BIM Live: integration of monitoring data in to architectural BIM models
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https://doi.org/10.20868/ade.2026.5722Keywords:
dynamic data, BIM, interoperability, IoT, monitoringAbstract
Integrating dynamic data into BIM models makes it possible to represent the actual behaviour of buildings and support decisions on energy efficiency, comfort and maintenance. This study develops a replicable and scalable workflow for incorporating environmental monitoring data into an architectural Autodesk Revit model. The case study covers eight rooms in an educational building with different orientations and elevations. The methodology structures sensor records, links them to model elements, and automates their updating and visualisation within the BIM environment, with particular attention to system interoperability. The implementation enables graphical representation of temperature and humidity variations according to room orientation and use, as well as the identification of patterns relevant to ventilation, maintenance and spatial redesign. The results show that linking monitored data to BIM improves interpretation of the building’s environmental performance. The procedure can be transferred to other buildings, variables and sensing systems, and provides an operational basis for integrating IoT technologies and progressing towards assetmanagement- oriented digital twins
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