Green BIM Assessment Applying for Energy Consumption and Comfort in the Traditional Public Market: A Case Study

Pao-Hung Lin,Wei-Liang Lin,Yu-Hui Lin,Chin-Chuan Chang

doi:10.3390/su11174636

Abstract

This study focused on the energy consumption and environmental comfort of the traditional Xindian Central Public Retail Market. Established for more than 30 years, the market has been a crucial role in the daily life of local residents. Thus, the energy consumption and comfort level of the market are subjects of great concern. By using green building information modeling (BIM) simulation, which is an innovative assessment process that combines green buildings and BIM for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries to achieve sustainability, this study explored the current situation of energy efficiency and comfort level of the market. A green BIM model of the market and surrounding area was constructed in Autodesk Revit. Subsequently, nine items pertaining to energy consumption and environmental comfort were selected from the green BIM model to conduct simulation by using the software package Integrated Environmental Solutions Virtual Environment (IES VE). Based on the IES VE simulation results, heat radiation was identified as one of the main causes of energy consumption in the market. Moreover, the results indicated problems of ventilation and insufficient sunlight inside the market. These analytical outcomes and optimization suggestions can be provided as references for retrofitting to obtain sustainable architectures in future.

Highlights

For the earth to remain sustainable, green buildings have become a widely discussed topic in recent years because they achieve comfortable environment with the minimal energy consumption
This study explored the actual implementation of green building information modeling (BIM) process, in which a green BIM model of the market and surrounding area was constructed in Autodesk Revit, and subsequently a green building energy analysis was conducted using the software Integrated Environmental Solutions Virtual Environment (IES VE)
Analysis of the predicted mean vote (PMV) and predicted percentage dissatisfied (PPD) during winter and summer solstices revealed that for the same levels of activity, the PMV was inclined toward positive values during summer solstice and negative values during winter solstice

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Introduction

For the earth to remain sustainable, green buildings have become a widely discussed topic in recent years because they achieve comfortable environment with the minimal energy consumption. A green building is a design concept that emphasizes coexistence with the environment [2] It was under this context that BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), the world’s first green building assessment system, was put forth by the British Building Research Establishment (BRE) in 1990. This approach later influenced the development of the other rating systems, such as American LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) in 1996, and the Canadian GBTool in 1998; the EEWH (Ecology, Energy Saving, Waste Reduction, and Health) established in Taiwan in 1999 is a pioneer in Asia and the fourth such certification system in the world [3]. LEED has an entire credit category dedicated to the indoor environment: Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), which includes prerequisites and credits for design and construction projects, interiors, homes and existing buildings [4]

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