BIM Model View Definition (MVD) for disassembly planning of buildings

Abstract

Buildings are responsible for a huge amount of negative environmental impacts at the End-of-Life (EoL) stage because of the massive global production of waste. Therefore, there is an urgent need for developing design systems to decrease waste generation by facilitating the reuse and recycling of building materials. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been demonstrated to be an effective tool for enhancing building performance at the different life cycle stages. However, the implementation of BIM for assessing the EoL stage of building projects is still underdeveloped. One important activity on the EoL stage is disassembly planning for reuse of building components and building renovation. The aim of this study is to develop the framework for a BIM Model View Definition (MVD) for disassembly planning. First, we developed a framework for an MVD for the disassembly planning of buildings based on the literature review in the field. Then, we proposed a workflow for implementing the MVD, as well as the validation procedures. In the end, the MVD was validated by compiling the information of a BIM-based disassembly model. Results of the case study show that the presented approach is efficient for corroborating the syntax, semantic structure, and information content of BIM models.