Abstract
In Malaysia, Green Building Index (GBI) is one of the sustainability rating tools for the construction industry, focusing on six main categories including Energy Efficiency (EE), Materials and Resources (MR), Water Efficiency (WE), Indoor Environment Quality (EQ), Sustainable Site Planning & Management (SM) and Innovation (IN). Currently, the process for GBI assessment and certification is carried out manually, which requires additional time and effort for preparation of supporting documents. Since Building Information Modelling (BIM) is perceived as a holistic solution for digital integration of various construction project attributes, it is anticipated that sustainability aspects can be addressed through BIM if an appropriate approach is implemented. Therefore, GBI assessment process can potentially benefit from BIM application to transition from conventional manual approach to an automated approach. This research is aimed at developing an Automated Green Building Assessment tool (AGBIA) using visual programming (Dynamo) to run as a supplementary application to the existing BIM authoring software (Revit). The AGBIA system consists of 6 modules that automatically analyses digital BIM models in accordance to GBI requirements, and ultimately produces the necessary documentation as a final output. AGBIA is an efficient supporting BIM tool as compared to assessment and documentation of green building data manually.
Highlights
The Automated Green Building Assessment tool (AGBIA) report provided a summary of building data such as façade area, orientation, heat transfer coefficients and shading coefficients extracted from the sample Building Information Modelling (BIM) model (Figure 4)
The feasibility and potential for application of green BIM for various sustainability rating tools was demonstrated in the literature study
Upon investigating the Green Building Index (GBI) assessment guideline and submission requirements, a set of standard property sets were identified as a green project template
Summary
In Malaysia, GBI has been introduced to be the driving initiative for the construction industry to incorporate environment-friendly features that will have a positive impact in the long term. Energy Efficiency, Materials and Resources, Water Efficiency, Indoor Environment Quality, Sustainable Site Planning & Management and Innovation are the categories that must be evaluated for GBI certification. Upon assessment of the design details and supportive documents for each category, allocated points will be granted at the design stage, followed by another round of verification upon project completion. The GBI process for green building assessment and certification is carried out manually, which requires additional time and effort for preparation of supporting documents especially with large and complex projects. Combining several building features from different disciplines demands for tools and technology that can ensure well connectivity [1]. Alwan and McIntyre [2]
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