For this project, I first collected the necessary information about the selected building, which was my family home. It is a two-storey semi-detached house where my family lives together. I began by collecting the floor plans and creating a simple 3D model in Revit. I then used several Revit functions to carry out the required building analysis.

After that, I measured the indoor and outdoor temperatures as well as the lux levels in different areas of the house and organised the collected data for comparison. I also gathered the electricity and water bills and recorded the electrical appliances used in the house to estimate their daily and weekly energy consumption. Since my younger brother and I were away from home for our studies during the data collection period, the calculations were mainly based on the usage of my parents and elder sister.

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I then calculated the household’s carbon emissions and water consumption and compared my calculated results with the actual utility data to understand the differences between them. In addition, I calculated the U-values of the windows and roof to evaluate their thermal performance. Based on the findings from these analyses, I proposed several improvement strategies to increase the energy efficiency of the house and make it more sustainable.

Through this project, I gained a better understanding of how energy and water are consumed in a real residential building. It also helped me understand how building performance data, environmental measurements, and architectural elements can be analysed together to identify areas for improvement and develop more energy-efficient design strategies.