Analysis of current practice and future potentials of LCA in a BIM-based design process in Germany
The construction and building sector, responsible for 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is undergoing a fundamental digital transformation enabled by Building Information Modelling (BIM). Integrating life cycle assessment (LCA) in digital building design processes enables early evaluation of e...
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| author | Schumacher Rebecca Theißen Sebastian Höper Jannick Drzymalla Jan Lambertz Michaela Hollberg Alexander Forth Kasimir Schneider-Marin Patricia Wimmer Reinhard Bahlau Sascha Meins-Becker Anica |
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| description | The construction and building sector, responsible for 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is undergoing a fundamental digital transformation enabled by Building Information Modelling (BIM). Integrating life cycle assessment (LCA) in digital building design processes enables early evaluation of embodied impacts. This connection offers opportunities to generate predictive parameters to efficiently use environmental optimization potentials. The aim of this study was to investigate current barriers and incentives for practitioners to use LCA in combination with BIM in practice in Germany. Based on criteria identified in a systematic literature review, a survey amongst 161 practitioners is conducted, analysing five different user profiles. The evaluated criteria are added value, perception of relevance, intention, age, data availability, standardization, external demand and usability. The results present a recognised added value of integrating LCA in BIM from the perspective of all user profiles. Currently, measures in a political and social context have higher potentials, i. e. are more urgent to implement, than measures in the information technology context, whereas priorities vary depending on user profiles. The greatest drivers are external demand and pressure in forms of stricter political requirements and more demand from the public-sector. The presented insights, trends and need for action can support implementing procedures for achieving the urgent climate goals of the construction sector strategically through digital transformation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70f3b371a5dd467b9f77264d6a634ea62022-12-22T03:35:37ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422022-01-013491000410.1051/e3sconf/202234910004e3sconf_lcm2022_10004Analysis of current practice and future potentials of LCA in a BIM-based design process in GermanySchumacher Rebecca0Theißen Sebastian1Höper Jannick2Drzymalla Jan3Lambertz Michaela4Hollberg Alexander5Forth Kasimir6Schneider-Marin Patricia7Wimmer Reinhard8Bahlau Sascha9Meins-Becker Anica10Technische Hochschule KölnTechnische Hochschule KölnTechnische Hochschule KölnTechnische Hochschule KölnTechnische Hochschule KölnChalmers University of TechnologyTechnische Universität MünchenNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTMM GroupintecplanBergische Universität WuppertalThe construction and building sector, responsible for 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is undergoing a fundamental digital transformation enabled by Building Information Modelling (BIM). Integrating life cycle assessment (LCA) in digital building design processes enables early evaluation of embodied impacts. This connection offers opportunities to generate predictive parameters to efficiently use environmental optimization potentials. The aim of this study was to investigate current barriers and incentives for practitioners to use LCA in combination with BIM in practice in Germany. Based on criteria identified in a systematic literature review, a survey amongst 161 practitioners is conducted, analysing five different user profiles. The evaluated criteria are added value, perception of relevance, intention, age, data availability, standardization, external demand and usability. The results present a recognised added value of integrating LCA in BIM from the perspective of all user profiles. Currently, measures in a political and social context have higher potentials, i. e. are more urgent to implement, than measures in the information technology context, whereas priorities vary depending on user profiles. The greatest drivers are external demand and pressure in forms of stricter political requirements and more demand from the public-sector. The presented insights, trends and need for action can support implementing procedures for achieving the urgent climate goals of the construction sector strategically through digital transformation.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2022/16/e3sconf_lcm2022_10004.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Schumacher Rebecca Theißen Sebastian Höper Jannick Drzymalla Jan Lambertz Michaela Hollberg Alexander Forth Kasimir Schneider-Marin Patricia Wimmer Reinhard Bahlau Sascha Meins-Becker Anica Analysis of current practice and future potentials of LCA in a BIM-based design process in Germany E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | Analysis of current practice and future potentials of LCA in a BIM-based design process in Germany |
| title_full | Analysis of current practice and future potentials of LCA in a BIM-based design process in Germany |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of current practice and future potentials of LCA in a BIM-based design process in Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of current practice and future potentials of LCA in a BIM-based design process in Germany |
| title_short | Analysis of current practice and future potentials of LCA in a BIM-based design process in Germany |
| title_sort | analysis of current practice and future potentials of lca in a bim based design process in germany |
| url | https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2022/16/e3sconf_lcm2022_10004.pdf |
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