Can you guarantee that the completed building will match the performance predicted by the analysis in its day-to-day operations?
You can never guarantee the performance as there are always going to be deviations from what we expect. That being said, doing an analysis like this can help us make better predictions and do our best to narrow down the unpredictability to a smaller range.
When choosing settings for each of the building performance factors, should you always choose the setting that gives the absolute lowest predicted energy use?
Not necessarily given that the settings can also affect building costs and important design choices. Sometimes it is will be more cost-efficient to pick a setting with a higher predicted energy use due to budget or design restrictions. There are all kinds of other limiting factors.
How can you use Insight feedback to make design choices regarding materials, lighting, PV, etc.?
By using Insight early on in the design process while the model is still at a conceptual level, we can make important design choices that perform better and are much more sustainably built. Insight can help us understand what decisions to prioritize and what will have the biggest impact on the performance of our building and help us pick and choose what we need to focus on.
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?
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?