Abstract
The state-of-the-art interoperability between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM) is mainly one-way. BEM software like EnergyPlus takes design input from BIM and simulates the energy consumption of the building. BIM, however, is unable to leverage energy simulation results from BEM smoothly. This lack of bi-directional interoperability between BIM and BEM prevents buildings from seeking more energy-efficient design options and limits BIM applications in optimal generative design. In this research, the authors have conducted the following activities related to two-way interoperability between BIM and BEM: (1) surveyed its current status through literature review, (2) investigated barriers to the bi-directional interoperability, and (3) suggested possible approaches to enable bi-directional interoperability and research outlook in the field. As a result, the authors have identified three main barriers to BIM BEM interoperability, namely, inefficient collaboration, limited scope in information transformation, and lack of BEM to BIM transformation. Future directions are suggested to address these barriers.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 1355-1364 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2022 |
| Event | Construction Research Congress 2022: Computer Applications, Automation, and Data Analytics, CRC 2022 - Arlington, United States Duration: 9 Mar 2022 → 12 Mar 2022 |
Conference
| Conference | Construction Research Congress 2022: Computer Applications, Automation, and Data Analytics, CRC 2022 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Arlington |
| Period | 9/03/22 → 12/03/22 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 ASCE.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5500-82945
Keywords
- building design
- building information modeling
- buildings
- computer models
- computer software
- energy consumption
- energy efficiency
- field tests
