Bapat, H; Sarkar, D and Gujar, R (2021) Selection of sustainable materials for energy savings of infrastructure-transportation project in ahmedabad, India using BIM and FCM. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 26(2), pp. 135-161. ISSN 1823-6499
Abstract
This study aims to develop a methodology for the selection of sustainable building materials for the reduction of embodied and operational energy for a complex infrastructure transportation project, i.e., elevated metro rail station of Ahmedabad, India by application of building information modelling (BIM) and factor comparison method (FCM). Evaluation of the alternative building materials and designs to obtain the best energy efficiency has been carried out using Revit Architecture 2018 and Green Building Studio. The achieved average embodied energy savings is about 73%, which is by the suggested alternative materials instead of existing ones. By application of FCM, which is a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) technique, it has been observed that the polished Kota-stone flooring, stone-floor-tile cladding, toughened fibre-glass ceiling and insulated fibre-glass door appear to be the most feasible sustainable material for flooring, wall cladding, ceiling, openings and fenestrations for the design of the metro rail station box in Ahmedabad, India. This study contributes significant knowledge in the field by highlighting the application of BIM as a tool for sustainable development and recommends a few alternate building materials and sustainable designs which would result in the reduction of energy usage for the metro-rail-station and other building structures leading to a sustainable future.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building information modelling; energy simulation; energy savings; energy efficiency; metro rail station; factor comparison method; sustainability |
| Index terms: | cladding, embodied energy, India, building material, energy-saving, alternative material, savings, building information modelling, energy efficiency, sustainable material, metro rail station, green building, studio, sustainable building material, decision-making, methodology, transportation project, sustainable development, sustainable design, energy simulation, factor comparison method |
| Subjects: | Geography, health safety and environment, design process, design practice, research methods, infrastructure and transport systems, statistical analysis, information systems, decision analysis, sustainable materials, materials science, construction type, energy systems, economic analysis, sustainability and energy, modelling and simulation, building materials |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Digital Applications, Business Strategy, Health and Safety, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Engineering Principles, Construction Materials, Risk Management, Construction Technology, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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