The project aimed to improve data consistency in building services engineering planning, integrate life cycle assessments (LCA) and promote circular economy principles through BIM and open standards. Environmental impacts were analysed, parameters were integrated into a demonstration family, and a prototype workflow was developed. The results enable informed decisions and sustainability in workflows. The project shows how data-driven approaches can transform building design towards green and smart buildings.
The project focused on improving data consistency, integrating sustainability and implementing circular economy principles in technical building equipment (TBE). The combination of BIM modelling, data integration and life cycle information was intended to create transparent and interoperable planning processes.
project objectives
The aim was to integrate EPD data for building services components into planning workflows, incorporate life cycle assessment (LCA) metrics and demonstrate how enriched component parameters enable resource-efficient and circular planning.
Role of the AIT
The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) took charge of research and development, developed the conceptual foundations, carried out the data modelling and validation process, and integrated LCA-relevant information into the BIM workflows. In addition, the AIT demonstrated the use of open standards such as IFC for improved interoperability.
Project results
The project achieved integrated workflows that link sustainability data with BIM, as demonstrated by a prototype. Data consistency was significantly improved, and circular economy principles and open standards were successfully validated. The results show how data-based approaches contribute to smarter, more sustainable and more efficient building services engineering planning.
