Green technology application in construction using building information modelling

Building industry greatly contribute to global warming and CO2 emission. Power plants providing energy for buildings are mostly operated by fossil fuels. With invention of BIM (Building Information Modelling) and possibility of building analysis prior to construction, it is possible to reduce building impact on environment using different alternatives. This study mainly focuses on green technology and sustainability analysis using BIM. An already built residential building is considered for analysis and is compared with an alternative design using ecofriendly materials. The results show that going green and implementing green technology and sustainability on building industry costs little bit more in the beginning but is effective in the long run. Alternative design significantly saves energy and water during building life-cycle which also lowers building impact on environment. Green technology and using ecofriendly design helps in qualifying for LEED which helps toward standardizing building industry. The findings of this study will provide the platform aimed at exploring the technological benefits, and operational flexibility that green technology application in construction with BIM had created.