Abstract
This paper presents a systematic mapping (SM) study with the aim to determine how Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodologies and technologies contribute to energy-related analyses over the course of the entire building life cycle. The method adopted in the study is based on a set of seven research questions. We used a mixed technique combining co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling in order to analyze the publications’ datasets for the period 2010–2020. The main advantage and novelty of this study are that the joint dataset from the Scopus and Web of Science databases was used to develop the keyword map. The main findings of this study indicate that many BIM-based applications can be used to analyze the building energy performance at all stages of the building life cycle. However, the applications of BIM in conjunction with other information technologies are limited and are still in the initial stage. In the future, the main improvements should be focused on process, model, system, tool, use and information modeling. The most promising long-term solution is an open BIM framework based on open standards, which allows the integration of BIM and energy simulation tools and satisfies specific data exchange requirements.
Highlights
For several decades, the large share of global energy consumption devoted to creating an indoor microclimate has been of significant interest among the worldwide community and has often been a policy focus
We provide an alternative approach to review the research progress regarding the integration of energy analysis and the Building Information Modeling (BIM) working method based on systematic mapping and bibliometric analysis;
This study is designed to contribute and complement existing research findings in the field of BIM with energy efficiency published in the Scopus and Web of Science databases
Summary
The large share of global energy consumption devoted to creating an indoor microclimate has been of significant interest among the worldwide community and has often been a policy focus. Gao and Pishdad-Bozorgi [29] presented a literature review and content analysis focusing on energy management issues in the building operation and management stage They analyzed articles extracted from the WoS database for a ten-year period, from 2007 to 2018. Meng et al [52] performed a bibliometric analysis of papers published in 2020 retrieved from the Scopus and Google Scholar databases to reveal the most relevant issues related to building life cycle management, technology application and integration. Venkatraj et al [17] performed a systematic literature review of papers published in the period from 1997 to 2020 focused on solving issues related to energy management during the building life cycle. The present research analyzes the most recent papers, published in the period from 2010 to 2020
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