Reducing the operational energy demand in buildings using building information modeling tools and sustainability approaches

Traditional energy analysis in Building Information Modeling (BIM) only accounts for the energy requirements of building operations during a portion of the occupancy phase of the building’s life cycle and as such is unable to quantify the true impact of buildings on the environment. Specifically, the typical energy analysis in BIM does not account for the energy associated with resource formation, recycling, and demolition. Therefore, a comprehensive method is required to analyze the true environmental impact of buildings. Emergy analysis can offer a holistic approach to account for the environmental cost of activities involved in building construction and operation in all its life cycle phases from resource formation to demolition. As such, the integration of emergy analysis with BIM can result in the development of a holistic sustainability performance tool. Therefore, this study aimed at developing a comprehensive framework for the integration of emergy analysis with existing Building Information Modeling tools. The proposed framework was validated using a case study involving a test building element of 8’ × 8’ composite wall. The case study demonstrated the successful integration of emergy analysis with Revit®2021 using the inbuilt features of Revit and external tools such as MS Excel. The framework developed in this study will help in accurately determining the environmental cost of the buildings, which will help in selecting environment-friendly building materials and systems. In addition, the integration of emergy into BIM will allow a comparison of various built environment alternatives enabling designers to make sustainable decisions during the design phase.

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PREVALENCE AND VALUE OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING USES IN CONSTRUCTION

Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction ◽

10.14455/isec.res.2017.20 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Robert M. Leicht ◽

Miaomiao Niu ◽

John I. Messner

Keyword(s):

Building Information Modeling ◽

Technological Development ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Modeling Tools ◽

Industry Sector ◽

Building Information ◽

The Status ◽

Construction Tasks ◽

Level Of Difficulty ◽

Survey Responses

Despite the growth in interest and rapid technological development of Building Information Modeling tools and processes, the adoption of modeling uses to advance construction tasks in the field have been slow in adoption. A list of 30 modeling uses for construction are presented, based upon previous research that develops a taxonomy of modeling uses for construction specific tasks. This research presents survey responses from over 250 industry practitioners regarding the status of industry adoption, perceived value, and level of difficulty to implement for a list of 30 modeling uses specific to construction. Findings highlight the differing perspectives by industry sector and role. In addition to the providing insights into the status of adoption, the paper will introduce the concept of methods as a key differentiator of construction modeling uses that influence their adoption and value in support of construction tasks.

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A review of currently applied building information modeling tools of constructions in China

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.037 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 201 ◽

pp. 358-368 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Jingming Li ◽

Nianping Li ◽

Jinqing Peng ◽

Haijiao Cui ◽

Zhibin Wu

Keyword(s):

Building Information Modeling ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Modeling Tools ◽

Building Information

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CFD Visualization in a Virtual Reality Environment Using Building Information Modeling Tools

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings10120229 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 229

Author(s):

Jiayi Yan ◽

Karen Kensek ◽

Kyle Konis ◽

Douglas Noble

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Spatial Data ◽

Large Scale ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Cfd Simulation ◽

Scientific Visualization ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Modeling Tools ◽

Building Projects ◽

Building Information

Scientific visualization has been an essential process in the engineering field, enabling the tracking of large-scale simulation data and providing intuitive and comprehendible graphs and models that display useful data. For computational fluid dynamics (CFD) data, the need for scientific visualization is even more important given the complicated spatial data structure and large quantities of data points characteristic of CFD data. To better take advantage of CFD results for buildings, the potential use of virtual reality (VR) techniques cannot be overlooked in the development of building projects. However, the workflow required to bring CFD simulation results to VR has not been streamlined. Building information modeling (BIM) as a lifecycle tool for buildings includes as much information as possible for further applications. To this end, this study brings CFD visualization to VR using BIM tools and reports the evaluation and analysis of the results.

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A Review of Building Information Modeling Tools from an Architectural Design Perspective

Handbook of Research on Building Information Modeling and Construction Informatics - Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-928-1.ch002 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 19-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Olcay Çetiner

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Modeling Tools ◽

Building Process ◽

Building Information ◽

Design Perspective

Building Information Modeling (BIM) continues to evolve and grow along with its respective application in practice. One of the key advantages of BIM is that it facilitates the development of detailed information and analysis much earlier in the building process to improve decision making and reduce downstream changes. This chapter provides a review on the BIM tools from an Architectural Design Perspective.

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Development of a Building Information Modeling-Parametric Workflow Based Renovation Strategy for an Exemplary Apartment Building in Seoul, Korea

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10124494 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 4494 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Fabrizio Amoruso ◽

Udo Dietrich ◽

Thorsten Schuetze

Keyword(s):

Energy Demand ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Energy Performance ◽

Building Envelope ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Average Lifetime ◽

Existing Building ◽

Heating And Cooling ◽

Building Information ◽

Indoor Comfort

Apartments in South Korea have high maintenance costs and an average lifetime of 25 years due to poor construction qualities. The common apartment redevelopment strategy is completely demolishing the neighborhoods and then replacing them with new buildings. However, this research discusses the framework for the refurbishment of an existing building in Seoul using Building Information Modeling (BIM) and parametric tools. The virtual model of an exemplary existing building is constructed in a BIM environment. Parametric software is used to simulate the building’s environmental performance, in order to determine its energy demand for heating and cooling and the indoor comfort. In order to reduce the energy demand for heating and cooling, improve the indoor comfort, generate photovoltaic energy and extend the building’s lifetime, a modular building envelope renovation system is developed. Building simulation results of the improved building envelope are used to quantify the differences with the existing building. The research results illustrate significant improvements in energy performance, comfort and lifetime extension that can be achieved. Furthermore, a guideline for a streamlined building optimization process is provided, that can be transferred and used for the planning and optimization of other building renovation projects.

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INFORMATION MODELING AS MEANS OF THE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES LIFE CYCLE MANAGING

Odes’kyi Politechnichnyi Universytet Pratsi ◽

10.15276/opu.2.61.2020.12 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (61) ◽

pp. 104-107

Author(s):

А. Volvach ◽

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Design Method ◽

Practical Importance ◽

Building Design ◽

Practical Experience ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Western World ◽

Modeling Tools ◽

Building Information

In the conditions of rapid scientific and technological progress, the technologies development pace of designing buildings and structures began to outstrip the practical application of them in the domestic market in comparison with the countries of the western world. Ukrainian building design tools have ceased to be internationally competitive. In these circumstances, it is especially important to introduce new and improve existing methods and tools for modeling buildings and structures. An important task for a modern designer is the ability to use a computer model at various stages of the building's life cycle, namely: design, construction, operation. To solve this problem, one can apply a new design method - Building Information Modeling (BIM). The purpose of this research is to explore the possibilities of using information modeling technologies for buildings as a means of their life cycle managing. The scientific and practical importance of the work stands in the possibility of introducing of information modeling technologies of buildings not only as a new design method, but also as a means of managing of the life cycle of the building at all its stages. The results of the research are based on the analysis of literary sources and practical experience of the authors. The article revealed the possibility usage of building information modeling as means of managing of the life cycle of building and structures. There is considered options and the main problems of information modeling application on different stages of buildings life cycle. In this paper, the main functions of building information modeling, which are necessary for managing of the life cycle of buildings and structures, have been analyzed and formulated. The practical importance of the results of this paper is in the presentation of the proposed functions and development prospects of building information modeling tools.

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