This document discusses using Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools to analyze the energy consumption of buildings. Specifically, it analyzes the energy use of a library building by creating a 3D model in Autodesk Revit and then using Autodesk Insight for energy analysis. Autodesk Revit is used to build a parametric 3D model of the building based on floor plans. Autodesk Insight is then used to integrate energy, lighting, and solar analysis. The methodology involves collecting building information, creating the Revit model, setting energy parameters, locating the building, generating an energy model, and analyzing results in Insight. The goal is to predict the building's energy use to improve sustainability.
This document discusses using Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools to analyze the energy consumption of buildings. Specifically, it analyzes the energy use of a library building by creating a 3D model in Autodesk Revit and then using Autodesk Insight for energy analysis. Autodesk Revit is used to build a parametric 3D model of the building based on floor plans. Autodesk Insight is then used to integrate energy, lighting, and solar analysis. The methodology involves collecting building information, creating the Revit model, setting energy parameters, locating the building, generating an energy model, and analyzing results in Insight. The goal is to predict the building's energy use to improve sustainability.
This document discusses using Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools to analyze the energy consumption of buildings. Specifically, it analyzes the energy use of a library building by creating a 3D model in Autodesk Revit and then using Autodesk Insight for energy analysis. Autodesk Revit is used to build a parametric 3D model of the building based on floor plans. Autodesk Insight is then used to integrate energy, lighting, and solar analysis. The methodology involves collecting building information, creating the Revit model, setting energy parameters, locating the building, generating an energy model, and analyzing results in Insight. The goal is to predict the building's energy use to improve sustainability.
This document discusses using Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools to analyze the energy consumption of buildings. Specifically, it analyzes the energy use of a library building by creating a 3D model in Autodesk Revit and then using Autodesk Insight for energy analysis. Autodesk Revit is used to build a parametric 3D model of the building based on floor plans. Autodesk Insight is then used to integrate energy, lighting, and solar analysis. The methodology involves collecting building information, creating the Revit model, setting energy parameters, locating the building, generating an energy model, and analyzing results in Insight. The goal is to predict the building's energy use to improve sustainability.
International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056
Volume: 06 Issue: 01 | Jan 2019 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072
ENERGY ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS
K. Deepa1, B. Suryarajan2, V. Nagaraj2, K. Srinath2, K. Vasanth2 1Associate Professor: Civil Engineering Department, Prathyusha Engineering College, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. 2U. G Student: Civil Engineering Department, Prathyusha Engineering College, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract - Buildings demand energy in their life cycle right collaborate architects, Engineers and contractors on from its construction phase to demolition phase. High energy coordinated models giving everyone the insight of the consumptions may lead to serious environmental impacts like project and help them work more efficiently. It provides increase in the rate of global warming. Therefore, it is insight into the design’s constructability, improving the important to study the energy consumption of building at the efficiency and effectiveness of the construction phase and conceptual stage. One of the recent method to evaluate energy also provide better understanding of the building’s future consumption of buildings is Energy analysis using Building operation and maintenance. Information Modeling (BIM) tools –Autodesk Insight, BIM is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives Engineers the 1.2 Autodesk Revit Architecture insight tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure. BIM assist designers Autodesk Revit Architecture is a robust architectural design assess different design alternatives at the conceptual stage of and documentation software application created by a building life so that effective energy strategies are attained Autodesk for architects and building professionals. The tools within the building constraints. This paper seeks to integrate and features that make up Revit Architecture are specifically the use of BIM based energy analysis in predicting the energy designed to support building information modeling (BIM) consumption of a Library building. For this purpose, the workflows. Revit was intended to allow architects and other Autodesk Revit Software and Autodesk Insight which is a cloud building professionals to design and document a building by based energy analysis program are used. creating a parametric three-dimensional model that included both the geometry and non-geometric design and Key Words: BIM, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Insight, construction information, which is also known as Building Energy Analysis. Information Modeling or BIM. The 3D model of a building required for the energy analysis process is created using this 1. INTRODUCTION Revit software.
Buildings are constructed for residential, office and 1.3 Autodesk Insight commercial purposes all over the world. They are major contributors to socio-economic development of a nation and Autodesk Insight is a cloud based Energy Analysis Program also utilize a large proportion of energy and available natural which helps to improve energy and environmental resources. Worldwide, 30–40% of all primary energy is used performance throughout the building life cycle by letting us for buildings and they are held responsible for 40–50% of integrate Energy analysis, lighting analysis and solar analysis greenhouse gas emissions [1]. It is therefore essential for the for a holistic approach to building performance design. This building construction industry to achieve sustainable tool is only available to subscribers of Autodesk software development in the society. Sustainable development is and students for a period of 3 years. viewed as development with low environmental impact, and high economic and social gains. Professional architects and 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE engineers are more concerned about the sustainability and energy performance of proposed buildings. Analyzing the Buildings consume energy both directly or indirectly in all Energy consumption of buildings at the conceptual design phases of their life. The energy consumed by the building is stage is very helpful for Designers when selecting the design broadly classified into two types; Embodied energy and alternative that leads to a more energy efficient facility. Operating energy. The energy utilized during manufacturing phase of the building is called the Embodied energy. It 1.1 Building Information Modelling (BIM) includes the energy content of all the materials used in the building and technical installations, and energy incurred at BIM is an intelligent model based process that connects the time of erection/construction and renovation of the architectural, constructional and engineering professional so building. Operating energy is the energy required for they can more efficiently design, build and operate buildings. maintaining comfort conditions and everyday maintenance With BIM, designers can create 3D model that include data of the buildings. It also includes the energy for HVAC associated with physical and functional characteristics. BIM (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), domestic hot
water, lighting, and for running appliances. It largely varies • Collect the Drawings and information about the building to on the level of comfort required, climatic conditions and be studied. operating schedules. • Create a 3D model using the Autodesk Revit software with the help of the drawings collected. Adalberth [2] on his paper presented a method describing the calculation of the energy uses during the life cycle of a • Change the energy setting like building type, building building. He reported that 85% of the total energy usage was operating schedule, type of HVAC system etc. as per your required during the operation phase and 15% in need. construction phase. The transportation and process energy • Locate your building using Internet Mapping Service used during demolition of the structure require only 1% of inbuilt in Autodesk Revit. the total energy. T. Ramesh, Ravi Prakash, K.K. Shukla [3] • Automatically create a building energy model using the proposed that life cycle energy use of buildings depends on analyze panel in Revit software. the operating (80–90%) and embodied (10–20%) energy of • Analyze and run results in the Autodesk Insight over the the buildings. Normalized life cycle energy use of cloud. conventional residential buildings falls in the range of 150– 400kWh/m2 per year (primary) and office buildings in the • Estimate the energy use of the building. range of 250–550kWh/m2 per year (primary). He also proposed that the life cycle energy demand can be reduced by reducing its operating energy.
Oladokun and Odesola (2015) [4] noted many number of
limitations in the existing modeling techniques of energy analysis which include: lack of transparency in the model algorithms; inability to account for the complex, interdependencies and dynamic nature of the issue of energy consumption and carbon emissions; limited evidence to show for the occupants-dwelling interactions; and lack of capacity to accommodate qualitative data input. Recently in 2017, A. S. Shivsharan, Mrs. D. R. Vaidya, Prof. R. D. Shinde [5] highlighted that BIM provides us with a proper sustainable design because it helps to iteratively test, analyze and also improve design of building. They further concluded that Increase in the number of analysis tools is a sign to the increasing importance of sustainable design in architecture and the need to optimize building performance. Fig -1: Methodology Therefore, with all the literature studies it can be concluded that the BIM-based design is ideally suited for delivering the A 3D model is created using Autodesk Revit software with kind of information that can be used to improve design and the help of Floor plans available of the building. building performance.
3. METHODOLOGY
For the purpose of the Energy analysis of building with the
help of Autodesk INSIGHT and Revit software, a case study of a Library building was used. Library building (G+3) project is located at Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu, India. The three dimensional model of the building is created using Revit Architecture and the model is further analyzed using Autodesk insight.
The Energy simulation of a building involve the following
steps; Fig -2: 3D model created in Autodesk Revit Software
We need to sign in to the Autodesk Account in order to use
the Insight tool for energy simulation which is a cloud based Software. Update the Project location details in the location setting using either Internet mapping service or Default city list, also select the type of building, the use of building type in the Schedule section, if the project is actual ongoing project or just study for academic purpose and other details in the Energy setting and Advance Energy setting Option which is also available in the Analyze panel in Revit. The Project Location will help in determining the nearest Weather Station & weather details of the area of project, which helps in the analysis process. If the thermal properties of the building materials are to be considered, we can select that using the material thermal properties option available in Revit. Options like conceptual types of the individual building elements can be changed in the conceptual types Fig -5: Advanced Energy Setting in Revit option in Advanced energy settings. Some of the values are default set in the software.
Fig -3: Locating the Building in Revit using internet
Fig -6: Energy Model mapping Service 4. RESULTS
Access energy and environmental performance data in
Insight tool inbuilt in Revit or by logging into Autodesk Insight website. The analysis process will take some time depending upon the complexity of the project and Insight will notify you through mail once the analysis process is complete.
Fig -4: Energy Setting in Revit
After completion of the all the energy and advanced energy
settings, click on create energy model which automatically generates the energy analytical model, design options and potential performance outcome with insight. You can access the result of the energy analysis either through Autodesk Insight website or the Insight tool inbuilt in Revit Software. Fig -7: Advanced Insight Website
The energy consumption of the building will be calculated as
Energy Use intensity (EUI) in kWh/m2 per year based on the energy setting of the project. EUI is calculated by dividing the total energy consumed by the building in one year by the total gross floor area of the building. The analysis report will have many Design options like Operating schedule, window Fig -11: EUI vs Different Design criteria (Graphs) to wall ratio, HVAC systems, building orientation, lighting efficiency to alter and control the energy consumption of the To reduce the overall energy use intensity of the building, we building. The analysis report not only provide us with the can change the range of each design criteria and see how Energy use intensity of the project but also the energy cost of much the change in design of individual features like the project per square meter per year. window to wall ratio, operating schedule etc. can affect the energy consumption of the whole building. Say for example if we change the operating schedule of the building to 12/6 from 12/7 then the EUI value will change to a considerable amount. Similarly, we can change each of the individual design criteria in the process of reducing the energy consumption of the building.
Fig - 9: Interface of Insight
Fig -12: Changing Operating Schedule setting in Insight
Fig -10: Range of Energy Use Intensity and Energy cost
The energy analysis method has been constantly evolving
over the years starting in the year 1980’s till now. Increase in the number of analysis tools shows the increasing importance of sustainable design in architecture and the need to optimize building performance, The BIM-based design and documentation system is ideally suited for delivering the kind of information that can be used to improve the design and performance of the building. Therefore, we would conclude that this method of energy analysis of building using Autodesk Revit and Autodesk insight is the best suitable and modern method that assist designers, architects and engineers to assess different design options at the conceptual stage of a building. Fig -13: changing Various Design Criteria REFERENCES
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We could note that the EUI value of the building has changed [4] Oladokun, M.G. and Odesola, I.A. (2015). “Household from 253 kWh/m2/year to 211 kWh/m2/year after changing energy consumption and carbon emissions for various design criteria in the insight. We could easily bring sustainable cities: a critical review of modeling the energy use intensity value and the energy cost of the approaches.” International Journal of Sustainable Built building to desired amount by altering each and every design Environment, 4(2), 231-247. criterion in the insight analysis. Autodesk insight also give us an advantage of comparing two energy models with different [5] 3D Modeling and Energy Analysis of a Residential shape, orientation and energy settings for choosing the best Building using BIM Tools A. S. Shivsharan, Mrs. D. R. suitable building model to achieve minimum energy Vaidya, Prof. R. D. Shinde consumption and energy cost.
