scholarly journals Envelope Thermal Performance Analysis Based on Building Information Model (BIM) Cloud Platform—Proposed Green Mark Collaboration Environment

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziwen Liu ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Vincent J.L. Gan ◽  
Luke Peh
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Collaboration Environment ◽  
Building Information

Building Information Modeling (BIM) and sustainable buildings are two future cornerstones of the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. In Singapore’s context, the Green Mark (GM) scoring system is prevalently used to assess the sustainability index of green buildings. BIM provides the semantic and geometry information of buildings, which is proliferated as the technological and process backbone for the green building assessment. This research, through vast literature reviews, identified that the current procedure of achieving a Green Mark score is tedious and cumbersome, which hampers productivity, especially in the calculation of building envelope thermal performance. Furthermore, the project stakeholders work in silos, in a non-collaborative, manual and 2D-based environment for generating relevant documentation to achieve the requisite green mark score. To this end, a cloud-based BIM platform was developed, with the aim of encouraging project stakeholders to collaboratively generate the project’s green mark score digitally in accordance with the regulatory requirements. Through this research, the authors have validated the Envelope Thermal Transfer Value (ETTV) calculation, which is one of the prerequisite criteria to achieve a Green Mark score, through a case study using the developed cloud-based BIM platform. The results indicated that using the proposed platform enhances the productivity and accuracy as far as ETTV calculation is concerned. This study provides a basis for future research in implementing the proposed platform for other criteria under the Green Mark Scheme.

The Application of BIM in Green Building Energy Saving: Take Helsinki Music Center as an Example

2014 ◽  
Vol 935 ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shen Jiang ◽  
Wang Lei
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Energy Simulation ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Simulation Design ◽  
Lifecycle Assessment ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Building Information

In recent years, Green BIM (building information modeling) is paid much attention and gets widespread concern in construction field, the majority of the projects using green building BIM technology also gained good results to effectively balance between sustainability and economic. This study is based on the innovation practice using BIM technology do energy simulation design in The Helsinki Music Center project. This project Build Green Building Environment through the followings: three-dimensional building information model, Energy Simulation at the Schematic Design Stage, Energy Simulation for Comparison of Design Alternatives, Lifecycle Assessment Analysis. This paper will give you a detail analysis.

scholarly journals Optimising Embodied Energy and Thermal Performance of Thermal Insulation in Building Envelopes Via an Automated Building Information Modelling (BIM) Tool

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zixuan Chen ◽  
Ahmed W A Hammad ◽  
Imriyas Kamardeen ◽  
Ali Akbarnezhad
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Material Type ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Insulation Systems ◽  
Material Library

Insulation systems for the floor, roof and external walls play a prominent role in providing a thermal barrier for the building envelope. Design decisions made for the insulation material type and thickness can alleviate potential impacts on the embodied energy and improve the building thermal performance. This design problem is often addressed using a BIM-integrated optimisation approach. However, one major weakness lies in the current studies is that BIM is merely used as the source for design parameters input. This study proposes a BIM-based envelope insulation optimisation design framework using a common software Revit to find the trade-off between the total embodied energy of the insulation system and the thermal performance of the envelope by considering the material type and thickness. In addition, the framework also permits data visualisation in a BIM environment, and subsequent material library mapping together with instantiating the optimal insulation designs. The framework is tested on a case study based in Sydney, Australia. By analysing sample designs from the Pareto front, it is found that slight improvement in the thermal performance (1.3399 to 1.2112 GJ/m2) would cause the embodied energy to increase by more than 50 times.

scholarly journals BIM integration in education: A case study of the construction technology project Bolt Tower Dolni Vitkovice

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaclav Venkrbec ◽  
Lucie Bittnerova
Keyword(s):  
Input Data ◽  
Information Model ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Diploma Thesis ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
Design Documentation ◽  
Building Information

Abstract Building information modeling (BIM) can support effectiveness during many activities in the AEC industry. even when processing a construction-technological project. This paper presents an approach how to use building information model in higher education, especially during the work on diploma thesis and it supervision. Diploma thesis is project based work, which aims to compile a construction-technological project for a selected construction. The paper describes the use of input data, working with them and compares this process with standard input data such as printed design documentation. The effectiveness of using the building information model as a input data for construction-technological project is described in the conclusion.

scholarly journals Green BIM Assessment Applying for Energy Consumption and Comfort in the Traditional Public Market: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pao-Hung Lin ◽  
Chin-Chuan Chang ◽  
Yu-Hui Lin ◽  
Wei-Liang Lin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Heat Radiation ◽  
Public Market ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Local Residents

This study focused on the energy consumption and environmental comfort of the traditional Xindian Central Public Retail Market. Established for more than 30 years, the market has been a crucial role in the daily life of local residents. Thus, the energy consumption and comfort level of the market are subjects of great concern. By using green building information modeling (BIM) simulation, which is an innovative assessment process that combines green buildings and BIM for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries to achieve sustainability, this study explored the current situation of energy efficiency and comfort level of the market. A green BIM model of the market and surrounding area was constructed in Autodesk Revit. Subsequently, nine items pertaining to energy consumption and environmental comfort were selected from the green BIM model to conduct simulation by using the software package Integrated Environmental Solutions Virtual Environment (IES VE). Based on the IES VE simulation results, heat radiation was identified as one of the main causes of energy consumption in the market. Moreover, the results indicated problems of ventilation and insufficient sunlight inside the market. These analytical outcomes and optimization suggestions can be provided as references for retrofitting to obtain sustainable architectures in future.

scholarly journals Enhancing a Building Information Model for an Existing Building with Data from a Sustainable Facility Management Database

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7014
Author(s):  
Ryan Loeh ◽  
Jess W. Everett ◽  
William T. Riddell ◽  
Douglas B. Cleary
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Facility Management ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Condition Assessments

This study investigates the feasibility and benefits of transferring data between Autodesk Revit (used for building information modeling (BIM)) and BUILDER SMS (used for sustainable facility management (SFM)). Two data transfer methods were evaluated using a case study; one involved entirely manual data transfer, the other a combination of manual and automatic. Of the data transfer methods evaluated, the manual/automated hybrid was determined to be the best option, especially when regular updates are envisioned. The case study produced an enhanced BIM model that can be used to support sustainable facility management, called here an SFM-enhanced BIM model. An integration workflow is proposed for efficiently creating future SFM-enhanced BIM models. A focus group of facilities management professionals evaluated the case study BIM model. The focus group was most interested in the visualization capabilities—e.g., filtered views for condition assessments—and the ability to view the BIM model on a tablet/mobile device during on-site operation and maintenance activities.

BIM Performance Improvement Framework for Syrian AEC Companies

2018 ◽  
pp. 20-41
Author(s):  
Sonia Ahmed ◽  
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Petr DlasK ◽  
Omar Selim ◽  
Ashraf Elhendawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Spss Software

The Architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry projects in Syria struggled with myriad problems. However, Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology worldwide proves its capability to solve these issues, Syrian AEC companies are rarely using BIM. Therefore, the aim of this study is to improve the BIM performance in Syrian AEC companies which are already in the BIM zero level and to provide strategies to the companies which do not use BIM for BIM adoption in their projects. An extensive literature review has been conducted to investigate the latest strategies and frameworks to implement and improve BIM performance. In addition to, an online questionnaire analysed by SPSS software and Excel to develop the suggested framework. Furthermore, the General Company for Engineering Studies and Consultations (GCEC) is selected as a case study to validate the framework. This study assessed and enabled the company to improve its BIM performance by using BIM maturity matrix (BIM3) through three stages: 1) Identified BIM and its performance, 2) Performance measurement, 3) Performance improvement. This study provides a new and novel companies’ BIM performance improvement framework which consisted of three fields: policy, process, and technology. The results of this study assisted to identify, obtain, and improve BIM interactions between individuals and companies to enhance the collaboration between all project participants. The future research will attempt to test and validate the proposed framework for private sector companies.

scholarly journals A Review and Scientometric Analysis of Global Building Information Modeling (BIM) Research in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry

Buildings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu ◽  
Lu ◽  
Peh
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Recent Decade ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Scientometric Analysis ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Aec Industry

: In the recent decade, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has widely been adopted in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry and completely upended the way we build. While BIM continues gain momentum in the industry, it has also attracted increasing attention from researchers. However, most of the current study focuses on reviewing BIM for management, BIM for green building, BIM for infrastructure and BIM for Facilities Management (FM). There are few studies about Global BIM review and to discuss their complex inter-connections. In this study, we adopted a scientometric analysis method to review global BIM research during 2004–2019. In total, 1455 scholarly bibliographic records obtained from Web of Science Core Collection database were established for the analysis. This study has identified the top productive and influential researchers, research institutes, regions/countries, subject categories and journals in the BIM field. In addition, 11 clusters of global BIM research were also identified including construction project, green BIM, construction safety planning, automated IFC-based workflow and so on. The authors distinguished 11 clusters of global BIM research into three stages, namely formulating stage, accelerating stage and transforming stage. Furthermore, the authors reviewed the BIM policy of Singapore and observed there is a co-production relationship between evolution of BIM policy and global BIM research. These findings provide valuable information for researchers, practitioners and policymakers by visualizing the current progress in the research field of BIM and highlighting future research needs.

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