Revit Insight: Energy Analysis
2h 29mIntermediate2019-07-31
Authors
Jim Cowan
Curriculum Developer, Instructor, Presenter
Course details
Buildings consume the lion's share of all of the energy produced in the US. With construction projects ramping up over the next several years, it's critical that architects and engineers take pains to prioritize energy performance in their designs. Insight, the powerful building performance analysis software from Autodesk, can help. This powerful package allows BIM professionals to integrate energy, lighting, and solar analysis into their workflow and leverage sophisticated simulation engines that empower them to make smart, data-driven design choices. In this course, join instructor Jim Cowan as he shows how to use Insight to analyze the solar impact of an apartment complex, starting with simple masses and adding key details to improve the simulation.
Learning objectives
Generating an energy model
Working with energy settings
Using families to populate changes
Deciphering insight results
Creating a daylight autonomy study
Creating a LEED accreditation study
Analyzing PV panel output
Learning objectives
Generating an energy model
Working with energy settings
Using families to populate changes
Deciphering insight results
Creating a daylight autonomy study
Creating a LEED accreditation study
Analyzing PV panel output
Skills covered
Sustainable DesignRevitArchitectural VisualizationCivil EngineeringAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Energy modeling goal
1. Product Overview
- 02 - Set up the user interface
- 03 - Insight - Behind the scenes
- 04 - Why Revit Insight workflow
- 05 - Advantages
- 06 - Technique
- 07 - Our project
2. Project Workflow - Masses and Elements
- 08 - Establish location, weather station, and orientation
- 09 - Create in-place masses
- 10 - Assign floors and adjust adjacent masses
- 11 - Generate energy model
- 12 - Create an insight
- 13 - Adjust the model to show connection
- 14 - Energy settings - 01 model submittal
- 15 - Review 01 model submittal
- 16 - Energy settings - View template
- 17 - Add building elements for an imprint
- 18 - Mirror object that will imprint
- 19 - Create 02 model submittal - Elements added
- 20 - Add shading, mass families, and roof - 03 submittal
- 21 - Use families to populate changes
- 22 - Add detail for apartment types - Interior mass walls
- 23 - Add detail for apartment types - Revit walls
- 24 - Benefit of a library of masses for reuse
- 25 - Overrides for schematic surfaces
- 26 - Building elements only (bounding) for a study
- 27 - Checklist - Best practice
3. Understanding Insight Results
- 28 - The generated mode - Review
- 29 - Create a scenario minus the PV contribution and with modified ranges
- 30 - Applied scenario
- 31 - Export options
4. Lighting Solar Analysis
- 32 - Setup for a lighting study - Rooms and floors needed
- 33 - Create a daylight autonomy study
- 34 - Create a LEED accreditation study - Pass fail
- 35 - Customize the analysis results
- 36 - Analyze the PV panels for the year
- 37 - Analyze the PV panel output for winter months
- 38 - Reveal prime locations for surface mounted PV panels
5. The Future
- 39 - Setup for building elements with spaces
- 40 - Organic forms
- 41 - More mass form options
- 42 - Formit as a front end for massing