如今对能源效率、更严格的规范和可持续性的日益关注，促使建筑行业对项目进行全面的能源分析，无论是作为能源审计的一部分，还是更好的，包括在设计过程中。加州在这方面领先。加州公用事业委员会的净零能耗（NZE）倡议指出，到2030年，所有新的商业建筑都需要建造为净零能耗建筑，所有现有建筑的50%都必须转换为净零能耗建筑。实现这些目标的唯一途径是能源分析工具的使用要比现在更好。随着对提高能效的复杂工具的需求和使用不断增长，建筑行业正在转向建筑信息建模（BIM），以增强项目生产中各学科之间的集成。 一旦标准CAD工具被Revit等BIM解决方案取代，它将3D建模与智能功能结合起来，以简化协调和设计灵活性。AsStantec的BIM实施计划写道:“昨天，这是一个办公室的选择，现在许多办公室都面临着客户和建筑商要求BIM的问题。”虽然BIM和能源建模技术的整合似乎是分析和减少能源使用、提高空气质量和实现NZE的自然下一步，但现实是建筑师和工程师、各自建模协议的专家之间的沟通并不有效，他们的期望往往没有正确的一致性。为了解决这个问题，工作流程图对于帮助设计团队更轻松地采用更好的流程非常有价值。它们可以作为流程可以和应该如何工作的路线图和参考。 本文描述了一种方法，以支持建筑师和工程师在BIM-能量建模过程中的工作，该方法基于通常需要作为计算输入的12个信息类别的时间和特殊性。虽然技术方面的最佳实践很重要，但我们的重点是沟通。这可以帮助项目经理更好地理解工作流改进机会。这种方法中使用的工具，工作流图，也可以对业主的决策和创建更好的建筑有用。我们的流程从BIM和能源建模工具的现状出发，描绘出建筑师和工程师之间的互动。这项研究的结果——一张工作流程图——确定了经常破坏当前工作流程的陷阱和技术细节。工作流图的图标显示了对交换信息的信任程度，以及每次信息交换的具体细节。 这使从业者能够看到工作流在哪里无法满足建模计划和预算。引文:美国丹佛市ASHRAE会议论文

Today's increased focus on energy efficiency, stricter codes, and sustainability has driven the demand for the building industry to performcomprehensive energy analysis on projects, either as part of an energy audit or, better still, included in the design process. California leads the wayin this regard. The California Public Utilities Commission's Net Zero Energy (NZE) Initiative states that by 2030 all new commercialbuildings will need to be built as Net Zero buildings, and 50% of all existing buildings will have to be converted to Net Zero. The only way thesetargets can be achieved is if energy analysis tools will be used better than they are today.Parallel to the growing demand for, and use of, sophisticated tools to enhance energy efficiency, the building industry is turning to BuildingInformation Modeling (BIM) for enhanced integration between disciplines in the production of projects. Once standard CAD tools are beingreplaced by BIM solutions such as Revit, which incorporates 3D modeling with smart features to ease coordination and design flexibility. AsStantec's BIM implementation plan reads, "Yesterday it was an office's choice to take the plunge, today many offices are faced with clients andbuilders requesting BIM."While it would seem obvious that the integration of BIM and energy modeling technologies should be the natural next step in analyzing andreducing energy use, increasing air quality, and achieving NZE, the reality is that communication between architects and engineers, experts in theirrespective modeling protocols, is not effective and their expectations are often not properly aligned. To combat this, workflow maps can beimmensely valuable to help design teams more comfortably adopt better processes. They can serve as roadmaps and references for how the processcan and should work.This paper describes a method to support the work of architects and engineers in the BIM - energy modeling process based on the timing andspecificity of twelve information categories typically required as input to the calculations. While best practice in technology is important, our focus ison communication. This can help project managers better understand workflow improvement opportunities. The tool used in this method, aworkflow map, can also be useful for owners in decision making and creating better buildings.Our process maps out the interactions between architects and engineers from the perspective of the present state of BIM and energy modelingtools. The result of the study -- a workflow map -- identifies pitfalls and technicalities that often derail current workflows. The iconography of theworkflow map shows the level of confidence in the exchanged information, and the specific details of each information exchange. This allowspractitioners to see where the workflow fails to meet modeling schedules and budgets.