This GitHub profile hosts the companion repositories of my PhD research on the use of BIM, openBIM standards and IoT data streams for the analysis and monitoring of thermal performance in historic buildings.
The research focuses on the integration of HBIM, openBIM, IoT and digital-twin-oriented workflows to support building performance analysis, environmental monitoring, facility management and heritage conservation.
- BIM and HBIM workflows for historic buildings
- openBIM standards, including IFC, IDS and bSDD
- thermal performance analysis and regulatory requirement checks
- IoT data-stream visualization in BIM/openBIM environments
- comfort and maintenance feedback workflows
- intervenability assessment for existing and heritage buildings
- digital-twin-oriented approaches for facility management and heritage conservation
| Repository | Content |
|---|---|
iot-streaming-workflows |
Proprietary and open-source workflows for IoT data-stream visualization in BIM/openBIM environments, including Arduino, Azure, MQTT, Python, Blender/Bonsai and HBIM case-study applications. |
thermal-transmittance-workflows |
Proprietary and open-source workflows for thermal transmittance checks and regulatory requirement analysis, including Revit/Dynamo and IDS/Python/JSON-based procedures. |
hbim-intervenability-workflows |
HBIM-based workflows for assessing intervention feasibility, invasiveness and heritage-related constraints using Revit, Dynamo, Python and Excel-based processing. |
gallerie-comfort-survey |
Prototype web interface and workflow documentation for visitor comfort feedback and maintenance reporting in a heritage museum facility-management context. |
building-regulatory-requirements-diagrams |
BPMN-style diagrams supporting the interpretation and digital structuring of building regulatory and information requirements for BIM/openBIM workflows. |
These repositories are intended as digital companion materials to my PhD thesis at Università Iuav di Venezia, developed within the PhD programme Culture del progetto.
The materials include research prototypes, scripts, diagrams, examples and documentation supporting the workflows discussed in the thesis.
Thesis title
Utilizzo della metodologia BIM (Building Information Modeling) e degli standard openBIM per le analisi e il monitoraggio delle prestazioni termiche di edifici storici
This research aims to investigate issues related to BIM (Building Information Modeling) and HBIM methodologies, namely the application of BIM to historic heritage, for monitoring the thermal performance of historic buildings through the use of IoT (Internet of Things) sensors and the integration of dynamic data within the information model.
The objective is to assess how an approach based on openBIM standards and open-source tools can support processes of analysis, visualization and decision-making in the fields of conservation and building management.
The study examines the interoperability among the main standards of the BIM/openBIM ecosystem and their use in operational activities such as thermal analyses, continuous data monitoring and Facility Management, with particular attention to extending the use of BIM throughout the entire building life cycle, from maintenance to performance assessment, both in the case of new constructions and historic heritage.
Within the field of maintenance activities, the research proposes the development of an online working environment that allows conservators and maintenance staff to report issues found in buildings, assign priority levels and support more effective and timely intervention planning.
In order to compare measured data with users’ actual perception, this environment is integrated with a web application dedicated to the collection of perceived thermal comfort data.
With regard to defining remedial interventions for the issues identified, in relation to the constraints affecting the building under analysis, the study explores the use of the information model as a tool for representing such limitations, guiding design and maintenance choices in a way that is consistent with conservation requirements.
The scalability and flexibility of the proposed workflow are verified through its application to heterogeneous case studies, including both highly monitored newly constructed buildings and historic buildings, demonstrating the potential of the openBIM/IoT approach as a tool to support the management and conservation of the built environment.
La ricerca è stata finanziata dall’Unione europea – Next Generation EU, Missione 4 Componente 1, CUP F73C22000740001, Finanziamento PNRR – DM 351/2022.
This research was funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU, Mission 4 Component 1, CUP F73C22000740001, PNRR funding – Ministerial Decree 351/2022.
The repositories contain research-oriented prototypes and methodological workflows. They are not intended as certified compliance-checking tools, legal verification systems or production-ready software.
Where sensitive or restricted data were involved in the original research workflow, the public repositories provide sanitized templates, diagrams, documentation or example structures instead of confidential datasets, credentials, building models or private monitoring data.
Luca Fontanella
Università Iuav di Venezia
PhD programme: Culture del progetto