Construction and Demolition Waste—A Shift Toward Lean Construction and Building Information Model

Abstract

Waste in the construction industry is a devastating dilemma, especially that construction and demolition activities are considered as the highest waste generator globally. Countries have developed regulations: policy-makers and professional associations have provided norms and policies to manage C&D waste. Previous studies, however, have revealed insufficiencies in the current regulations and norms in incentivizing the industry practices toward waste prevention, since its culture is characterized by the gap in technological use, insufficient knowledge, poor planning, and poor information flow. This research provides a literature review on the current research findings and trends in managing C&D waste. Then based on design theory and theory of production, an exploratory research consisting of BIM and Lean construction concepts is provided. Lean can maximize the value of construction by addressing waste within portfolios, projects, and operations; BIM offers an enhanced collaborative platform with improved design practice and information management throughout buildings' life cycle. The proposed conceptual framework enables economic, environmental, and social benefits to allow practitioners collaborate, analyze, and minimize construction waste throughout buildings' life cycle.

Waste Elimination based on Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling: A Systematic Literature Review

“…This practice proactively eliminates wastes responsible for interruptions in design workflow by structuring information of design processes according to short-term timeframes, balancing production resources, and reporting activities constraints. Additionally, LC-BIM has a positive impact on accelerating the adoption of other initiatives, including 4.0 construction circular economy, design-out-waste (Karaz and Texiera 2020), DfMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) (Gbadamosi et al 2019). Finally, the integrated LC-BIM approach holds waste elimination opportunities in achieving production sustainability which also addresses economic, environmental, and societal dimensions (Saieg et al 2018).…”

BIM for Deconstruction: An Interpretive Structural Model of Factors Influencing Implementation

“…Nevertheless, scholars have proffered BIMfD solutions to extend the design team's efforts and functionalities to incorporate EoL assessment [11,24]. Some BIMfD frameworks/tools include a BIM-based waste estimation system for deconstruction [13], BIM-based framework for the assessment of deconstruction strategies [36], BIMfDAS (deconstructability assessment score) for measuring the degree of deconstructability [24] and BIM-lean interaction matrix for deconstruction scheduling [23,37,38]. These BIMfD solutions have been described as having the potential to enhance the development of accurate virtual deconstruction models thereby supporting key stakeholders in the AEC industry in making more informed decisions on deconstruction alternatives, time and cost performance and the circularity of building components.…”

Identifying critical challenges to lean construction adoption

“…He put up a well-rounded theory that included ideas and procedures from the Toyota Production System (TPS) (Ballard and Tommelein, 2012; Biton and Howell, 2013). Researchers claim that the implementation of LC management can revolutionize the construction industry (Ballard et al , 2020; Karaz et al , 2021). The most notable outcomes of LC implementation are cost savings (Awad et al , 2021), profitability (Bayhan et al , 2021), productivity (Hamzeh et al , 2021; Awad et al , 2021), project duration (Orlov and Kankhva, 2021), project quality (Xing et al , 2021), safety (Abu Aisheh et al , 2021), sustainability (Bertagnolli et al , 2021), information sharing and collaboration among participants (Ong and Pheng, 2021), inventory management (Zahraee et al , 2021), job satisfaction (Al Balkhy et al , 2021) and project scheduling and predictability (Sbiti et al , 2021).…”