Towards Automated Building Energy Performance Simulation : For Building Information Modeling (BIM) based Renovation Projects

ISBN-13: 9783330043381 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 160 str.

Conor Shaw

Opis

Based on an extensive exploration of current literature, it is apparent that the absence of a wider use of building energy performance (BEP) simulation in renovation projects, can be directly attributed to the great manual effort involved in conducting them. Acquiring, managing and utilising existing building data is currently of great interest to industry and academia alike, given the scale of existing, less energy efficient buildings making up a large percentage of the built environment, and the potential impact on carbon reduction for the sector as a whole. Capitalising on efficiency gains, made possible through the use of the latest digital technologies, the research developed a semi-automated workflow to minimise this manual and error prone effort. This Building Information Modeling (BIM) based workflow focused on utilising open format gbXML to enable seamless interoperability of data between BEP thermodynamic simulation tools and a Single Analysis Model (SAM 2.0), intelligently linked to the architectural BIM, providing an improved workflow and potentially facilitating the wider adoption of BEP simulation for renovation projects.

O autorze

Conor Shaw B.Sc (Hons) Architectural Technology, M.Sc Construction and Real Estate Management. Founder of Shaw Architectural Solutions, Conor is currently living in Berlin and is self employed working as a Construction Engineer with expertise in Building Information Modelling. Conor's clients include major multidisciplinary designers and surveyors.