%T Closing the loop, evidence-based design and systematic review %A Zhonghua Gou %I CRC for Low Carbon Living %D 2015 %K Sustainable building design and construction, %K Systematic reviews %R 10.25916/5ce9de3b84860 %U https://apo.org.au/node/231681 %X This report articulates, discourses why and how to use evidence from empirical studies to close the loop of design practices. An early effort by RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) aiming to bring the stage of “feedback” into the design process was not successful due to the nature of the building practice that is unidirectional and irreversible. %9 Report