This document discusses using a collaborative "knotworking" approach in the early design phase of construction projects. It describes a case study of using parametric energy simulation to optimize building energy usage. Key points:
- Knotworking involves workshops with various experts to solve targeted problems, allowing collaboration even without integrated project delivery contracts.
- A parametric energy simulation was conducted using a spatial building model, automatically generating walls and windows to test multiple envelope variations and optimize energy consumption.
- Over 2000 simulation cases per hour allowed analyzing different parameter combinations like wall types and window sizes to identify realistic starting points for the next design phase.
Building Energy parametric optimization / collaboration
1. Collaborative approach,
knotworking in early design
phase
Case ”Parametric Energy Simulation”
02.12.2014
Tero Järvinen, BIM Manager
VI Project Manager's Day,
Tallinn University of Technology
MEP Design, Tero Järvinen
2. Granlund Oy Finland
Consultancy
• MEP Design
• Facilities Management
• Energy and Sustainability
Software
• Manager– Facilities Management
• Designer – MEP Design
• RIUSKA – Energy Analysis
• BSPro – IFC middleware
Numbers
• ~515 person, 43 MEUR (2013)
• R&D 3,5 MEUR / 41 personyears
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3. Integrated Enviroment
Requirement Management–
Comfort simulation–
Energy simulation –
Cost analysis–
Life cycle–
CFD –
Maintenance-
Roomex
Riuska
Riuska
Lifest
BSLCA
Ansys
Manager
Equipment data–
MEP modeling–
Model Auditing–
Combiedmodels–
LightingSimulations-
Designer
MagiCAD
Solibri
Navisworks
3ds Max
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Technical Analysis
ManagementConsultancy
Special Calculations
Carbon Footprint
Datacenters
Enviroment
CMMS Software
Due Diligence
Energy Efficiency
Facility Management
Management and Supervision
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Contract
Philosophy Process
IPD
Alliance
Partnering
BIMLean
Construction
Requirements
Concept
Detail
Construction
Commissioning
Maintenance
Cornerstones of construction project
Tools
5. MEP Design, Tero Järvinen
Current state of BIM in Finland (1/2)
• BIM is widely accepted and a normal process to do design
in major architect or engineering companies
• Designers have ability to use BIM in collaborative mode,
but it is not a normal way to proceed
• There are ”Common BIM Requirements 2012” available,
which are quite often referred in Invitation for Tenders
• Too often there is no BIM execution plan – Designers do
not know usecases for modelling
• Construction site is using BIM, if General Contractor has
ability to use it
(In most cases they do not have ability or interest)
• BIM in FM does not exist
Rule of Thumb –method (2014)
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Current state of BIM in Finland (2/2)
• We are in position, where hype has been over about 3-4
years and designers in major cities have done multiple BIM
projects
• We are not anymore focused to softwares, but processes
and methods
• IFC is used as a normal
way to share information
• Lean Construction is
coming
• Only a few client / building
owner have an interest to
think differently
Rule of Thumb –method (2014)
8. MEP BIM design
• Creating requirementsRequirements
• Alternative solutionsSchematic
• Modelling chosen alternativeDesign
• Building according the ModelsConstruction
• Utilization of ModelsCommissioning
• BIM in FMMaintenance
Target consumption
Indoor air quality
Spatial Provisions
Energy Efficiency
Network Modelling
Network calculations
Combied Models
Information content
Device Validation
Information content
Service Area Charts
Device Database
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10. Energy and Comfort simulations
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Dynamic simulation of energy and comfort is made according to the requirements,
building model and service area charts.
• Every space is simulated, usage of architectural IFC-model
• Alternative simulations and comparisations for different envelopes, windows etc. ->
beginning of LCC calculations
IFC
SQL
Requirements
Concept
Detail
Construction
Commissioning
Maintenance
13. It is not realistic to expect having IPD or
Alliance Contract in every project
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Picture: Saku Viita-Aho
Collaborative approach can be done also in
“normal” projects
Way of Action: Workshop –method
In Finnish Research Project “Rym PRE”,
workgroup “Model Nova” highlighted a method:
“Knotworking”
Knotworking is close cooperation between
various actors and experts in connection with
the design and construction process of buildings
Knotwork –session is held in a 1-2 day
workshop, where people have well-aimed target
which need to be solved
Knotwork –method researched/developed by
Institute of Behavioral Sciences, CRADLE,
University of Helsinki
14. Requirements management in phase of Design Brief
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IFC
Requirements
Concept
Detail
Construction
Commissioning
Maintenance
Software:
- Cost estimation
- Energy simulation
- IFC-space objects
15. Knotwork –session
Case: sustainable building shape
Target Setting – Discussion – Work – Discussion – Work – Result - …
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Picture: Tietoa Finland Oy / RYM Oy, Model Nova
Information Exchange
SpeechCharts
Models
Text, pictures… etc.
Messages
17. Process of knotwork -session
• Knotworksession has to be well prepared and the results needs to
be clearly presented to decission makers
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•Targets, Agenda
•Who will participate
•External fasilitator?
Pre -
meeting
•Preliminary work
•Studying process, checking
software compatibility and
collaboration possibilities
Self
preparation •Collaborative
workshop
•Double-check
Targets
Knotwork –
session 1
•Additional work if needed
•Presentation of visual
results
Homework
•Will be held if
needed
Knotwork –
session 2
…
…
1-2h
Estimated timetables
4-8 h 3-8 h 3-5h 3-8h …
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Process and technology leap in Energy Simulations
20. Using spatial model (from bim)
• Normally, architectal model do not have windows in early phases
• Windows and walls can be created in energy simulation softaware to have
multiple variations for example different procents (%) on windows in envelope
(or window types, shadings, blinds etc.
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21. Optimization of Energy usage
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With parametric Energy Simulation in ”Riuska”, you can get 100-2000 (or more) simulation results of
building energy consumption.
Results are viewed in userfriendly cloud service for decission making purposes – real time search for
optimate solution in one meeting with people having knowledge about expences and reality of limitations
SQL
Software:
Riuska
Granlund
Optimization
Requirements
Concept
Detail
Construction
Commissioning
Maintenance
22. We are not seeking exact Energy
Consumption, but differencies among them
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Total
energy
Electrical Heating
Building 1
Building 2
Building 3
%, max. consumption
24. IFC model
with
spaces
Creating walls
and windows
in Simulation
software
Setting up
Parametric
values
Parametric
Simulation
Exporting
results to
cloud
Showing
results
from cloud
Process for parametric Energy Simulation in
phase of Design Brief
Windows are created automatically,
resulting mathematically correct model(s),
but not architecturally
Parameters, for example:
- Walltypes
- Window types
- Window blinds %
- Heat Recovery %
- … etc.
Approx. Speed with
10.000m2 building:
~2000 cases / hour
Analysis with multiple
parameters in
Knotwork –session,
Realistic values for
startingpoint of next
design phase