Extending BIM for Energy Simulation and Design Tasks

The recent advance of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and the related needs for BIM-based interoperability of more and more specialized AEC tools in various construction subdomains showed that: (1) a global model for all data in a construction project is neither a realistic nor practical target, and; (2) BIM data typically have to be combined with other kinds of construction-related data to be efficiently applied in real tasks. This paper...