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Mingjun Ma, a registered first-class constructor of China, senior engineer (professor-level) and CIOB member. He achieved his master’s degree in management in Chongqing University. Now he is studying for the PhD degree in Chongqing University, and the doctoral research field is building energy conservation and environmental impact assessment of energy consumption. He has been engaging in construction technology and management in Chongqing Construction Engineering Group for nearly 20 years. As a project manager, he has completed a number of public buildings and municipal projects. The completion of these high-quality projects helped he win many awards, such as "National Municipal Golden Cup Award".
Sustainable construction is widely regarded as one of the best decisions to reduce the environmental impact of the buildings. Numerous scientific efforts have been devoted to promoting sustainability by adopting different techniques such as life cycle assessment (LCA) and building information modeling (BIM). The recent circular economy (CE) agenda is prioritizing in different sectors including construction due to increasing concern on the materials efficiency and resources consumption. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the implications, considerations, contributions and challenges of BIM integrated LCA and the CE adoption in the industry by critically analyzing the recent literature. A scientometric analysis was applied to the selected studies to show the knowledge among BIM, LCA and CE relationships. With a comprehensive analysis of major challenges and opportunities of LCA and BIM for construction sustainability, key drivers for sustainable building design were identified and analyzed. A prospective integrated framework for CE adoption into BIM-based LCA of buildings and an evaluation method are proposed by analyzing the contemporary issues. It is believed that the analyzed critical issues, identified future research direction and proposed frameworks and this methodology should contribute to effective implementation of CE into the building for promoting sustainable construction.
Kai Xue; Uzzal Hossain; Meng Liu; Mingjun Ma; Yizhi Zhang; Mengqiang Hu; Xiaoyi Chen; Guangyu Cao. BIM Integrated LCA for Promoting Circular Economy towards Sustainable Construction: An Analytical Review. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1310 .
AMA StyleKai Xue, Uzzal Hossain, Meng Liu, Mingjun Ma, Yizhi Zhang, Mengqiang Hu, Xiaoyi Chen, Guangyu Cao. BIM Integrated LCA for Promoting Circular Economy towards Sustainable Construction: An Analytical Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1310.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKai Xue; Uzzal Hossain; Meng Liu; Mingjun Ma; Yizhi Zhang; Mengqiang Hu; Xiaoyi Chen; Guangyu Cao. 2021. "BIM Integrated LCA for Promoting Circular Economy towards Sustainable Construction: An Analytical Review." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1310.