| Title |
Towards interoperable building energy performance simulation: a digital twin perspective |
| Authors |
Osadcha, Iryna ; Klumbyte, Egle ; Jurelionis, Andrius ; Spudys, Paulius ; Hartmann, Timo ; Saket, Shayan ; Harasymczuk, Damian ; Fokaides, Paris |
| DOI |
10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113059 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Journal of building engineering.. Amsterdam : Elsevier. 2025, vol. 110, art. no. 113059, p. 1-32.. ISSN 2352-7102 |
| Keywords [eng] |
building energy performance simulation ; building information modeling ; digital twin ; interoperability ; standardization |
| Abstract [eng] |
Seamless integration between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Performance Simulation (BEPS) plays an important role in the sustainable design and operation of buildings. This study explores the main causes of interoperability issues in the BIM-to-BEPS workflow, highlighting the limitations of the standardization framework and file-based data exchange methods. Analysis of domain-specific ISO standards showed that most focus on organizational processes and overlook semantic interoperability, which is essential for automated data exchange. An experimental evaluation of two BIM-to-BEPS workflows using Autodesk Revit, EnergyPlus, and TRNSYS further confirmed that even when open data standards such as IFC are used, translation errors in both geometry and semantics are common and require significant manual correction. The paper argues that reliance on file-based exchange creates barriers to interoperability and proposes a shift toward semantic web technologies, linked data, and API integration to better support the widespread adoption of Digital Twins. |
| Published |
Amsterdam : Elsevier |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2025 |
| CC license |
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