A Feasibility Study on Occupants' Behaviour and Energy Usage Patterns and Its Potential Integration with Building Information Modelling

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangxiu Han ◽  
Haşim Altan ◽  
Masa Noguchi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Design Decision ◽  
Energy Usage ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
The Future ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Prediction Approach

Understanding how occupants manage their energy use in homes and how their behaviour influence household energy consumption in domestic environments has been challenging. There seems to be several major factors contributing towards achieving optimal performance in designing, constructing and maintaining a sustainable home using Building Information Modelling (BIM) based approaches. This study focuses on investigating the relationship between user behaviour and energy consumption through the in-depth analysis of energy usage patterns collected from a selected affordable terraced house in Prestwick, Scotland, as an initial attempt towards the future integration with BIM systems. For the purpose of this feasibility study, indoor temperature, relative humidity and CO2 sensors, as well as a gas-electricity-water utility monitor were installed in the selected home occupied by a working class nuclear household. The study encompasses the analyses of energy usage patterns in their daily life. It is confirmed that domestic energy consumption is affected by the occupants' presence and behaviour. Moreover, this paper discusses a possibility that the energy prediction approach taken in this study could work alongside BIM systems applied for housing suppliers' design decision-making on the delivery of energy efficient homes of the future.

A Feasibility Study on Occupants' Behaviour and Energy Usage Patterns and Its Potential Integration With Building Information Modelling

2019 ◽  
pp. 560-570
Author(s):  
Liangxiu Han ◽  
Haşim Altan ◽  
Masa Noguchi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Energy Usage ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Energy Prediction ◽  
The Future ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Major Factors

Understanding how occupants manage their energy use in homes and how their behaviour influence household energy consumption in domestic environments has been challenging. There seems to be several major factors contributing towards achieving optimal performance in designing, constructing and maintaining a sustainable home using Building Information Modelling (BIM) based approaches. This study focuses on investigating the relationship between user behaviour and energy consumption through the in-depth analysis of energy usage patterns collected from a selected affordable terraced house in Prestwick, Scotland, as an initial attempt towards the future integration with BIM systems. For the purpose of this feasibility study, indoor temperature, relative humidity and CO2 sensors, as well as a gas-electricity-water utility monitor were installed in the selected home occupied by a working class nuclear household. The study encompasses the analyses of energy usage patterns in their daily life. It is confirmed that domestic energy consumption is affected by the occupants' presence and behaviour. Moreover, this paper discusses a possibility that the energy prediction approach taken in this study could work alongside BIM systems applied for housing suppliers' design decision-making on the delivery of energy efficient homes of the future.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF LIMITATIONS OF BIM IMPLEMENTATION IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Marius Viliūnas ◽  
Darius Migilinskas
Keyword(s):  
Residential Construction ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Construction Market ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Use Phase

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is increasingly being implemented both in the World and in Lithuania. The benefits provided by BIM promise a much more efficient and smoother construction process and suggest that the construction market of the future will continue to develop based on the BIM methodology. However, both the implementation and development of BIM can face some challenges, obstacles and limitations for construction market participants that occur with the use of BIM and that can slow down the smooth implementation of a project. This paper examines the difficulties of BIM in the implementation and use phase. During the research, the literature sources were analysed describing the implementation of BIM in the development of residential and other projects. The advantages and challenges of BIM described by the authors were analysed, and the emerging problems were highlighted. The literature sources analysed and found BIM limitations were grouped according to the most frequently mentioned.Building Information Modelling (BIM) is increasingly being implemented both in the World and in Lithuania. The benefits provided by BIM promise a much more efficient and smoother construction process and suggest that the construction market of the future will continue to develop based on the BIM methodology. However, both the implementation and development of BIM can face some challenges, obstacles and limitations for construction market participants that occur with the use of BIM and that can slow down the smooth implementation of a project. This paper examines the difficulties of BIM in the implementation and use phase. During the research, the literature sources were analysed describing the implementation of BIM in the development of residential and other projects. The advantages and challenges of BIM described by the authors were analysed, and the emerging problems were highlighted. The literature sources analysed and found BIM limitations were grouped according to the most frequently mentioned.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Energy Consumption by using Building Information Modelling (BIM)

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3531-3534
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Design Method ◽  
3D Modelling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Cooling Load ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Energy Consumption Analysis ◽  
Building Information

The use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been widely practised. In this paper, the method of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and 3D modelling is done before analyse using BIM. This study aims to analyse the energy consumption of PMU building by using BIM in order to have a better designed project as well as to lower risk and better predictability of outcomes. It discusses studies integrated with the design method, on the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to build performance simulations. As for the outcome, cooling load and energy consumption analysis are presented in this study.

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