Constructions in EC and energy settings in Revit

[edgar.rey]

Hi, I am working with Insight Carbon. In this regard I would like to know if the constructions seen in the Embodied Carbon (Base Model) section of Insight Carbon Analysis are the schematic structures defined in the energy settings in Revit. I find that the doors and windows pass according to their schematic configuration, but the walls in my Revit model, which have three layers, appear to have more layers in EC section. It indicates that it is a GBS configuration and does not match the schematic configuration in Revit. The construction of the slab also indicates that it is from CIBSE

Also, I would like to know if the energy settings in Revit (where you can set thermal properties of materials: conceptual and schematic types and detail elements) have any precedent for the constructions in EC or where these constructions seen in the EC section of Insight come from.

I'd like to know if all the energy settings in Revit affect the simulation done in Insight (e.g., the building type) or only some of these settings. For example, if the type of mechanical equipment defined in Revit is the same as the one used in Insight? or Insight uses ideal loads.

Finally, I'd like to know if I can perform an analysis with masses instead of a building with components. I tried using a mass, but I got a message saying the energy analytical model couldn't be created.

I appreciate any help with this.

[corina.marinesc · Accepted solution]

Hi there, great questions — happy to help clarify!

The Energy Analytical Model used for embodied carbon analysis can support both detailed and schematic representations of your model. This can be controlled by clicking the Analyze Tab > Energy Optimization Panel > Energy Settings > Other Options > Material Thermal Properties.   
 
In order to get the materials in your model to be displayed in Insight, you need to assign Thermal Assets to your materials in Revit and set the Energy Settings > Material Thermal Properties > check the box for "Detailed".  If you keep Schematic Constructions checked, the Detailed checked box will override the settings. For example if you use "Detailed" but your Roofs do not have any Revit materials with thermal assets, it will take whatever is set in Schematic constructions. For the rest, you should see whatever you had in Revit. 

The schematic constructions you set in Revit > Energy settings are used in Insight. Here is a useful HELP resource that describes each option under Material Thermal Properties: conceptual, schematic, detailed. 

For the mass error message, please check that the mass contains mass floors. Please let us know if this helps solve the issue. Another thing to try is to update Revit to the latest dot release, as there has been a bug fixed on Revit side. 

[edgar.rey]

Thank you @corina.marinesc  for your reply. I worked on the mass, but this time I added floor masses, walls, roof, and floor to ensure the entire mass was covered. Then, I created the energy model and was able to send the model to Insight. Without components in the mass, I couldn't do it.
When I used masses, the detail element option for the constructions didn't work, but it seemed the schematic elements did.

Thank you again for your support