GSABIMGuideSeries05“GSABuildingInformationModelingGuideSeries05–EnergyPerformanceisidentifiedasVersion1.0.Withitspublication,aGSABIMGuidepertainingtoenergyperformance,forthefirsttime,becomesavailablepubliclyforreviewandcomment.Itwillcontinuetoserveasthebasisforfurtherdevelopment,pilotvalidation,andprofessionalediting.AllreadersofthisprovisionalguideareencouragedtosubmitfeedbacktotheNational3D-4D-BIMProgram.Updatedversionswillcontinuetobeissuedtoaddressandincorporateon-goingfeedbackinanopenandcollaborativeprocess.Currently,thefollowingSeries•GSABuildingInformationModelingGuideSeries01–Overview,version0.60•GSABuildingInformationModelingGuideSeries02–SpatialProgramValidation,version0.96•GSABuildingInformationModelingGuideSeries03–3DImaging,version1.0areavailablefordownload,review,andcomment.ForfurtherinformationaboutGSA’sNational3D-4D-BIMProgram,todownloadBIMGuideSeries,ortosubmitcommentsorquestions,pleasevisit@GSABIMGuideSeries—February2009UnitedStatesGeneralServicesAdministration(GSA)PublicBuildingsService(PBS)OfficeoftheChiefArchitectandCapitalConstructionPrograms(OCA-CCP)TableofContentsiGSABIMGuideSeries05:EnergyPerformanceForeword:...............................................................................................................viIntroduction:EnergyPerformance.................................................................................7Section1:EnergyModelingforDesign,Construction,andOperations.....................................91.1Overview..........................................................................................................91.1.1EnergyModeling-ABackground.....................................................................91.1.2TheDecision-MakingProcess.......................................................................111.1.3TraditionalEnergyModelingvs.BIM-BasedEnergyModeling.................................121.1.4Opportunities.........................................................................................131.1.5Feasibility.............................................................................................141.1.5.1Overview...................................................................................141.1.5.2ProjectTeam..............................................................................151.1.5.3Budget/Schedule..........................................................................151.1.5.4ScopeandDetail..........................................................................151.1.5.5Technology.................................................................................181.2PreliminaryConceptDesign.................................................................................181.3FinalConceptDesign..........................................................................................181.4DesignDevelopment..........................................................................................191.5ConstructionDocuments.....................................................................................201.6Construction....................................................................................................201.7Operations......................................................................................................202Section2:EnergyModelingandBIM........................................................................22TableofContentsiiGSABIMGuideSeries05