Integration of Building Information Modeling and Web Service Application Programming Interface for assessing building surroundings in early design stages

Li, Jingming; Li, Nianping; Afsari, Kereshmeh; Peng, Jinqing; Wu, Zhibin; Cui, Haijiao

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.02.024

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“…Currently, BIM is most commonly used to support the assessment of LEED, mainly in the categories of energy and atmosphere and materials and resources [29,37]. Nevertheless, several authors [63][64][65][66][67] focused their research on assessing different credits from all LEED categories. BREEAM has also attracted researchers' attentions.…”

Section: Bim Integrationmentioning

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BIM-Based Energy Analysis and Sustainability Assessment—Application to Portuguese Buildings

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Buildings are responsible for several negative impacts on the environment, most of them related to nonrenewable energy consumption, increasing the concern regarding buildings energy efficiency. In this context, computer software has been used to estimate the energy needs of the built environment, and the Building Information Modelling (BIM) methodology can be used to simplify this process. This study aims to validate a BIM-based framework to streamline the energy analysis of Portuguese buildings, based on the method of the national regulation for the thermal performance of residential buildings. Currently, designers need to spend considerable time assessing all the building characteristics and performing the mandatory calculations for energy performance analysis. It is also intended to link the results of the energy simulation with a Building Sustainability Assessment method—SBToolPT-H. The purpose is to demonstrate how it is possible to benefit from this approach to simultaneously improve building sustainability during the design stage. To do so, different case studies were modelled in Autodesk Revit and exported to a BIM energy tool to perform energy simulation analysis. The results were validated against the official assessment method of the Portuguese thermal regulation and were successfully used to assess the SBToolPT-H energy efficiency category. The research outcomes provide design teams with a reliable BIM-based framework to improve building energy performance and to develop thermal projects while enhancing building sustainability. It also increases the knowledge about the integration of sustainability assessment in the BIM environment, providing new insights for complete integration.

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BIM-Based Energy Analysis and Sustainability Assessment—Application to Portuguese Buildings

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“…In another research, a plug-in was developed for calculating and predicting the potential accumulated LEED v4 credits with access to the Application Programming Interface (API) of Autodesk Revit, Google Map and their associated library (Jalaei et al, 2020;Carvalho et al, 2019). A comparable study used Dynamo BIM and API for fulfilling the requirements of Access to Quality Transit and Diverse Uses in LEED v4 (Li et al, 2019). In more recent studies on LEED v4, a work was conducted on integrating health and well-being into the LEED v4 BD + C, and LEED v4 for Neighborhood Development (ND) rating systems (Jiang et al, 2020); existing opportunities for population health promotion within LEED v4 was studied (Worden et al, 2020); and the trade-off between time, cost, and sustainability was performed which were represented in terms of LEED v4 credits using a genetic algorithmic model (Kumar et al, 2020).…”

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Bim-Based Energy Analysis and Design Tools for Leed Certification

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2021

Uludağ University Journal of the Faculty of Engineering

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Green building rating systems (GBRSs) are developed to assist Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) professionals to measure building performance and fulfill the requirements of sustainable design and construction. Designing high-performance buildings according to GBRSs with the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based energy analysis and design tools promotes sustainable construction, helps reduction of carbon footprint, and overall eases the green building certification process. Although previous studies addressed the use of BIM in LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) certification; limited number of studies focused on using BIM-based tools for examining credits and requirements of LEED v4. The objective of this study is to demonstrate in what ways BIM-based energy analysis and design tools can support project teams in pursuit of LEED certification for residential projects. A literature review and case study were conducted, and Autodesk Revit Green Building Studio, eQUEST, EnergyPlus, and IES-VE tools were examined in terms of achieving LEED v4 Building Design and Construction for Multifamily Midrise rating system credits. Results demonstrate that these tools can perform 17 LEED credits. This study determines the pros and cons of these four BIM-based tools in terms of the LEED v4 BD+C MM rating system. This study also contributes to the AEC industry and literature with four decision-making flowcharts that are developed as guidelines for AEC professionals to conduct BIM-based LEED certification processes more effectively.

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“…The integration of an automation tool with pre-written scripts into the BIM environment of VPL assists in conducting digital information management effectively, especially safety visual information. The VPL uses a block-based program and is designed with predefined functions related to model components in a BIM environment [33,46,47]; therefore, this paper employs Autodesk Dynamo which enables both textual and visual programming, and allows users to simultaneously code and design 3D models [48]. This user-friendly data interface programming enables to establish bilateral integration between Revit and MS Excel.…”

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4D-BIM-Based Workspace Planning for Temporary Safety Facilities in Construction SMEs

Pham

Hong

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Temporary safety facilities (TSFs) are an essential support system providing necessary protection to workers during construction activities, which are targeted towards preventing the occurrence of incidents and accidents at the construction site; however, the schedule and location of installation and demolition of TSFs continue to rely on labor experience, and are often omitted from formal drawings or documents. This results in thousands of accidents in the construction industry, especially in construction small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) because of their several limiting factors; therefore, this study proposes automatic workspace planning for TSFs based on construction activities, which is a systematized approach for construction SMEs to practice occupational health and safety (OHS). By using building information modeling (BIM) and add-in algorithm, safety facilities can be simulated and visualized to integrate into the designated workspace. The developed system was implemented utilizing 4D-BIM for TSFs installation and validated with a case study on a residential building project. The result revealed that the visualized TSF produces a better understanding of safety measures with regard to project schedule. Additionally, TSFs workspace planning provides an affordable approach that motivates safety practices among the SMEs; consequently, the effectiveness of construction safety measures and their management is enhanced appreciably.

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Integration of Building Information Modeling and Web Service Application Programming Interface for assessing building surroundings in early design stages

Cited by 48 publications

References 18 publications

BIM-Based Energy Analysis and Sustainability Assessment—Application to Portuguese Buildings

BIM-Based Energy Analysis and Sustainability Assessment—Application to Portuguese Buildings

Bim-Based Energy Analysis and Design Tools for Leed Certification

4D-BIM-Based Workspace Planning for Temporary Safety Facilities in Construction SMEs

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