Abstract
In recent years, many researchers across the world have addressed the implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the energy assessment of the built environment. However, several potential issues still need to be resolved in order to utilise the benefits provided by BIM to a maximum degree. To fill this gap, a systematic literature review is conducted in this study to critically investigate the utilisation of BIM tools in energy assessment. To achieve the above-mentioned objective, after shortlisting the relevant papers published hitherto, using keyword searching, a systematic review was undertaken, including the application of BIM in the contexts of different countries, types of BIM tools, BIM and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) integration, energy affiliations, stakeholders’ involvement and their roles, uncertainty, and sensitivity analysis. The outcomes show the most widely used and effective BIM tools in different types of construction projects in various countries. The review of the literature clearly shows that BIM tools can effectively be used in the assessment of energy performance of buildings. The article gives insight to engineers, architecture, and decision makers to carefully select appropriate BIM tools in terms of energy assessment.
Highlights
The construction industry is one of the major consumers of natural resources [1].The Resource Conservation Alliance suggests that the construction sector is responsible for nearly 50% of the world’s natural resource extraction and consumption [2]
This study aims to critically review the scientific publications focusing on the utilisation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the building energy assessment to capture the present-day situation and to make recommendations for the industry based on the findings
The main notion behind the current study is that the use of BIM has a paramount effect on the energy efficiency assessment of buildings
Summary
The construction industry is one of the major consumers of natural resources [1].The Resource Conservation Alliance suggests that the construction sector is responsible for nearly 50% of the world’s natural resource extraction and consumption [2]. The construction industry has posed significant negative impacts on the environment in terms of depletion of natural resources, and in terms of overall pollution and global warming [4] To mitigate these impacts, various sustainability related practices and measures are currently being introduced within contemporary built environment studies and legislation. Among them are concepts and practices addressing energy efficiency of buildings, such as zero energy buildings (ZEBs) [5], green buildings (GBs) [6], life cycle assessment (LCA) [7], and sustainable retrofitting and renovation of old buildings [8] These concepts and practices are further enhanced by the integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools. Presenting all relevant studies, identifying study gap Presenting an overview of BIM developing countries in BIM application for energy assessment in application different countries with the focus of type of project
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