Potential Integration of Bridge Information Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment/Life Cycle Costing Tools for Infrastructure Projects within Construction 4.0: A Review

Ahmad Jrade, Farnaz Jalaei (), Jieying Jane Zhang, Saeed Jalilzadeh Eirdmousa and Farzad Jalaei
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Ahmad Jrade: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Farnaz Jalaei: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Jieying Jane Zhang: National Research Council Canada, Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
Saeed Jalilzadeh Eirdmousa: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Farzad Jalaei: National Research Council Canada, Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-25

Abstract: Construction 4.0 is a platform that combines digital and physical technologies to enhance the design and construction of the built environment. Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM), a component of Construction 4.0′s digital technologies, streamlines construction processes and promotes collaboration among project stakeholders. In this study, a comprehensive literature review and bibliometric and content analysis are conducted on building information modeling (BIM), life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle cost (LCC), BrIM, and Bridge LCA. This study investigates the potential integration of BrIM, LCA, and LCC as inputs for bridges’ LCA to enhance decision making by providing designers with detailed and interactive cost and environmental information throughout an asset’s lifecycle and explores the functionalities of Construction 4.0 and its potential influence on the economy and sustainability of bridge projects. The reviewed literature showed that the tools currently used to apply LCA and LCC methods for infrastructure assets lack the ability to identify possible integration with BrIM and hold limitations in their key functions for identifying the utmost features that need to be adopted in the creation of any tool to increase the general resilience of bridges and infrastructure.

Keywords: construction 4.0; bridge information modeling (BrIM); life cycle assessment (LCA); life cycle cost (LCC); building information modeling (BIM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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