Building Performance Optimization throughout the Design-Decision Process with a Holistic Approach

Duygu Utkucu, Hatice Sözer*

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Abstract

Building performance optimization throughout the design-decision process has not been well defined, especially in holistic approaches that require multilevel integration. For this, it is essential to ensure coexistence between different analysis programs such as three-dimensional (3D), energy, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models that can be applied on a single platform such as building information modeling (BIM). This research aims, first, to define and document a holistic design approach to building performance optimization concerning energy usage by employing the BIM platform and, second, to underline interoperability and data exchange between current technology and commercially available software from different vendors. Therefore, the novelty of this study is to serve a systematic, multiobjective, and multicriterion optimization of building performance with a holistic approach in the BIM platform. The holistic design approach is for a multidisciplinary design process including three stages (conceptual, schematic, and detailed) that cover different optimization criteria (building envelope design, occupants' comfort conditions, and building' energy consumption). The proposed method aims to generate, evaluate, develop, and utilize a 3D model during the different design stages concerning the model's level of details and included information, which underlines the usage of 3D model-related software and sharing data among the design stages. A BIM-based method is developed through the case study of a hypothetical, two-story building (domestic dwelling) by identifying the activities of each design stage. With the implementation of the proposed method, the result shows a predicted energy saving of up to 75%, with a detailed energy analysis placing the building energy performance in the "A"class (annual energy consumption 17,865 kW · h). At last, based on the authors' experience during the study, it is time- and effort-saving to have interoperability between BIM tools.

Original languageEnglish
Article number04022034
JournalJournal of Architectural Engineering
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2023

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