We are at the Post-BIM but Pre-CO2

It seems that BIM has already been introduced – after 15 years in the rest of Europe – into the normal life of a building project. But what is the great challenge that awaits us now? Bringing BIM together to be our best partner to achieve and make our buildings zero carbon. The responsibility of architectural design in environmental impact and global warming is very high. In 2022, we have had one of the hottest summers on record in recent history and we have 2030 as a deadline to reverse the trend of global warming growth. According to the latest studies, an average of 40% of CO2 emissions are directly responsible for the energy consumption of constructed buildings, so architecture, and more specifically architects, will have an important share of responsibility in the use and optimization of energy consumption. And by this we are not referring exclusively to the usual air conditioning or heat conservation equipment, but also to the design of the building itself, taking into account such elementary aspects as its orientation, its distribution, or proportions of spaces. The positive influence of BIM in integrating energy analysis into any design process is an integrated alternative to pure energy simulation solutions.