<s>
Building	B-Architecture
information	I-Architecture
modeling	I-Architecture
(	O
BIM	B-Architecture
)	O
in	O
green	O
buildings	O
aims	O
at	O
enabling	O
sustainable	O
designs	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
allows	O
architects	O
and	O
engineers	O
to	O
integrate	O
and	O
analyze	O
building	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
services	O
,	O
including	O
conceptual	O
modeling	O
and	O
topographic	O
modeling	O
,	O
offer	O
an	O
approach	O
to	O
green	O
building	O
with	O
successive	O
and	O
immediate	O
availability	O
of	O
internally	O
coherent	O
and	O
trustworthy	O
project	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceptual	O
energy	O
analysis	O
allows	O
designers	O
and	O
BIM	B-Architecture
service	O
providers	O
to	O
transfer	O
conceptual	O
modeling	O
into	O
analytical	O
energy	O
models	O
through	O
exporting	O
mass	O
to	O
gbXML	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
tools	O
can	O
aid	O
designers	O
and	O
BIM	B-Architecture
service	O
providers	O
in	O
envisaging	O
or	O
quantifying	O
solar	O
and	O
shadow	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
tools	O
and	O
workflow	O
have	O
two	O
phases	O
:	O
inherent	O
BIM	B-Architecture
features	O
and	O
BIM-based	O
analysis	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inherent	O
BIM	B-Architecture
features	O
include	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
3D	O
Model	O
,	O
visualization	O
clash	O
,	O
and	O
detection	O
,	O
which	O
help	O
integrated	O
project	O
delivery	O
and	O
design	O
optimization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM-based	O
analysis	O
tools	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
analyze	O
energy	O
,	O
solar	O
,	O
thermal	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
tabulation	O
compares	O
BIM-based	O
software	O
used	O
for	O
green	O
analyses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industry	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
Classes	I-Application
(	O
IFC	O
)	O
or	O
COBie	B-Application
is	O
a	O
standard	O
exchange	O
protocol	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
data	O
exchange	O
between	O
BIM	B-Architecture
software	O
and	O
rating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
aids	O
in	O
four	O
main	O
areas	O
—	O
land	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
energy	O
and	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
and	O
GIS	B-Application
are	O
integrated	O
for	O
site	O
planning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
simulations	O
can	O
estimate	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
construction	O
for	O
every	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
regulate	O
the	O
site	O
preparation	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
is	O
utilized	O
in	O
large	O
scale	O
schemes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
across	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
improves	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
of	O
building	O
water	O
supply	O
and	O
drainage	O
,	O
water	O
planning	O
in	O
building	O
projects	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
water	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
energy	O
consumption	O
quickly	O
and	O
accurately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIM	B-Architecture
tracks	O
material	O
consumption	O
,	O
calculates	O
material	O
requirements	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
manages	O
material	O
information	O
uniformly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
rating	O
systems	O
that	O
can	O
integrate	O
with	O
BIM	B-Architecture
are	O
LEED	O
,	O
BREEAM	O
,	O
and	O
Green	O
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
framework	O
of	O
integrating	O
BIM-based	O
with	O
sustainable	O
rating	O
systems	O
includes	O
"	O
design	O
assistance	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
certification	O
management	O
"	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
assistance	O
module	O
assists	O
designers	O
with	O
efficient	O
and	O
sustainable	O
knowledge	O
that	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
BIM	B-Architecture
tool	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
design-oriented	O
through	O
BIM	B-Architecture
tool	O
's	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
