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Sustainable Design and Construction with BIM

Sustainable Design and Construction with BIM

Customer challenge

Global demands are requiring the construction industry to be more focused on sustainable outcomes than ever before. To meet the needs of the future, innovative methods and the use of digital solutions are required. The EDGE East Side project in Berlin already shows what buildings of the future can look like. The high-rise office tower was planned with the aim of becoming one of the most sustainable building projects in Germany – from design to construction to operations. Local, Berlin-based architectural firm Aukett + Heese used Autodesk Revit and Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro to deliver the project smoothly and meet the high demands. In addition, the experienced architects were able to demonstrate the enormous potential of BIM for taking sustainability aspects into account during planning.

Project goals

The EDGE East Side One is one of the firm‘s largest contracts. The office tower, which is being built on Warschauer Strasse in Berlin-Friedrichshain, is 140 meters high and 35 stories high. A special feature of the construction project is not just the sheer size of a total of 80,500 square meters of floor space, but the focus on the health and well-being of the users and the sustainability of the building in all relevant areas of planning and operation. By employing leading sustainability principles, such as the use of circular economy products, materials that are free of volatile organic compounds, and world-class energy management, the EDGE East Side sets a new standard for urban planning of the future. The goal is to achieve platinum pre-certification from the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). For its focus on health and well-being, it is also aiming to achieve WELL v2 Core & Shell Gold certification from the International WELL Building Institute.

Solution

From the start of the project, the Aukett + Heese team relied on Autodesk Revit and Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro because the software and cloud-based platform made it possible to use a central model across disciplines and all planning phases. "Even in the preliminary planning phase, we edited the 3D models in Revit and shared them with BIG's architects via BIM Collaborate Pro. This made collaboration in the early planning phases more efficient," said Nau. This allowed the two architectural firms to work on the model simultaneously from their locations in Berlin and London. Subsequently, other specialist planners such as structural engineers and building services planners were integrated into the BIM process so they could also work with the centrally coordinated model. "All the specialist models were brought together in the cloud and those involved thus had access to the current processing status at any time and from anywhere," says Sebastian Nau.

Business outcome

With the help of the software, it was also possible to reduce manual work. For example, the experts from Aukett + Heese use a Dynamo Script for Revit, which was developed specifically for the project, to automate the coordination of slot and breakthrough planning and reduce manual work. "Through the script, when modeling breakthroughs, the location and location are automatically entered into the floor plans. Details of the penetrations that then appear in the 2D plans are automatically generated from the script," explained the senior project architect.

Conclusion

The BIM processes and the use of the corresponding software were an essential part of realizing the sustainability aspect of the project to the full extent. "The specialist planners were able to use the central model to carry out individual studies for their subarea. This included CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations, which can simulate ventilation systems and flows. Specifically, this was used to look at whether areas were experiencing a drop in cold air. But BIM was also used to simulate and optimize pressure conditions, daylighting simulations, thermal protection and even acoustics. This integrated process and the central model make it possible for all specialist planners to work in parallel and design their area more sustainably," notes Sebastian Nau. Innovative smart tech solutions were also planned for efficient operation. Using sensor technology, for example, the building automatically detects when a room is not being used and reduces the air supply.

Project summary

    Duration & delivery

  • 2555
  • 2022-01-18

    Autodesk solutions

  • BIM 360 Collaborate
  • BIM 360 Collaborate Pro
  • Dynamo Studio
  • Revit

    Services provided

  • Sustainability
  • Business Transformation Services
  • Solution Optimization Services
  • Solution Adoption Services

    Customer industry

  • Architecture, Engineering & Construction
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