Jeon, J; Lee, J and Ham, Y (2019) Quantifying the impact of building envelope condition on energy use. Building Research & Information, 47(4), pp. 404-420. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
The gap between the architectural information and the as-is building condition has been known as one of the pivotal factors influencing deviations between actual and predicted building energy consumption. Despite such significance, quantifying the impact of deviated building information on energy use has not been fully investigated. This paper explores building information modelling (BIM)-driven experimental simulation to quantify the impact of building envelope condition on energy use, which can infer the impact of reflecting the as-is building conditions in as-designed BIMs on the reliability of energy analysis. First, BIM-driven energy simulations are conducted with varied thermo-physical properties of building envelope elements in gbXML-based BIMs under different climate conditions. Building upon the impacting factor for energy analysis (IFEA), the simulation results are then used to infer the impact of the deviated building condition on energy consumption. Through case studies, it is observed that the annual energy consumption of a residential building can deviate by 18–20%, whereas thermal resistances of exterior walls can deviate by 1 m2K/W. This paper validates quantitatively the potential benefits of reflecting the as-is building condition in BIM-based energy performance analysis. This provides practitioners with insights into how to improve the reliability of energy analysis of existing buildings.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building envelope; building information modelling; building performance; buildings; performance gap; retrofit; simulation; thermal analysis |
| Index terms: | building envelope, thermal analysis, energy performance, energy use, energy analysis, energy consumption, physical property, deviation, building condition, case study, residential building, building information modelling, building energy consumption, thermal resistance, practitioner, performance gap, building performance, energy simulation |
| Subjects: | sustainability and energy, modelling and simulation, energy systems, financial and cost management, data collection methods, construction type, practitioner, asset management, engineering analysis, quality assurance, information systems, environmental engineering, architectural elements, performance management, material properties and characteristics |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Construction Technology, Roles and Professions, Construction Materials, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Quality Management, Digital Applications, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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