Reducing the operational energy demand in buildings using building information modeling tools

(in lingua inglese)

A study of the application of BIM for the case-study building, which was a sample of single, residential, house, was conducted. The results of the study will be useful to architects and building designers as they use the BIM concept to develop more energy-efficient buildings in the future with the goal of achieving sustainable development for society. Government should provide incentives for designers and engineers to use the BIM tool, specifically in the pre-construction stage, to investigate problems that are likely to occur in the future so they can deal with such problems in the preliminary stage. Education and training also are significant factors that should be taken into account by government for improving BIM in each society.