On Tuesday, 11 June, BUILD UP hosted a webinar organised by Eurac Research on ‘BIM-based digital workflow for the industrialised deep renovation’. The event delved into the role of the INFINITE project in providing an environment to manage building data.

To this end, several experts discussed the INFINITE BIM-P platform developed under the H2020 project INFINITE, along with four plug-ins. These tools will enable architects, engineers, tenants, and all other stakeholders involved in building renovation and construction to effectively manage the associated huge amount of data throughout the process.

The webinar had several speakers. In his introductory speech, Stefano Avesani, senior researcher at Eurac Research, stated: ‘Infinite, which is still in its demonstration phase, exists with the aim of contributing to the decarbonisation of the building stock, and this must be done the right way. The industrialised approach is one way to achieve this.’

Virtual demo and practical application workflow

Martino Gubert, researcher at Eurac Research, demonstrates the potential of the INFINITE BIM-P platform and its plug-ins in performing a techno-economic analysis aimed at renovation through the analysis of a case study involving a building in Spain. These tools are shown to be useful in all phases: from user engagement and data collection to 3D modelling in the BIM environment and the production of the final report.

INFINITE BIM Platform

Davide Madeddu, R&I Project Manager at One Team, showed how the shared workspace makes the platform suitable for all stakeholders and how document management ‘is designed to reduce errors and miscommunication’. He then elaborated on other useful features such as data security, history of changes and integration with 3D models.

Plug-Ins

The individual plug-ins for INFINITE BIM platform were also examined. Friedrich Halstenberg, Sustainability consultant and researcher at Green Delta, presented the LCA/LCC plug-in, developed to optimise resources during the building life cycle.

The Energy and Comfort plug-in, as explained by Daniele Antonucci, senior researcher at Eurac Research, ‘provides an hourly assessment of the building in terms of both energy performance and thermal comfort in line with the EPBD standards.’

Saed Raji, responsible of NOBATEK/INEF4’s ‘energy systems’ project, illustrated the Operation & Manteinance plug-in and, in conclusion, Davide Madeddu took the floor to present the installation plug-in. Both plug-ins are designed to help different stakeholders in the installation and maintenance of building-specific tools and structures.

After a Q&A session, Stefano Avesani concluded: ‘Renovation has a wide variety of possibilities. The key is cooperation and just-in-time action’.