Integration of BIM with Life Cycle Assessment
Systematic literature review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46421/entac.v20i1.6174Keywords:
Building Information Modeling, Life Cycle Assessment, Construction, Systematic reviewAbstract
Civil construction is an essential industry for human development and well-being, but it is responsible for generating numerous significant environmental impacts. The sector faces challenges in quantifying its environmental impacts due to the diversity of materials and construction processes. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a consolidated and crucial technique for identifying and quantifying these impacts. This article proposes a systematic review of the literature, with the aim of identifying how Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be a facilitating tool for carrying out LCA in civil construction. The research is conducted using the Scopus database, which resulted in 191 related articles on the topic in the last five years. The results indicate an increase in research on BIM and LCA integration, highlighting advantages such as process efficiency and the ability to make sustainable comparisons between materials, construction typologies and layouts during the design phase. However, it is possible to recognize challenges, especially the need to improve interoperability between BIM software and those used for LCA.
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