Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01362, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : NIK BAKHT, MAZDAK (Concordia University)|NIK BAKHT, MAZDAK (Université Concordia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Akonovia, a consultant company specialized in building energy efficiency, helps design teams and owners to_x000D_
reduce building lifecycle costs. Akonovia (formerly Simulead) has been the first company in Quebec to carry_x000D_
out mandates of energy simulation using BIM (Building Information Modeling). Designing mechanical and_x000D_
architectural systems during the conceptual and schematic design stages is normally limited to qualitative (and_x000D_
sometimes, high-level quantitative) evaluation of available alternatives. According to the Akonovia experts'_x000D_
experience, energy simulations are currently mostly performed when the preferable design is selected (mostly_x000D_
by relying on the engineering experience). This project, however, develops a robust decision support system by_x000D_
combining building energy simulation with economic analyses to provide a quantitative support to data-driven_x000D_
decision making in schematic and conceptual design phases. Several recent studies in Canada and elsewhere_x000D_
have highlighted the benefits of coupling economic analyses with energy simulation, to decrease the energy_x000D_
consumption and lifecycle costs. Optimizing the lifecycle performance requires taking actions as early as in_x000D_
conceptualization steps of the building design. Decisions made at the early design phases of buildings,_x000D_
normally tend to commit considerable costs (or savings) that will be incurred at later phases of the lifecycle and_x000D_
have the greatest level of impact on the lifecycle costs and benefits. On the foundation of the state-of-the-art of_x000D_
BIM, open source technologies, and economic analytics, this Engage Grant supports development of a_x000D_
cloud-based decision support system which combines energy simulation with economic analyses for_x000D_
quantitative analysis of building lifecycle performance, at early stages of building conceptualization. The future_x000D_
collaboration between the research team at Concordia University and Akonovia, as the industry partner, can_x000D_
extended the decision support system to be integrated with IoT (Internet of Things) and provide a tool for_x000D_
controlling the energy consumption behavior of the built facility, and also to enrich the system's database for_x000D_
more accurate analyses and forecasts in new designs., program purpose french : Akonovia, a consultant company specialized in building energy efficiency, helps design teams and owners to_x000D_
reduce building lifecycle costs. Akonovia (formerly Simulead) has been the first company in Quebec to carry_x000D_
out mandates of energy simulation using BIM (Building Information Modeling). Designing mechanical and_x000D_
architectural systems during the conceptual and schematic design stages is normally limited to qualitative (and_x000D_
sometimes, high-level quantitative) evaluation of available alternatives. According to the Akonovia experts'_x000D_
experience, energy simulations are currently mostly performed when the preferable design is selected (mostly_x000D_
by relying on the engineering experience). This project, however, develops a robust decision support system by_x000D_
combining building energy simulation with economic analyses to provide a quantitative support to data-driven_x000D_
decision making in schematic and conceptual design phases. Several recent studies in Canada and elsewhere_x000D_
have highlighted the benefits of coupling economic analyses with energy simulation, to decrease the energy_x000D_
consumption and lifecycle costs. Optimizing the lifecycle performance requires taking actions as early as in_x000D_
conceptualization steps of the building design. Decisions made at the early design phases of buildings,_x000D_
normally tend to commit considerable costs (or savings) that will be incurred at later phases of the lifecycle and_x000D_
have the greatest level of impact on the lifecycle costs and benefits. On the foundation of the state-of-the-art of_x000D_
BIM, open source technologies, and economic analytics, this Engage Grant supports development of a_x000D_
cloud-based decision support system which combines energy simulation with economic analyses for_x000D_
quantitative analysis of building lifecycle performance, at early stages of building conceptualization. The future_x000D_
collaboration between the research team at Concordia University and Akonovia, as the industry partner, can_x000D_
extended the decision support system to be integrated with IoT (Internet of Things) and provide a tool for_x000D_
controlling the energy consumption behavior of the built facility, and also to enrich the system's database for_x000D_
more accurate analyses and forecasts in new designs., agreement title english : A BIM-based Lifecycle Decision Support System for Early Stage Design, agreement title french : A BIM-based Lifecycle Decision Support System for Early Stage Design, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada