SEMANTIC ENERGY
       Dr. Malcolm Murray
Product Manager - GreenspaceLive
THE PROBLEM - BUILDINGS

• Buildings account for ~70% of
  electricity consumption (US)


• Reducing and managing this will make
  a huge impact


• Very Complex picture


• Needs to be characterized
THE PROBLEM – ENERGY NETWORKS
FROM THIS:
THE PROBLEM – ENERGY NETWORKS
TO THIS:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS KEY

• Characterizing building information


• Managing energy networks


• Load balancing


• This happens, but is not connected


• The Web Can connect!
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

• Goes WAY beyond CAD


• Represent building
  INFORMATION as well as
  drawings


• Allows us to do much more
  analysis and management!


• Gaining serious traction in
  construction
BUILDINGinformation Environment
 DESIGN INFORMATION MODELING
• Complex, but can manage the entire building workflow

  Client Input             Programming                       Visualization            Building Performance Simulation & Analysis                      Quality Assurance

                               dRofus                  Adobe
                                                          Image       Stitcher           IES    Ecotect               Green      Design             Navisworks      Design
  Reservations                                           Modeler                                                     Building    Builder            Navisworks    Design
                                                                                                                                                                   Review
                                FRS                                                                                                                               Review
      SAP                                              3ds Max           Maya
                                                                                                                      Studio                        Solibri
    Oracle
    Security
    Energy
                               Sketchup              Revit
     IWMS                                                                                                                                                 AutoCAD
                                         Concept                                                   Revit
                                                                                                Architecture

                                 Rhino           3DS Max                                                                                                      Drawings
                                                                                                                                            Traditional
                                                                                   Building Information Model                              Deliverables         Specs
                                                                                                                                                              Schedules
                                        Rhino /
                                      Grasshopper




                                                                                                          Deliverables
                                                                                   Revit                                        Revit
                                Computational Design




                                                                                                              New
                                                                                 Structure                                      MEP                       e-SPECS
                                         Galapagos



                                                                                                                                                 Building                Post
                   Internet Component Search                                                                     Rhino          Inventor       Commissioning          Occupancy /
                                                                 Access          Codebook                                                                               Facility
                 Autodesk Seek, SmartBIM Library                                                                                                                      Management
                                                                                                                 Digital
                                                                                                                                  Tekla
                                                                  Vico           Innovaya                        Project                          EcoDomus              TRIRIGA
                     Best Practice Library                                                                                                         dRofus              CenterStone
                     HOK KnowledgeNET                               Building Data                               Fabrication Model                                      FM:Systems
                                                                                                                                                                         PlanOn
                                                                                                                                                                        Archibus
                                                                                         Industrial Design
                                                                                                                                                                       Facility 360
                                                                                                                                                                          MRI
                                                                                    Alias
                                                                                     Alias                                                                               Maximo
                                                                                               Inventor
                                                                                                Invent               Rhino
                                                                                    Studio
                                                                                     Studio
                                                                                                  or




 11                 Integrated data models and systems for efficient operations and reduced maintenance costs
BIM INTEROPERABILITY IMPORTANT
• Different Domain Experts can carry out their own work


• Links with others


• This is now beginning to happen


• Based on Web technologies (XML) – Still tend to be single
  model focused.


• Growing support.
GREENSPACE’S SOLUTIONS FOR BIM
http://projectrapier.com




  Capital & Lifecycle Cost Model         Energy & Services Model                    Embodied Carbon Model
Based on Sweet Group cost analyses   Based on BDSP Suntool rapid thermal   Based on Architype in-house embodied carbon
       of recent project data                     engine                                    calculator




         £                           kWh                                   CO2e
http://projectrapier.com
http://projectrapier.com
               SketchUp




               RAPIER
               gbXML




             Autodesk Revit   Energy Modellers
SketchUp
gTools
gModeller – Building Information for Google
SketchUp
gWorkspace – Store and Share on the Cloud
gEnergy EPC – Cloud Based Energy Performance
Analysis
http://projectrapier.com
ENERGY SUPPLY
CIM (IEC 61970)
• Data standard for Energy Networks

• Can represent energy generation, conversion
  technologies, networks, distribution technologies,
  financial details and more.

• Can be represented in XML form.

• Currently used by various Utility companies world wide.

• Extensible
• Focused on modeling future energy grids


• 16 partners across Europe


• Completed last September


• UHI / Greenspace were involved in regional modelling and
  information representation
SUSPLAN DATA INPUT
SUSPLAN KNOWLEDGE BASE
http://susplan.eu
SUSPLAN KNOWLEDGE BASE
http://susplan.eu
SUSPLAN KNOWLEDGE BASE
http://susplan.eu
NEXT STEP
Connecting These Areas
THE SEMANTIC WEB
• Basically an evolution of the World Wide Web.


• Concept introduced by Tim Berners Lee in 1999.


• Extends the scope of the World Wide Web to manage
  data.


• Connects data across many sources.
SEMANTIC WEB LAYERS

         In Development /
             Research




 Mature Sem
Web Technology




Existing WWW
 Technology
LINKED OPEN DATA
SEMANTIC ENERGY

• Semantic Web based platform representing building
  and energy related information.


• Currently a proof of concept developed by
  Greenspace.


• gbXML based ontology along with others.


• New way of organising energy information


• Extremely Scalable
SEMANTIC ENERGY
SEMANTIC ENERGY
SEMANTIC ENERGY
SEMANTIC ENERGY
SEMANTIC ENERGY
SEMANTIC ENERGY
SEMANTIC ENERGY
WHERE TO NEXT?
• Need more funding – research
  proposals


• Market exposure


• Link with other similar work (e.g.,
  UrbanOS etc)
THANKS FOR LISTENING

    ANY QUESTIONS?


malcolm@greenspacelive.com
 http://greenspacelive.com
   http://projectrapier.com
       http://susplan.eu

Semantic Energy - Malcolm Murray

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    SEMANTIC ENERGY Dr. Malcolm Murray Product Manager - GreenspaceLive
  • 2.
    THE PROBLEM -BUILDINGS • Buildings account for ~70% of electricity consumption (US) • Reducing and managing this will make a huge impact • Very Complex picture • Needs to be characterized
  • 3.
    THE PROBLEM –ENERGY NETWORKS FROM THIS:
  • 4.
    THE PROBLEM –ENERGY NETWORKS TO THIS:
  • 5.
    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ISKEY • Characterizing building information • Managing energy networks • Load balancing • This happens, but is not connected • The Web Can connect!
  • 6.
    BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING •Goes WAY beyond CAD • Represent building INFORMATION as well as drawings • Allows us to do much more analysis and management! • Gaining serious traction in construction
  • 7.
    BUILDINGinformation Environment DESIGNINFORMATION MODELING • Complex, but can manage the entire building workflow Client Input Programming Visualization Building Performance Simulation & Analysis Quality Assurance dRofus Adobe Image Stitcher IES Ecotect Green Design Navisworks Design Reservations Modeler Building Builder Navisworks Design Review FRS Review SAP 3ds Max Maya Studio Solibri Oracle Security Energy Sketchup Revit IWMS AutoCAD Concept Revit Architecture Rhino 3DS Max Drawings Traditional Building Information Model Deliverables Specs Schedules Rhino / Grasshopper Deliverables Revit Revit Computational Design New Structure MEP e-SPECS Galapagos Building Post Internet Component Search Rhino Inventor Commissioning Occupancy / Access Codebook Facility Autodesk Seek, SmartBIM Library Management Digital Tekla Vico Innovaya Project EcoDomus TRIRIGA Best Practice Library dRofus CenterStone HOK KnowledgeNET Building Data Fabrication Model FM:Systems PlanOn Archibus Industrial Design Facility 360 MRI Alias Alias Maximo Inventor Invent Rhino Studio Studio or 11 Integrated data models and systems for efficient operations and reduced maintenance costs
  • 8.
    BIM INTEROPERABILITY IMPORTANT •Different Domain Experts can carry out their own work • Links with others • This is now beginning to happen • Based on Web technologies (XML) – Still tend to be single model focused. • Growing support.
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    http://projectrapier.com Capital& Lifecycle Cost Model Energy & Services Model Embodied Carbon Model Based on Sweet Group cost analyses Based on BDSP Suntool rapid thermal Based on Architype in-house embodied carbon of recent project data engine calculator £ kWh CO2e
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    http://projectrapier.com SketchUp RAPIER gbXML Autodesk Revit Energy Modellers SketchUp
  • 14.
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    gModeller – BuildingInformation for Google SketchUp
  • 16.
    gWorkspace – Storeand Share on the Cloud
  • 17.
    gEnergy EPC –Cloud Based Energy Performance Analysis
  • 18.
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    CIM (IEC 61970) •Data standard for Energy Networks • Can represent energy generation, conversion technologies, networks, distribution technologies, financial details and more. • Can be represented in XML form. • Currently used by various Utility companies world wide. • Extensible
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    • Focused onmodeling future energy grids • 16 partners across Europe • Completed last September • UHI / Greenspace were involved in regional modelling and information representation
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    THE SEMANTIC WEB •Basically an evolution of the World Wide Web. • Concept introduced by Tim Berners Lee in 1999. • Extends the scope of the World Wide Web to manage data. • Connects data across many sources.
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    SEMANTIC WEB LAYERS In Development / Research Mature Sem Web Technology Existing WWW Technology
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    SEMANTIC ENERGY • SemanticWeb based platform representing building and energy related information. • Currently a proof of concept developed by Greenspace. • gbXML based ontology along with others. • New way of organising energy information • Extremely Scalable
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    WHERE TO NEXT? •Need more funding – research proposals • Market exposure • Link with other similar work (e.g., UrbanOS etc)
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    THANKS FOR LISTENING ANY QUESTIONS? malcolm@greenspacelive.com http://greenspacelive.com http://projectrapier.com http://susplan.eu