Simulation and visualization of virus transmission for architectural design analysis

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has made virus transmission a significant factor in designing buildings to ensure a safe and resilient environment. Simulation has been applied to analyze the potential risk of virus transmission within built spaces. Still, most existing simulations focused on a small region of the building, over a short period of time. Here we cover how we leveraged an occupancy simulation to inform and visualize the longitudinal impacts of virus transmission, in relation to a given building design and associated dynamic occupant behaviours. The flexibility of our system makes our simulation scalable and adaptable so that it can be applied to any building or context, with various types of occupants. © 2021 Owner/Author.