Leveraging Building Information Models in IFC to Perform Energy Analysis in OpenStudio

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) can enable frequent and rapid evaluation of energy performance of buildings throughout the design phase of a project. The most widely accepted data schema for a BIM is the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) schema, which is an open standard format for representing information about a project. To leverage an IFC model for energy modeling, geometric information in a model must be translated to an equivalent energy simulation analytical model structure. A workflow is presented to address this need by automating information transformations from the IFC model with geometric and attribute information into an energy analysis model structure in the OpenStudio® energy performance simulation platform.

Citation: ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Bldg Simulation Conf, 2016

Product Details

Published:
2016
Number of Pages:
8
Units of Measure:
Dual
File Size:
1 file , 2.5 MB
Product Code(s):
D-BSC16-33