Beneficial Effects of 3D BIM for Pre-Empting Waste during the Planning and Design Stage of Building and Waste Reduction Strategies

Musa Mohammed,Nasir Shafiq,Noor Amila Zawawi,Ahmed Al-Nini,Amin Al-Fakih,Abdulkadir Adamu Shehu,Hussein Mohammed Abualrejal,Rana Khallaf,Abdeliazim Mustafa Mohamed,Al-Baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi

doi:10.3390/su14063410

Abstract

The use of various tools for construction waste management throughout the planning and design (P&D) stage has several advantages. According to some research, building information modelling, or BIM, could be a valuable tool for predicting waste. This paper discusses how BIM could be used for pre-empting waste and reducing the course of the planning and design process of constructing a building. In Malaysia, a questionnaire survey of 340 construction experts was undertaken. Simultaneously, a regression analysis was carried out in order to determine the impact of BIM on the management of construction waste during the planning and design stage. This research could help many stakeholders in the construction industry to recognise various aspects of waste management, beginning with the planning and design stage of a project, which can be represented by designing a model that can be applied to mitigate waste during the construction of a building.

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The overall aim of this study is to see how effective Building information modelling (BIM) was at visualising and pre-empting construction waste throughout the planning and design stage of a project
Line graphs were used to present the most significant and highest factors that have a beneficial effect on BIM for pre-emptive waste minimisation during the planning and design stage of a building in the Malaysian construction industry
The findings show that Feasibility Analysis (P1), in the BIM 360 environment, allows teams to exchange project templates and organise planning, ensuring that all design stakeholders know the project and the results

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The global construction industry has recently been struck with the significant task of mitigating the severe environmental implications of its multiple activities. The building industry is an essential contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and a significant consumer of natural and manmade resources [1]. The building sector is thought to have a significant carbon impact. Because the conventional construction system uses a significant amount of energy and resources and generates a large quantity of waste throughout its lifecycle, it often contradicts the Paris-based Sustainable Development Goals [2].

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