Metric · draft
A measurable indicator (students often call it a KPI) used as evidence for a design decision.
| Category | Structure |
| Unit | % of capacity / kN/m² |
| How it is calculated | Loads (dead, live, snow per Eurocode) and the resulting utilisation of structural members, from hand calculation or finite-element analysis. |
| Origin | standard |
| Standard | Eurocode |
| Status | draft |
Also known as: Structural dead, live and snow loads · Structural loads
What it measures
Green roofs, PV and stacking add load — structure links environmental ambitions to cost and embodied carbon.
Calculation
Loads (dead, live, snow per Eurocode) and the resulting utilisation of structural members, from hand calculation or finite-element analysis.
Connections
- Used in case studies: Ilinca Maria Baciu
- Tools that can calculate it: Donkey, Karamba3D
- Informs decisions on: Embodied carbon and adaptive reuse of logistics buildings, Adaptable and relocatable logistics structures
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