Typical processes of whole Building Energy simulation Model (BEM) generation are subjective, labor
intensive, time intensive and error prone. Essentially, these typical processes reproduce already existing
data, i.e. building models already created by the architect. Accordingly, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory (LBNL) developed a semi-automated process that enables reproducible conversions of
Building Information Model (BIM) representations of building geometry into a format required by
building energy modeling (BEM) tools. This is a generic process that may be applied to all building
energy modeling tools but to date has only been used for EnergyPlus.
Type of Material
Technical Report
Publisher
Simulation Research Group
Copyright (Published Version)
2013 Simulation Research Group, US Dept. of Energy