BIM-Based End-of-Lifecycle Decision Making and Digital Deconstruction: Literature Review

Arghavan Akbarieh, Laddu Bhagya Jayasinghe, Danièle Waldmann and Felix Norman Teferle
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Arghavan Akbarieh: Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, Campus Kirchberg, University of Luxembourg, 1359 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Laddu Bhagya Jayasinghe: Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, Campus Belval, University of Luxembourg, 4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Danièle Waldmann: Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, Campus Belval, University of Luxembourg, 4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Felix Norman Teferle: Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, Campus Kirchberg, University of Luxembourg, 1359 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-29

Abstract: This article is the second part of a two-part study, which explored the extent to which Building Information Modelling (BIM) is used for End-of-Lifecycle (EoL) scenario selection to minimise the Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW). The conventional literature review presented here is based on the conceptual landscape that was obtained from the bibliometric and scientometric analysis in the first part of the study. Seven main academic research directions concerning the BIM-based EoL domain were found, including social and cultural factors, BIM-based Design for Deconstruction (DfD), BIM-based deconstruction, BIM-based EoL within LCA, BIM-aided waste management, Material and Component Banks (M/C Banks), off-site construction, interoperability and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). The analysis highlights research gaps in the path of raw materials to reusable materials, i.e., from the deconstruction to M/C banks to DfD-based designs and then again to deconstruction. BIM-based EoL is suffering from a lack of a global framework. The existing solutions are based on local waste management policies and case-specific sustainability criteria selection. Another drawback of these ad hoc but well-developed BIM-based EoL prototypes is their use of specific proprietary BIM tools to support their framework. This disconnection between BIM tools and EoL tools is reportedly hindering the BIM-based EoL, while no IFC classes support the EoL phase information exchange.

Keywords: Building Information Modelling; deconstruction; design for deconstruction; reusable materials; interoperability; life cycle assessment; offsite construction; Construction and Demolition Waste; digital twin; Building Stock 4.0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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