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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) AND GREEN BUILDING INDEX (GBI) ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING (NRNC) MOHAMED N MOFTAH SOLLA A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Doctor of Philosophy Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia August 2018

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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) AND GREEN BUILDING

INDEX (GBI) ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL NEW

CONSTRUCTION BUILDING (NRNC)

MOHAMED N MOFTAH SOLLA

A thesis submitted in

fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the

Doctor of Philosophy

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

August 2018

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DEDICATION

Specially Dedicated to

My Parents

My Lovely Brothers and Sisters

My love to you will always remain and thank you for your Support, Guidance,

Patience, Joyfulness to make this experience complete.

Thank you for your Sacrifices, Prayers, Understanding, and Continuous Support I

wouldn’t Make it Without you.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am very grateful and indebted to my first supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr Hj. Lokman

Hakim Bin Ismail for his valuable guidance, support and encouragement throughout

the time of my PhD study. I would also like to thank him for his kindness and

openness to introduce me to so many top-class academics. This was a great and

invaluable experience.

Furthermore, I would like to thank my second supervisors Dr. Riduan Bin

Yunus for their constructive advise and support.

I would also like to thank all academics with which I had inspiring

discussions and who have shared their thoughts with me along the way of my PhD.

Moreover, I am eternally grateful to my loved parents who have encouraged

and supported me throughout my life. I would not have achieved this without them.

Finally, my deepest thank and love go to my Mother, Sister and my friends, for the

patience and constant encouragement that they have offered to me during the entire

time of this journey.

Finally, appreciations also to everyone involved directly or indirectly toward

the completion of this thesis.

And above all, thank ALLAH S.W.T for giving the strength and courage to

undertake and complete this research.

“ May ALLAH Bless Us All To Achieve Excellence in Life

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ABSTRACT

The global construction industry endorsed Building Information Modeling (BIM) and its many advantages. However, despite this endorsement, BIM still failed to attract Malaysian companies to use BIM in green building assessment, especially for the assessment of Green Building Index (GBI), and maintain GBI certification during building occupancy using BIM features. The main issue of utilizing BIM as a GBI assessment tool is the applicability of BIM Tools to digitalize GBI credit by design team, which results in the digitization of GBI criteria into BIM Model. This study aims to identify common components related to the capability of BIM to digitalize and assess GBI criteria. These components include BIM uses and tools and GBI criteria and processes. This study applied quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect data. The quantitative approach used questionnaires, which were distributed to 900 GBI members, i.e. GBI certifiers and facilitators. The survey generated a response rate of 32% during eight months of data collection. The results were analyzed using SPSS and SmartPLS. Four model categories were identified, namely, BIM uses, BIM tools, GBI criteria and GBI certification process. These categories were used to assess the BIM–GBI framework. The results obtained from the questionnaire showed that only 16 BIM uses must be included in the BIM execution plan of the GBI project for assessment purposes. The results also showed that the BIM tools present different levels of effect on the GBI criteria. The capability of BIM to assess GBI could be stronger in the design assessment (DA) than in the operation assessment, which supports the suggested BIM–GBI assessment framework. The second data collection was conducted through a focus group interview with BIM and GBI experts. Two interview sessions were conducted. Results show that the assessment method has a significant correlation in the BIM–GBI framework. The following categories were identified for the BIM assessment framework: BIM uses, BIM tools, and control, which were based on the GBI criteria for scoring and certification. Findings from the BIM and GBI assessment method framework show that GBI credits can be digitalized using different BIM uses directly and indirectly assessed by BIM tools for each GBI credit in both GBI assessment process. Based on the qualitative result of this research showed that BIM can help the design team to achieve 55% point in design assessment (DA) only and this helps the building to achieve GBI certification in level 4 of certified rating. On the other hand, 45% points of GBI credits can be digitals in completion and verification assessment (CVA). The framework provides a guide for the design team and facility management in digitalizing and assessing GBI criteria using BIM application during design assessment (DA) and completion and verification assessment (CVA) for new nonresidential constructions. The framework also offers and provides insights that will enable designers to understand the relationship between BIM and GBI criteria, which will contribute to BIM integration in Stage 3 and automate GBI assessment for the Malaysian construction industry.

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ABSTRAK

Building Information Modeling (BIM) telah mendapat pengiktirafan oleh industri pembinaan di peringkat global. Namun, ia gagal untuk menarik minat syarikat-syarikat di Malaysia untuk menggunakan model ini dalam penilaian bangunan Hijau, terutamanya untuk penilaian Indeks Bangunan Hijau (Green Building Index – GBI) dan mengekalkan pensijilan GBI semasa menggunakan bangunan siap bina menggunakan ciri-ciri BIM. Tujuan utama penggunaan BIM sebagai perisian penilaian GBI ialah kebolehgunaan Peralatan BIM ke kredit GBI digital yang menghasilkan pendigitalan kriteria GBI kedalam Model BIM. Tujuan kajian dilaksanakan untuk mengenalpasti komponen biasa yang berkaitan dengan keupayaan BIM untuk mendigital dan mengakses kriteria GBI. Kaedah mod campuran iaitu pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif digunakan dalam pengumpulan data, borang soal selidik (kuantitatif) dihantar kepada 900 fasilitator dan ahli GBI yang diiktiraf. Kajian ini mendapat kadar sambutan sebanyak 32% dalam tempoh lapan bulan pengumpulan data dan dianalisis menggunakan SPSS dan SmartPLS untuk pengukuran. Empat kategori model telah dikenal pasti iaitu penggunaan BIM, alat BIM, kriteria GBI, dan proses pensijilan GBI bagi penilaian rangka kerja BIM-GBI. Keputusan soal selidik menunjukkan hanya 16 penggunaan BIM yang diperlukan dalam pelan pelaksanaan BIM untuk projek GBI bagi tujuan penilaian dan alat BIM menunjukkan kesan yang berbeza pada kriteria GBI. Keupayaan BIM untuk menilai GBI mungkin lebih baik dalam penilaian reka bentuk (DA) berbanding penilaian operasi yang menyokong rangka kerja penilaian BIM-GBI yang disarankan. Secara kualitatif, dua sesi temu bual bersama pakar-pakar BIM dan GBI dijalankan menunjukkan bahawa kaedah penilaian merupakan satu perkara penting dalam BIM dan GBI. Berikut merupakan rangka kerja penilaian BIM iaitu; (Input) penggunaan BIM, kaedah penilaian alat BIM, dan kawalan berdasarkan kriteria GBI untuk pemarkahan dan pengesahan (output). Hasil daripada kaedah penilaian BIM dan GBI menunjukkan bahawa kredit GBI boleh didigitkan menggunakan BIM yang berlainan secara langsung atau tidak yang dinilai oleh alat BIM untuk setiap kredit GBI dalam kedua-dua proses penilaian GBI. Berdasarkan keputusan kualitatif menunjukkan BIM boleh membantu perekabentuk mencapai 55% mata dalam penilaian rekabentuk (DA) dan mungkin pensijilan GBI ini adalah pada peringkat 4 dengan taraf yang disahkan. Manakala, 45% mata boleh dilakukan secara digital dalam penyelesaian dan penilaian pengesahan (CVA). Ia menyediakan panduan kepada perekabentuk dan pengurusan kemudahan dalam proses digitalisasi dan menilai kriteria GBI menggunakan aplikasi BIM semasa penilaian rekabentuk (DA) dan penyempurnaan serta penilaian pengesahan (CVA) untuk pembinaan bukan-kediaman baru. Rangka kerja ini turut menawarkan dan menyediakan pandangan yang membolehkan perekabentuk untuk memahami hubungan antara kriteria BIM dan GBI, yang akan menyumbang kepada integrasi BIM dalam Tahap 3 dan mengautomasikan penilaian GBI untuk industri pembinaan Malaysia.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION iDEDICATION iiACKNOWLEDGEMENT iiiABSTRACT ivABSTRAK vTABLE OF CONTENTS viLIST OF TABLES xiLIST OF FIGURES xivLIST OF SYMBOLS xviLIST OF APPENDICES xvii

1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 11.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Problem Statement 31.3 Research Questions 5

1.4 Research Objectives 51.5 Scope of Research 6

1.6 Significance of Research 71.7 Thesis Outline 7

1.8 Summary 82 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 9

2.1 Introduction 92.1.1 Building Information Modeling (BIM) in

Malaysia 102.1.2 The Maturity of BIM Level 12

2.1.3 BIM Uses 162.1.4 BIM Tools 18

2.2 Sustainability 202.2.1 Green Building Fundamentals 22

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2.2.2 Green Building Assessment Tools 22

2.2.2.1 The LEED Method Assessment 242.2.2.2 The BEAM Plus Method

Assessment 252.2.2.3 The Green Star Method

Assessment 262.2.3 Malaysian Green Building Assessment

Tools 272.2.3.1 The Green Building Index (GBI) 28

2.2.3.2 Green Building Index Process 302.3 Relationship Between BIM and Sustainability 31

2.3.1 Potential for the Use of BIM in Assessment Tools 33

2.3.1.1 BIM with the LEED Rating System 35

2.3.1.2 BIM with BEAM Plus Rating System 36

2.3.1.3 BIM with Green Star Rating System 37

2.4 The Framework of BIM and Sustainable Assessment Tools 392.4.1 BIM and LEED Assessment Method 42

2.4.2 BIM and BEAM Plus Assessment Method 452.5 Theoretical Framework 47

2.6 Summary 493 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY 50

3.1 Introduction 503.2 Research Design 50

3.2.1 Research Plan 513.3 Research Development 54

3.3.1 Questionnaire (Quantitative Approach) 543.3.1.1 Content Validity 55

3.3.1.2 Pilot Study 563.3.1.3 Survey Instrumentation 57

3.3.1.4 Response Rate 583.3.1.5 Population and Sampling 60

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3.3.1.6 The Analysis of Quantitative Approach 61

3.3.2 Descriptive Statistics 61

3.3.3 Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling Analysis 62

3.3.3.1 The Conceptual Model 653.3.3.2 Measurement Model Assessment 68

3.3.3.3 Structural Model Assessment 693.3.3.4 Statistical Validation 70

3.3.4 Focus Group Interview (Qualitative Approach) 70

3.3.4.1 Analysis Methods for Qualitative Approach 72

3.3.4.2 Content analysis 723.4 Summary 73

4 CHAPTER 4 RESULT AND DISCUSSION 754.1 Introduction 75

4.2 Reliability of the Questionnaire 764.3 Descriptive statistics 77

4.3.1 Respondents Demography �(Section A) 77

4.3.1.1 Respondents Profiles 77

4.3.1.2 Experience of Respondent 804.3.1.3 The BIM Tools and Level

Maturity 834.3.2 The BIM Uses (Section B) 85

4.3.2.1 Pre Construction Phase 854.3.2.2 Construction Phase 864.3.2.3 Post Construction Phase 87

4.3.2.4 Summary of BIM Uses 884.3.3 Applicability of BIM Tools to Assist GBI

Criteria (Section C) 904.3.3.1 Energy Efficiency (EE) 90

4.3.3.2 Indoor Environmental Quality 914.3.3.3 Sustainable Site Planning and

Management 924.3.3.4 Materials and Resources 93

4.3.3.5 Water Efficiency 94

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4.3.3.6 Innovation in Design 95

4.3.3.7 Summary of BIM Tools Applicability 95

4.3.4 BIM Capability in GBI Process 964.3.5 Summary 98

4.4 Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling 1014.4.1 Assessment of Measurement Models 102

4.4.1.1 Convergent Validity 1024.4.1.2 Discriminant Validity 107

4.4.2 Assessment of the Structural Model 1114.4.2.1 Coefficient of Determination 111

4.4.2.2 Path Coefficients 112

4.4.2.3 Effect Size (F!) 113

4.4.3 Statistical Validation 115

4.5 Summary 1165 CHAPTER 5 FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT 117

5.1 Introduction 1175.2 The Framework Developing 117

5.3 Focus Group Interview Method 1185.3.1 Focus Group Format Discussion 119

5.3.1.1 Focus Group Discussion (S1) 1215.3.1.2 Focus Group Discussion (S2) 132

5.4 The Main Finding 1425.5 Validation of Framework 148

5.5.1 Experts Judgment Validation 1485.5.2 Application of the Framework 154

5.6 Summary 1606 CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 162

6.1 Introduction 1626.2 Achievements of the Research Objective 164

6.2.1 First Research Objective 1646.2.2 Second Research Objective 165

6.2.3 Third Research Objective 1666.2.4 Forth Research Objective 166

6.2.5 Summary of Findings 167

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6.3 Contribution of Research 170

6.4 Limitations of Research 171

6.5 Future Research 172

6.6 Closing Remarks 173

7 REFERENCE 174

APPENDIX A - I 191-232

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 235

VITA 236

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LIST OF TABLES

2.1 BIM Uses Throughout Building Lifecycle 17

2.2 Overview of BIM Software 19

2.3 The Green Building Assessment of Worldwide 23

2.4 The LEED Rating System 24

2.5 The Level of Point Scores for LEED 25

2.6 The BEAM Plus Rating System 25

2.7 The Level of Point Scores in BEAM Plus 26

2.8 The Green Star Rating System 26

2.9 Level of Point Scores in Green Star 27

2.10 Malaysian Green Building Tools 27

2.11 The GBI Rating System for Residential Building 29

2.12 The GBI Rating System for Non Residential Building 29

2.13 The GBI Point Scores 30

2.14 BIM Tools for Sustainable Purposes 32

2.15 BIM Achievement in LEED 36

2.16 The Achievement in BEAM Plus 37

2.17 BIM Achievement in Green Star 38

2.18 The Review of Researcher of BIM and Assessment Tools 39

2.19 BIM and LEED Assessment Method 43

2.20 BIM Achievement in LEED 45

2.21 BIM and BEAM Plus Assessment Method 46

2.22 The Achievement in BEAM Plus 47

3.1 The Expert of Content Validity 56

3.2 The Reliability Test 57

3.3 The Structure for Questionnaire Analysis 61

3.4 SEM Approach in Construction Research 63

3.5 Development of Framework based on PLS- SEM 63

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3.6 The SmartPLS Procedure 64

3.7 Model Measurement Guidelines 69

3.8 Structural Model Validation Guidelines 70

3.9 Focus Group Procedure 71

3.10 The Overview of Research 70

4.1 Analysis of Data Collection I 75

4.2 The Number of Respondents 76

4.3 Reliability Statistics 77

4.4 BIM Uses Level Construction Phases 89

4.5 Energy Efficiency Mean Value 90

4.6 Indoor Environmental Quality Mean Value 92

4.7 Sustainable Site Planning and Management Mean Value 93

4.8 Materials and Resources Mean Value 94

4.9 Water Efficiency Mean Value 94

4.10 Innovation Mean Value 95

4.11 GBI Criteria Mean Value 95

4.12 Convergent Validity of Construct Research 104

4.13 Construct Composite, Cronbach's Alpha and AVE 106

4.14 Cross-factor Loadings Discriminant Validity 107

4.15 The Square Root of the AVE of Each Construct 1114.16 The (R

2) variables 112

4.17 The Path Coefficients and T-value 113

5.1 The Focus Group Session 119

5.2 Focus Group Discussion Steps 120

5.3 The Focus Group Question 121

5.4 Focus Group Interview Result (Session 1) 124

5.5 Focus Group Interview Result (Session 2) 133

5.6 The Final Result of Focus Group Interview 139

5.7 Frequency Results for Expert's Opinion Validation 148

5.8 The Result of Experts Validation 150

5.9 Parcel F Point Target 154

5.10 Parcel F Project Score 156

5.11 BIM Credit in Energy Efficiency 157

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5.12 The Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirement 157

5.13 The Summary Result of EE1 160

6.1 The Design Structure for Research Objective 163

6.2 The Summary of Quantitative Approach Result 167

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LIST OF FIGURES

2.1 Bew-Richards BIM Maturity Map 13

2.2 BIM Maturity Stages 14

2.3 BIM Tools Suggested by PWD 20

2.4 Elements of Sustainability 21

2.5 The GBI Assessment Process 31 2.6 BIM/LEED Mapping Assessment 42

2.7 The BIM Uses Worksheet 44 2.8 Theoretical Framework 49

3.1 The Research Design 51 3.2 The Research Methodology 53

3.3 Google Online Survey 58

3.4 Number of Respondents 59

3.5 The Respondents Duration 59

3.6 The Research Model and Hypotheses 65

3.7 Model Drawn by SmartPLS 3.0 67

4.1 Respondents’ Profession 78

4.2 Other Respondents 78

4.3 The Organisation Type 79

4.4 Level of Education 79

4.5 Experience of Respondents 80

4.6 Involvement of Green Projects 81

4.7 The Involvement of Green Building Assessment Tools 81

4.8 Involvement with BIM Projects 82

4.9 Year of Experience of BIM 82

4.10 The Involvement with Green Building and BIM 83

4.11 BIM Tools Type 84

4.12 Level of BIM Maturity 84

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4.13 BIM Preconstruction Uses 85

4.14 BIM Construction Uses 87

4.15 BIM Post Construction Uses 88

4.16 The Capability of BIM Application in GBI Process 97

4.17 BIM Application During GBI Process 98

4.18 BIM Uses in Green Building Assessment 98

4.19 The GBI Categories Mean Value 99

4.20 BIM Capability in GBI Process 100

4.21 The Percentage of BIM to Assist GBI Criteria 100

4.22 The Structural Equation Modeling Process 101

4.23 Process of PLS Model Assessment 102

4.24 Individual Item Reliability 103

4.25 The Path Coefficients and T-value 112

4.26 The Q2 Values 115

5.1 The Focus Group Interview (Session 1) 121

5.2 BIM-GBI Assessment Method 131

5.3 The Focus Group Interview (Session 2) 132

5.4 Workflow for BIM-GBI Assessment Framework 143

5.5 BIM Application Analysis Method 144

5.6 BIM Assessment in GBI Process 145

5.7 The BIM-GBI Assessment in Design Assessment (DA) 146

5.8 The BIM-GBI Procedure Certification 147

5.9 Parcel F Project 158

5.10 The Flowchart of BIM-GBI Analysis Assessment 158

5.11 The Flowchart of BIM-EE1 Analysis Assessment 159

5.12 The Key Steps of BIM Tools and GBI Analysis 159

6.1 The BIM-GBI Assessment Method 169

6.2 BIM Assessment in Green Building Tools 170

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LIST OF SYMBOLS

BIM - Building Information Modeling

GBI - Green Building Index

DA - Design Assessment

CVA - Completion and Verification Assessment

SPSS - Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

PLS - Partial Least Square

AEC - Architecture, Construction and Engineering

ODBC - Open Database Connectivity

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LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX TITLE PAGE

A BIM Uses Description 191

B1 GBI Credit Description 193

B2 LEED Credit Description 198

B3 BEAM PLUS Credit Description 201

C The Content Validation Form 204

D Questionnaire Survey Form 207

E GBI Member List 214

F SmartPLS Report 218

G Focus Group Interview 221

H The Validation of Assessment Method 228

I The IES Report 232

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction

Presently there is a huge demand for sustainability and green buildings. Therefore, it

is important to make decision of design regarding sustainable building features at the

stages of design and preconstruction [1]. For Green Building projects and

certification procedure, the design team has to conduct in-depth sustainability

analyses based on building shape, context, materials and mechanical electrical

plumbing (MEP) systems. Since the Building Information Modeling (BIM) has a

huge information on the models’ capability which provides opportunity to produce

more effective and comprehensive analysis with a traditional method of comparison

[2].

Malaysian Institute of Architects over the years has been developing towards

a more sustainable and green architecture. In 2008, the need for a localised Green

Building rating tool became more evident especially in the light of increasing

demand from building end-users for Green-rated buildings that would not overly and

adversely contribute to the destruction of the environment. In August 2008, PAM

Council endorsed and approved the formation of the new Sustainability Committee

who was tasked primarily to develop and setup the Green Building Index and the

accompanying Panel for certification and accreditation of Green-rated buildings [3].

The Green Building Index (GBI) was developed in 2009 and MyCrest was

established in 2013 to promote sustainability in the built environment and raise

awareness among industry players [4]. Also GreenRE was set up by Real Estate and

Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) in 2013 to promote sustainability in the

property industry and Green PASS (Green Performance Assessment System In

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Construction) developed by Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia

(CIDB) to promote construction phase and operational phase of the building [5]. GBI

is an environmental rating system for buildings developed by PAM (Pertubuhan

Arkitek Malaysia / Malaysian Institute of Architects) and ACEM (the Association of

Consulting Engineers Malaysia). It is Malaysia’s first inclusive rating system for

evaluating the environmental design and performance of Malaysian buildings [6].

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a new approach to design, construct

and facility management in which a digital representation of the building process is

used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in a digital format

[7]. Chen and Hsieh [8] developed a BIM-assisted rule-based approach to

automatically check greenhouse gas emission of buildings. However, most of these

applications are limited to the design stage.

Using BIM is also changing the manner of constructing buildings in the

construction industry. The relationship of space and time can be accurately described

in a systematic way in 4D modeling. Several approaches have been proposed to

analyse spatial conflicts and to improve safety and efficiency on site based on the

spatiotemporal information provided by BIM [9].

BIM in sustainability is relatively new concept within the Architecture,

Construction and Engineering (AEC) industry. Therefore their relationship is just

beginning to realise its potential. Krygiel and Nies [10] suggested several

innovations within BIM, such as improvements in software interoperability and

integration of a carbon accounting tracker and weather data in order to provide the

next steps in enhancing it is capability with sustainability. Azher et al., [11]

described the use of BIM to select building orientation, evaluate various skin options,

and perform daylight studies for its positioning on the selected site during the design

phase, thus enhancing its sustainability. Bynum and Issa [12] noted that because of

the trend in sustainability toward net-zero-energy buildings and carbon emissions

reduction, designers need to analyse the building as a fully integrated dynamic design

and construction process. Stadel et al., [13] suggested the use of BIM capabilities

with life cycle cost analysis (LCA) to perform carbon accounting based on exporting

the material schedule for the building and the use of BIM software plug-ins for

calculating operational energy use and carbon emissions.

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The development of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, complex

building modeling can be digitally constructed with precise geometry and accurate

information in order to support various project stages. Many researchers had stated

the benefits of BIM in AEC industry, such as accurate data environment, effective

design process, accurate project cost estimation, time saving and other benefits [14].

The applications of BIM for sustainable building design or Green BIM model

had been investigated widely recently. For instance, the data of BIM model can be

utilised for green rating evaluation. BIM-based model can also be used for post

occupancy evaluation process and waste reduction of renovation projects [15].

1.2 Problem Statement

The pre-construction phase of GBI building projects is the most critical time to make

decisions regarding its sustainability features. Building information modeling (BIM)

enables this information to be multidisciplinary in one model, thereby providing an

opportunity to incorporate GBI criteria in the design process [16]. BIM has many

uses throughout the life cycle of a project and can be used during the pre-, actual, and

post-construction phases with different BIM tools in each of the project development

while conducting technology and management process for the BIM and green

building projects [17].

BIM applications are generally implemented for clash detection and 3D

coordination in the Malaysian construction industry. Moreover, BIM application

remains low for sustainability evaluation, engineering analysis, and GBI coding. The

reason is the personnel’s continuing indefinite ability to use the BIM tools for all the

pursued GBI points to process the GBI certification in the design and operation

assessment. Accordingly, these issues originate from the fact that many GBI

buildings fail to maintain the final GBI certification after the operation stage [6].

The actual issues of the BIM application in the GBI assessment occur in two

stages in the GBI certification process, namely, (1) design assessment and (2)

completion and verification assessment. The design team experiences difficulty in

assisting the GBI criteria for the design assessment, which is the same as the

operation assessment. This problem occurs because the BIM application remains in

the low stage of collaboration and integration, thereby resulting in a few problems on

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the BIM application to digitize and assess each GBI credit for evaluation design and

operation assessment. These issues are anticipated because of the difficulty in finding

engineers, architects, facility managers, and project managers who are familiar with

the GBI criteria, its assessment, BIM tools, and its process. Consequently, the design

team and facility management should address the following problems:

i- The BIM team is unfamiliar with each GBI criterion that contains the entire

requirement for the design and operation assessment. Accordingly, the BIM

team must formulate a BIM Project Execution Plan to ensure that all parties

are substantially aware of the GBI credit by identifying the BIM uses during

the design and operation assessment for each GBI credit.

ii- The BIM team does not utilize the features of the BIM tools because these

tools assess the GBI criteria from the BIM model using an external parameter

while exporting files to different tools either in the design or operation stage.

iii- Digitizing the data in the BIM model is difficult during the operation stage

because the designed BIM model does not follow the criteria of the GBI

assessment. Accordingly, this assessment requires further information for

each design and operation assessment.

iv- The project managers of the BIM and GBI projects experience difficulties in

defining the responsibility of providing data and the roles for each GBI

assessment process.

BIM has been implemented recently in the Malaysian construction industry. In

addition, many projects are undertaken by BIM in the country, particularly the GBI

project. However, construction players in Malaysia fail to use the BIM tools for GBI

assessment in the design assessment. The reason is that having the final BIM model

require considerable time and drawing the model using non-BIM tools for the design

assessment. This long process will affect the operation assessment and incur loss of

database for assessment, which BIM can provide for the long-term operation.

Moreover, the BIM model can enable the design team to achieve the project goals of

green building within the project life cycle [10].

The BIM data can be used to ensure the most efficient maintenance,

scheduling, and use of space during the management and maintenance operations.

This process can maintain the occupancy of a green building [18]. Many areas of

adoption issues and know-how of BIM were investigated. However, no prior

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research has considered the application of BIM in Green Building Index (GBI)

assessment tools with whole of GBI criteria and its certification process. Therefore,

the current research focuses on the applicability of the BIM application for GBI

assessment in the Malaysian construction industry. This research focused on the use

of BIM data to digitals GBI criteria for both design and operation assessment to

achieve GBI certification even during the reassessment after operation stage.

1.3 Research Questions

The use of BIM has provided a means of increasing deliverable projects with many

BIM uses in green building projects and ability of BIM tools for green building

certification assessment. Although BIM is a recent development in construction, a lot

of researches conducted the BIM for sustainability and in order to further enhance

the BIM in planning, design, construction and operation.

In regards to the use of BIM with green building project, especially when it is

implemented in order to obtain GBI certification, some of the most important issues

will include:

• What is the capability of BIM application for Green Building Index

assessment process?

• What is the BIM assessment method for Green Building Index assessment

process?

• How is the process of BIM-GBI assessment for the Green Building Index

project?

• What is the validation of development BIM-GBI assessment framework?

1.4 Research Objectives

This research seeks to assess the ability BIM application in green building

assessment and demonstrates the process that the project team might use for

assessment method in pursuing for green building certification and maintain the

occupancy of green building. Therefore the research objectives are:

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1. To assess the capability of BIM application for Green Building Index

assessment process.

2. To analyse the BIM assessment method for Green Building Index assessment

process.

3. To develop a BIM-GBI assessment framework for Green Building Index

project.

4. To validate the BIM-GBI assessment framework for Green Building Index

project.

1.5 Scope of Research

The scope of the research is limited to BIM and Green Building Index projects for

Non-Residential New Construction (NRNC) in Malaysia. The Green Building index

is divided into two rating tools for the assessment; Residential and Non-residential.

Non-residential building is the most GBI certificated projects and that is the

reason for being the focus of research and there are some of projects have been in

construction are BIM and GBI projects as Non-Residential New Construction, where

the researcher plans to investigate the importance of BIM Uses for GBI assessment

process in green building and the ability of BIM application tools to assist green

building criteria for GBI competency. This research assessed the capability of BIM

application for Green Building Index assessment process in order to develop a

framework to link BIM based on the GBI rating system with level 2 of BIM maturity

and GBI criteria for green building project.

The quantitative method in this research used questionnaire by online survey

and the Green Building Index (GBI) members was respondents to achieve the

research objective because as GBI member, they are responsible for providing

services for green building project assessment. There are 900 GBI Certifier and

Facilitators who were given certificates upon their completion of the course and

examinations of GBI rating system, which made them familiar with GBI criteria and

assessment process. The qualitative method was deeply focused on BIM-GBI

assessment method which the respondents are experts of.

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1.6 Significance of Research

This research attempt to help the design team to achieve deliverable goals for green

building due to the demand of marketing for design team, contractor and facility

manager to integrate BIM in the green building delivery and certification process,

with design and operation stage to ensure the occupancy of building follows the

design. This help for the client of Green Building project to maintain the building

occupancy during the operation and getting, digital data for assessment of building

for GBI certification.

This research is useful for academicians when studying the basics of full

integration of automatic green building assessment that may be implemented for

system design specification in green industry, where more green building projects in

BIM integration delivery project with high stage of BIM level application can be

executed. The problems have been identified in previous section (1.2) and the main

objective of this research is to find solutions to those issues.

1.7 Thesis Outline

This thesis is structured so as to provide a critical review of relevant information

about the topic of research and to discuss relevant literature, thereby providing a

research framework and a plan for conducting the research. Next, data gathered are

analysed to provide evidence in support of the research objective. The research

findings, together with the theoretical framework are generated, then used to suggest

BIM-GBI assessment framework. The research consists of six chapters, and its

framework is as follows:

Chapter 1: This chapter introduces the research, the necessity of this research,

problem statement of this research, aims and objectives of the study, scope of the

research and significance of the research.

Chapter 2: Reviews the existing literature and covered some areas including:

an overview Building information Modeling for sustainability, BIM Uses and Tools,

Green Building assessment tools, BIM software analysis in sustainability and BIM

assessment method in Green Building Tools.

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