• Viraj Purohit
• Utsav Thakkar
• Mitesh Mori

The use of BIM (Building Information Modelling) software is promising for design of wide range of construction, from small units to bigger buildings. There is a growing requirement to forecast energy usage of building during design stage and consider alternative energy conservative measures and design considerations for more energy efficient building. This kind of work can be possible with the help of BIM. This study works on the impact of orientation of building and material selection of building on energy consumption in small scale construction and evaluates how BIM can make this process easier. It was a stage wise process having 5 main stages. (1) Realistic building is designed with the help of Revit (one of the best BIM tool for 3-D modelling). (2) Exported file to Green Building Studio by converting Revit file to gbXML (green building extensible mark up language). (3) Different building orientations are taken in the Green Building Studio. (4) Effects of different building orientation on the whole building energy consumption are investigated. (5) Simulation of best oriented alternative with the modification in materials. The results showed that properly oriented building can save a significant amount of energy throughout its life cycle. And by providing best material alternatives building can work more efficiently by means of energy consumption.

Building Information Modelling, Revit, Green Building Studio, Orientation, Energy Efficiency

"Application of 6D BIM in Designing of Energy Efficient Building", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.586-594, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCJ06122.pdf

"Application of 6D BIM in Designing of Energy Efficient Building", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp586-594, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCJ06122.pdf