The relationship between the shape of a building and its energy performance

Parasonis, Josifas; Keizikas, Andrius; Kalibatiene, Diana

doi:10.1080/17452007.2012.675139

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“…Although a significant body of research has been conducted on topics related in BIM-aided collaborative design and the efficient use of BIM technology, there is little known about the incorporation of sustainable performance analysis into these processes. The main approaches of BIM and sustainability assessment integration are either frameworks for the effective use of existing tools collaborative or otherwise), new stand-alone assessment tools or a hybrid approach of creating new tools to assist co-ordination between different software (Barnes and Castro-Lacouture, 2009;Biswas and Krishnamurti, 2009;Schlueter and Thesseling, 2009;Bank et al, 2010;Welle et al, 2011;Geyer, 2012;Parasonis et al, 2012;Gerber et al, 2012;Bazjanac, 2008;Gupta et al, 2014;Howard and Björk, 2008;NBS, 2012). These new tools are either integrated into BIM software or extracting data in open exchange formats (IFC, gbXML, ecoXML) and manipulate them for performing their analysis.…”

Section: Building Performance Simulation Tools and Building Informatimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite the proven benefits of these tools (Schlueter and Thesseling, 2009;Azhar et al, 2008;Azhar, 2011;Stumpf et al, 2009;Geyer, 2012;Çetiner, 2010;Gerber et al, 2012;Mourshed et al, 2003;Parasonis et al, 2012;Ding, 2008;Attia et al, 2009;Brahme et al, 2001), their practice should be utilised with careful consideration of the information requirements and the expected outputs of certain types of analysis. BIM (Building Information Modelling) software addresses this issue by promoting the integration of multi-disciplinary information and presents an opportunity to use accurate inputs to perform performance analysis.…”

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Defining the sustainable building design process: methods for BIM execution planning in the UK

Zanni

Soetanto

Ruikar

2014

International Journal of Energy Sector Management

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Purpose -Building performance analysis is usually performed after the design and construction documents are produced resulting in lost opportunities. The purpose of this research is to develop a BIM-enabled sustainable design process model that identifies critical actions in the design process along with the information and level of detail that facilitate an informed and timely decision. Design/methodology/approach -A number of research methods have been adopted; these include extensive literature review and eleven in-depth interviews with industry practitioners (sustainable building design experts, early BIM adopters). Findings -Project delivery methods have a significant effect on the sustainable outcome of buildings. The development of a structured process can assist sustainable design practice among building professionals. Learning from implemented projects, that have utilised BIM processes, facilitates the scope of creating this process and advises future projects in order to prevent failures. Process mapping is essential to streamline the process, support key project processes and help the design team manage their own responsibilities and deliverables required by them. Originality/value -The identification of the gap and the need for a structured process for sustainable building design for BIM execution is discussed. The synergies that exist between BIM, building performance modelling, BREEAM assessment and the RIBA Plan of Work are shown. The effect that project delivery has on sustainable design outcome has been established. A coordinated collaborative design process model is presented based on the findings from interviewing early adopters.

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Section: Building Performance Simulation Tools and Building Informatimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Defining the sustainable building design process: methods for BIM execution planning in the UK

Zanni

Soetanto

Ruikar

2014

International Journal of Energy Sector Management

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“…The ratio of outer surface area to net floor area (SA/NFA) represents the compactness of the buildings[63,64]. The ratio of perimeter area (interior space under the roof and within 3m from the exterior walls) to net floor area (PA/NFA) indicates susceptibility of a building to outdoor condition (e.g.…”

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Life cycle energy balance of residential buildings: A case study on hypothetical building models in Finland

Takano

Pal

Kuittinen

et al. 2015

Energy and Buildings

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“…In this study, the existing studies on these three factors are summarized in Tables 1-3. (1) Building geometry: Building energy demand is greatly influenced by a building's composition and shape. Thus, almost all the previous studies related to building geometry evaluated building energy performance by focusing on the surrounding environment (i.e., site slope) and plan form (refer to Table 1) [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. For example, De Castro and Gadi (2017) compared the annual energy savings according to the site slope within the range of 0~50 • to find out the ideal design by considering the topography.…”

Section: Part A-1: Passive Sustainable Designmentioning

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Advanced Strategies for Net-Zero Energy Building: Focused on the Early Phase and Usage Phase of a Building’s Life Cycle

Hong

Kim

et al. 2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:To cope with 'Post-2020', each country set its national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target (e.g., South Korea: 37%) below its business-as-usual level by 2030. Toward this end, it is necessary to implement the net-zero energy building (nZEB) in the building sector, which accounts for more than 25% of the national GHG emissions and has a great potential to reduce GHG emissions. In this context, this study conducted a state-of-the-art review of nZEB implementation strategies in terms of passive strategies (i.e., passive sustainable design and energy-saving technique) and active strategies (i.e., renewable energy (RE) and back-up system for RE). Additionally, this study proposed the following advanced strategies for nZEB implementation according to a building's life cycle: (i) integration and optimization of the passive and active strategies in the early phase of a building's life cycle; (ii) real-time monitoring of the energy performance during the usage phase of a building's life cycle. It is expected that this study can help researchers, practitioners, and policymakers understand the overall implementation strategies for realizing nZEB.

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The relationship between the shape of a building and its energy performance

Cited by 51 publications

References 10 publications

Defining the sustainable building design process: methods for BIM execution planning in the UK

Defining the sustainable building design process: methods for BIM execution planning in the UK

Life cycle energy balance of residential buildings: A case study on hypothetical building models in Finland

Advanced Strategies for Net-Zero Energy Building: Focused on the Early Phase and Usage Phase of a Building’s Life Cycle

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