Revit-based design models can be exported to gbXML format and imported directly into Autodesk Ecotect for analysis throughout the design process. We found that Ecotect provides many benefits by allowing designers to simulate the performance of their building projects right from the earliest stages of conceptual design and by giving a visual and interactive display of the analysis results to better understand. After comparing these articles we decided to focus on the connection between Ecotect and Revit. And the third talks about how Ecotect can aid in sustainable design. The second features a program called IES VE. The first one posted in the blog touches on the possibilities that Revit has on its own. We read several case studies about BIM and sustainable design. After much research we decided that our objective was to understand the connection of Revit to Ecotect and how to run an analysis at any point in the design process. Over the past few weeks, Kate and I explored the idea of using Revit as a tool to design sustainably. I think Ecotect has some very useful features that could quickly show off an aspect of architecture that was carefully thought out and usually only is explained with words. Although our initial idea was to actually create a sustainable house, we ended up with a good understanding of the process in taking a Revit model and preparing it to be brought into Ecotect. This analysis shows in a colored grid areas of the house that get the most sunlight and areas of the house that may not get any sunlight at all. After we got our house into Ecotect we decided to run a daylight analysis on our house. This is a crucial and easy step you must follow when preparing a Revit model for Ecotect, and we showed the steps in our blog.
We ran into one problem in the importing phase, we got the error message that our house did not contain any rooms.
We used the house project we built in the beginning of the year and learned how to export a Revit file as a gbXML file and then import it into Ecotect. Instead of just displaying results in numbers and graphics Ecotect provides a visual and interactive display, a very nice feature especially for showing clients. Ecotect allows designers to run a quick analysis on their design in the earliest stages of conceptual design. After researching both programs we decided Ecotect was the better choice. We started to research sustainability and Revit eventually coming across two programs called IES and Ecotect that worked with a Revit model and had the ability to run analysis’ to determine various aspects of sustainability. Hannah and I started with an interest in how Revit can help to make a building sustainable.
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