Can you guarantee that the completed building will match the performance predicted by the analysis in its day-to-day operations?
- Why or why not?
When choosing settings for each of the building performance factors, should you always choose the setting that gives the absolute lowest predicted energy use?
No, because that can lead to functional problems in a building. Also, going green isn’t cheap and clients may not truly be willing to go as far as they’d like to. I honestly don’t know a lot about energy consumption, but I think that also combinations of settings can work to bring down costs better than dumping all your funds to bring down one part of the system.
How can you use Insight feedback to make design choices regarding materials, lighting, PV, etc.?
You can understand what is actually important to the building. You see the strengths and weaknesses of the design in terms of energy consumption, and then payout for the ones that will effect the most change. You can even go back and redesign the project if necessary.
4D simulations are often used to show the construction sequence for an entire project, but shorter simulations that focus on a specific period of time are also useful.
- Can you provide examples of how a simulation that focuses on a 1 or 2 week period could be useful for planning?
If you are facing a particularly tricky part of a project you can simulate construction that can be shared across teams to make sure that everyone knows exactly what to do.
What level of detail should be included in a 4D simulation?
- Should you include all of the elements in the building model?
How can the feedback shown in a 4D simulation help you to optimize the project schedule?
- What are the main benefits of linking model elements to the project schedule?
How can model-based quantity takeoff improve the design process?
How can designers improve their designs using the information provided by preliminary estimates of the cost of building their design ideas?