BMWi funds R&D project "BIMpact"
Join our research project Bimpact to explore new paths in sustainability with innovative IoT solutions.
In the research project BIMpact, ZÜBLIN and its partners combine IoT-based building automation and BIM into an innovative methodology to optimize the energy efficiency of buildings over their lifecycle. copyright: Ed. Züblin AG
As part of the 7th Energy Research Framework Program, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) is providing EUR 2.74 million for the three-year research and development project "BIMpact".
On August 1, 2021, the Ed. Züblin AG (coordinator), the Institute for Building Energetics, Thermotechnology and Energy Storage (IGTE) of the University of Stuttgart, and the technology companies SmartMakers GmbH and aedifion GmbH launched the joint project. The aim is to optimize the energy efficiency of a building over its entire lifecycle by combining IoT communication, cloud-based building control, and Building Information Modelling (BIM) methods for the first time.
A fundamental requirement for this is the development of a process for creating building information models in which the information necessary for later system monitoring and operation is consistently available in the BIM model. All building functions are already represented in the BIM model during the planning and construction phases, are editable and transferable there. All installed components with their technical data relevant to building operation are connected and located.
In parallel, a long-term IoT communication via a building-wide LoRaWAN network with minimal hardware deployment, a cloud-based building management system, and processing of operational and metadata using novel AI algorithms are to be developed. Security and stability, as well as the manageability of the system by the end users, are particularly in focus. A demonstrator will showcase the functionality and usability of the overall system.
The combination of innovative building technologies and their implementation into a new overall process will bring significant resource savings, extending to the factors of energy, time, and raw material use. The developed wireless and cloud-based building automation will not only be applicable for new constructions but will also enable simple, cost-effective retrofitting of existing properties, thereby supporting the European Union's Long-Term Renovation Strategy (LTRS).
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