scholarly journals Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Construction and Demolition Waste Management in Australia: A Research Agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 12983
Author(s):  
Dongchen Han ◽  
Mohsen Kalantari ◽  
Abbas Rajabifard
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Building Information

Construction and demolition waste (C&DW) contribute to approximately 30% of the total waste generation worldwide, by which heterogeneous ecological impacts, such as resource depletion, global warming, and land degradation, are engendered. Despite ongoing research efforts to minimize construction waste via the Building Information Modeling (BIM)-aided design, there is a paucity of research on integrating BIM in demolition waste management (DWM). This study investigates prominent barriers and future research directions toward the wider adoption of BIM in C&DWM by conducting a systematic literature review. First, this study identifies the barriers that hinder the implementation of C&DWM in Australia; then, it explores the benefits and challenges of leveraging BIM applications for C&DWM. The findings suggest that, for existing buildings without up-to-date design drawings, it is imperative to improve the accuracy of data capturing and object recognition techniques to overcome the bottlenecks of BIM-DWM integration. Moreover, the development of regional-oriented material banks and their harmonization with life cycle assessment databases can extend the potential of BIM-based sustainability analysis, making it applicable to the DWM domain. This study proposes a research agenda on tackling these challenges to realize BIM’s full potential in facilitating DWM.

scholarly journals Design for Deconstruction Using Integrated Lean Principles and BIM Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7856
Author(s):  
Mohamed Marzouk ◽  
Ahmed Elmaraghy
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
National Level ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Building Elements

Existing buildings are characterized by the continuous change in the functional requirements of their end-users. As such, they are subjected to renovation or reconstruction, which is associated with total or partial demolition of the buildings, leading to an increase in construction and demolition waste. In addition, the materials abandoning the circular loop leave an adverse impact on the environment. This research integrates the building information modeling (BIM) approach and lean principles to ensure the early involvement of key participants in the decision-making process. This approach aids in planning the sequencing of deconstruction planning phases required before actual demolition activities take place. The paper presents the practical implementation of a BIM plug-in Tool. The assumptions and the scope based on which the plug-in was designed are briefly discussed. A case study for a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) BIM model is introduced to illustrate the practical features of the proposed BIM plug-in Tool. The results encourage the selective dismantling of building elements based on the customers’ needs. Building information modeling capabilities in deconstruction planning were also investigated. The proposed tool aids in decreasing the uncertainties involved in demolition projects. The tool can be implemented on a national level to automate the deconstruction projects and optimize the extraction of salvaged building elements. The recovery option for such elements and their final destiny can be secured with sufficient time before their dismantling from their original locations.

scholarly journals Digital Platform for Circular Economy in AEC Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Kovacic ◽  
Meliha Honic ◽  
Marijana Sreckovic
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Data Repositories ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Use Of Resources

The construction industry is one of the world´s largest consumers of resources (sand, building materials) and produces significant amounts of waste. Simultaneously it is one of the least digitalized industries. With increasing levels of urbanization, scarceness of resources and lack of landfills, the policy of circular economy (CE) is becoming increasingly important in the construction industry. The European Union is obliging material recovery of construction and demolition waste to a minimum of 70% by weight by 2020 for all new construction projects. Simultaneously, digitalization in construction is one of the major goals in the EU digitalization action plan. We thereby hypothesize that digital technologies have significant potential to support CE in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) in multiple ways – for assessment of resources as well as for the prediction and optimization of upcoming waste and recycling masses. Based on our conducted and ongoing research projects - BIMaterial: Process-Design for a BIM-based Material Passport; SCI_BIM: Scanning and data capturing for the Integrated Resources and Energy Assessment using Building Information Modeling; and finally a Case Study reviewing digital tools and processes within a large design and planning company (DPC) - we assess to which degree and to what purpose digital technologies are used, and define the potentials and challenges for the realization of CE objectives in the construction industry. Based on the conducted assessment, we propose a framework for a Digital Platform for Circular Economy (DEEP), integrating various stakeholders and data repositories on the external (inter)-firm and internal (intra)-firm level, using open interfaces. Such a platform for the AEC aims to optimize the use of resources in the circular economy – from cradle to grave, foster mutual learning and coordination, and finally generate added value along the life cycle of a building project.

scholarly journals The Building Information Modeling (BIM)-Based System Framework to Implement Circular Economy in Construction Waste Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-44
Author(s):  
Tantri N. Handayani ◽  
Kartika Nur Rahma Putri ◽  
Nurul Alvia Istiqomah ◽  
Veerasak Likhitruangsilp
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Direct Construction ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Sorting System

The tremendous quantity of waste produced from construction and demolition is a major cause of environmental degradation. This quantity tends to increase due to the rapid growth of building development and renovation. Meanwhile, construction waste management is a complex and costly process due to the fact that it requires different kinds of resources such as money, land, and technology. It is often ignored by all project participants even though it is an essential element of construction project management. However, it has been discovered that modern construction waste management is structured based on the concept of circular economy which focuses on eliminating construction waste and maximizing the value of materials. Therefore, this research proposes an innovative framework to implement the circular economy using building information modeling (BIM) in order to improve the construction waste management process. This involved a thorough review of past literature to identify the implementation of the concept of circular economy, waste management, and the application of BIM, also the research gaps observed were used to develop the functionality of the proposed framework. The five functionalities include (1) visualization and data integration, (2) direct construction waste quantity take-off, (3) BIM-based sorting system and selection of appropriate disposal parties, (4) estimating cost and schedule of waste disposal, and (5) simulation and monitoring report. This BIM system was designed to analyze material waste, quantity, disposal time, and waste treatment based on project conditions, material quantities, and schedule. It can also be used to plan and monitor the construction waste process, thereby making it possible to avoid the disruption of productivity and project time usually caused by unplanned waste management activities. Moreover, the proposed on-site sorting system also has the ability to facilitate the adoption of the circular economy concept during the construction phase.

scholarly journals Construction Waste Audit in the Framework of Sustainable Waste Management in Construction Projects - Case Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Spišáková ◽  
Peter Mésároš ◽  
Tomáš Mandičák
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Building Information

The issue of sustainability has long been the subject of interest of the architecture engineering and construction sector. All three aspects of sustainability - economic, environmental and social - can be affected through appropriate construction waste management. Construction and demolition waste (CDW) is one of the largest worldwide waste streams, therefore it is given great attention by all stakeholders (investors, contractors, authorities, etc.). Researches have shown that one of the main barriers to insufficiency CDW recovery is inadequate policies and legal frameworks to manage CDW. It is also one of the EU's environmental priorities. Aim of the article is to confirm the economic potential of construction and demolition waste audit processing through case study. A pre-demolition waste audit has been processed for unused building of shopping center in the town Snina in Slovakia. Subsequently, a comparison of economic parameters (waste disposal costs and transport costs) of recommended CDW management was performed. This comparison confirmed the economic benefits of environmentally friendly construction waste management methods according to the waste audit results, which will also increase the sustainability of construction projects. In addition, the cost parameters of selected waste disposal methods could be another dimension of building information modelling.

scholarly journals A Methodology for the Digitalization of the Residential Building Renovation Process through IDDS Ready Workflows

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Alberto Armijo ◽  
Peru Elguezabal ◽  
Mohamed Elagiry ◽  
Natalia Lasarte ◽  
Andrea Costa
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Implicit Knowledge ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Strong Increase ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Building Information

The European building industry is facing a strong increase of renovation processes, which are still non-cost-effective, involve unproperly coordinated stakeholders, are disturbing for the occupants, and imply important inefficiencies of the overall renovation process. In this context, digitalization and Building Information Modeling (BIM), as an enabler, is the key challenge that may drive the renovation interventions to ensure a successful process covering the whole value chain of actors to achieve its full potential. This research describes the OpenBIM methodology applied to transform the implicit knowledge from the stakeholders involved in a building renovation process into an IDDS digital process.

An estimation framework for building information modeling (BIM)-based demolition waste by type

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 1285-1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Chan Kim ◽  
Won-Hwa Hong ◽  
Jae-Woo Park ◽  
Gi-Wook Cha
Keyword(s):  
Classification System ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Building Level

Most existing studies on demolition waste (DW) quantification do not have an official standard to estimate the amount and type of DW. Therefore, there are limitations in the existing literature for estimating DW with a consistent classification system. Building information modeling (BIM) is a technology that can generate and manage all the information required during the life cycle of a building, from design to demolition. Nevertheless, there has been a lack of research regarding its application to the demolition stage of a building. For an effective waste management plan, the estimation of the type and volume of DW should begin from the building design stage. However, the lack of tools hinders an early estimation. This study proposes a BIM-based framework that estimates DW in the early design stages, to achieve an effective and streamlined planning, processing, and management. Specifically, the input of construction materials in the Korean construction classification system and those in the BIM library were matched. Based on this matching integration, the estimates of DW by type were calculated by applying the weight/unit volume factors and the rates of DW volume change. To verify the framework, its operation was demonstrated by means of an actual BIM modeling and by comparing its results with those available in the literature. This study is expected to contribute not only to the estimation of DW at the building level, but also to the automated estimation of DW at the district level.

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