Energy efficient patterns of the outer wall of a tall residential building using building information modeling

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Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2022.331412.1889

Abstract

Improper design and construction, non-standard materials and equipment, materials used in buildings and improper choice of building coatings such as walls, windows and insulation system are the most important factors of high energy consumption in buildings. Improving the above measures reduces the share of internal energy losses from each of the building shell components. The increasing advancement of technology and the need of the industry to use it has made building information modeling as one of the new technologies in the construction industry is growing and has attracted the attention of researchers for its use and how to develop it. The aim of this study was to investigate the energy efficiency patterns of the exterior wall of a high-rise residential building using building information modeling. For this purpose, in this study, the use of different materials in the construction of external walls of the building based on a case study and using the facilities of a building information modeling, has been investigated in terms of energy consumption. The materials studied in this research are clay block, pumice cement block, foamed cement block, Iranwall block, fan block, and wallcrete. Cement block with pumice and foamed cement block with about 10% savings in fuel consumption and 8.3% savings in electrical energy, was selected as the best wall.

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Islamic Art Studies

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Available Online from 21 May 2024

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