scholarly journals Building Information Modeling as an Effective Process for the Sustainable Re-Shaping of the Built Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4658
Author(s):  
Cecilia Mazzoli ◽  
Marco Iannantuono ◽  
Vieri Giannakopoulos ◽  
Anastasia Fotopoulou ◽  
Annarita Ferrante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Digital Management ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Efficient Construction ◽  
Definition Of

This paper focuses on the definition of a method supported by digital processes for a sustainable and user-orientated re-design of the existing building stock. Based on the analysis of the methodological and procedural aspects of the computational approach to architectural design in relation to different performance conditions, the research addresses the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM), intended as a powerful method for coordinating the complexity of the multiple, interdisciplinary and conflicting aspects involved in the rehabilitation of buildings. In addition to the advantages in terms of control and management, the BIM process has proven its effectiveness in tackling the issue of sustainability, allowing all actors involved in the research to share information and pro-actively control various outcomes of a building’s performance, such as energy and environmental quality. To show the opportunities and limitations of the digital management in information-based processes, the activities carried out in the framework of the European Horizon 2020 project “Pro-GET-onE—Proactive synergy of inteGrated Efficient Technologies on buildings’ Envelopes” are reported. The research, based on a case study method, which is applied to a student residence in Athens, demonstrates that BIM possesses great potentialities for developing effective and efficient construction and renovation processes toward buildings with high quality standards.

scholarly journals BIM Software in Architectural Modelling

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2089-2093 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Building Model ◽  
Specialized Software ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Building Information ◽  
The 1960S

The Computer Models Of Buildings That Contain All The Information About Future Facilities, Which Is Called BIM (Building Information Modeling) Technologies, Took An Important Place In Architectural Offices And Architectural Design. By Means Of BIM Technologies, The Main Groups Of Specialists Had A Chance To Collaborate From The Very Beginning Of The Creation Of The Building Model And Its Use Up To The End Of The Design Of The Building. Since The 1960s, Computer Programs Were Mainly For Drawing, But With BIM Technologies, It Is Possible To Present A Virtual Reality Of A Building Process. Since It Is Extremely Important To Select Suitable Software To Perform The Analysis And Design In Building Tasks, With The Existence Of Much-Specialized Software In These Domains, In This Paper, Based On The Investigations Performed Especially For The Last Decade Developments And Added Capabilities, A Guideline For Architects And Engineers Is Presented. In This Regard Many Software Were Evaluated And The Most Useful Used Ones Such As Graphisoft Archicad, Autodesk Revit Architecture, Gehry Tech., Nemetschek Allplan Architecture, TAD, Nemetschek Vectorworks Architect, Digital Project Designer, Microstation, Dynamo Studio, Freecad Architecture, Sketchup Software Are Recommended To Be Employed In Analysis And Design Of Buildings. Employing The Recommended Software, Not Only Facilitate The Teamwork In Design But Also Increase The Performance Of The Design

scholarly journals BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING AND OHAS

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Zdenka Hulínová ◽  
Jana Madová
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Design Information ◽  
Information Models ◽  
Building Information

Civil engineering is considered to be the area with the highest occurrence of occupational injuries. Workers perform plenty of activities that endanger their health and put them at risk of occupational injuries and diseases. There are many convincing proves that dangerous risk situations appear already in the early stages of project proposals. On the basis of this fact we can estimate that one of the most effective methods of preventing and reducing occupational injuries is elimination of potential risk at the very beginning, i.e. already in the architectural design. Information models BIM enable us to simulate the overall situation of the project both structurally and visually. Thanks to this fact we can prevent multiple problems occurring not only during the realisation phase, but during the usage of buildings as well.

scholarly journals Using Open BIM and IFC to Enable a Comprehensive Consideration of Building Services within a Whole-Building LCA

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5644
Author(s):  
Sebastian Theißen ◽  
Jannick Höper ◽  
Jan Drzymalla ◽  
Reinhard Wimmer ◽  
Stanimira Markova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Life Cycle Assessments ◽  
Data Format ◽  
Industry Foundation Classes ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
Machine Readability

Holistic views of all environmental impacts for buildings such as Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) are rarely performed. Building services are mostly included in this assessment only in a simplified way, which means that their embodied impacts are usually underestimated. Open Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) provide for significantly more efficient and comprehensive LCA performance. This study investigated how building services can be included in an open BIM-integrated whole-building LCA for the first time, identified challenges and showed six solution approaches. Based on the definition of 222 exchange requirements and their mapping with IFC, an example BIM model was modeled before the linking of 7312 BIM objects of building services with LCA data that were analyzed in an LCA tool. The results show that 94.5% of the BIM objects could only be linked by applying one of the six solution approaches. The main problems were due to: (1) modeling by a lack of standardization of attributes of BIM objects; (2) difficult machine readability of the building services LCA datasets as well as a general lack of these; and (3) non-standardized properties of building services and LCA specific dataset information in the IFC data format.

scholarly journals Integrated BIM-Based LCA for the Entire Building Process Using an Existing Structure for Cost Estimation in the Swiss Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Naneva ◽  
Marcella Bonanomi ◽  
Alexander Hollberg ◽  
Guillaume Habert ◽  
Daniel Hall
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Existing Structure

The building sector has a significant potential to reduce the material resource demand needed for construction and therefore, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digitalization can help to make use of this potential and improve sustainability throughout the entire building’s life cycle. One way to address this potential is through the integration of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) into the building process by employing Building Information Modeling (BIM). BIM can reduce the effort needed to carry out an LCA, and therefore, facilitate the integration into the building process. A review of current industry practice and scientific literature shows that companies are lacking the incentive to apply LCA. If applied, there are two main approaches. Either the LCA is performed in a simplified way at the beginning of the building process using imprecise techniques, or it is done at the very end when all the needed information is available, but it is too late for decision-making. One reason for this is the lack of methods, workflows and tools to implement BIM-LCA integration over the whole building development. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to develop an integrated BIM-LCA method for the entire building process by relating it to an established workflow. To avoid an additional effort for practitioners, an existing structure for cost estimation in the Swiss context is used. The established method is implemented in a tool and used in a case study in Switzerland to test the approach. The results of this study show that LCA can be performed continuously in each building phase over the entire building process using existing Building Information Modeling (BIM) techniques for cost estimation. The main benefit of this approach is that it simplifies the application of LCA in the building process and therefore gives incentives for companies to apply it. Moreover, the re-work caused by the need for re-entering data and the usage of many different software tools that characterize most of the current LCA practices is minimized. Furthermore, decision-making, both at the element and building levels, is supported.

scholarly journals ADVANCED 3D MODELING VERSUS BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING: THE CASE STUDY OF PALAZZO ETTOREO IN SACILE (ITALY)

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W11 ◽  
pp. 1137-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Visintini ◽  
E. Marcon ◽  
G. Pantò ◽  
E. P. Canevese ◽  
T. De Gottardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Modeling ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Morphological Evaluation ◽  
Laser Scanners ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
Definition Of

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> This paper presents an experience of 3D modeling starting from laser scanning data and following two alternative approaches: the first one, called “Advanced 3D modeling”, based on an original meshing algorithm, while the second make use of Revit BIM software.</p><p>The case study in Palace Ettoreo in Sacile (Pordenone, Italy), constructed in Renaissance Venetian style in the 16th century: it has a trapezoid plan and is developed on three floors, with the ground one endowing a portico on two façades.</p><p>The palace has been surveyed by two terrestrial laser scanners: a Riegl Z420i for 5 external scans and a FARO Photon 120 for 53 internal scans; also a topographic surveying of 270 targets have been carried out. The final TLS cloud has 1,4 billions of points.</p><p>The Advanced 3D modeling has produced a “smart” mesh, allowing also to model the elements with deformations (out of plumb, bulges and troughs). Moreover, this model drastically reduce the stored data: the whole palace is modeled by 111.496 polygons only.</p><p>The modeling with Revit follows the classical flowchart where the principal architectonical elements are gradually composed: this HBIM process has required a strong manual work in exploiting the available parametric objects and/or in the definition of new objects.</p><p>Comparing the two models with respect the points cloud, both have evidenced advantages and limitations: therefore, the best solution is a process involving their combination. At the beginning, the Advanced 3D modeling is performed onto the points cloud, so well exploiting the segmentation tools and the smart meshing of the surfaces preserving any geometrical irregularity. Such obtained model allows metrical and morphological evaluation on the various structural and architectonical elements. Afterwards, this very light model becomes the entry data for the modeling in BIM environment, where also the shape of irregular elements are so imported.</p>

scholarly journals Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Dams-Literature Review and Future Needs

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunitta Chandra Sari ◽  
Catur Ayu Wahyuningrum ◽  
Nindyo Cahyo Kresnanto
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Dam Management ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Complex Development ◽  
Efficient Construction

Dam is a structure with high beneficial values and these include, serving as the source of raw water supply and electrical energy, ensuring flood reduction, tourist attractions, and habitat protection. It is, however, associated with a very complex development process ranging from the planning/design, construction, as well as operation and maintenance. Therefore, there is a need for special attention, accuracy, and good coordination at every stage from the parties involved as well as the integration of all fields starting from the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) elements. Moreover, ensuring an effective and efficient construction process presents a serious challenge for the owner/government, designers, consultants and contractors which is now being resolved through the use of a technological innovation known as the Building Information Modeling (BIM).This study was conducted to determine the scientific developments of BIM for dam management and also to identify further related areas to be researched in the future. Moreover, the analysis was concentrated on the potential added value of the technological innovations on dams, explained its advantages, and assesses the potential challenges hampering its effectiveness in Indonesia. It was discovered that the use of BIM for dam projects is possible as long as there are adequate government regulations and the availability of qualified human resources while the consequence would be an increase in the investment cost. The findings of this research are expected to encourage the use of BIM in dam construction and management in Indonesia and also to increase efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects.

scholarly journals Integration of Data Flows of the Construction Project Life Cycle to Create a Digital Enterprise Based on Building Information Modeling

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-50
Author(s):  
Akselrod Roman ◽  
◽  
Shpakov Andrii ◽  
Ryzhakova Galyna ◽  
Tetyana Honcharenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Parametric Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Data Environment ◽  
Digital Enterprise

This study is devoted to the problem of digital transformation in the construction industry. To solve the proposed emerging approach for integrating information flows based on Building information modeling (BIM). This research describes the advanced methodology for creating a unified information model in construction, which combines architectural, design, engineering, cost and depreciation models of a construction object, raises a number of problems of reorganizing business processes at enterprises. The novelty of the research lies in the model of adapted common data environment based on life cycle of a construction project by stages of implementation and emergence of information. The proposed architecture is a platform for intelligent parametric modeling as intelligent CAD, which allows linking all elements of the model "Digital Enterprise".The result of the study is a conceptual mechanism for improving the efficiency of enterprise management processes based on the architectural approach in terms of digitalization of construction. Emerging technology in the study is the architecture of the intelligent decision support system in construction based on 5D BIMtechnology and Digital Enterprise. The main advantage of the proposed approach is the possibility of multiple reuse of information by all participants in the development and implementation of an investment and construction project without changes and distortions of data about the construction object. Keywords — Building Information Modeling, BIM, Digital Enterprise, Common Data Environment, life cycle of construction project, digitalization of construction

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