Build It Green

Use this design studio to design your green classroom. 

As you create your own unique design and make choices about your building layout, electrical needs, and energy generation options, make sure to watch your budget! 

You can iterate on your design by generating the results of your choices, and you can always make changes by adjusting your design so it works best for you, your classmates, and the environment. See if you can earn a badge!

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This simulation uses version one of our simulation data. We have since made minor revisions in the energy simulation and cost estimation to improve accuracy for research purposes. You can find more information about the simulation from the following paper. If you are interested in the details of simulation data, please reach out to Dr. Jong Bum Kim. 

Kim, J. B., Aman, J., Zangori, L., Cole, L., Young, H., & Stimac, C. (2025). Green Building Design Studio Game Development with parametric simulation and ML prediction for green building education in rural middle schools. Architectural Informatics, Proceedings of the 28th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2025, March 22-29, Tokyo, Japan.