Building Information Modelling (BIM) Based Sustainability Analysis for a Construction Project

The Building Information Modelling (BIM) is transforming the way building delivered traditionally. The Construction industry is growing rapidly and the demand for Sustainable facilities with least impact on the Environment is increasing. Sustainable development has been divided into water conservation, energy use reduction, sustainable procurement of materials, industrial development, recycling, waste reduction, climate change, transport strategies, and biodiversity. Sustainable building is one that fulfills Social, Environmental and Economic concerns in a balance way. In this study, the sustainability analysis of a hotel building is performed with the help of Building Information Modelling (BIM). It covers various aspects such as considering building sun- path, location, orientation, heating and cooling loads thermal properties of materials, Ventilation and Daylighting analysis. A systemize methodology is adopted and tools like Autodesk Insight and Autodesk Green Building Studio has been used. The Social, Environment and Economical Impact were studied and it was noted that in building information modelling, sun-path analysis, Wind analysis, heating and cooling load analysis and shading/lighting analysis can be performed with ease, along with that it also helps in Predicting energy consumption and cost of the building Facility. The finding of the study suggest that the adaptation of BIM for sustainability analysis help in improving building performance, predicting performance throughout the lifecycle and reducing the consumption of resources. Further, Cost-Benefit Ratio (CBR), Investment grade audits can also be generated by adopting BIM technology in future