scholarly journals Enabling Automatic LCA at Any Stage of the Building Based on Its BIM Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Mathieu Dupuis ◽  
Alain April ◽  
Daniel Forgues
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
File Format ◽  
Extended Version ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Gap ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Manual Input ◽  
Creative Construction ◽  
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The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a whole building is a well-known process used to assess its environmental impact. The construction domain does not use this process at this time because it requires too much information and collecting it is very labor intensive. This paper identifies the information needed to perform an LCA at any level of development of a Building Information Modelling (BIM) model and proposes some solutions to fill the information gap of an early stage BIM model. After the required information is identified, the interoperability strategy is analyzed to propose a framework introducing a way to organize the LCA of a whole building, as well as a new file format to share information between BIM and LCA software. The proposed framework enables an LCA to be performed, without manual input, at every iteration of the BIM model. This framework was previously presented at the Creative Construction Conference 2019 and this paper is an extended version of that paper.

Life cycle assessment data structure for building information modelling

2018 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 193-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmine Cavalliere ◽  
Guido Raffaele Dell'Osso ◽  
Alessandra Pierucci ◽  
Francesco Iannone
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Data Structure ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment Data

Behavioural Intention to Use Building Information Modelling (BIM) among Community College Students in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17
Author(s):  
Nor Akmal Mohamad ◽  
Madihah Khalid
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information

Building information modelling (BIM) is one of the new technologies being used in architectural and constructions projects. At present, BIM curricula are being taught in many Malaysian higher learning institutions, including at the certificate level in community colleges. Even though many studies have investigated behavioural intention to adopt BIM in the industrial setting, studies on the intention to use BIM among students during their training or learning have not received the same level of attention. This study, therefore, investigated the extent to which community college students are willing to accept and use BIM. Factors that influenced their behavioural intention to use BIM, as well as the relationship between the factors and intention to use were also examined. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used as the theoretical framework to guide the research, where students’ behavioural intention to use BIM was explained through their perceptions of its usefulness and ease of use, as well as their attitude towards BIM utilization in the classroom. A total of 144 community college students enrolled in the architecture programmes in Malaysia were selected as the sample using convenience sampling. The findings show that the students’ behavioural intention to adopt BIM is high. They also perceive BIM as useful and easy to use, and their attitude towards BIM usage appears to be positive. The regression model produced an adjusted R-squared value of 0.790 indicating that 79% of the total variance in the students’ intention to use BIM can be explained by the three independent variables, i.e., perceived usefulness, ease of use, and attitude. Keywords: Building information modelling, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude, intention to use, behavioural intention, Technology Acceptance Model

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