Energy Efficiency Analysis of a Residential Project Using Autodesk and EDGE App

Climate change is a reality, and it is happening at an accelerated rate.In response to this issue, the United Nations has established 17 sustainable development goals.Moreover, some organizations have adopted medium-term goals, such as initiatives like Architecture 2030, to achieve carbon-neutral construction for both new and existing buildings.This initiative has allowed the development of internationally recognized certifications, such as EDGE, which promotes the development and creation of sustainable cities.This project used Autodesk's Revit software to implement the Building Information Modelling (BIM) methodology.This approach facilitated the transformation of architectural 2d drawings in *.dwg format for a Condominium Project into a 3d BIM model.This model also allowed the designation of thermal properties for the components of the proposed building envelope.Online BIM-based tools, like Green Building Studio and the EDGE APP, were fed with the same properties as the 3d BIM model to perform an iterative analysis.Iterations are geometric and materiality improvements from a baseline reflecting typical Ecuadorian construction materials.Iterative analysis resulted in consecutive optimized results of the project´s building energy performance.It is worth mentioning that the project achieved a 45.65% improvement in energy consumption using the Edge software, exceeding the 20% threshold required for certification and even exceeding the 40% benchmark for the Edge Advanced certificate.These efforts allow the EDGE ADVANCED certification for the EDGE´s framework energy component, fulfilling the objective of conducting activities sustainably and environmentally responsible.