A BIM-Based Tool for Assessing Sustainability in Buildings Using the Green Pyramid Rating System

Abstract

Green construction management is an approach that aims to promote sustainable solutions in building design and construction. However, the complexity and variability in design scenarios often pose challenges to implementing these practices effectively. This study proposes a collaborative framework for green construction management that leverages automated and semi-automated simulations to facilitate performance-based decision making. The framework utilizes the green pyramid rating system (GPRS) as a third-party certification assessment provider. It employs various BIM analysis software tools, including Dynamo codes in Autodesk Revit and add-in plug-ins using Revit API, to extract information and parameters from the BIM model. The data are used to perform quantitative calculations and comprehensive analysis that aid decision makers in investigating, analyzing, improving, and assessing sustainability aspects throughout the project. The proposed framework enables a structured approach to green construction management that incorporates the building variable consecutive level of details/development (LOD) and life cycle phases. A case study of an office building in the new administrative capital in Egypt demonstrates the effectiveness of the framework in promoting sustainable solutions. The collaborative framework for interoperability design decisions proposed in this study provides a valuable tool for implementing green construction management practices. The use of automated and semi-automated simulations, following the GPRS, helps to ensure that sustainable solutions are advocated, interrogated, and refined throughout the project. The framework’s structured approach enables decision makers to investigate, analyze, improve, and assess sustainability aspects effectively.

Analysis on Using 3D Scanning and BIM to Reduce the Physical and Non-Physical Construction Waste for Sustainable Fireproofing of Steel Trusses

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Sustainable Built Environments: Building Information Modeling, Biomaterials, and Regenerative Practices in Mexico

“…In addition to the configurations shown, it is necessary to establish parameters for both the areas of the model to be analyzed and the energy spaces to be simulated. The configuration is made up of different parameters to configure and consider for the simulation in Energy Plus of Revit as contemplated [47][48][49][50]; however, for the present study, it is only developed in Revit, and the SketchUp software version 2022 was not used to obtain the models and predictive quantifications of the energy models in this section. Among the configurations developed, the analytical spaces configured for the model stand out, establishing interior and exterior air flows according to the nearest meteorological station set in L/(s•m 2 ).…”

“…However, the software has many preconfigured materials and construction systems used in BIM modeling. The versatility of the BIM tool has vast benefits, as shown by [47,48] in his study. However, in the case of biomaterials, the preconfigured information is reduced, resulting in a personalized edition for the present study.…”

The Green BIM Process Model for Efficient Information Exchange in Sustainable Building Design

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