I graduated from Centro Universitário de Maringá - CESUMAR (Brazil) in 2009 with a BSc in Control and Automation Engineering, then continued my education at University College Dublin (UCD) and graduated from the ME in Energy Systems in October 2013, achieving second class honours. My ME research project which was conducted under the guidance of Dr James O’Donnell in the area of Carbon Neutrality, involved a case study determining the potential for UCD campus to become a carbon neutral institution, through cancelling out the emissions by reducing it to zero or preventing an equal amount of being released into the atmosphere. I started my PhD in UCD in September 2014, within the Electricity Research Centre (ERC) and UCD Energy Institute. Supervisors: Dr James O'Donnell
Recent demand for higher energy efficiency within the building sector has led to the use of Build... more Recent demand for higher energy efficiency within the building sector has led to the use of Building Energy Performance Simulation (BEPS) tools. These powerful predictive tools enable investigation of environmental and energy performance for different design and retrofit design alternatives. However, integrating BEPS with Building Information Modelling (BIM) based building design tools still experiences limitations due to a lack of standardised methods of information exchange between these domains. As a result, this paper presents a Model View Definition (MVD) for advanced BEPS. In doing so this work enables a standardised exchange of data from BIM to BEPS tools, such as Modelica, using the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard. The entire process becomes available through the open source software framework emerged from the IEA EBC Annex 60.
Building Performance Simulation (BPS) is a key element in the design of energy efficient building... more Building Performance Simulation (BPS) is a key element in the design of energy efficient buildings. The Modelica modelling language is becoming increasingly important in the BPS field. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) Annex 60 project, " New Computational Tools for Building Performance Simulation " , coordinates the development of BPS in Modelica. However, data collection and model generation are time-consuming processes, often leading to uncertainty. One subtask of the Annex 60 project focuses on the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as basis for building performance simulation. This paper presents an open framework for automated Modelica model generation from a BIM data source. The project outcomes include open-source software tools and a Model View Definition (MVD) for IFC to BPS information exchange with Modelica.
Steigende Energieeffizienzanforderungen im Gebäude-und Siedlungsbereich erhöhen die Komplexität d... more Steigende Energieeffizienzanforderungen im Gebäude-und Siedlungsbereich erhöhen die Komplexität der Gebäudephysik und der-technik. Zentraler Bestandteil zur Planung und Auslegung energieeffizienter Gebäude stellen die energetische Gebäudesimulation und Building Information Modeling (BIM) dar. Die " International Energy Agency " fördert Forschungs-und Entwicklungsprojekte unter dem Namen " Energy in Buildings and Community programme " (IEA-EBC). Unter IEA-EBC werden Methoden zur Entwicklung von energieeffizienten Gebäuden und Siedlungen entwickelt. Das IEA-EBC Annex 60 Projekt " Development and demonstration of next-generation computational tools for buildings and systems of buildings, based on Modelica and the Functional Mockup Interface standards " koordiniert die Entwicklung der energetischen Gebäudesimulation mit Hilfe der Modellie-rungssprache Modelica. Higher energy efficiency requirements in the building and community sector increase the complexity of buildings and their energy system's design. Building Performance Simulation (BPS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) represent two key elements during the design and planning phase of energy efficient buildings. Thus, the International Energy Agency's Energy in Buildings and Communities programme (IEA-EBC) hosts projects to promote research and development of new methods for energy efficient buildings and communities. The IEA-EBC Annex 60 project: " Development and demonstration of next-generation computational tools for buildings and systems of buildings, based on Modelica and the Functional Mockup Interface standards " coordinates developments of BPS in the modelling language Modelica.
– Very often, building managers face the challenge of having to operate a building in the absence... more – Very often, building managers face the challenge of having to operate a building in the absence of the appropriate information about how it should function. This problem is one of the many reasons why buildings operate inefficiently and tend to consume excessive amounts of energy. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an emerging technology which addresses the management of information throughout the Building Life-Cycle (BLC). Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is a non-proprietary data model of BIM that enables effective data integration over the BLC. IFC is a rich data model which may represent the entire building, however most applications are interested in a subset of this model. Hence, it is necessary to filter the information exchange between different applications and Model View Definitions (MVD) is the methodology to define such subsets. This paper presents the development of a MVD for environmental and energy performance assessment to support building managers during operation.
Buildings rarely perform as well in practice as anticipated during design, and often consume 20-3... more Buildings rarely perform as well in practice as anticipated during design, and often consume 20-30% more energy than necessary. One of the main causes of inefficient operation is the lack of data integration and system interoperability inherent in the AEC/FM industry. In many cases, the assumptions and specifications defined during design are not transferred throughout the life-cycle of the building, and actual operation deviates from design intent. Building Information Modelling enables designers to create digital models of buildings. Theoretically, these models should be exchangeable between disciplines and over different life-cycle stages, but in practice the lack of information exchange protocols in the building performance area inhibits such exchanges. In order to improve building operation throughout the building life-cycle, this paper proposes a BIM-based performance evaluation framework to compare design intent with actual operation. The framework uses the IFC schema to facilitate the information exchange process for better qualification and validation of data.
Recent demand for higher energy efficiency within the building sector has led to the use of Build... more Recent demand for higher energy efficiency within the building sector has led to the use of Building Energy Performance Simulation (BEPS) tools. These powerful predictive tools enable investigation of environmental and energy performance for different design and retrofit design alternatives. However, integrating BEPS with Building Information Modelling (BIM) based building design tools still experiences limitations due to a lack of standardised methods of information exchange between these domains. As a result, this paper presents a Model View Definition (MVD) for advanced BEPS. In doing so this work enables a standardised exchange of data from BIM to BEPS tools, such as Modelica, using the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard. The entire process becomes available through the open source software framework emerged from the IEA EBC Annex 60.
Building Performance Simulation (BPS) is a key element in the design of energy efficient building... more Building Performance Simulation (BPS) is a key element in the design of energy efficient buildings. The Modelica modelling language is becoming increasingly important in the BPS field. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) Annex 60 project, " New Computational Tools for Building Performance Simulation " , coordinates the development of BPS in Modelica. However, data collection and model generation are time-consuming processes, often leading to uncertainty. One subtask of the Annex 60 project focuses on the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as basis for building performance simulation. This paper presents an open framework for automated Modelica model generation from a BIM data source. The project outcomes include open-source software tools and a Model View Definition (MVD) for IFC to BPS information exchange with Modelica.
Steigende Energieeffizienzanforderungen im Gebäude-und Siedlungsbereich erhöhen die Komplexität d... more Steigende Energieeffizienzanforderungen im Gebäude-und Siedlungsbereich erhöhen die Komplexität der Gebäudephysik und der-technik. Zentraler Bestandteil zur Planung und Auslegung energieeffizienter Gebäude stellen die energetische Gebäudesimulation und Building Information Modeling (BIM) dar. Die " International Energy Agency " fördert Forschungs-und Entwicklungsprojekte unter dem Namen " Energy in Buildings and Community programme " (IEA-EBC). Unter IEA-EBC werden Methoden zur Entwicklung von energieeffizienten Gebäuden und Siedlungen entwickelt. Das IEA-EBC Annex 60 Projekt " Development and demonstration of next-generation computational tools for buildings and systems of buildings, based on Modelica and the Functional Mockup Interface standards " koordiniert die Entwicklung der energetischen Gebäudesimulation mit Hilfe der Modellie-rungssprache Modelica. Higher energy efficiency requirements in the building and community sector increase the complexity of buildings and their energy system's design. Building Performance Simulation (BPS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) represent two key elements during the design and planning phase of energy efficient buildings. Thus, the International Energy Agency's Energy in Buildings and Communities programme (IEA-EBC) hosts projects to promote research and development of new methods for energy efficient buildings and communities. The IEA-EBC Annex 60 project: " Development and demonstration of next-generation computational tools for buildings and systems of buildings, based on Modelica and the Functional Mockup Interface standards " coordinates developments of BPS in the modelling language Modelica.
– Very often, building managers face the challenge of having to operate a building in the absence... more – Very often, building managers face the challenge of having to operate a building in the absence of the appropriate information about how it should function. This problem is one of the many reasons why buildings operate inefficiently and tend to consume excessive amounts of energy. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an emerging technology which addresses the management of information throughout the Building Life-Cycle (BLC). Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is a non-proprietary data model of BIM that enables effective data integration over the BLC. IFC is a rich data model which may represent the entire building, however most applications are interested in a subset of this model. Hence, it is necessary to filter the information exchange between different applications and Model View Definitions (MVD) is the methodology to define such subsets. This paper presents the development of a MVD for environmental and energy performance assessment to support building managers during operation.
Buildings rarely perform as well in practice as anticipated during design, and often consume 20-3... more Buildings rarely perform as well in practice as anticipated during design, and often consume 20-30% more energy than necessary. One of the main causes of inefficient operation is the lack of data integration and system interoperability inherent in the AEC/FM industry. In many cases, the assumptions and specifications defined during design are not transferred throughout the life-cycle of the building, and actual operation deviates from design intent. Building Information Modelling enables designers to create digital models of buildings. Theoretically, these models should be exchangeable between disciplines and over different life-cycle stages, but in practice the lack of information exchange protocols in the building performance area inhibits such exchanges. In order to improve building operation throughout the building life-cycle, this paper proposes a BIM-based performance evaluation framework to compare design intent with actual operation. The framework uses the IFC schema to facilitate the information exchange process for better qualification and validation of data.
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