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Energy Management of Buildings and Integration with BIM Technologies

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 5398

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. João Pedro Couto

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Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering of University of Minho, 4804-533 Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Interests: construction safety management; building refurbishment; environmental management at construction sites; construction and demolition waste management; building economics focused on productivity and economic analysis of construction resources; impact factors in the assessment of sustainability in construction; building information modeling (BIM) and new technologies that support construction digitalization

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Energy management is one of the topics that has received the most attention in sustainability studies. As is widely recognized, the construction sector is the largest consumer of energy and is therefore responsible for significant impacts on the environment. Some indicators point to the fact that buildings are responsible for 36% of the global final energy consumption and almost 40% of the total direct and indirect CO2 emissions.

The construction sector is going through a process of digital transformation that will enable better performance, namely in effective reduction of the carbon footprint and the environmental impact of construction.

BIM in energy management and building performance evaluation provides several benefits, including more accurate and complete energy performance analysis in early design stages, improved life cycle cost analysis, and more opportunities for monitoring actual building performance during the operation phase. The use of BIM tools may help stakeholders to make energy-related decisions early in the project with a high impact on the life cycle cost of the building. In summary, BIM technology is an important tool that is being used to help make the construction sector more economically and environmentally sustainable.

The analysis and energy management of buildings with the integration of BIM technology has received increasing attention, and important studies have been developed leading to important proposed contributions.

Thus, the present Special Issue of Energies intends to gain insights into the technical possibilities and issues concerning the relation between BIM and energy management in the different stages of construction projects. All contributions and developments in the area of energy management of buildings related to BIM and new technologies will be also welcome.

This Special Issue aims to cover, without being limited to, the following topics:

  • Energy management and integrating BIM technologies
  • BIM, energy assessments, optimization analyses, planning and strategies
  • BIM’s role in building energy performance (BEP)
  • BIM’s contribution to optimization energy management and consumption
  • BIM as an enabler of change and decarbonization in the AEC Industry
  • BIM used to energy management in the different stages of building life cycle
  • BIM used to help stakeholders to make energy-related decisions early
  • New technologies that supporting construction digitalization and energy management
  • Developments in BIM tools to improve energy analysis
  • Contribution of energy analysis integrating BIM for life cycle assessment (LCA)
  • How BIM can actively contribute to improving the AEC industry more focused on sustainability and energy efficiency.
  • Importance of integrating BIM in energy management for maintenance
  • Cases studies

Prof. Dr. João Pedro Couto
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Energy management
  • BIM technologies
  • Energy simulation (BIM software)
  • Energy assessments and planning
  • Building energy performance
  • Decarbonization in the AEC industry
  • Life cycle assessment
  • Optimization analyses
  • Integrating BIM for LCA
  • Improve energy analysis and simulations
  • Sustainability and energy efficiency
  • Energy management for maintenance

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Guidelines for the Implementation of BIM for Post-Occupancy Management of Social Housing in Brazil
by Maria Conceição da Costa Silva, Alyx Diêgo Oliveira Silva, Emilia Rahnemay Kohlman Rabbani, Luciana H. Alencar, George da Mota Passos Neto, João Pedro Couto and Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez
Energies 2022, 15(18), 6802; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15186802 - 17 Sep 2022
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This study presents an analysis of the potential uses of BIM for managing the maintenance and refurbishment of existing housing assets to propose thermal comfort and energy efficiency guidelines for future social housing projects in Brazil. To do so, a case study analysis [...] Read more.
This study presents an analysis of the potential uses of BIM for managing the maintenance and refurbishment of existing housing assets to propose thermal comfort and energy efficiency guidelines for future social housing projects in Brazil. To do so, a case study analysis of a residential development with social–environmental certification in the city of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil was performed, and a literature review on the use of BIM for residential unit maintenance was conducted. The standard house in the residential development was found to be noncompliant with the Brazilian standard for ventilation openings (NBR 15.220). Therefore, three alternative layouts were created and analyzed to meet the requirements of the standard as well as the needs of the residents. The authors recommend that socio-environmental certifiers use BIM models so that energy performance and other simulations can be carried out. The study also proposes guidelines for BIM implementation in future government housing projects. These guidelines were grouped into five categories: BIM encouragement, energy efficiency, maintenance management, user requirement management, and continuous improvement. The significance of this study is in providing a path for the gradual implementation of BIM for maintenance and post-occupancy management in the Brazilian housing program. Full article
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Construction Management Supported by BIM and a Business Intelligence Tool
by Fernanda Rodrigues, Ana Dinis Alves and Raquel Matos
Energies 2022, 15(9), 3412; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15093412 - 07 May 2022
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The construction sector generates large amounts of heterogeneous and dynamic data characterized by their fragmentation throughout the life cycle of a project. Immediate and accurate access to that data is fundamental to the management, decision-making and analysis by construction owners, supervisors, managers, and [...] Read more.
The construction sector generates large amounts of heterogeneous and dynamic data characterized by their fragmentation throughout the life cycle of a project. Immediate and accurate access to that data is fundamental to the management, decision-making and analysis by construction owners, supervisors, managers, and technicians involved in the different phases of the project life cycle. However, since construction project data are diverse, dispersed, uncorrelated, and difficult to visualize, a reliable basis for decision-making can rarely be established by the management team. Aiming to bridge this gap, a methodology for data management during building construction by means of Data with BIM and Business Intelligence (BI) analysis tools was developed in this study. This methodology works by extracting data from 3D parametric model and integrating it with a BI tool, through which data are visualized and interrelated with the same database, the BIM model. To demonstrate the applicability of the methodology, a study case was carried out. It was shown that this methodology provides a collaborative platform for accurate data analysis to the construction management and supervision teams, allowing project stakeholders to access and update data in real-time, in permanent linkage with the BIM model. Additionally, improving the reliability of the decision-making process and ensuring project deliverability, the developed methodology contributes to a more sustainable management process by decreasing errors and resource consumption, including energy. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to present a methodology for data analysis with BIM models integrated with BI for sustainable construction management. Full article
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