6D BIM-Terminal: Missing link for the planning of CO2-neutral buildings

By 2050, the building sector has to become “largely” CO₂-neutral for achieving the climate protection targets of the Paris agreement. This means a tremendous challenge and compels us to face the CO₂ neutrality seriously from the early stages of the planning processes. The overall aim of this project is therefore to provide a life cycle analysis throughout the entire planning and construction process of a building with a special focus on CO₂-neutrality.

To this end, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an appropriate method. But while in many other countries the use of BIM software is already well established, at least for the 3D stage, the German-speaking area has just recently begun to adopt this technology. In fact, higher BIM dimensions as time (4D), costs (5D) and sustainability (6D) are still hardly addressed in application programs, even in international ones. For that, specialist consultants involved in BIM-based planning have no other choice but to work outside the digital building model.

The present project aims to close the gap between specialist consultants and BIM applications. For that, relevant data for cost estimation, scheduling construction planning and management or sustainable building operation and facility management, shall be added automatically to BIM elements and imported into the respective specialist planning software. This data exchange shall be carried out using IFC interface according to ÖNORM A6241-2 and the properties of the ASI properties server via a central platform, the “6D BIM Terminal”.