[Kak-tos]: A tool for optimizing conceptual mass design and orientation for rain water harvesting facades

In this paper, we will examine the impacts and potential for Wind Drive Rain to be harvested on the facades of buildings, and will describe a plug-in tool for schematic design for Autodesk Revit, which can assist in the definition of optimal geometries and orientation for a building to harvest water in its particular location and site. The tool described here is intended to create comparisons between building masses and their orientation based on conditions in particular locations and sites. These base calculations presumably would adjust uniformly as the science around WDR adjusts or as other factors complicate models.