NLA Green BIM Conference

What is 'Green BIM'?

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Everyone talks about data...

Material Area/ volume call off

Embodied carbon

Life cycle analysis

Responsible sourcing

Material ingredient reporting

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Yes. But...

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There are two key areas...

...where we can make bigger, more meaningful differences

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At concept stage.

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Existing building stock.

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7 pillars of sustainability

• Social Sustainability

• Carbon Neutrality

• Water self-sufficiency

• Sustainable material selection

• Climate change adaptability

• Positive community contribution

• Sustainable in operation

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Social Sustainability

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Biophilia Hypothesis:

The concept that humans have an innate attraction to living things and nature.

Carbon Neutrality

Shape, Orientation, Massing, Materials, Size

Activities & Associated systems

The supply of energy.

All now based upon reliable calculable data from BIM files

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Self-Sufficient Water Use

Surface area calcs. vs. water usage

Now based upon actively updated calculable data.

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Sustainable Material Choices

Globally, the construction industry is arguably one of the most resource-intensive and environmentally damaging industries in the world.

The construction sector consumes 40% of all extracted materials.

Data extracted from models.

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Climate Change Adaptation

Buildings last a long time.

Using BIM we can simulate what the effects of a 2 degree temp rise will be upon the building and its occupants.

We can simulate the implications of rising floodwater.

Ensuring robust longevity.

We can mitigate against these occurrences and the effects our buildings have on the environment.

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Sustainable in Operation

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The result will be more and more 'intelligent' buildings, metering themselves and verifying their performance against benchmarks.

Sustainable in Operation

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What does it look like in practice?

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Using technology to optimise

Trust digital processes!

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Green BIM at concept stage.

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Green BIM at concept stage.

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Green BIM at concept stage.

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Green BIM at concept stage.

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Green BIM at concept stage.

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Green BIM at concept stage.

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BIM for Refurb

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BIM for Refurb

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BIM for Refurb: Sydney Opera House

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BIM for Refurb: Sydney Opera House

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Controlled whole-life costs and environmental dataEnvironmental performance, maintenance and investment is predictable. Lifecycle costs can be analysed and understood.

BIM for Refurb

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BIM for Refurb

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BIM for Refurb

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BIM for Refurb

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BIM for Refurb

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BIM for Refurb

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Some degree of climate change appears inevitable.

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Whether it is manageable or catastrophic, will not be determined in Washington, Geneva or Beijing, or by domestic legislation and international

treaties or by silver-bullet energy technologies.

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But mostly by how we – the architecture, planning and building community – respond and act.

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We can choose to plan, design and build truly sustainable, liveable and resilient built environments;

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...or we can accelerate climate change and ecological degradation, leading to increased human suffering.

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How we plan, design, and build today will have lasting impacts for our children, communities and planet.

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It really is up to us.

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