Environmental and economic criteria in early phases of building design through Building Information Modeling: A workflow exploration in developing countries

Alvarez, Ileana Berges; Muñoz-Sanguinetti, Claudia; Giraldi, Sebastian; Marín-Restrepo, Laura

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109718

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“…The effective progress management of construction activities, previously challenging, becomes a fundamental responsibility of BIM [31]. Notably, Berges-Alvarez et al emphasize the link, established by BIM, between sustainability-related choices and their impact on the environment and economy [32]. Despite challenges, such as uncertainty, failure, and misuse in BIM-based projects, Olanrewaju et al propose employing a robust proof-of-concept to drive BIM into the conceptual design phase, facilitating informed decisions at the earliest stages of building design, albeit with the process being partially automated [33].…”

Section: Building Information Modeling (Bim)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Blockchain, and LiDAR Applications in Construction Lifecycle: Bibliometric, and Network Analysis

Faraji,

Homayoon Arya,

Ghasemi

et al. 2024

Buildings

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Investigating Industry 4.0 technologies and studying their impacts on various aspects of the construction industry, including stakeholders and the lifecycle, is vital to enhance novel applications of such technologies in an industry that is known as Construction 4.0. The main objective of the current state-of-the-art review is to provide a comprehensive literature review on three widely used Industry 4.0 technologies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Blockchain, and LiDAR, which have strong potential to promote and optimize different activities of the project, and also, the integration of them can greatly impact the construction industry in the whole project lifecycle. A bibliometric analysis of keyword co-occurrence and citations revealed a significant number of publications from 2014 to 2023 investigating the selected technologies. Recent trends indicate that the majority of papers have considered the selected technologies in the integration with each other. However, a specific gap exists in the literature regarding the interactions and potential synergies among these technologies. This gap limits the understanding of how these integrations can address challenges unique to the construction industry and hinders the development of comprehensive solutions. The review has been analyzed and discussed in reference to the type of article, single or multi technologies, the lifecycle, and their applications. The study showed that the integration of BIM, Blockchain, and LiDAR, as a recent trend and as a beneficial solution to automate the whole construction process, has considerable capacities to improve the productivity of the construction industry. Finally, some application areas for the integration of these three technologies are concluded and are suggested, and therefore, an advantageous reference has been provided for scholars to plan their future research in this sector.

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Section: Building Information Modeling (Bim)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Blockchain, and LiDAR Applications in Construction Lifecycle: Bibliometric, and Network Analysis

Faraji,

Homayoon Arya,

Ghasemi

et al. 2024

Buildings

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“…According to Olanrewaju et al [8], one of BIM's core tasks is effective progress management of construction operations, which was not possible due to the many challenges encountered throughout its adoption. According to Berges-Alvarez et al [9], there is less room for error and less time to think things through when making sustainability-related decisions. A connection is made between the environment and the economy using BIM.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Barriers to Building Information Modeling (BIM) Deployment in Small Construction Projects: Malaysian Construction Industry

2023

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Building information modeling (BIM) application in construction projects is considered beneficial for effective decision making throughout the project lifecycle, as it maximizes benefits without compromising practicality. The Malaysian construction industry is also keen on the adoption of BIM culture. However, various identified and unidentified barriers are hindering its practical implementation. In light of this, this study identified and analyzed critical obstacles to using BIM in Malaysian small construction projects. Through the use of semi-structured interviews and a pilot study using the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) method, the critical BIM barriers (CBBs) have been identified. Based on the findings of the EFA, CBBs were classified into five categories, i.e., technical adoption barrier, behavioral barrier, implementation barrier, management barrier, and digital education barrier. Following the questionnaire survey, feedback of 235 professionals was collected with vested interests in the Malaysian construction business, and the CBBs model was created using analysis of moment structures (AMOS). The findings revealed that although Malaysian experts with little experience in practice were fairly educated about BIM, technical adoption barriers, behavioral barriers, management barriers, and implementation hurdles were critical for adopting BIM. The study’s findings will help policymakers eliminate CBBs and use BIM in Malaysia’s modest construction projects to save costs, save time, boost productivity, and improve quality and sustainability.

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“…Environment, economy and society are its three pillars. There are different tools to analyse each aspect, adding all of them a sustainability score is obtained [10]. Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) is one of the methods used to evaluate the economic performance [11].…”

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Economic sustainability assessment of a gypsum ceiling tile with polyurethane foam waste

Rodrigo-Bravo

Gutiérrez-Gonzalez²,

Carpintero³

et al. 2023

E3S Web of Conf.

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The amount of plastics deposited in the environment is constantly increasing. To improve their circularity, numerous research lines emerge, such as the creation of new construction materials that incorporate polymeric waste. This practice manages to extend the life cycle of the waste, avoids the consumption of limited natural resources and gives the product additional characteristics. The re-use of polyurethane foam waste as a substitute for gypsum in ceiling tiles carries technical improvements such as a decrease in the weight of the material and in its thermal conductivity, maintaining a positive fire reaction performance. The goal of this work is to analyse its economic viability. For this, the financial assessments of the PU-Gypsum product and its standard alternative are compared. The results show that the Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) of the new precast is 6% cheaper. Despite the fact that the waste processing entails an extra cost, this is widely offset by the increase in the factory’s production capacity due to its shorter drying time. The manufacturing stage represents 3/5 of the total cost for both materials. The PU-Gypsum precast is an ideal market alternative to the traditional gypsum one with improved properties and proficient in an economic level.

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Environmental and economic criteria in early phases of building design through Building Information Modeling: A workflow exploration in developing countries

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Blockchain, and LiDAR Applications in Construction Lifecycle: Bibliometric, and Network Analysis

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Blockchain, and LiDAR Applications in Construction Lifecycle: Bibliometric, and Network Analysis

Barriers to Building Information Modeling (BIM) Deployment in Small Construction Projects: Malaysian Construction Industry

Economic sustainability assessment of a gypsum ceiling tile with polyurethane foam waste

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