Planning and prototyping digital twin for educational building : master thesis No.: 286/II. GR-BIM

Kharchenko, Daria (author), Cerovšek, Tomo (mentor), Mikoš, Matjaž (comentor)

The thesis researches the planning and prototyping of a digital twin (DT) to improve energy efficiency and user comfort in an educational building. The chosen approach combines quantitative and qualitative methods and technical solutions of DT, which can also be used for educational purposes, with the aim of advancing BIM and DT technologies for the future. The thesis provides a comprehensive literature review, the goals and objectives for the use of DT, supporting scenarios of use and applications of DT and investigation of indoor characteristics that can be measured by IoT (Internet of Things) sensors, which are available on the market and feasible for the selected project. In the DT planning phase, a sensor placement strategy was developed. It was based on historical data, collected data on energy consumption and occupancy patterns of spaces, and a survey using Dalux Environment to capture 360° photographs of the case study building. Following this, an economic evaluation of the proposed technical solutions was conducted. These steps led to the creation of a DT prototype adopted to the selected scenario, using Autodesk Tandem. In addition, the thesis outlines a systematic approach to the use of BIM and as-built modelling, which plays a crucial role in the development and implementation of building DTs. This work is potentially interesting because of the in-depth research on DT and the process of implementing DT with BIM. The results can be used for research and educational purposes and enable the inspection of the building, its operation and also the improvement of well-being.

• Language: English
• Keywords: civil engineering, master thesis, BIM, building information modelling, digital twin, planning, implementation, internet of things, well-being, energy consumption
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FGG - Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [D. Kharchenko]
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: XV, 79 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-151172-78d5c069-3df5-4ebb-7bf4-406ddd7f5621
• UDC: 005.71-021.131:727(043.3)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 178927363
• Publication date in RUL: 30.09.2023

KHARCHENKO, Daria, 2023, Planning and prototyping digital twin for educational building : master thesis No.: 286/II. GR-BIM [online]. Master’s thesis. Ljubljana : D. Kharchenko. [Accessed 30 March 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=151172

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Načrtovanje in prototip digitalnega dvojčka izobraževalni stavbe : magistrsko delo št.: 286/II. GR-BIM

Abstract

Delo raziskuje načrtovanje in izdelavo prototipov digitalnega dvojčka (DT) za izboljšanje energetske učinkovitosti in udobja uporabnikov v izobraževalni stavbi. Izbrani pristop združuje kvantitativne in kvalitativne metode in tehnične rešitve DT, ki se lahko uporabijo tudi v izobraževalne namene, s čimer bi želeli približati uporabo BIM in tehnologij digitalnih dvojčkov naslednjim generacijam. V nalogi je najprej podan podroben pregled literature opredeljeni so cilji za rabo DT, podporni scenariji uporabe in aplikacij DT ter možnosti uporabe meritev s senzorji IoT (angl. Internet of Things), ki so na voljo na trgu in izvedljivi za izbrani projekt. Pri praktični implementaciji prototipa, je prikazano, kako se na podlagi zgodovinskih podatkov, zbranih podatkov o rabi energije in udobju uporabnika, lahko izdela načrt postavitve senzorjev, ki mu sledi ekonomska ocena predlagano tehničnih rešitev. Končni rezutlat teh korakov je prototip DT za izbrane scenarije. V fazi načrtovanja DT je bila izdelana strategija postavitve senzorjev z uporabo Dalux in fotografij 360°. Nato je bila izvedena ekonomska ocena predlaganih tehničnih rešitev ter prototip DT z uporabo Autodesk Tandem.V okviru naloge je bil izdelan tudi pristop za uporabo BIM in posnetek obstoječe stanja, ki je ključen pri izdelavi in implementaciji DT stavb. To delo je potencialno zanimivo zaradi poglobljene raziskave DT in postopka implementacije DT z BIM. Rezultati se lahko uporabijo v raziskovalne in izobraževalne name ter omogočajo pregled stavbe, njenega delovanja in tudi izboljšanje kakovosti bivanja.

• Keywords: gradbeništvo, magistrska dela, GR, BIM, informacijsko modeliranje zgradb, digitalni dvojček, planiranje, izvedba, internet stvari, dobro počutje, poraba energije