Towards an accessible life cycle assessment: A literature based review of current BIM and parametric based tools capabilities

Abstract

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for buildings has not been widely applied because of its complexity and time-consuming nature. Several studies have been trying to address this issue by the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Parametric tools, which enable them to face specific issues arising on projects. Amongst the different research efforts, one can perceive a gap in the field. This gap lies in the insufficient understanding of the methodological approaches and tools best suited to carry out environmental analysis. The novelty of the paper is to compare the paradigms and scope of most common used BIM and Parametric approach for LCA. This leads to an enhanced awareness on how to apply both trending phenomena to increase their features and reduce the limitations.