To pass the exam, the student must demonstrate: Knowledge and understanding • Have learnt the key concepts of an integrated digital modelling methodology to compare different technological solutions based on a solid knowledge of fundamentals of theory of all four macro fields involved in the course. • To be able to compare contents, tools and methods for the BIM-based design process. Competencies and skills • Master the interoperable management of project data. • Being able to work in a team to achieve a common goal. Judgment and Approach • To be able to use the critical thinking to develop a project from general to detail by interpreting information from different disciplines. • Demonstrate creativity in setting up a technical sheet to summarize the project developed and the work-flow used.

Knowledge of the basic contents of technical drawing, physics, building construction.

The course program is divided into four macro fields: BIM-based process (6CFU) 1. BIM as process: As Designed, As Built, As Is models and interoperability for new and existing buildings 2. Introduction to BIM at urban and building scale: contents, tools and methods 3. Graphical and information standards: LOG-LOI and LOIN 4. Data hierarchy in BIM: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Object Breakdown Structure (OBS) 5. Work sharing 6. Dimensions of BIM focusing on 5D Fundamentals of Building Physics (4CFU) 7. Psychrometrics 8. Fundamentals of heat transfer in building and thermal characterisation of the building envelope (application) 9. Thermal comfort, IAQ, ventilation and infiltration 10. Heat, air and moisture balances in buildings (application) 11. Overview of HVAC systems 12. Climate design information 13. Design loads, energy needs and energy consumption evaluation (application) Integrated sustainable design approach (2CFU) 14. Introduction to Integrated Sustainable Design 15. Introduction to main key aspects to face performance requirement (related to main building subsystems) 16. Comparing different technologies: foundation 17. Comparing different technologies: building envelopes 18. Comparing different technologies: partitions Cost Assessment approach (2CFU) 19. Life cycle concept 20. Cost Structuring 21. Total/global cost approach 22. Quantity Take Off

The theoretical topics of the program are organized according to an interdisciplinary sequence presented at the beginning of the course, and are reflected in the practical exercise that must be developed in team (minimum 3 people) during the year: 1. BIM model using different typologies of components of a building from the general to the detail. Objective: to develop an ability for critical interoperable data processing starting from both (i) methodological approach based on work sharing and (ii) correct graphic and information standards (BIM-based process). Group work: production of a BIM model and of minimum one summary technical sheet in horizontal A2 format. 2. Inclusion of building physic elements in the design process. Objective: to develop an ability for critical interpretation of sustainable components. Group work: introduction of the selected Building Physic components into the BIM model and into the summary technical sheet. 3. Set up of an integrated sustainable approach in the design process. Objective: to develop an ability to compare different technical solutions. Group work: introduction of the selected technologies into the BIM model and into the summary technical sheet. 4. Analysis of costs in relation to different technologies. Objective: to develop an ability to assess and compare costs during the design process. Group work: construction costs related to different technical solutions; introduction of costs into the BIM model (5D) and into the summary technical sheet.

DEL GIUDICE MATTEO, (a cura di), Il disegno e l’ingegnere. BIM handbook for building and civil engineering students, Levrotto e Bella, Torino, 2019. ASHARE (American Society of Air Conditioning), ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook, 2021 (in particular chapters 1, 4, 9, 10, 14,15, 16, 17, 18). Y. Cengel, J. Ghajar, Heat and mass tranfer: Fundamentals and applications, 5th edition, McGraw Hill, 2015 (in particular chapters 1, 3, 6, 12, 13, 14, 16). V. Corrado, E. Fabrizio, Simulation Tools - steady-state and dynamic codes, critical review, advantages and disadvantages, accuracy and reliability, in U. Desideri, F. Asdrubali (Eds.), “Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Lifecycle Approach”, Butterworth-Heinemann – Elsevier, 2019, pp. 263-294 (ISBN: 978-0-12-812817-6). Deplazes, A. eds. (2005). Constructing Architecture. Materials, processes, structures: a Handbook. Birkhauser, Basel Berlin - Boston. Mumovic D., Santamouris M., eds. (2018). A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering: An Integrated Approach to Energy, Health and Operational Performance. Routledge, New York. E. Fregonara, “Evaluation, sustainability, project. Life Cycle Thinking and international perspectives”, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2017 (ebook).

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Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group graphic design project;

Compulsory oral exam. Compulsory group work design project. The oral exam aims to verify the achievement in terms of knowledge, responsibility and autonomy, according to the following evaluation matrix (Technical sheet - team work: 40% | Oral exam - individual: 60%). Understanding of contents, tools and methods for the BIM-based design process (Technical sheet: 20%). Creatively approaching the setting of the technical sheets illustrating the theoretical contents (Technical sheet: 10%). Skill to work in a team to achieve a common goal (Technical sheet: 10%). Knowledge and understanding of the essential concepts of both: the fundamentals of theoretical topics of the four subjects involved in the course, and the methodological approach of integrated digital modelling for the comparison of different technological solutions (Oral exam: 40%). Competencies and skills in the interoperable management of project data (Oral exam: 10%). Judgment and Approach Ability to use the critical thinking to develop an interdisciplinary project from general to detail and vice versa (Oral exam: 10%). To pass the exam, all marks in the four subjects must be sufficient.

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