The coupling of BIM and LCA—challenges identified through case study implementation

Martin Röck; Alexander Passer; Delphine Ramon; Karen Allacker

The coupling of BIM and LCA—challenges identified through case study implementation

Martin Röck, Alexander Passer, Delphine Ramon, Karen Allacker

Working Group Sustainable Construction (1401)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

Abstract

To conduct an environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings, the potential benefits of coupling LCA and Building Information Modelling (BIM) has gained a lot of attention among researchers recently. The expected efficiency gains, mainly coming from establishing the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) in an automated way, can improve the process significantly. However, the application of BIM and building model’s varying Levels of Development (LOD) have implications on how the LCI should be structured and which LCA datasets can be used. The structure and completeness as well as granularity of a building model have to be clarified before deciding for the assessment workflow and tools used. Aiming for an efficient yet complete assessment, the implications of a workflow of establishing the LCI in Revit are discussed, refining the inventory in Excel and finally assessing the complete building in SimaPro. The study discusses the potentials, challenges and learnings from two BIM-LCA case studies investigated as part of the PEF4buildings project and presents the workflow developed based on these case studies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Life-Cycle Analysis and Assessment in Civil Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Towards an Integrated Vision
Editors	Robby Caspeele, Luc Taerwe, Dan Frangopol
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
Pages	841 - 846
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-138-62633-1
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 2019
Event	6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering: IALCCE 2018 - Ghent, Belgium Duration: 28 Oct 2018 → 31 Oct 2018

Conference

Conference	6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering
Abbreviated title	IALCCE 2018
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	28/10/18 → 31/10/18
Other	IALCCE 2018 - The Sixth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Engineering

Keywords

Building Information Modelling
BIM
Life Cycle Assessment
LCA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Building and Construction

Fields of Expertise

Sustainable Systems

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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The coupling of BIM and LCA – Challenges identified through case study implementation
Martin Röck (Speaker), Delphine Ramon (Speaker) & Karen Allacker (Speaker)
29 Oct 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at conference or symposium › Science to science

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The coupling of BIM and LCA—challenges identified through case study implementation. / Röck, Martin ; Passer, Alexander; Ramon, Delphine et al.
Life-Cycle Analysis and Assessment in Civil Engineering : Towards an Integrated Vision. ed. / Robby Caspeele; Luc Taerwe; Dan Frangopol. London: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. p. 841 - 846.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

Röck, M , Passer, A, Ramon, D & Allacker, K 2019, The coupling of BIM and LCA—challenges identified through case study implementation. in R Caspeele, L Taerwe & D Frangopol (eds), Life-Cycle Analysis and Assessment in Civil Engineering : Towards an Integrated Vision. Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp. 841 - 846, 6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, Ghent, Belgium, 28/10/18.

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The coupling of BIM and LCA—challenges identified through case study implementation

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The coupling of BIM and LCA – Challenges identified through case study implementation

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