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Module 9 - Points to Ponder
Please share your comments on 3 of the following Points to Ponder questions. (Choose 3 of the questions below.)
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?
- There’s a specific element that needs to be installed. For example, if a 17th century oven needs to be included in the kitchen, a 4D simulation could be beneficial for the installation of the oven and the framing required to support it.
- There’s a specific installation process. For example, if there needs to be a specific arrangement of tiles on a bathroom floor, a 4D simulation could show the installation process.
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 purpose of the 4D simulation. If the purpose of the model is to show the structural elements of a building, then only the structural elements should be shown in the simulation. Moreover, if the purpose of the model is to show the architectural elements of a building, then only the architectural elements should be shown in the simulation. And so on.
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?
- Cost plays a huge factor in the design process. There is almost always a budget for each project an engineer works on. Doing a preliminary cost evaluation can find areas that can be amend to better fit the budget before intense designing begins. This way budgetary restrictions are taken into account before the design team puts effort into details that might be deemed unnecessary later on.