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?
It allows for meaningful short term planning that has the ability to provide an understanding on the time it might take for a particular aspect of building to occur. A particular project might be on the foundation aspect of a building and therefore it might be useful to know how much time would be necessary to be productive in terms of the project aspect.
What level of detail should be included in a 4D simulation?
- Should you include all of the elements in the building model?
Some detail should be included in the building models, but not all elements such as furniture or other elements that can be added later on. Most of the 4D simulation occur in order to demonstrate how much of the structure and the main components that are necessary to make it come to life. It is necessary to add most of the details that make up a building, such as the floors, roof, walls, and structural components.
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?
It allows for the people investing in making a particular building to make estimates based on materials and the cost of them. They allow for them to have a budget or to make necessary changes to certain materials in order to either save money, or waste more money of nicer material to make the building better. They can save money on certain aspects of the design process, but also invest in other material such as nicer brick walls or a better steel for the structural component of a particular building. It allows for proper costs which influence the needed budget and how it needs to vary depending on the variability of the budget.