BIM
N ew BIM tool k eeps track of the building’s C O2 emissions MOE has developed a brand-new digital tool that illustrates the CO2 emissions of each construction material as an integrated part of the BIM model. The new data visualisation tool is based on a user-friendly concept and can be accessed from an internet browser. It makes it possible for the user to continuously track the project’s finances and level of sustainability.
Imagine being in the very early stages of your construction project and wanting to have an overview of the environmental impact of the building materials in question. Something that would normally require several processes and complex calculations.
In the very early stages, once we have a rough sketch of the building’s form, we can, by way of example, isolate the facade, describe what it will consist of, more or less, in percent and immediately see how great a carbon footprint the facade alone contributes to the total project.
Similarly, it would come in handy to have the climate sinners made visible in the virtual model of the building. MOE is behind a new data visualisation tool that can do just that while staying useful throughout the process as more data is included.
Thus, we provide both client and design team with useful information that makes it easier to choose the right materials in the early stages of development. Gradually, as more data is added, the different partners can keep track of the project’s ability to break-even in terms of its carbon footprint, and measure whether design optimisation is necessary. Still, the tool will have even more applications, Lars Peter explains:
The tool is part of the digital building model, which the design team already uses, while it extracts data from a database of construction material’s CO2 emissions, simultaneously. BIM-Specialist, Lars Peter Lennert, one of the developers behind the tool, explains:
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In step with the increasingly detailed model, we gain a better foundation for assessing and comparing the different design options. For each design option, we do not only see the material’s CO2 emissions, the tool
