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Almeida, L, Tam, V W, Le, K N and She, Y (2020) Effects of occupant behaviour on energy performance in buildings: a green and non-green building comparison. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1939–62.

Hu, W, Dong, J, Hwang, B, Ren, R and Chen, Z (2020) Network planning of urban underground logistics system with hub-and-spoke layout: two phase cluster-based approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 2079–105.

Jeelani, I, Han, K and Albert, A (2020) Development of virtual reality and stereo-panoramic environments for construction safety training. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1853–76.

Ji, Y, Qi, K, Qi, Y, Li, Y, Li, H X, Lei, Z and Liu, Y (2020) BIM-based life-cycle environmental assessment of prefabricated buildings. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1703–25.

Li, H X, Ma, Z, Liu, H, Wang, J, Al-Hussein, M and Mills, A (2020) Exploring and verifying BIM-based energy simulation for building operations. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1679–702.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Building information modeling (BIM); Energy simulation; Autodesk Revit; EnergyPlus; HOT2000; Energy monitoring;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-06-2019-0314
  • Abstract:
    The operational phase of a building's lifecycle is receiving increasing attention, as it consumes an enormous amount of energy and results in tremendous detrimental impacts on the environment. While energy simulation can be applied as a tool to evaluate the energy performance of a building in operation, the emergence of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology is expected to facilitate the evaluation process with predefined and enriched building information. However, such an approach has been confronted by the challenge of interoperability issues among the related application software, including the BIM tools and energy simulation tools, and the results of simulation have been seldom verified due to the unavailability of corresponding experimental data. This study aims to explore the interoperability between the commonly used energy simulation and BIM tools and verifies the simulation approach by undertaking a case study.Design/methodology/approach With Autodesk Revit and EnergyPlus selected as the commonly used BIM and energy simulation tools, respectively, a valid technical framework of transferring building information between two tools is proposed, and the interoperability issues that occur during the data transfer are studied. The proposed framework is then employed to simulate the energy consumption of a single-family house, and sensitivity analysis and analysis on such parameters as schedule are conducted for building operations to showcase its applicability.Findings The simulation results are compared with monitored data and the results from another simulation tool, HOT2000; the comparison reveals that EnergyPlus and HOT2000 predict the total energy consumption with a difference from the monitoring data of 8.0 and 7.1%, respectively.Practical implications This research shows how to efficiently use BIM to support building energy simulation. Relevant stakeholders can learn from this research to avoid data loss during BIM model transformation.Originality/value This research explores the application of BIM for building energy simulation, compares the simulation results among different tools and validates simulation results using monitored data.

Li, Q, Sun, Q, Tao, S and Gao, X (2019) Multi-skill project scheduling with skill evolution and cooperation effectiveness. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 2023–45.

Li, X, Li, J, Zhang, X, Gao, J and Zhang, C (2020) Simplified analysis of cable-stayed bridges with longitudinal viscous dampers. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1993–2022.

Lu, H, Qi, J, Li, J, Xie, Y, Xu, G and Wang, H (2020) Multi-agent based safety computational experiment system for shield tunneling projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1963–91.

Meng, Q, Zhang, Y, Li, Z, Shi, W, Wang, J, Sun, Y, Xu, L and Wang, X (2020) A review of integrated applications of BIM and related technologies in whole building life cycle. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1647–77.

Stride, M, Hon, C K, Liu, R and Xia, B (2020) The use of building information modelling by quantity surveyors in facilities management roles. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1795–812.

Tang, L, Griffith, L, Stevens, M and Hardie, M (2020) Social media analytics in the construction industry comparison study between China and the United States. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1877–89.

Wu, H, Shen, G, Lin, X, Li, M, Zhang, B and Li, C Z (2020) Screening patents of ICT in construction using deep learning and NLP techniques. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1891–912.

Xie, X, Lu, Q, Rodenas-Herraiz, D, Parlikad, A K and Schooling, J M (2020) Visualised inspection system for monitoring environmental anomalies during daily operation and maintenance. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1835–52.

Xu, M, Mei, Z, Luo, S and Tan, Y (2020) Optimization algorithms for construction site layout planning: a systematic literature review. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1913–38.

Xu, W and Wang, T (2020) Dynamic safety prewarning mechanism of human–machine–environment using computer vision. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1813–33.

Xu, Z, Wang, X, Xiao, Y and Yuan, J (2020) Modeling and performance evaluation of PPP projects utilizing IFC extension and enhanced matter-element method. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1763–94.

Yuan, J, Li, X, Ke, Y, Xu, W and Xu, Z (2020) Developing a building information modeling–based performance management system for public–private partnerships. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 1727–62.

Zhang, J, Ouyang, Y, Li, H, Ballesteros-Pérez, P and Skitmore, M (2020) Simulation analysis of incentives on employees' acceptance of foreign joint venture management practices: a case study. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(08), 2047–78.