Implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Energy-Efficient Domestic Retrofit: Quality Checking of BIM Model

Gholami, Elaheh, Kiviniemi, Arto ORCID: 0000-0001-6570-0188 and Sharples, Steve ORCID: 0000-0002-6309-9672 (2015) Implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Energy-Efficient Domestic Retrofit: Quality Checking of BIM Model. In: 32nd CIB W78 Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Energy efficient retrofitting of the building stock is a contemporary issue in the built environment because of the need to reduce carbon emissions and improve building energy performance. The importance of refurbishing the existing UK housing to help the government achieve its climate change targets has been more widely recognised in recent years, and major programmes of residential retrofit have been instigated. Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers, potentially, a comprehensive and integrated platform for these retrofit programmes. However, BIM has traditionally been applied in medium to large-scale projects. There is only limited research that has investigated the use of BIM’s potentials in small scale and residential refurbishment projects. The ongoing research discussed in this paper aims to investigate the usability of BIM procedures in the retrofit of existing housing through energy performance modelling. The outcomes from this research can be used to develop a framework which utilises BIM to support efficient and effective design and construction processes and informs decision making at all stages of retrofitting projects, thereby improving not just the energy efficiency of the existing housing stock but also the effectiveness of the processes that deliver that efficiency.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2015 15:24
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2022 01:39
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2037179