Abstract
The construction industry is in the process of becoming circular where economic
growth is decoupled from materials extraction. Several assessment methods are being developed to measure the circularity, but no practical tool is available yet for understanding material efficiency in construction projects. Designers and other stakeholders, accordingly, have limited understanding about how circular their projects are. Through building on the potentials of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a digital whole life-cycle methodology, this research, therefore, aims to iteratively develop a BIM-based circularity assessment tool. A design science research methodology was adopted during a large-scale renovation project with circularity ambitions in the Netherlands. Following the steps of design science research, the research identified the stakeholders' problem, defined a design objective, designed a circularity assessment tool, demonstrated its usage in a BIM environment, evaluated the user experiences and communicated possible future improvements. It thus provides new opportunities for project stakeholders to gain (circular) material efficiency insights.
growth is decoupled from materials extraction. Several assessment methods are being developed to measure the circularity, but no practical tool is available yet for understanding material efficiency in construction projects. Designers and other stakeholders, accordingly, have limited understanding about how circular their projects are. Through building on the potentials of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a digital whole life-cycle methodology, this research, therefore, aims to iteratively develop a BIM-based circularity assessment tool. A design science research methodology was adopted during a large-scale renovation project with circularity ambitions in the Netherlands. Following the steps of design science research, the research identified the stakeholders' problem, defined a design objective, designed a circularity assessment tool, demonstrated its usage in a BIM environment, evaluated the user experiences and communicated possible future improvements. It thus provides new opportunities for project stakeholders to gain (circular) material efficiency insights.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ARCOM 2022 Conference |
| Pages | 234-244 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Sept 2022 |
| Event | 38th Annual ARCOM Conference 2022: Building Back Wiser - Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Sept 2022 → 7 Sept 2022 Conference number: 38 http://www.arcom.ac.uk |
Conference
| Conference | 38th Annual ARCOM Conference 2022 |
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| Abbreviated title | ARCOM |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Glasgow |
| Period | 5/09/22 → 7/09/22 |
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Keywords
- BIM
- Circularity assessment
- Design science
- Project
- renovation