The electronic design industry has undergone a significant transformation, transitioning from traditional hand-drawn designs to modern automated design processes. While Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools emerged alongside the electronic industry, the current building design process has little to no automation. There is a need for a unified platform to address the complexity of building design and provide a more systematic approach. Platform-based design (PBD), originally developed in the electronic industry, enables efficient design processes by promoting the reuse of hardware and software systems. It also facilitates design space exploration while optimizing performance. This paper proposes a modular approach that divides the building into various disciplines and introduces a design flow using the PBD framework to streamline the design process. We also present a case study that demonstrates the use of the PBD framework in the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems design.

翻译：电子设计行业经历了从传统手工绘图向现代自动化设计流程的重大变革。尽管计算机辅助设计（CAD）工具与电子行业同步兴起，但当前建筑设计流程几乎仍无自动化可言。为应对建筑设计的复杂性并形成更系统化的方法，亟需一个统一平台。平台化设计（PBD）最初在电子行业得到发展，通过促进硬件与软件系统的复用实现高效设计流程，还能在设计空间探索的同时优化性能。本文提出一种模块化方法，将建筑按不同专业进行划分，并引入基于PBD框架的设计流程以简化设计过程。我们同时通过暖通空调（HVAC）系统设计案例展示了PBD框架的实际应用。