Juniper Publishers| Civil Engineering Journal


Application of Combined BIM and 3D Point Cloud on Building Deconstruction



Authored by Xin Janet Ge,

While building information modelling (BIM) has been extensively applied to the design and construction stages, there has been only limited use of BIM for demolition or reconstruction phase in minimizing and managing demolition waste. This paper proposes the use of combined BIM and 3D point cloud technology for collecting and documenting of building material information and formulating strategies of deconstruction waste management. The purpose is to develop a methodology for improving accuracy of building material information, including information of reusability and recyclability; and reduce the cost of energy and environmental impacts. A building deconstruction project in Sydney was adopted in this paper and found an estimated total of AUD$1.5 million landfill levy can be saved based on the proposed methodology. With the rapid development of infrastructure in many countries over the last two decades, the environmental impacts of construction and demolition (C&D) activities has drawn much attention from both academic and industry. Effective C&D waste management and practices have been requested to alleviate waste generation problem with the growing awareness of environmental sustainability [1,2].

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