Construction 4.0 is a platform that combines digital and physical technologies to enhance the design and construction of the built environment. Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM), a component of Construction 4.0′s digital technologies, streamlines construction processes and promotes collaboration among project stakeholders. In this study, a comprehensive literature review and bibliometric and content analysis are conducted on building information modeling (BIM), life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle cost (LCC), BrIM, and Bridge LCA. This study investigates the potential integration of BrIM, LCA, and LCC as inputs for bridges’ LCA to enhance decision making by providing designers with detailed and interactive cost and environmental information throughout an asset’s lifecycle and explores the functionalities of Construction 4.0 and its potential influence on the economy and sustainability of bridge projects. The reviewed literature showed that the tools currently used to apply LCA and LCC methods for infrastructure assets lack the ability to identify possible integration with BrIM and hold limitations in their key functions for identifying the utmost features that need to be adopted in the creation of any tool to increase the general resilience of bridges and infrastructure.

In recent years, an essential approach for promoting and implementing efficient sustainable construction practices has been considered through the integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA). The introduction of OpenBIM, which is characterized by its collaborative and interoperable nature, offers an ideal framework to enhance this integration. This paper conducts a systematic review of the literature concerning the practices applied to integrate BIM and LCA, focusing on the present trends, challenges, and opportunities as well as on how the concept of OpenBIM can be applied to tackle the identified issues and gaps. Based on an intense review of the literature to identify the ways currently used to exchange data, this paper proposes a robust framework to create Information Delivery Specifications (IDS) as a solution to the identified gaps to attain an effective implementation, ultimately contributing to sustainable buildings’ practices and enhancing the integration of OpenBIM and LCA. OpenBIM emphasizes interoperability and collaboration by using open standards like Industry Foundation Classes (IFCs), which, when combined with LCA, offer a powerful method for the practice of sustainable building and provide a transparent evaluation of the environmental impacts of building materials and processes. This paper explores the definitions, key concepts, types of the exchanged data, and methods of integration and therefore provides insights into their potential in addressing the gaps that the construction industry is currently facing. The framework of integrating OpenBIM and LCA will be developed as a tool; therefore, it will combine an automated validation option by using IDS, create an enriched IFC file(s), dynamically map the data to an external LCA repositories, and incorporate feedback and reporting mechanisms. All those will be combined to address the most persistent shortcomings in the reviewed studies related to the integration of BIM and LCA. The framework will promote a holistic approach covering the early design benchmark to the detailed Whole Building LCA (WBLCA), including the operational and end-of-life phases. This next-generation workflow will align closely to the principles of OpenBIM, leading to improvement in the efficiency, accuracy, and deeper understanding of the environmental impacts by stakeholders over the construction lifecycle of buildings.