The BIM's 4D dimension: Real time energy monitoring
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-9-2011
Abstract
With the current trend towards Building Information Model (BIM), facility managers have a new tool for raising efficiency. This paper discusses the integration of the BIM software with a real-time monitoring (RTM) system, as a 4D dimension in BIM, to track the electrical usage at every location in a building. This ability could be invaluable in identifying what unnecessary loads are connected to a device and could be disconnected. This would result in elimination of needless loads and phantom loads during non-business hours, causing significant reduction in energy consumption. A prototype of the RTM was built and the results are in support of reduction in energy consumption. Real-time awareness is a major factor in facility management and essential to meet the strict guidelines presently being adopted. © 2011 IEEE.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011
First Page
589
Last Page
592
Recommended Citation
Alahmad, M., Nader, W., Brumbaugh, A., Cho, Y., Ci, S., Sharif, H., Shi, J., & Neal, J. (2011). The BIM's 4D dimension: Real time energy monitoring. 2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011, 589-592. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752603