title: Translating building information modeling to building energy modeling using model view definition.
abstract: This paper presents a new approach to translate between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM) that uses Modelica, an object-oriented declarative, equation-based simulation environment. The approach (BIM2BEM) has been developed using a data modeling method to enable seamless model translations of building geometry, materials, and topology. Using data modeling, we created a Model View Definition (MVD) consisting of a process model and a class diagram. The process model demonstrates object-mapping between BIM and Modelica-based BEM (ModelicaBEM) and facilitates the definition of required information during model translations. The class diagram represents the information and object relationships to produce a class package intermediate between the BIM and BEM. The implementation of the intermediate class package enables system interface (Revit2Modelica) development for automatic BIM data translation into ModelicaBEM. In order to demonstrate and validate our approach, simulation result comparisons have been conducted via three test cases using (1) the BIM-based Modelica models generated from Revit2Modelica and (2) BEM models manually created using LBNL Modelica Buildings library. Our implementation shows that BIM2BEM (1) enables BIM models to be translated into ModelicaBEM models, (2) enables system interface development based on the MVD for thermal simulation, and (3) facilitates the reuse of original BIM data into building energy simulation without an import/export process.
authors.affiliation: Architecture Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
authors.forename: WoonSeong
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0210-8464
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Architecture Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
authors.forename: Jong Bum
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Architecture Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clayton
authors.affiliation: Architecture Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Haberl
authors.affiliation: Architecture Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1092-2474
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001108:Architecture; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D013672:Technology / Q000379:methods