BIM, AI and Digital Twins for Smart Building Performance

Aim

Workshop Objectives

Workshop Structure

📅 Day 1: Foundations of BIM, AI and Digital Twins for Smart Buildings

• Introduction to smart buildings and performance-driven building management
• Understanding BIM and its role in building design, construction, and facility operations
• Basics of digital twins for smart building monitoring and decision-making
• Role of AI in building performance analytics, energy optimization, and facility intelligence
• Understanding building data: geometry, spaces, materials, equipment, energy use, occupancy, and operational parameters
• Introduction to BIM-based data extraction and model-based analytics
• Developing a basic BIM-to-digital-twin framework for smart building performance

🛠️ Hands-on:

• Hands-on 1: BIM Model Exploration and Building Performance Data Mapping
• Hands-on 2: Smart Building Indicator Matrix Preparation for Energy, Comfort, and Facility Performance

🧰 Tools Covered: Revit, Dynamo, Excel / Google Sheets, Power BI

📅 Day 2: BIM-Based Analytics and AI for Energy Performance Prediction

• Understanding BIM-based analytics for building performance evaluation
• Using Dynamo for extracting and organizing building model information
• Preparing building datasets for performance analysis
• Introduction to Python for building energy and facility data analytics
• Basics of AI-based energy performance prediction
• Identifying key performance variables: area, orientation, occupancy, HVAC load, lighting, material properties, and usage patterns
• Interpreting AI outputs for energy efficiency and operational decision-making

🛠️ Hands-on:

• Hands-on 1: BIM Data Extraction and Structuring using Dynamo
• Hands-on 2: Energy Performance Prediction Workflow using Python

🧰 Tools Covered: Revit, Dynamo, Python, Google Colab / Jupyter Notebook

📅 Day 3: Facility Digital Twins and Smart Building Dashboards

• Understanding facility digital twins for building operations and asset management
• Introduction to Speckle for BIM data sharing and model-based collaboration
• Connecting BIM data, performance indicators, and operational insights
• Designing smart building dashboards for energy use, space performance, maintenance, and facility decisions
• Using Power BI for building performance visualization and reporting
• Scenario comparison for energy efficiency and smart facility planning
• Developing a final BIM-AI-digital twin workflow for research or professional use

🛠️ Hands-on:

• Hands-on 1: BIM Data Sharing and Digital Twin Workflow using Speckle
• Hands-on 2: Mini Project: Smart Building Performance Dashboard using Power BI

🧰 Tools Covered: Revit, Dynamo, Speckle, Python, Power BI

Who Should Enrol?

Important Dates

Workshop Outcomes