EVALUATION OF BIM APPLICATION FOR WATER EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-115
Author(s):  
Ghazaleh Khoshdelnezamiha ◽  
San Chuin Liew ◽  
Victor Nee Shin Bong ◽  
Dominic Ek Leong Ong
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Visual Programming ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Programming Tool ◽  
Efficiency Assessment ◽  
Building Information

ABSTRACT Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in architecture, engineering, and construction industry is known for its productivity and efficiency. Green BIM is one of the recent applications that aids users in achieving sustainability and/or improved building performance objectives through design and analysis of digital semantic models. The focus is on the application of green BIM for water efficiency (WE) analysis in accordance with the Malaysian Green Building Index (GBI) as a sustainability assessment tool. Revit Green Project Template (RGPT) and Autodesk Green Building Studio (GBS) as two available BIM tools were selected to evaluate and compare the applicability of each method for GBI WE assessment. To resolve the limitations identified from each evaluated method, automated GBI assessment tool (AGBIA) was developed as an alternative. The AGBIA as a supporting tool was established with the use of Dynamo, a visual programming tool to compensate for the limitations faced in the investigated methods. The practicality of each method was explored using a hypothetical model in Revit to automate information correspondent to 10 water efficiency assessment points and generate reports and documents necessary for the GBI design stage certification. The final phase involves verification of results obtained from each method using the conventional GBI WE calculator. AGBIA is suitable for the green BIM users in Malaysia based on the flexibility and automation over defining and assigning green parameters that are in line with the local context, the direct link of green information to the model, as well as the detail of presented data.

GREEN BUILDING AND BIODIVERSITY: FACILITATING BIRD FRIENDLY DESIGN WITH BUILDING INFORMATION MODELS

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Kensek ◽  
Ye Ding ◽  
Travis Longcore
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Visual Programming ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Information Models ◽  
Building Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bird Collisions

Green buildings should respect nature and endeavor to mitigate harmful effects to the environment and occupants. This is often interpreted as creating sustainable sites, consuming less energy and water, reusing materials, and providing excellent indoor environmental quality. Environmentally friendly buildings should also consider literally the impact that they have on birds, millions of them. A major factor in bird collisions with buildings is the choice of building materials. These choices are usually made by the architect who may not be aware of the issue or may be looking for guidance from certification programs such as LEED. As a proof of concept for an educational tool, we developed a software-assisted approach to characterize whether a proposed building design would earn a point for the LEED Pilot Credit 55: Avoiding Bird Collisions. Using the visual programming language Dynamo with the common building information modeling software Revit, we automated the assessment of designs. The approach depends on parameters that incorporate assessments of bird threat for façade materials, analyzes building geometry relative to materials, and processes user input on building operation to produce the assessment.

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.

The comparative analysis of neighborhood sustainability assessment tool

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuan W Lin ◽  
Chih M Shih
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Garden Cities ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
Sustainability Assessment Tools

From Ebenezer Howard’s concept of garden cities to visions of the sustainable development of ecocities, people have engaged in numerous attempts to curb hazards of residential environments and excessive capitalized development resulting from mass industrialization. However, many countries have adopted widely used green building assessment tools to conduct neighborhood sustainability assessment of ecocities. An ecocommunity assessment tool of Taiwan was established according to current green building policies, the content of which focuses on technological aspects rather than on the closely correlated social and economic aspects within ecocities. To thoroughly review neighborhood sustainability assessment tools, this study conducted a qualitative and quantitative analysis of internationally renowned assessment tools and tools used in developed Asian countries. This study concluded that (a) a number of countries have proposed neighborhood sustainability assessment tools that strongly emphasize resource and energy categories but neglect economic development; (b) the neighborhood sustainability assessment tools in Asia possess special characteristics; and (c) indicators of neighborhood sustainability assessment tools must enable mutual links and public participation.

Developing a Green Building Assessment Tool for Schools (Case Study in Mosul City)

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 5821-5827
Author(s):  
Hafsa Al Omari ◽  
E. Luma Al Dabbagh
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Local Context ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Indoor Environment Quality ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
The City

The green building or green architecture has come to light as a strong architectural movement at the end of 1990's and as a main trend in architectural practice. The architectural green is a modern architectural philosophy which deals with the competent relationship between the functional constructive systems and its vital environmental, by controlling the inputs and outputs of this system with the least negative effects on the environment and occupant's health, and the least energy consumption during the various stages of the building ( construction, operation, maintenance and destruction ) to achieve the functional activities and the inventive and efficient architectural structures. The importance of this movement lies in trying to achieve the sustainable development in its environmental, social and economic aspects because of the problems that developed and developing countries ( e.g. Iraq ) face such as energy consumption and pollution. Several international standards of different classifications, depending on local context of each country, has been appeared. Some of these tools are (BREEAM, LEED, CO-CHPS Colorado, GBTool, CASBEE) which aim to assess the performance of the building from green Architecture's perspective. Although there is a similarity in the classification levels including the sustainable location, how to use (water, energy and atmosphere, materials, resources) effectively, indoor environment quality and the design's innovation, they differ in other aspects that its importance relies on the environmental and local context. The problem of our research was the absence of the practical evaluation tool of the green building ( school buildings ) for the Iraq's local context in general and Mosul in particular, compatibly with the city climate. The research aims at making theoretical construction to identify the assessment indicators of the school buildings from green architecture's perspective, in order to create suitable and general assessment tool for schools building in Mosul city which can help improving the performance of these schools, decreasing the effect on the health, sparing energy coasts, and other benefits in the stages of the project ( pre-construction, construction, post-construction ). The research supposes that the multi-dimensional designing strategy is an active tool used in establishing the tool classification of assessment. For reaching goals, the research adopts the theoretical method and questionnaire. Finally, the research provides an assessment tool for school building in Mosul from the green architecture's perspective (AGBS) Green Building Assessment Tool for school ) in conformity with the local context of the city for enabling the designer to follow it in order to achieve the investment within his school architectural products. Results indicate six categories for assessment tool. First Sustainable Sites category (SS) which have the greatest weight 25.7%, , then Indoor Environment Quality(IEQ) 24.35667%. then Materials & Resources (M&R), Energy & Atomosphere (A&E), Water Efficiency(WE),and Innovotion in design (ID), have 17.32% ، 10.5% ، 3.987181% , Respectively.

scholarly journals AUTOMATION OF CALCULATION OF HEAT-SHIELDING CHARACTERISTICS OF WINDOWS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Ol'ga Baranova ◽  
Kseniya Kurushkina
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Visual Programming ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
Transfer Resistance ◽  
Programming Tool ◽  
Heat Shielding ◽  
Capital Construction

The use of information modeling tools at all stages of the life cycle of a capital construction object allows you to analyze design information in order to make the most correct decision, while significantly reducing the uncertainty of processes by increasing the amount of data available for analysis. One of the labor-intensive processes at the design stage is the selection of the most suitable structural elements, including translucent structures. As part of the work, the normative and reference information related to the calculation of the heat-shielding characteristics of building structures has been analyzed, scientific developments and publications devoted to the automation of the implementation of heat engineering calculations using various software tools are considered. For the purpose of the study, two indicators were calculated: the normalized value of the reduced heat transfer resistance and the reduced heat transfer resistance of the window. To solve the problem, such automation tools as the Dynamo visual programming tool and the Python programming language were used, with the help of which a script was developed for calculating the thermal performance of windows for use in Autodesk Revit (Autodesk, Inc., USA). As part of the study, it was determined that the combined use of the Dynamo visual programming tool and the Python text programming tool, expanding the functionality of Autodesk Revit, made it possible to automate the task of calculating the reduced heat transfer resistance of a window and the normalized heat transfer resistance, taking into account conditions of a specific construction region.

scholarly journals Building Envelope Thermal Performance Assessment Using Visual Programming and BIM, based on ETTV requirement of Green Mark and GreenRE

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taki Eddine Seghier ◽  
Yaik Wah Lim ◽  
Mohd Hamdan Ahmad ◽  
Williams Opeyemi Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Visual Programming ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Design Assessment ◽  
Green Building Design

Accomplishment of green building design requirements and the achievement of the targeted credit points under a specific green rating system are known to be a task that is very challenging. Building Information Modeling (BIM) design process and tools have already made considerable advancements in green building design and performance analysis. However, Green building design process is still lack of tools and workflows that can provide real-time feedback of building sustainability and rating during the design stage. In this paper, a new workflow of green building design assessment and rating is proposed based on the integration of Visual Programing Language (VPL) and BIM. Thus, the aim of this study is to develop a BIM-VPL based tool for building envelope design and assessment support. The focus performance metric in this research is building Envelope Thermal Transfer Value (ETTV) which is an Energy Efficiency (EE) prerequisite requirement (up to 15 credits) in both Green Mark and GreenRE rating systems. The development of the tool begins first by creating a generic integration framework between BIM-VPL functionalities and ETTV requirements. Then, data is extracted from the BIM 3D model and managed using Revit, Excel and Dynamo for visual scripting. A sample project consisting of a hypothetical residential building is run and its envelope ETTV performance and rating score are obtained for the validation of the tool. This tool will support project team in building envelope design and assessment by allowing them to select the most appropriate façade configuration according to its performance efficiency and the green rating. Furthermore, this tool serves as proof of concept that building sustainability rating and compliance checking can be automatically processed through customized workflows developed based on BIM and VPL technologies.

scholarly journals An Automated BIM Model to Conceptually Design, Analyze, Simulate, and Assess Sustainable Building Projects

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzad Jalaei ◽  
Ahmad Jrade
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Potential Gain ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Building Components

Quantifying the environmental impacts and simulating the energy consumption of building’s components at the conceptual design stage are very helpful for designers needing to make decisions related to the selection of the best design alternative that would lead to a more energy efficient building. Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers designers the ability to assess different design alternatives at the conceptual stage of the project so that energy and life cycle assessment (LCA) strategies and systems are attained. This paper proposes an automated model that links BIM, LCA, energy analysis, and lighting simulation tools with green building certification systems. The implementation is within developing plug-ins on BIM tool capable of measuring the environmental impacts (EI) and embodied energy of building components. Using this method, designers will be provided with a new way to visualize and to identify the potential gain or loss of energy for the building as a whole and for each of its associated components. Furthermore, designers will be able to detect and evaluate the sustainability of the proposed buildings based on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. An actual building project will be used to illustrate the workability of the proposed methodology.

DESIGN OF CERTIFIED GREEN BUILDINGS USING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Senay Atabay ◽  
Asli Pelin Gurgun ◽  
Alper Goktug Demirbas
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Leed Certification ◽  
Building Information

Design of green buildings involves specific processes compared to conventional construction projects that require participation of several disciplines. Having particular activities, functions, and physical aspects, green buildings impose their own difficulties during design. Building Information Modelling systems (BIM) use different software for virtual simulation of characteristics of projects, which promotes early detection of potential problems even before production of the intended design details. Implementing BIM technology in design stage, not only helps to minimize design problems, but also to shorten the stage itself. With this effect of BIM combined with sustainable practices and energy efficient technologies, design stage alone can be considered as a sustainable application of construction activities. Therefore, principles and requirements of green building certification systems can easily be performed for projects with capabilities of BIM technologies and tools. In this study, redesign of Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering Building based on LEED certification system using BIM tools is presented. The project is prepared as part of a capstone project by senior civil engineering students. Design stages are planned to promote sustainability and qualify the requirements of LEED v3 BD+C (Schools). The main objective is to introduce the students to two major trends in construction industry (green buildings and BIM applications) and to create awareness of sustainable construction, green building certification systems and emerging technologies.

scholarly journals Comparison of Four Global Sustainable Building Rating Systems Carried out With Focus on Hot and Dry Climate

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hind Abdel Moneim Khogali
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Global Rating ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Energy Effect ◽  
Sustainable Building

<p>Several assessment programmes has been developed worldwide on the environmental and energy effect of buildings. The aim of this study is to identify the main and sub categories of sustainable design. The researcher has investigated and compared four global building rating systems, namely leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in USA, Emirates Green Building Rating System (ESTIDAMA) in Abu Dhabi city, Qatar Sustainability assessment System (QSAS) in the State of Qatar and Australian green Star rating system (AGBC rating system), in Australia. This paper focuses mainly on their processes, contents, similarities and differences, processes, evaluation, their development and wither these systems are applicable to all environments?</p><p>The paper outlined six main categories developed by these global rating systems being: Sustainable site, indoor environmental quality, materials, water efficiency, power supply system and innovations. Sub categories were added according to their social, cultural, economical and legislations conditions.</p>The paper recommended adding four main categories suitable to hot and dry climate.

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