Building Energy Modeling (BEM)

A systematic review of the impact of integration Building Energy Modeling (BEM) in Building Information Modeling (BIM).

1. Review Question

What is the effect of integration Building Energy Modeling (BEM) in Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the design phase of the project?

2. Search Strategy

A search of the relevant articles will be conducted by selecting academic publications in databases and Internet search engines (Google scholar, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus) to get an overview of a research field. This study uses articles that were published from 2012 to 2022.

3. Requirements:

• I would like to write about the integrating BEM in the design phase, design process.
• I would like to focus about the software the author used to integrate between Building Energy Modeling (BEM) in Building Information Modeling (BIM).
• I would like to explain how the author used output or input the build a database of building materials.
• I would like to focus about the benefit of integration Building Energy Modeling (BEM) in Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the design phase of the project.
• I would like to focus about the challenge of integration Building Energy Modeling (BEM) in Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the design phase of the project.
• The challenge of Inaccurate conversion of architectural model to analytical model: data transfer from a BIM to a thermal analysis application is typically hindered by interoperability issues (Bazjanac 2001; Bazjanac and Kiviniemi 2007).
• Inconsistent conversion of architectural model to analytical model: these same interoperability issues result in a lack of consistency in the conversion of architectural to thermal models. The same architectural model, if given to five different designers, typically will result in five different thermal models. This lack of consistency, and therefore repeatability, limits the integrity of the energy simulation process.
• Long analytical model simulation times: time-consuming simulations for both energy and daylighting limit the ability of the designer to evaluate many design options within the time constraints of conceptual design (Hong et al. 2008).
• Poor coordination of analytical model outputs/inputs: energy and daylighting simulation engines both model the same set of thermal processes and therefore necessitate the integration of analysis outputs and inputs. This integration frequently does not take place, resulting in conflicting output results.