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    A review of BIM-based energy analysis tools for leed certification process
    (2020-01-06) Bayar, Berkant; Işın, Gürşans Güven; Kazazoğlu, Senem Seyis; Işın, Gürşans Güven; Kazazoğlu, Senem Seyis; Yılmaz, Taner; Bundur, Zeynep Başaran; Çakır, S. D.; Department of Civil Engineering; Bayar, Berkant
    In the recent years, there has been a growing interest among designers and owners to use systems developed to assess building performance with the intention of achieving sustainability in the construction industry. Estimating the energy performance of buildings and calculating the related costs necessitate using a standardized method for measurement. To serve this purpose, green building rating and certification systems (GBRCSs) have been established to assist construction professionals in developing designs with better energy performances by having insights on the building energy consumption characteristics. GBRCSs reward relative levels of building performance with specific environmental goals and requirements. The world’s most widely used GBRCS is the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) developed by the United States Green Building Council (USGBS). Therefore, this study aims to investigate the extent to which Building Information Modelling (BIM)-based energy analysis and design tools can assist the construction professionals in the certification process of LEED. The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate in what ways BIM-based energy analysis and design tools can support construction project teams in pursuit of LEED certification for their projects. To achieve this objective, a residential building is modelled in Autodesk Revit and then exported to three other BIM-based energy analysis tools, namely eQUEST, EnergyPlus and Integrated Environmental Solutions – Virtual Environment (IES-VE). Applicability of LEED v4 ‘Building Design and Construction (BD+C): Multifamily Midrise’ credits are examined through detailed investigation of the features of the four abovementioned BIM-based tools. Based on the findings of this study, flowcharts are developed to help project participants to make better decisions on how to use BIM-based tools in LEED processes that aim to construct more energy efficient buildings. Also, the findings are useful in understanding how to use these tools to achieve higher scores in green building certification processes of the LEED.