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Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator

Oyedele, Lukumon; Akanbi, Lukman A.; Akinade, Olugbenga; Ajayi, Anuoluwapo O.; Davila Delgado, Manuel; Bilal, Muhammad; Bello, Sururah A.

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Authors

Lukumon Oyedele L.Oyedele@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Enterprise & Project Management

Dr Lukman Akanbi Lukman.Akanbi@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - Big Data Application Developer

Olugbenga Akinade Olugbenga.Akinade@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - AR/VR Development with Artificial Intelligence

Anuoluwapo Ajayi Anuoluwapo.Ajayi@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - Big Data Application

Manuel Davila Delgado Manuel.Daviladelgado@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - AR/VR Development with Artificial Intelligence

Muhammad Bilal Muhammad.Bilal@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - Big Data Application

Sururah Bello Sururah.Bello@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow - Redistributed Manufacturing in Deployed Operations



Abstract

© 2017 The Author(s) The aim of this study is to develop a BIM-based Whole-life Performance Estimator (BWPE) for appraising the salvage performance of structural components of buildings right from the design stage. A review of the extant literature was carried out to identify factors that influence salvage performance of structural components of buildings during their useful life. Thereafter, a mathematical modelling approach was adopted to develop BWPE using the identified factors and principle/concept of Weibull reliability distribution for manufactured products. The model was implemented in Building Information Modelling (BIM) environment and it was tested using case study design. Accordingly, the whole-life salvage performance profiles of the case study building were generated. The results show that building design with steel structure, demountable connections, and prefabricated assemblies produce recoverable materials that are mostly reusable. The study reveals that BWPE is an objective means for determining how much of recoverable materials from buildings are reusable and recyclable at the end of its useful life. BWPE will therefore provide a decision support mechanism for the architects and designers to analyse the implication of designs decision on the salvage performance of buildings over time. It will also be useful to the demolition engineers and consultants to generate pre-demolition audit when the building gets to end of its life.

Citation

Akanbi, L. A., Oyedele, L., Akinade, O., Ajayi, A. O., Davila Delgado, M., Bilal, M., & Bello, S. A. (2018). Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 129, 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.026

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 21, 2017
Online Publication Date Nov 6, 2017
Publication Date Feb 1, 2018
Deposit Date Nov 21, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Print ISSN 0921-3449
Electronic ISSN 1879-0658
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 129
Pages 175-186
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.026
Keywords Building Information Modelling (BIM), whole-life performance profile, building materials, end-of-life, circular economy
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/879608
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.026

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