From LCA to circular design: A comparative study of digital tools for the built environment

Resources Conservation and Recycling, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 200, С. 107291 - 107291

Опубликована: Ноя. 15, 2023

This paper reviews digital tools for supporting the Circular Economy (CE) in built environment. The study provides a bibliometric analysis and focuses on computer-aided design (CAD), building information modeling (BIM), computational plugins that can be used by practitioners. While Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is primary methodology evaluating buildings' environmental performance, identifies beyond LCA, including methods circularity indicators, support evaluation of circular strategies. Our review highlights limitations tools' functionalities, lack representative data LCA underdeveloped indicators. calls further development these terms interoperability aspects, integration more sources circularity, possibilities comprehensive choices. Computational offer greater flexibility, while BIM-LCA integrations have potential to replace dedicated software spreadsheets. Additionally, opportunities novel methods, such as algorithms with various types reused elements, sharing twins material passports. research inform future studies architects engineers their efforts create sustainable

Язык: Английский

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Generating BIM model from structural and architectural plans using Artificial Intelligence

Journal of Building Engineering, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 78, С. 107672 - 107672

Опубликована: Сен. 6, 2023

Язык: Английский

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A Cooperative Governance Framework for Sustainable Digital Transformation in Construction: The Role of Digital Enablement and Digital Strategy

Results in Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25, С. 104139 - 104139

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Urban Metabolism-Based Approaches for Promoting Circular Economy in Buildings Refurbishment

Environments, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(1), С. 13 - 13

Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2023

The systemic transformation towards climate neutral cities depends on a dramatic reduction in the use of natural resources, whose are directly or indirectly associated with greenhouse gas emissions. This means improving Urban Metabolism (UM) and one most promising pathways is to promote Circular Economy (CE) practices existing building stock, as this approach could reduce global CO2e emissions from materials by 38% 2050. However, although resource efficiency at core CE, there still only few established connections between CE UM. paper aims fill gap adopting three-tier based dimensions spatial implementation (building, neighbourhood UM scales), aim discussing strategies for implementation. Although not one-size-fits-all process must adapt these their local contexts, strategic actions offered will facilitate future development dedicated framework buildings refurbishment using principles definition multisectoral policy-based actions, line decarbonization goals cities, which contribute

Язык: Английский

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Correlation between building size and material intensity in residential buildings

Resources Conservation and Recycling, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 197, С. 107093 - 107093

Опубликована: Июнь 21, 2023

Material stock analyses of buildings and infrastructure are proliferating in Industrial Ecology literature. One popular approach to calculating material stocks is multiplying the number present study area by their average content, a parameter often termed intensity. However, existing studies have primarily focused on tailoring intensities specific building typologies without exploring variability within given typology. The work addresses this knowledge gap generating 3D models five typical residential archetypes based Italian housing data. By randomizing size components, we generate summary statistics that highlight variance intensities. Results show strong correlation between concrete usage size, while other materials exhibit significant variation across sizes typologies.

Язык: Английский

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Adapting to an OpenBIM Building Permit Process: A Case Study Using the Example of the City of Vienna

Buildings, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(4), С. 1135 - 1135

Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2024

The adoption of building information modelling (BIM) enables data-driven decision-making for many participants in the construction process. Building authorities are stakeholders that have not yet benefited from data integration using BIM. In cases, parts their processes already improved through digitisation initiatives. Now they on threshold a major digital transformation enabled by BIM into processes. This study examines permit process based entirely BIM, developed at Vienna Authority Austria. series workshops with all important stakeholders, current was captured detail and transferred to data-driven, BIM-based shows complete capture approval only automation traditional such as code compliance checks neighbourhood hearings but also supports introduction innovative sub-processes pre-check models augmented reality-based neighbours (in pilot phase). results suggest significantly increases efficiency transparency procedures, represents decisive step towards integrating authority building.

Язык: Английский

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IFC models for semi-automating common planning checks for building permits

Automation in Construction, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 134, С. 104097 - 104097

Опубликована: Дек. 14, 2021

To support building permit issuing with automatic digital tools, the reuse of models produced by designers would make process quicker and more objective. However, current studies pilots often leave a gap respect to as actually provided architects, having varying quality content. In this study, rather than taking top down approach, we started from available data made necessary inferences, which gave opportunity tackle basic common issues preventing smooth processing. Specific characteristics IFC were outlined tool was developed extract information them check representative regulations. While case study is specific in location, regulations input models, type encountered are generally applicable example for automated code compliance checking. This represents solid base future works towards automation permits issuing.

Язык: Английский

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Conceptual Framework for Building Permit Process Modeling: Lessons Learned from a Comparison between Germany and the United States regarding the As-Is Building Permit Processes

Buildings, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12(5), С. 638 - 638

Опубликована: Май 10, 2022

Without a building permit, construction project cannot be legally implemented. For this, the must undergo review process by competent authority. As number of projects to inspected increases, authorities are faced with ever greater challenges, due lack adequate personnel manage inefficient, labor extensive, and lengthy permit process. In-depth scientific studies existing processes missing so far. This paper introduces proposed framework that aims investigate compare in Germany United States America (USA). Among other things, studied for both by-right non-by-right cases. In doing so, data based on collected empirical study form qualitative expert interviews. The findings comparison provide detailed description illustration current processes, as well lessons learned from countries.

Язык: Английский

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The unbalanced research on digitalization and automation of the building permitting process

Advanced Engineering Informatics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 58, С. 102188 - 102188

Опубликована: Сен. 25, 2023

The building permitting process is characterized by enormous complexity and multidisciplinarity. It consists of multiple steps, many involved stakeholders with various responsibilities personal goals. This, together the fact that in common practice issuance a permit mostly manual, makes long, inefficient subjective. Digitalization has been subject interest for researchers. In this work, implementing systematic literature review, we map existing knowledge gaps domain hinder further development facilitation technological solutions within process. This work demonstrates lack fundamental research detailed investigation each individual sub-process entire process, digital or automated permitting. Furthermore, provide mapping sub-processes comprises of, as identified research. As much efforts are focused on digitalization automation aspects, also clear definition different levels

Язык: Английский

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Digital approaches to construction compliance checking: Validating the suitability of an ecosystem approach to compliance checking

Advanced Engineering Informatics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 59, С. 102288 - 102288

Опубликована: Ноя. 24, 2023

The lifecycle of the built environment is governed by complex regulations, requirements and standards. Ensuring compliance against these a complicated process, affecting entire supply chain often incurring significant costs, delay uncertainty. Many processes, elements within are formalised supported varying levels digitisation automation. This ranges from energy simulation, geometric checking, to building information modelling based checking. However, there currently no unifying standards or integrating technology tie regulatory efforts together enable widespread adoption automated processes. has left many current technical approaches, while advanced robust, isolated. increasing maturity asset datasets/information models, means that integration data/tools now feasible. paper will propose validate new approach solving problem checking through use an ecosystem services. work identified clear research gap. How in construction sector can move beyond sole reliance on BIM data, tightly coupled with software tools, provide extensible enough system integrate isolated used To test this approach, architecture for services be specified. architecture, prototype version developed validated derived weaknesses approaches. validation found distributed perform accurately successfully, whilst providing advantages terms scalability extensibility. provides route increased overcoming issues relying one computer system/application all aspects process.

Язык: Английский

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