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: Received: 24 September 2024 / Approved: 25 September 2024 / Online: 25 September 2024 (12:26:03 CEST)
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Seano, J. A Review of Recent Advances in Combining BIM and LCA for Sustainable Construction. Preprints2024, 2024091976. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1976.v1
Seano, J. A Review of Recent Advances in Combining BIM and LCA for Sustainable Construction. Preprints 2024, 2024091976. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1976.v1
Seano, J. A Review of Recent Advances in Combining BIM and LCA for Sustainable Construction. Preprints2024, 2024091976. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1976.v1
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Seano, J. (2024). A Review of Recent Advances in Combining BIM and LCA for Sustainable Construction. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1976.v1
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Abstract
The construction industry, characterized by high energy use and carbon emissions, necessitates a thorough and accurate life cycle assessment (LCA). This review investigates how building information modeling (BIM) software can streamline the LCA process to improve both efficiency and precision. Although BIM has considerable potential, challenges remain, such as issues with software interoperability and a lack of standardized options for BIM-integrated LCA tools. The review also evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of various BIM software, LCA tools, and energy consumption tools, and highlights case studies of BIM-LCA integration. It provides a critical analysis of methods and techniques for BIM-LCA integration and data exchange, including the import of bills of quantities, Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), the use of BIM viewers, direct LCA calculations with BIM plugins, and calculations using LCA plugins. The study concludes with future outlooks, aiming to direct the development of improved LCA tools that offer better integration with BIM software, which is crucial for advancing sustainable construction practices.
Keywords
Building Information Modeling (BIM); Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Sustainable Construction; Software Interoperability; Data Exchange Techniques
Subject
Engineering, Civil Engineering
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
