Research on Collaborative Design of Performance-Refined Zero Energy Building: A Case Study

Gang Yao, Yuan Chen, Wenchi Xie, Nan Chen, Yue Rui and Pingjia Luo
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Gang Yao: School of Architecture and Design, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Yuan Chen: School of Architecture and Design, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Wenchi Xie: School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Nan Chen: School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
Yue Rui: School of Design Art, Wuxi Institute of Technology, Wuxi 214121, China
Pingjia Luo: School of Architecture and Design, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-30

Abstract: Building Information Modeling (BIM), as an auxiliary design platform, is increasingly adopted in construction projects. However, it is not widely applied in the collaborative design of zero energy buildings (ZEBs), due to the cross-discipline and complex features of ZEB projects and lack of research on the procedure and method of collaborative design in this field. This paper introduces a BIM-based collaborative design method for ZEBs. From the perspective of the technical requirements of ZEBs, the study elaborates the application of a BIM-based collaborative design method among specialists from different disciplines in passive design, renewable energy utilization and active design. The feasibility of this method is verified by the actual design and construction of the T&A House in Solar Decathlon China (SDC) competition. The research results show that the BIM-based collaborative design method can facilitate the completion of a construction project and achieve the expected goal of zero energy consumption in ZEBs.

Keywords: zero energy building; collaborative design; BIM; SDC (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: 2022
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