Building Information Modelling and Energy Simulation for Architecture Design

Over the years, building information modelling (BIM) has undergone a significant increase, both in terms of functions and use. This tool can almost completely manage the entire process of design, construction, and management of a building internally. However, it is not able to fully integrate the fu...

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Published in:Applied sciences Vol. 11; no. 5; p. 2252
Main Authors: Bonomolo, Marina, Di Lisi, Simone, Leone, Giuliana
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2021
Subjects:
Architecture
BEM
BIM
Building information modeling
dynamic simulation
Energy management
Green buildings
simulation modelling
Software
ISSN:2076-3417, 2076-3417
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Summary:Over the years, building information modelling (BIM) has undergone a significant increase, both in terms of functions and use. This tool can almost completely manage the entire process of design, construction, and management of a building internally. However, it is not able to fully integrate the functions and especially the information needed to conduct a complex energy analysis. Indeed, even if the energy analysis has been integrated into the BIM environment, it still fails to make the most of all the potential offered by building information modelling. The main goals of this study are the analysis of the interaction between BIM and energy simulation, through a review of the main existing commercial tools (available and user-friendly), and the identification and the application of a methodology in a BIM environment by using Graphisoft’s BIM software Archicad and the plug-in for dynamic energy simulation EcoDesigner STAR. The application on a case study gave the possibility to explore the advantages and the limits of these commercial tools and, consequently, to provide some possible improvements. The results of the analysis, satisfactory from a quantitative and qualitative point of view, validated the methodology proposed in this study and highlighted some limitations of the tools used, in particular for the aspects concerning the personalization of heating systems.
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ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app11052252