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Running Header: BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING SOFTWARE & ITS
APPLICATION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS – LITERATURE REVIEW 1
Building Information Modelling Software & Its Application for Energy Efficient Buildings –
Literature Review
Building Information Modelling Software & Its Application for Energy Efficient Buildings –
Literature Review 2
Building Information Modelling Software & Its Application for Energy Efficient Buildings –
Literature Review
Building Information Modelling Software – Background
Over the past twenty years advancement in information technology led to the revolution of the
design as well as production across myriad domains like machinery, airplanes, movies, music,
etc. Engineers and architects are at present applying these similar tools for building design. The
highly sophisticated amongst these tools offer immediate and continuous feedbacks on far vast
ange in characteristics compared to traditional tools for design. Materials properties and
quantity, lighting quality, energy performances, what-if comparisons amongst newer
construction as well as site distu
ances and the renovations are certain forms of information
which are available easily through these tools (Volk et al, 2014; Kensek, 2014; Eastman et al,
2011). This specific approach for building design are very different from that of utilizing
conventional forms of CAD software which overall industry has new name – Building
Information Modelling (―BIM‖). BIM represents a process that is integrated which is applied for
facilitating overall exchange of construction information and design for the participants of
project. BIM models could be extended for storing data of energy performances like temperature,
power consumption, occupancy, humidity, and CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the employment of
sustainable guidelines like that of LEED through local, state and federal governments regulations
for better comprehensive form of BIM models elucidating environmental performances like that
of solid / hazardous waste, water consumption, and indoor air quality (Volk et al, 2014; Kensek,
2014; Eastman et al, 2011).
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At a global level one amongst the biggest advantages in using BIM is its capability for creating
accurate models that are useful all through the complete life of a building, starting from initial
designing until occupancy as well as operation. In an ideal scenario, BIM shall be established
during the earlier phases of design, updated in form of design as refined as well as utilized
through construction teams, and continuously refined as facility is being built (Volk et al, 2014;
Kensek, 2014; Eastman et al, 2011). Post the occupancy, BIM shall be utilized by owner as well
as maintenance team for improving the understanding concerning building operation as well as
for making alterations, additions, renovations, and adaptations to the buildings faster as well as at
lesser costs than by conventional processes. The benefits in future shall comprise linking of the
R&D databases of the manufacturers. Further additionally, BIMs at operating level shall be
linked by way of interoperable and integrated pipelines to the national and local emergency
esponses as well as systems of disaster management for helping improve damage mitigation,
saving lives and life-safety (Volk et al, 2014; Kensek, 2014; Eastman et al, 2011).
The ultimate capability of BIM could be fully realized by way of its ability in allow the overall
uilding in being optimized aligned to the optimization of individual components. The discipline
as well as trade benefits by way of optimization and integration within the BIM and same
ecomes highly efficient through the provision of parametric responses for single discipline
alterations by using consistent sets of data for computation as well as decision making (Volk et
al, 2014; Kensek, 2014; Eastman et al, 2011). The initiative undertaken by HVAC industry
possess impact over all of the design, trade and construction discipline including – acoustical
engineering, security consultants, structural engineering, civil engineering, fire protection, food
service, roof / envelope consultations, lighting design, electrical engineering, architecture, and
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many others. BIM could benefit these complimentary and affiliated disciplines as well as trades
y way of exact inter-disciplinary coordination utilizing parametric geometric form of modelling
(Volk et al, 2014; Kensek, 2014; Eastman et al, 2011). Although, majority of prevailing software
like that of tools for life-cycle assessment, lighting design, piping, plumbing, and load
calculation, solely receive the input data from BIM at that time as well as are not parametric
fully. Hardware and software developments which shall enable fine tuning as well as adjustments
pertaining to calculations through changes within BIM as well as vice versa shall lead to the
optimization of BIM across real time and shall be accessible over near future (Volk et al, 2014;
Kensek, 2014; Eastman et al, 2011).
The advantages of using BIM are apparent in the capabilities to capture, organize, integrate,
maintain and grow the large amounts of information, data, and knowledge that are required for
conceiving, planning, designing, constructing, operating, maintaining, adapting, renovating and,
lastly, effectively deconstructing the building over the completion of the life cycle (Volk et al,
2014; Kensek, 2014; Eastman et al, 2011). The industry of HVAC affects community, the
environment, operation and maintenance, finance, legal, regulatory agencies, users, and building
owners. BIM could benefit the participants of project as well as the various entities by way of
enhanced multidiscipline collaborations for achieving optimal solutions, checking of
interferences prior to...