BIM-based energy and acoustic analysis through CVE tools

Sušnik, Mija; Tagliabue, Lavinia Chiara; Cairoli, María

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2021.06.013

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“…Similarly, Wijeratne et al [33] mentioned that PV*SOL tool and Autodesk Revit program are used quite a lot in solar energy analysis in buildings and what kind of results can be obtained. Susnik et al [34] tested the results by working on two different software, Design Builder and IES VE, to evaluate energy performance. however, it has been observed that BIM energy analysis can have advantages in both cases where it can be evaluated jointly or partially with other programs.…”

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The efficiency of photovoltaic panels to meet energy demand of a school building in the Mesopotamia region

Al-Rubaii¹,

Köse²,

Kazar³

et al. 2022

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All kinds of energy are one of the basic requirements in life to sustain it. Therefore, the majority of research and applications have been mostly focused on self-sufficient energy or zero-energy buildings in developed countries. Most of these countries encounter energy demand and suffer from carbon dioxide emissions from existing buildings.Energy-efficient applications must be also spread across developing and undeveloped countries especially in the Mesopotamia region due to the hot climate. Hence, the efficiency of a common practice, implementation of photovoltaic panels (PVs), in Iraq is investigated in this study. PVs were designed and empirically implemented in an existing conventional primary school building in Baghdad, Iraq as a case study for the Mesopotamia region. The sustainability and energy analysis of a school building was conducted in diverse scenarios to explore the potential of energy-saving and payback period of the PVs. The slope and number of PV panels located on the school building are the parameters of the current study. Results showed that PV panels with a 30° inclination angle reduced the energy cost of the building by 50%. The payback for the implementation of PVs can be obtained approximately in 8 years. Consequently, the PVs have major potential in energy efficiency and can be implemented in governmental buildings such as public-school buildings in the Mesopotamia region. Besides, society and private institutions may become aware of the importance of sustainable energy with this study. With this case study, the importance of taking advantage of solar energy has been emphasized for undeveloped countries.

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The efficiency of photovoltaic panels to meet energy demand of a school building in the Mesopotamia region

Al-Rubaii¹,

Köse²,

Kazar³

et al. 2022

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“…The authors also highlighted the need for the standardisation of data transfer schema, as several issues were encountered depending on the choice of the BIM software. This could also encourage the development of more complex workflows including multiphysics environment, such as advanced thermal and acoustic simulations [41], life cycle assessment (LCA) analyses [42], computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations [43], or daylighting and occupant thermal comfort assessments [44][45][46].…”

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Improving the Efficiency of Maritime Infrastructures through a BIM-Based Building Energy Modelling Approach: A Case Study in Naples, Italy

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Worldwide, the design, renovation, and sustainable management of port buildings play a crucial role for sustainability. In this framework, a computer simulation of a building’s thermal behaviour is an almost mandatory tool for making informed decisions. However, the development of a building energy model is a challenging task that could discourage its adoption. A possible solution would be to exploit an existing Building Information Modeling (BIM) model to automatically generate an accurate and flexible Building Energy Modeling (BEM) one. Such a method, which can substantially improve decision-making processes, still presents some issues and needs to be further investigated, as also detectable from the literature on the topic. In this framework, a novel workflow to extrapolate BIM data for energy simulation is proposed and analysed in this paper. Here, the BIM to BEM approach was tested as a useful tool for the maritime industry to improve the implementation of effective energy-saving measures. Specifically, in order to prove the capabilities of the proposed method, a maritime passenger station in Naples was chosen as case study and investigated by comparing different strategies to reduce the annual primary energy consumption. The optimal level of modelling detail required by a trustable building energy assessment was also investigated. By the proposed method, interesting primary energy savings (ranging from 24 to 41%) are achieved and CO2 emissions avoided (ranging from 16 to 34 tons CO2/year) for the investigated building, proving the potential of this approach. Definitely, this paper proves the validity of the proposed methodology and emphasizes its numerous benefits towards the achievements of the most modern sustainability standards.

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“…Even specified software tools for complex room acoustics problems are used in later planning phases, although room acoustic optimization has a strong impact on the design [13]. There are very few publications that make reference to sound insulation planning with BIM solutions [9,10]. Some publications deal with the matching or mapping of measurement data and the verification of requirements with a BIM model [31,32,33].…”

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“…In addition, although the use of models for computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) applications is common in timber construction, there are only limited possibilities of creating BIM models and exchanging them with manufacturer-neutral formats in the earlyplanning stages. Additionally, to the best of the authors' knowledge, there is to date no research that considers the integration of the analysis of building acoustics into the planning process of an open BIM workflow [9,10]. In building data models the positions of the element in relation to one another or the junction between elements are not described.…”

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