Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage

The scientific community has revealed the environmental benefits of recycling construction waste (CW) versus its disposal, and its contribution to circularity. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method enables the environmental impact of CW management to be quantified and facilitates the comparison of...

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Authors: Llatas Oliver, María Carmen, Quiñones Rodríguez, María del Rocío, Bizcocho Tocón, Nuria
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Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144675409&doi=10.3390%2frecycling7060082&partnerID=40&md5=176b22aec18dd3931a3daf00578ba02f
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Keyword:Reciclaje - Construcción
Residuos de Construcción Demolición (RCD)
Análisis del ciclo de vida (ACV)
Impacto medioambiental
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Consumo energético
Hormigón
Plásticos
Acero
3308.04 Ingeniería de la Contaminación
3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos
5312.03 Construcción
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spelling Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design StageLlatas Oliver, María CarmenQuiñones Rodríguez, María del RocíoBizcocho Tocón, NuriaReciclaje - ConstrucciónResiduos de Construcción Demolición (RCD)Análisis del ciclo de vida (ACV)Impacto medioambientalBuilding Information Modeling (BIM)Consumo energéticoHormigónPlásticosAcero3308.04 Ingeniería de la Contaminación3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos5312.03 ConstrucciónThe scientific community has revealed the environmental benefits of recycling construction waste (CW) versus its disposal, and its contribution to circularity. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method enables the environmental impact of CW management to be quantified and facilitates the comparison of recycling versus alternative disposal scenarios. However, due to its complexity, LCA is seldom used by technicians during the design phase, which constitutes a crucial stage in the prevention of environmental impacts. This paper therefore proposes an LCA-based tool, integrated into the Building Information Modelling (BIM) methodology, that helps designers to automate the environmental assessment of recycling versus disposal. The CW-LCA-BIM tool uses impact factors obtained from an LCA model applied to CW and was applied to the structural system of a building in Spain. Up to 99% of the non-hazardous waste was recyclable or reusable. The management of three types of recyclable waste was assessed: concrete (27.2 t), plastics (4.2 t), and steel (1.5 t). Recycling is shown to be the best option since it prevents 1.4 times (14.6 t) the emissions of the disposal scenario and saves 85 times (148.5 GJ) its energy consumption. This tool can be developed in other waste management systems and infrastructures. It can be useful both for designers for the reduction of the environmental impact of their buildings, and for policy managers for waste-prevention policies. © 2022 by the authors.MDPI2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/2878https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144675409&doi=10.3390%2frecycling7060082&partnerID=40&md5=176b22aec18dd3931a3daf00578ba02freponame:RIARTEinstname:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)Ingléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/28782026-06-02T12:44:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage
title Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage
spellingShingle Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage
Llatas Oliver, María Carmen
Reciclaje - Construcción
Residuos de Construcción Demolición (RCD)
Análisis del ciclo de vida (ACV)
Impacto medioambiental
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Consumo energético
Hormigón
Plásticos
Acero
3308.04 Ingeniería de la Contaminación
3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos
5312.03 Construcción
title_short Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage
title_full Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage
title_fullStr Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage
title_sort Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Waste Recycling versus Disposal Scenarios Using an LCA-BIM Tool during the Design Stage
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Llatas Oliver, María Carmen
Quiñones Rodríguez, María del Rocío
Bizcocho Tocón, Nuria
author Llatas Oliver, María Carmen
author_facet Llatas Oliver, María Carmen
Quiñones Rodríguez, María del Rocío
Bizcocho Tocón, Nuria
author_role author
author2 Quiñones Rodríguez, María del Rocío
Bizcocho Tocón, Nuria
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Reciclaje - Construcción
Residuos de Construcción Demolición (RCD)
Análisis del ciclo de vida (ACV)
Impacto medioambiental
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Consumo energético
Hormigón
Plásticos
Acero
3308.04 Ingeniería de la Contaminación
3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos
5312.03 Construcción
topic Reciclaje - Construcción
Residuos de Construcción Demolición (RCD)
Análisis del ciclo de vida (ACV)
Impacto medioambiental
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Consumo energético
Hormigón
Plásticos
Acero
3308.04 Ingeniería de la Contaminación
3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos
5312.03 Construcción
description The scientific community has revealed the environmental benefits of recycling construction waste (CW) versus its disposal, and its contribution to circularity. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method enables the environmental impact of CW management to be quantified and facilitates the comparison of recycling versus alternative disposal scenarios. However, due to its complexity, LCA is seldom used by technicians during the design phase, which constitutes a crucial stage in the prevention of environmental impacts. This paper therefore proposes an LCA-based tool, integrated into the Building Information Modelling (BIM) methodology, that helps designers to automate the environmental assessment of recycling versus disposal. The CW-LCA-BIM tool uses impact factors obtained from an LCA model applied to CW and was applied to the structural system of a building in Spain. Up to 99% of the non-hazardous waste was recyclable or reusable. The management of three types of recyclable waste was assessed: concrete (27.2 t), plastics (4.2 t), and steel (1.5 t). Recycling is shown to be the best option since it prevents 1.4 times (14.6 t) the emissions of the disposal scenario and saves 85 times (148.5 GJ) its energy consumption. This tool can be developed in other waste management systems and infrastructures. It can be useful both for designers for the reduction of the environmental impact of their buildings, and for policy managers for waste-prevention policies. © 2022 by the authors.
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