Green BIM

Eddy Krygiel, AIA, LEED AP is a practicing architect at BNIM Architects, which has four projects that have received AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Awards. Eddy is responsible for implementing BIM at BNIM and also consults for other firms looking to implement BIM. He also teaches Revit to practicing architects and architectural students and has lectured around the nation on the use of BIM in the construction industry. Eddy has co-authored papers and books on BIM and sustainability as well as several books on using Autodesk Revit Architecture. Bradley Nies, AIA, LEED AP, is a registered architect and Director of Elements, the sustainable design consulting division of BNIM Architects. Brad has worked on all levels of U.S. Green Building Council LEED-Certified projects, including two that achieved Platinum certification.

• Forword xiiiIntroduction xviiChapter 1 Introducing Green 1Sustainability 2A Brief History of Sustainable Design 2Recent Trends Toward Sustainable Design 6Defining Sustainable Design 9Why Is Sustainable Design Important? 13Green Building Rating Systems 16Living Buildings: The Near Future of Sustainable Design 23Chapter 2 Building Information Modeling 25What Is BIM? 26Why Is BIM Important? 29Understanding BIM 32Basic Benefits of BIM 34A Change in Method and Approach 35Beyond Documentation 38Migrating to BIM 43BIM as a Workflow 46Lewis and Clark State Office Building 47Ranges of BIM 51Chapter 3 Integrated Design Teams 53The Shift in Responsibility 54Why an Integrated Design 55The Team Members 58The Designers 58The Owner 59The Contractor 60The Community 60Collaboration, Commitment, and Passion 60Collaboration 61Owner Commitment 63Project Team Passion 64Facilitating Integration in Process 64Design Phase Workshops 65Predesign 65Schematic Design 66Design Development 66Construction Delivery Method 67Design-Bid-Build 67Negotiated Guaranteed Maximum Price 69Design-Build 71Is One Construction Delivery Method the Best? 73Moving Forward 73Chapter 4 Methodology For Sustainable Solutions 75Order of Operations 76Understanding Climate, Culture, and Place 76Understanding the Building Type 91Reducing the Resource Consumption Need 96Using Free/Local Resources and Natural Systems 103Using Efficient Man-made Systems 115Applying Renewable Energy Generation Systems 121Offsetting Your Negative Impacts 124Chapter 5 Sustainable BIM: Building Form 127Getting Started 128Building Orientation 131Understanding the Impacts of Climate 132Reducing Resource Need 134Setting Project Goals 135Using BIM for Building Orientation: Finding Solar South 136Building Massing 139Understanding the Impact of Climate, Culture, and Place 141Reducing Resource Need 143Using BIM for Building Massing 143Analyzing Building Form 147Optimizing the Building Envelope 148Daylighting 151Understanding the Impacts of Climate, Culture, and Place 157Setting Project Goals 157Using BIM for Daylighting 159Chapter 6 Sustainable BIM: Building Systems 165Water Harvesting 166Understanding the Impacts of Climate 167Reducing Water Need 167Defining a Baseline and Setting Goals 168Using BIM for Water Harvesting 169Analyzing Water Harvesting 177Optimizing Water Harvesting 178Energy Modeling 178Understanding the Impacts of Climate 180Reducing Energy Needs 180Energy Use Baseline and Setting Project Goals 181Using BIM for Energy Analysis 184Using Renewable Energy 193Understanding the Impacts of Climate and Place 193Reducing Energy Needs 195Using BIM for Renewable Energy 196Analyzing Renewable Energy 198Optimizing a Solar Array 200Using Sustainable Materials 200Understanding the Impacts of Climate, Culture, and Place 201Reducing Material Needs 203Setting a Baseline 204Using BIM for Sustainable Materials 204Chapter 7 The future of BIM and Sustainable Design 209Moving Forward with BIM 210Using BIM as a Tool for Integration 211A Fundamental Tenet of True Sustainability 211Moving Forward with Sustainable Design 213Leading by Example 213Funding Green Design 218Opportunities for Change 219Index 227