Abstract
Building information modelling (BIM) provides architectural 3D visualization and a standardized way to share and exchange building information. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in using BIM, not only for design and construction, but also the post-construction management of the built facility. With the emergence of smart built environment (SBE) technology, which embeds most spaces with smart objects to enhance the building’s efficiency, security and comfort of its occupants, there is a need to understand and address the challenges BIM faces in the design, construction and management of future smart buildings. In this paper, we investigate how BIM can contribute to the development of SBE. Since BIM is designed to host information of the building throughout its life cycle, our investigation has covered phases from architecture design to facility management. Firstly, we extend BIM for the design phase to provide material/device profiling and the information exchange interface for various smart objects. Next, we propose a three-layer verification framework to assist BIM users in identifying possible defects in their SBE design. For the post-construction phase, we have designed a facility management tool to provide advanced energy management of smart grid-connected SBEs, where smart objects, as well as distributed energy resources (DERs) are deployed.
Highlights
Computer-aided design (CAD) techniques have been in use by the construction industry since the early 1980s
Operating Centre to provide building management functions [16]. When it comes to energy management, to the best of our knowledge, there are no existing building information modelling (BIM)-based solutions in smart built environments which are smart grid [17] ready
If such uncertainties can be verified during the design phase of the smart built environment (SBE), it may reduce the amount of rework necessary after the building is built
Summary
Computer-aided design (CAD) techniques have been in use by the construction industry since the early 1980s. BIM facilitates the conveyance of building information from the design phase throughout the building life cycle, supporting cost management, construction management and facility management [3]. Research on BIM as a methodology has been focused on the following two areas: (i) development of software tools and techniques for creating and evaluating new BIM artefacts that arise as building designs and technologies evolve; and (ii) the application and usage of BIM processes across the life-cycle of a building from pre-construction design to post-construction facility management.
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