Integrated design

Comprehensive holistic approach to design

Integrated design is a comprehensive holistic approach to design which brings together specialisms usually considered separately. It attempts to take into consideration all the factors and modulations necessary to a decision-making process. A few examples are the following:Design of a building which considers whole building design including architecture, structural engineering, passive solar building design and HVAC. The approach may also integrate building lifecycle management and a greater consideration of the end users of the building. The aim of integrated building design is often to produce sustainable architecture. Design of both a product and the assembly system that will produce it. Design of an electronic product that considers both hardware and software aspects, although this is often called co-design.

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