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A Bidirectional framework for BIM and agent-based models in building energy simulation : master thesis
ID Memari, Armin (Author), ID Pajek, Luka (Mentor) More about this mentor... This link opens in a new window, ID Pigliautile, Ilaria (Comentor)

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This work addresses the significant “performance gap” in building energy simulation, which arises when fixed, standardized occupancy schedules are used in traditional BIM workflows. To improve prediction accuracy, this study presents a novel automated framework for bidirectional integration between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Agent-Based Modeling (ABM). The framework uses a fivelayer workflow for closed-loop data exchange between a detailed Autodesk Revit model and the ABM platform. In practice, the BIM model is exported to ABM platform, where high-fidelity simulations generate dynamic, space-specific occupancy profiles from simulated occupant movements. The core contribution is a custom pyRevit add-in that automatically reintegrates these ABM-generated schedules into the Revit environment. By replacing uniform static schedules with dynamic ones, this process refines the internal load assumptions in energy simulations. Comparative analysis shows that incorporating the dynamic occupancy data has a measurable impact on simulation outcomes, notably changing metrics like annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI) and operational carbon emissions. The results confirm that automated, bidirectional BIM–ABM integration is both feasible and valuable for making building performance simulations more realistic. Ultimately, this framework offers a scalable approach for embedding human behavior dynamics into the design process, leading to more energy-efficient, occupant-centric buildings.

Language:English
Keywords:master thesis, BIM-ABM integration, building energy simulation, occupancy behavior, Building information modeling (BIM), dynamic scheduling, agent-based modeling (ABM)
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:[A. Memari]
Year:2025
Number of pages:1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (X, 66 str.))
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-173843 This link opens in a new window
UDC:004.414.23:620.92(043.2)
COBISS.SI-ID:254219779 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:24.09.2025
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Language:Slovenian
Title:Dvosmerna integracija agentnih modelov z BIM za simulacijo energijske učinkovitosti stavb : magistrsko delo
Abstract:
To delo obravnava pomembno “vrzel v učinkovitosti” pri energijski simulaciji stavb, ki nastane, kadar se v tradicionalnih delovnih tokovih BIM uporabljajo fiksni, standardizirani urniki zasedenosti. Za izboljšanje natančnosti napovedovanja raziskava predstavlja nov, avtomatiziran okvir za dvosmerno integracijo med informacijskim modeliranjem stavb (BIM) in modeliranjem z agenti (ABM). Okvir uporablja petplastni delovni tok za kroženje podatkov med podrobnim modelom v Autodesk Revit in platformo ABM. V praksi se BIM model izvozi v ABM, kjer visoko ločljive simulacije na podlagi gibanja uporabnikov ustvarijo dinamične, prostoru prilagojene profile zasedenosti. Osrednji prispevek je namenski vtičnik pyRevit, ki samodejno ponovno integrira urnike, ustvarjene z ABM, v okolje Revita. Z nadomestitvijo enotnih statičnih urnikov z dinamičnimi se izboljšajo predpostavke o notranjih obremenitvah v energijskih simulacijah. Primerjalna analiza pokaže, da vključitev dinamičnih podatkov o zasedenosti merljivo vpliva na rezultate simulacij, pri čemer se pomembno spremenijo kazalniki, kot sta letna intenzivnost rabe energije (EUI) in operativne emisije ogljika. Rezultati potrjujejo, da je avtomatizirana, dvosmerna integracija BIM–ABM izvedljiva pomembna za doseganje bolj realističnih simulacij učinkovitosti stavb. Predlagani okvir tako ponuja razširljiv pristop za vključevanje dinamike človeškega vedenja v proces načrtovanja, kar vodi k energijsko učinkovitejšim in uporabniku prijaznejšim stavbam.

Keywords:magistrska dela, integracija BIM-ABM, simulacija energijske učinkovitosti stavb, vedenje upravljalcev, informacijsko modeliranje zgradb (BIM), dinamično načrtovanje, agentno modeliranje (ABM)

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