Facility Energy Management Application of HBIM for Historical Low-Carbon Communities: Design, Modelling and Operation Control of Geothermal Energy Retrofit in a Real Italian Case Study

Cristina Piselli, Alessio Guastaveglia, Jessica Romanelli, Franco Cotana and Anna Laura Pisello
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Cristina Piselli: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Alessio Guastaveglia: CIRIAF—Interuniversity Research Centre, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Jessica Romanelli: CIRIAF—Interuniversity Research Centre, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Franco Cotana: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Anna Laura Pisello: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: The highest challenge of energy efficiency of building stock is achieving improved performance in existing buildings and, especially, in heritage buildings which per se are characterized by massive limitations against the implementation of the most sophisticated solutions for energy saving. In Italy, historical buildings represent more than 30% of the building stock and the vast majority require energy retrofit, while ensuring the preservation of the heritage value and acceptable comfort conditions. In this context, historical buildings must be retrofitted and re-functioned by introducing innovative technologies aimed at reducing energy consumption and improving human comfort, health, and safety. To this aim, this study implements the Historic Building Information Modeling (HBIM) approach for the integrated modeling, monitoring, management, and maintenance of a novel geothermal system involving horizontal ground source heat exchangers (GHEXs) coupled to an adsorption heat pump for the energy refurbishment of historical buildings. In detail, a rural building part of a medieval complex in Perugia, Central Italy, is considered as a pilot case study. The analysis stresses the potential of the Facility Management (FM) applications of HBIM to provide a tool for the human-centric operational management control of the building energy performance and indoor comfort when combined with the building monitoring and supervision system. Therefore, this integrated HBIM approach may drive the path towards the user-centric re-functioning of heritage buildings.

Keywords: historical building; building energy efficiency; geothermal energy retrofit; historical building information modelling; renewable energy integration; BIM operational management; GEOFIT Horizon 2020 project (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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