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Case Study: Evaluation of Renewable Energy Strategies Using Building Information Modeling and Energy Simulation

Case Study: Evaluation of Renewable Energy Strategies Using Building Information Modeling and Energy Simulation

Aydin Tabrizi, Paola Sanguinetti
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 2156-1710|EISSN: 2156-1702|EISBN13: 9781466635845|DOI: 10.4018/ij3dim.2013100103
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Tabrizi, Aydin, and Paola Sanguinetti. "Case Study: Evaluation of Renewable Energy Strategies Using Building Information Modeling and Energy Simulation." IJ3DIM vol.2, no.4 2013: pp.25-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2013100103

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Tabrizi, A. & Sanguinetti, P. (2013). Case Study: Evaluation of Renewable Energy Strategies Using Building Information Modeling and Energy Simulation. International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling (IJ3DIM), 2(4), 25-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2013100103

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Tabrizi, Aydin, and Paola Sanguinetti. "Case Study: Evaluation of Renewable Energy Strategies Using Building Information Modeling and Energy Simulation," International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling (IJ3DIM) 2, no.4: 25-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2013100103

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Abstract

This case study focuses on the operational performance of a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)-rated building with the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to evaluate its capacity to achieve Zero Net Energy (ZNE). Retrofit options for renewable energy implementation are examined in conjunction with scenarios of building operation. In this study, two different BIM processes have been conducted for the energy modeling: object-oriented geometric information modeling (e.g., envelope, doors, windows, walls, zones, etc.) with a BIM tool and energy modeling (e.g., materials, heat resistance, location, weather data, renewables, etc.) with an energy simulation tool. The simulation model is compared to the real building performance and alternative renewable energy scenarios are evaluated. The results are used to make recommendations for the optimization of building performance and consideration of energy-efficient strategies for building performance enhancement. The research points to discontinuities between photovoltaic panel degradation over time and the LEED credit.

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