computational Design, AI & Machine Learning for Engineering & Architecture","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T14:17:07.753459+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cdfam-computational-design-symposium-7077587"},"episode":{"title":"Empowering Architects with Early-Stage Environmental Intelligence","slug":"empowering-architects-with-early-stage-environmental-intelligence","published_at":"2026-09-12T21:47:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cdfam-computational-design-symposium-7077587/empowering-architects-with-early-stage-environmental-intelligence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cdfam-computational-design-symposium-7077587","url":"https://www.designforam.com/p/empowering-architects-with-early","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215419069/fa7f7c1131fed0fb322a1cc52825a372.mp3","summary":"CDFAM Computational Design Symposium — Barcelona 2026 Michele Pescatore, Carol Fanjul · AiA Life Designers Michele Pescatore and Carol Fanjul of AiA Life Designers present a simulation-driven workflow that brings environmental analysis into the earliest stages of architectural design, where decisions have the greatest influence on a project's environmental performance but actionable feedback is usually missing. Conventional environmental tools require detailed BIM models or expert-level parametrization, so studies become outdated as a project evolves. To close that gap, AiA Life Designers built a streamlined Revit plug-in using Rhino.Inside.Revit, Grasshopper, and the open-source Honeybee and Ladybug ecosystems. It delivers simplified but meaningful indicators directly in the architect's working environment: envelope performance checks, site permeability, carbon impact estimates, and solar and daylight analyses. The result is real-time, performance-based feedback that lets architects test assumptions, adjust parameters, and see environmental implications well before formal engineering studies begin, without disrupting existing design processes. The presentation covers real-world project case studies, concrete outcomes, and the scalability of these tools across a large architectural organization. Links Talk page with full transcript Watch the talk on YouTube Cite this talk Search the full text of every recorded CDFAM presentation This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designforam.com","meta_description":"CDFAM Computational Design Symposium — Barcelona 2026 Michele Pescatore, Carol Fanjul · AiA Life Designers Michele Pescatore and Carol Fanjul of AiA Life…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1053,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cdfam-computational-design-symposium-7077587/episodes/empowering-architects-with-early-stage-environmental-intelligence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cdfam-computational-design-symposium-7077587/empowering-architects-with-early-stage-environmental-intelligence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}