Green Template for Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings Based on Building Information Modeling: Focus on Embodied Environmental Impact

Lee, Sung‐Woo; Tae, Sungho; Roh, Seungjun; Kim, Tae-Hyung

doi:10.3390/su71215830

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“…developed a Parametric Building Element Library, using a library writing method. A shared parameter input method, similar to the BIM data input method [59], was used to match the information necessary for LCA with the library content.…”

Section: Output Data and Communication Of Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The literature recognizes the advantages of BIM-LCA integration [13,23,33,49,[56][57][58][59]. Kreiner et al [23], who developed a methodology for building environmental assessment based on LCA, acknowledged the integration of LCA in BIM as a way of improving sustainability performance of buildings.…”

Section: Bim-lca Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Maximum and minimum values of variable inputs were included and the automated design-feedback process was supported by the use of several formulae for quantifying materials. Lee et al [59] specified that the developed study required a LOD 300. Peng [ The data sources to develop the Life Cycle inventory (LCI) involve the collection and quantification of input and output data for building materials, building operations and processes over the building life cycle [4].…”

Section: Bim Model Inputmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

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Current environmental problems arising from the building sector require tools to help reduce resource consumption and environmental impact. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely used tool to quantify the environmental impacts of the building sector. The literature recognizes the need to simplify the method application, especially to reduce and optimize data acquisition. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is defined as a virtual 3D building model which integrates with a database of their building elements. Several studies recognize that the integration of BIM and LCA can simplify data acquisition of the building as well as provide both tools with feedback. This paper reviews recent studies centered on BIM-based LCA, and also carries out a methodological analysis of their integration, focusing on the way that BIM can contribute to simplifying data input, and optimize output data and results during the LCA application in buildings.The results show the viability to develop methods based on BIM models for organizing building information used to estimate environmental and energy consumption impacts based on LCA, including:templates and plug-ins for BIM software, and the integration of automated processes combining different data and software. Reviewed papers are simplified LCA applications, mostly focused on CO2 emission calculation during the early stages of design. Finally, methodological challenges and recommendations for BIM and LCA tools are proposed.

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Section: Output Data and Communication Of Resultsmentioning

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Section: Bim Model Inputmentioning

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Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

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García-Martínez

2017

Energy and Buildings

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“…A study addressed the design for deconstruction (DfD) design criteria [46] based on professionals' feedbacks and the need to implement Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) models with DfD-BIM software data. The IFC interchange format for the BIM model is approached by several studies [47,48] to integrate data relating to sustainable development but experiences difficulties due to generated file errors during export and import [49]. In this regard, several papers showed the weak interoperability, the lack of industry standards holistically covering the various application areas of BIM for sustainable buildings, the lack of methods and low accuracy of BIM-based prediction models [50].…”

Section: Use Of Building Information Modeling (Bim) For Reusementioning

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A BIM-Based Framework and Databank for Reusing Load-Bearing Structural Elements

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In a context of intense environmental pressure where the construction sector has the greatest impact on several indicators, the reuse of load-bearing elements is the most promising by avoiding the production of waste, preserving natural resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by decreasing embodied energy. This study proposes a methodology based on a chain of tools to enable structural engineers to anticipate future reuse. This methodology describes the design of reversible assemblies, the addition of complementary information in the building information modeling (BIM), reinforced traceability, and the development of a material bank. At the same time, controlling the environmental impacts of reuse is planned by carrying out a life cycle assessment (LCA) at all stages of the project. Two scenarios for reuse design are applied with the toolchain proposed. A. "design from a stock" scenario, which leads to 100% of elements being reused, using only elements from stock. B. "design with a stock" scenario, which seeks to integrate as many reused elements available in the stock as possible. The case study of a high-rise building deconstructed to rebuild a medium-rise building demonstrated that the developed toolchain allowed the inclusion of all reuse elements in a new structural calculation model. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3147 2 of 24 the largest exploiters of natural resources [8], accounting for between 40% of the total raw materials consumption [9] and 50% [10].This growing development has repercussions on the emission of GHGs, among other indicators. In France, the construction and building industry is the leading emitter of GHGs [11], i.e., 33% of total GHGs. Several studies confirm this number worldwide [6,12,13]. Kumar Dixit et al. [8] define the embodied energy (EE) and embodied carbon (EC). EE during the construction phase is the amount of energy used for the extraction of raw materials, the production and transport of building components as well as the building construction and end-of-life (EOL). Moreover, EC refers to the associated GHG emissions [3]; the operating energy during the operation phase as energy consumption and associated operational carbon emissions during the use phase of buildings (heating, cooling, etc.). The average value of EE is 50% of the total primary energy demand [14]. The share of operational energy seems to decrease recently (even disappearing in passive or zero energy buildings) with technical progress and, therefore, the share of EE increases [15].Another impact of the construction sector is due to waste generation [5,16]. Most of the literature focuses on waste management, which shows a great interest in reducing the construction and demolition waste (CDW) generated by the construction sector as it represents around 40% of the waste produced [17]. Cai et al. [18] and Lismont et al. [19] explained that in Europe, about 25-30% of the waste result from the building sector amounting to 870 million tons annually and Brütting et al. [3] estimated this share at more than a third ...

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“…The topic of sustainable construction, defined in the basic document-Agenda 21-for sustainable construction, represents a large complex of issues with a large number of parameters from various areas of the construction industry [2]. Due to a complicated interaction between construction and the environment, the life cycle assessment (LCA) of buildings represents a comprehensive approach to surveying the impact of a building on the environment in all phases of its life cycle [3][4][5]. The methods of LCA have been used to evaluate the production process of various products for quite a long time.…”

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Quantification of Improvement in Environmental Quality for Old Residential Buildings Using Life Cycle Assessment

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Abstract:In Slovakia, 35% of buildings are older than 50 years but most newer buildings built before 1990 have greater energy consumption. Some other countries also have similar problems. The growing importance of energy saving in buildings can be, in the case of new and old residential buildings (RB), achieved by lowering thermal energy consumption most often by application of polystyrene insulation on the external walls and roof and the exchange of wood window frames for PVC (polyvinyl chloride) windows. The novelty of the article for Slovakia and some other central European countries consists in using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method for the objective assessment of the environmental benefits of the selected systems of wall insulation, as well as of energy savings in various time intervals of insulation functionality (up to 20 years). LCA software SimaPro (LE Amersfoort, The Netherlands) was used with ReCiPe and IMPACT 2002+ assessment methods to quantify the total environmental impact at selected endpoints and midpoints (IMPACT 2002+) of basic structural materials of an RB and its energy demand-heat consumption (hot water heating, central heating) before the application of insulation and thermal energy saving (TES) after application of insulation to its external walls, roof, and the exchange of windows. The data we obtained confirmed that the environmental impact of the polystyrene insulation of external walls, roof, and exchange of windows of one residential building (RB) in the first year after insulation is higher than the reduction caused by achieving a TES of 39%. When taking a lifespan of 20 years into consideration, the impact over the life cycle of the building materials is reduced by 25% (global warming: −4792 kg CO 2 eq; production of carcinogens: −2479 kg C 2 H 3 Cl eq; acidification: −12,045 kg SO 2 eq; and aquatic eutrophication: −257 kg PO 4 P-lim). The verified LCA methodology will be used for comparative analysis of different variants of thermal insulation of buildings, and their functionality in the long term, while taking into account local specifics and the preparation of environmental product declarations.

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Green Template for Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings Based on Building Information Modeling: Focus on Embodied Environmental Impact

Cited by 99 publications

References 8 publications

Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

A BIM-Based Framework and Databank for Reusing Load-Bearing Structural Elements

Quantification of Improvement in Environmental Quality for Old Residential Buildings Using Life Cycle Assessment

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