BIM and BEM Interoperability–Evaluation of a Case Study in Modular Wooden Housing

João M. P. Q. Delgado (), Ana S. Guimarães, João Poças Martins, Diogo F. R. Parracho, Sara S. Freitas, António G. B. Lima and Leonardo Rodrigues
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João M. P. Q. Delgado: CONSTRUCT, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Ana S. Guimarães: CONSTRUCT, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
João Poças Martins: CONSTRUCT, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Diogo F. R. Parracho: CONSTRUCT, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Sara S. Freitas: CONSTRUCT, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
António G. B. Lima: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande 58429900, Brazil
Leonardo Rodrigues: CONSTRUCT, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: Building information modelling (BIM) is the first step towards implementing Building 4.0, where virtual reality and digital twins are key elements. The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/drones) to capture data from buildings is nowadays a very popular method, so a methodology was developed to digitally integrate the photogrammetric surveys of a building into BIM, exclusively with the use of drones. Currently, buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption in Europe; therefore, the interconnection between BIM and building energy modelling (BEM) is essential to digitalize the construction sector, increasing competitiveness through cost reduction. In this context, the BlueWoodenHouse Project aims, among other activities, to characterize the solutions/systems of building materials and monitor the temperature, relative humidity and CO 2 , as well as energy consumption, of a single-family modular wooden house located in the north of Portugal, with 190 m 2 and three users. Thus, the experimental monitoring results, of this case study, were used to validate the numerical model developed in the DesignBuilder simulator, which includes the building envelope’s 3D geometrical data obtained by one of those aircraft, in order to demonstrate the usefulness of drones for the optimization of solutions, from the energy point of view.

Keywords: BIM; BEM; photogrammetric survey; sustainable construction; energy simulation; UAS; UAV; drones (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: 2023
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