SBM5106 BIM for MEP & Sustainable Building

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Introduction

1. Background

2. BIM for MEP

3. Potential benefits

4.  MEP model coordination

5. Sustainable design with BIM
[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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 Video presentation:

• What can MEP engineers do with the Autodesk AEC Collection? (3:20) https://youtu.be/V6CiZzG5Qsk
• Benefits of BIM for MEP Engineers (3:31) https://youtu.be/C8j4uYF0I-g
• Conduct a LEED daylighting analysis directly from Revit (3:48) https://youtu.be/L3x15tcRJCg
  
• A Quick Introduction To Insight & Revit’s Energy Modeling and Analysis Tools | Autodesk (21:44) https://youtu.be/FNqS0K-Cr2Q

Further Reading:

• BIM (建築資訊模型) 技術如何持續協助MEP工程人員？ http://itacademia.com/bim-mep-workflow/
  
• 10 BIM Trends in the MEP Industry for 2018 https://constructible.trimble.com/construction-industry/10-bim-trends-in-the-mep-industry-for-2018
  
• Is BIM (building information modeling) actually useful for MEP projects? https://www.quora.com/Is-BIM-building-information-modeling-actually-useful-for-MEP-projects
• BIM as a Framework for Sustainable Design http://www.susted.com/wordpress/content/bim-as-a-framework-for-sustainable-design_2012_03/
  
• Autodesk Sustainability Workshop https://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/
  
• Building Design https://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/building-design
  
• BPA Software Workflows https://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/buildings/bpa-software-workflows
  
• Revit tools for BPA https://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/buildings/revit-tools-bpa

Useful References:

• Bernstein, H. M., Jones, S. A. and Russo, M. A., 2010. Green BIM: How Building Information Modeling is Contributing to Green Design and Construction, Smart Market Report, McGraw-Hill Construction, Bedford.
  
• Bonenberg, W. Wei, X., 2015. Green BIM in sustainable infrastructure, Procedia Manufacturing, 3: 1654-1659.
  
• Ceranic, B., Latham, D. and Dean, A., 2015. Sustainable design and building information modelling: case study of Energy Plus House, Hieron's Wood, Derbyshire UK, Energy Procedia, 83: 434-443.
  
• Jalaei, F. and Jrade, A., 2014. Integrating building information modeling (BIM) and energy analysis tools with green building certification system to conceptually design sustainable buildings, Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 19: 494-519. http://www.itcon.org/2014/29
  
• Krygiel, E. and Nies, B., 2008. Green BIM: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modelling, Wiley Publishing Inc., Indianapolis.
  
• Lévy, F., 2012. BIM in Small-scale Sustainable Design, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. (ebook: http://webpac.vtc.edu.hk/record=b11305579)
  
• Wang J, Wang X, Shou W, Chong H.-Y. and Guo J., 2016. Building information modeling-based integration of MEP layout designs and constructability, Automation in Construction, 61 (2016): 134-146. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926580515002083
• Wong, Kam‐din and Fan, Qing, 2013. Building information modelling (BIM) for sustainable building design, Facilities, 31 (3/4): 138-157. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632771311299412

 Web links:

• Examples of MEP engineering services using BIM https://www.advenser.com/mep-engineering/
• BIM and its potential to support sustainable building https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/bim-and-its-potential-to-support-sustainable-building
  
• The potential of BIM as a sustainable design tool https://www.macrodesignstudio.it/2017/02/14/the-potential-of-bim-as-a-sustainable-design-tool/?lang=en
• Using BIM to advance sustainable design https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/building-information-modeling

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| Created: May 2019 | Update: 28 May 2019 |