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?
How can you use Insight feedback to make design choices regarding materials, lighting, PV, etc.?
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?
To evaluate a plan of the most complicated part of a project, a detailed simulation within shorter period of time is helpful. It is difficult to make the entire model with detailed objects, so highlighting what we want to focus on can reduce the work of modeling. For example, a renovating project of an existing station building may need to evaluate procedures of construction which is conducted at the place close to a pathway of passengers.
What level of detail should be included in a 4D simulation?
- Should you include all of the elements in the building model?
It depends on the objective of the 4D simulation. When we want to simulate the whole project timeline, we may not need to include detailed objects such as piping, lighting or interior working. If so, just including structure elements is enough.
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?
The feedback shown in a 4D simulation helps to evaluate how the design change affects the construction process. Linking model elements to the project schedule benefits us to reduce a work to reassign it. The most important thing of using the timeliner function is to confirm the buildability of the design.
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?