Building Information Modelling, Building Performance and Smart Construction
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 May 2021) | Viewed by 322
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2019, the impact from the building and construction sector have put forward the need for higher demands on the environmental performance of building products and construction operations. This poses challenges in the design, construction, operation and renovation of building products to minimize the environmental impact over all phases of a building’s life cycle. Building Information Modelling (BIM) have been promoted by many governmental organizations as a mean to improve the performance in the design, construction and operations of buildings. Other means to improve the efficiency in construction is to streamline the production process. Here simulation and machine learning can provide means to improve the supply chain and the assembly process off- and on-site. Genetic and evolutionary algorithms have also introduced new possibilities in design and construction seeking optimal solutions of multiple performance objectives. In this context, this special issue welcomes high quality research in design, construction of new and retrofitted buildings optimizing/minimizing performance objectives such as investment and operating cost, thermal comfort, operating and embodied energy use, carbon emissions and global warming potential.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Olofsson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Building Information Modelling
- Operating energy
- Embodied energy
- Carbon emissions
- Global Warming Potential
- Building design
- Building retrofit
- Life cycle phases
- Life cycle energy
- Life cycle cost
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