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Comparative Analysis of BEM (Building Energy Modelling) Tools and Adequate Management of Complementary, Innovative, and Emerging Technologies for the Nebraska System

Fabiola Colmenero Fonseca, Juan Francisco Palomino Bernal, Ramiro Rodríguez Pérez, José Ramón Albiol Ibáñez

This article discusses the growing popularity of software that simulates the energy consumption of buildings, Energy Plus, Insight, Green Building, and Revit. These programs allow you to model and analyze different scenarios to optimize the energy efficiency of a building. The use of biomaterials, such as straw and raw earth, is also gaining traction as a sustainable alternative to modern building materials. The Nebraska-type building system is a self-supporting structural design that uses interlocking blocks of straw bales and wood to reduce materials and energy consumption. The article presents a case study in Querétaro, Mexico, demonstrating the benefits of using bioconstruction with the Nebraska system. With Revit, a simulation is developed as an analysis-diagnosis using the complement of Energy Plus, Insight, and Green Building. The qualitative and quantitative method is used to contrast the results with the support of the Energy Modeling of Buildings (BIM) program. The double consumption of resources is evident if it is done with traditional materials such as brick and concrete, being less economical, which also means a more significant impact on the environment from its manufacture abortion to annual energy consumption. Bioconstruction consumes 10,670 KWh per year, and conventional construction 24,417 KWh. The results for the simulation were as follows: a) The maximum value of the cooling load was 12,064 W in bioconstruction and 13,479 W in the building with conventional materials b) Maximum value of the heating load for the simulation of bio construction was 11,351 W of consumption was obtained and for conventional construction a consumption of 12,429 W when using the Software described. SolidWorks and the simulation corresponding to thermal analysis are also used to analyze the heat convection of the primary materials used, consolidating the reliability of Bioconstructions. The simulations showed that bioconstruction provides greater thermal comfort than conventional materials. It is concluded that a bioconstruction is an eco-sustainable option that reduces the direct impact on the environment and can be implemented in multiple construction systems based on straw and bamboo for sustainable buildings with low economic cost. Keywords –Building Energy Modelling, Nebraska System, biomaterials, planning, and management, sustainable buildings

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2023 – Managing Knowledge for Sustainability
PP: 533-550