A case study to explore the synergy between HBIM and BEM for maintenance of historical buildings
International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
ISSN: 2398-4708
Article publication date: 23 July 2021
Abstract
Purpose
In developing countries, such as Brazil, the construction sector is consistently focused on the construction of new buildings, and there is no dissemination of the preservation, restoration and maintenance of historic buildings. Idle buildings, due to the use and lack of maintenance, present pathological manifestations, such as moisture problems that compromise specially their thermal and energy performance. With this in mind, the purpose of this work is to create a digital model using terrestrial photogrammetry and suggest retrofit interventions based on computer simulation to improve the thermal and energy performance of a historical building.
Design/methodology/approach
The proposed methodology combined terrestrial photogrammetry using common smartphones and commercial software for historical buildings with building information modeling (historic building information modeling (HBIM)) and building energy modeling (BEM). The approach follows five steps: planning, site visit, data processing, data modeling and results. Also, as a case study, the School of Architecture and Urbanism of the Fluminense Federal University, built in 1888, was chosen to validate the approach.
Findings
A digital map of pathological manifestations in the HBIM model was developed, and interventions considering the application of expanded polystyrene in the envelope to reduce energy consumption were outlined. From the synergy between HBIM and BEM, it was concluded that the information modeled using photogrammetry was fundamental to create the energy model, and simulations were needed to optimize the possible solutions in terms of energy consumption.
Originality/value
Firstly, the work proposes a reasonable methodology to be applied in development countries without sophisticated technologies, but with acceptable precision for the study purpose. Secondly, the presented study shows that the use of HBIM for energy modeling proved to be useful to simulate possible solutions that optimize the thermal and energy performance.
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Acknowledgements
This study was carried out with the support of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - Brazil (CAPES). Also, the authors thank the School of Architecture from Federal Fluminense University that was used as case study in the present work.
Citation
De Oliveira, A.C.F., Carmo, C.S.T.d., Cruz, A.S. and Faisca, R.G. (2021), "A case study to explore the synergy between HBIM and BEM for maintenance of historical buildings", International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-03-2021-0033
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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