Abstract
Nowadays, buildings renovation is a subject of special interest since the building and construction sector is the main body responsible for energy consumption and emissions. Hence, it is necessary to concentrate on refurbishment to achieve Europe’s climate neutrality by 2050 according to European Agenda goals. The BIM4EEB Project, a BIM-based fast toolkit for the efficient renovation of residential buildings, directs the attention toward developing an exhaustive toolkit based on Building Information Modeling (BIM) to be adopted in the renovation of existing residential buildings, to make the flow of information efficient, decreasing intervention working time while improving building performances, quality, and comfort for inhabitants. BIM4EEB is developing a BIM management system connected to an operational and multifunctional toolkit for various architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) stakeholders, integrating a set of tools for improving BIM adoption in renovation environments based on an interoperable flow of information. This paper presents the Horizon2020 Project and the framework used to develop the toolkit. In addition, the first outcomes of the toolkit development are outlined. The validation procedure in real environments has started to demonstrate the efficacy and applicability of the methodology and tools. Although the project is still in progress, benefits connected to the framework and the BIM-based toolkit result in an enhanced building renovation process.
Highlights
The BIM4EEB Project with regard to jurisdictional claims inTo bring existing buildings to consume less energy, release less CO2, and improve the comfort of inhabitants living in unhealthy homes are among the principal objectives of Europe toward the goal of climate neutrality by 2050
This paper investigates the ongoing European funded project—BIM4EEB—starting from the framework definition necessary for the toolkit development aiming at outlining the first results
The several functionalities of the developed tools and BIM management system (BIMMS) were tested and validated in a real-world environment represented by three pilot sites, located in different climatic locations—Italy, Poland, and Finland
Summary
The BIM4EEB Project with regard to jurisdictional claims inTo bring existing buildings to consume less energy, release less CO2, and improve the comfort of inhabitants living in unhealthy homes are among the principal objectives of Europe toward the goal of climate neutrality by 2050. The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector is responsible for 40% of the energy consumed and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions from energy, and only 1% of buildings are undergoing retrofitting to become more energy efficient [1]. It is necessary to stimulate the practice of renovating and reusing buildings [2,3]. Issues such as improving the quality of renovations, reducing the time of the building construction phase, minimizing the impact on tenants, and guaranteeing that cost–benefit targets are accomplished need to be addressed [2]. An enhancement of data and information exchange due to a more organized and structured data collection and management throughout the building lifecycle, better communication between the involved actors, and the facilitation of testing and surveying methods’ application are some of the benefits deriving from digital published maps and institutional affiliations.
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