Lahaye, Maxime

Diploma Thesis:
1966

Topic:
Development of a Desite MD tool for DGNB certification of office buildings: an approach
to model-based sustainability certification

Editor:
Maxime Lahaye

University Professor Responsible:
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Katharina Kleinschrot

Supervisor:
University Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Florian Kopf

Editing Period:
13.09.2023 until 12.12.2023

Abstract:
In order to minimise the environmental footprint of buildings, sustainability certifications have been developed for buildings. These certifications primarily act as a guide during planning, provide transparency and create trust for developers and investors in order to promote the development of more environmentally friendly buildings and categorise green investments. At the same time, the Building Information Modelling (BIM) method is becoming increasingly important in the construction industry. This method is based on building information models that not only depict the geometric aspects of buildings, but also contain semantic information about the construction project. This thesis deals with the integration of the central criteria of the sustainability certification of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) into the BIM method, such as life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costs (LCC) and the building resource passport. This is done by developing a tool in Desite MD. In addition, documentation required for the process such as the Information Delivery Manual, information requirements and modelling guidelines were created.