Review of using Building Information Modeling for building energy modeling during the design process

The use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for building energy modeling (BEM) is a recent evolution in design practice. The success of BIM-BEM execution relies on considering two important aspects: process and technology. In this paper, a review of the literature using a systematic approach is proposed to highlight that these two aspects are rarely addressed concurrently. This review includes an overview of the BIM-BEM process and recent technological developments, while elaborating on the main research gap. In order to address the identified research gap, the creation of a framework is proposed that would embed the technological approaches within the whole design process by using a proper Level Of Development (LOD) and information requirements via Model View Definition (MVD).