Development of a Model for OTTV and RTTV based on BIMVPL to Optimize the Envelope Thermal Performance

The thermal performance of a building has a profound effect on sustaining the conditions of indoor environments, and it is critical in obtaining any energy-efficient design. Choosing an appropriate construction material is one of the most effective methods to prevent excessive energy consumption in...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2020-01, Vol.713 (1), p.12009
Main Authors: Abass, F, Ismail, L H, Wahab, I A, Elgadi, A A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brick construction
Building design
Building information modeling
Building management systems
Construction materials
Design
Design optimization
Energy consumption
Heat transmission
Human error
Indoor environments
Material properties
Performance evaluation
Visual programming languages
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Summary:The thermal performance of a building has a profound effect on sustaining the conditions of indoor environments, and it is critical in obtaining any energy-efficient design. Choosing an appropriate construction material is one of the most effective methods to prevent excessive energy consumption in the building, to minimize heat flows, and sustain a comfortable temperature for occupants. The majority of the existing buildings in Malaysia are mostly constructed using bricks for their outer walls; many studies nominated these materials as the producer of heat. This study is focusing on evaluating the thermal performance of construction materials in a tropical climate, with the involvement of manual calculation methods for Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) of walls and roof. Therefore, this study proposes integrating Building Information Model (BIM) and visual programming language (VPL) for supporting the calculation of OTTV based on MS1525:2014. The expected result of the proposed system will support designers on calculating OTTV coefficient comparable with the manual calculation, which is considered promising in minimizing time-consuming and human error when optimizing envelope performance during building design. This study proposed a model to access and extract construction materials properties from BIM library using VPL to estimate OTTV value using a real-time calculation tool.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/713/1/012009