The Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry is increasingly improving techniques and tools to reduce impacts of activities in the environment and to minimize construction and demolition waste (CDW). One of these innovations is Building Information Modeling (BIM), which can automate construction and waste management throughout the lifecycle. A literature review at a scientific database was realized considering the period from 2009 to 2020 to verify the application of BIM in waste management at construction sites. The results reveal that most of the publications are from the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. The literature review showed that the main application of BIM to CDW management is at the design stage however, BIM can engage team participation and coordination of activities at all stages of the construction life cycle. Although the use of BIM in CDW allows better control of materials, the studies reveal the necessity to develop better indicators to represent real situations at construction sites and incorporate sustainability practices in the building model. The results also showed that the main barrier to integrate BIM and CDW management is the interoperability between BIM tools, which is an opportunity for future research in this area of study.
PurposeThe construction sector is increasingly engaged to explore the potential application of building information modelling (BIM) for the sustainability of the buildings. BIM can be applied conjugated to certification methods to evaluate the sustainability of the buildings, and it is known as building sustainability assessment (BSA). This article aims to explore applications of BIM in the sustainability analysis of buildings, including five types of BSA.Design/methodology/approachA literature review from 2009 to 2020 considering a combination of search terms related to BIM and BSA complemented the analysis. The bibliometric analysis indicates an increase in the number of publications on this topic of study in the last five years. A peak occurred in 2015 and 2020, with 51 and 66 publications, respectively.FindingsThe results showed that BIM contributes to achieving part of the sustainability requirements from BSA, especially quantitative requirements that are related to material and resources. However, a complete analysis between BIM and BSA is still a challenge since part of BSA's have a lack information in their requirements and BIM softwares present interoperability problems that difficult an integrated analysis to extract information directly from the software to attend BSA's requirements.Originality/valueThe results contribute to analysing the evolution of studies about BIM and to understand the limitation in the applicability with sustainability rating systems. Future directions of research indicate the necessity to improve the use of BIM in the sustainability analysis of the buildings, but with a good perspective regarding the application of BIM in material and resources requirements, and waste management in construction sites.
O setor da construção avança continuamente no desenvolvimento de estratégias, ferramentas e tecnologias para construções mais sustentáveis e minimização dos impactos das suas atividades no ambiente, como a geração de resíduos da construção civil (RCC). Os métodos de certificação ambiental representam instrumentos que contribuem para a avaliação da sustentabilidade dos edifícios e apresentam, entre os critérios de avaliação, requisitos relacionados aos RCC. No contexto da gestão das construções, o Building Information Modeling (BIM) vem ganhando espaço no setor e estudos vêm sendo realizados para sua aplicação em benefício da sustentabilidade nas construções. Este trabalho tem como objetivo comparar cinco métodos de certificação ambiental (LEED, AQUA-HQE, BREEAM, SBTool-PT e LiderA) sob a perspectiva do gerenciamento dos RCC e do potencial de aplicação do BIM. Para isso, foram consideradas informações disponibilizadas sobre as certificações ambientais e a opinião de profissionais da Arquitetura, Engenharia e Construção (AEC), com a aplicação de um questionário. Por meio dos resultados foi possível identificar os requisitos das certificações com melhor representatividade para avaliação dos resíduos no canteiro de obra e aqueles com melhores condições de serem atendidos com base em informações do BIM. Os resultados preliminares deste trabalho vão contribuir para comparação das certificações ambientais e na elaboração de novos indicadores para RCC que possam auxiliar efetivamente no gerenciamento dos RCC, por meio de uma ferramenta integrada ao BIM, a fim de permitir o acompanhamento dos resíduos em todas as fases do ciclo de vida da construção.
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