Enhancing Interoperability and Automation of Construction Waste Quantification: Integration of Building...

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Subarna Sivashanmugam Sergio Rodriguez Trejo

Enhancing Interoperability and Automation of Construction Waste Quantification

Integration of Building Information Modelling and Semantic Web Technology

Subarna Sivashanmugam, Sergio Rodriguez Trejo, Farzad Pour Rahimian (Teesside University, UK)

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Routledge
28 July 2025

Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Project management; Construction & heavy industry; Waste management; Building construction & materials

Series: Digital Frontiers in Buildings and Infrastructure

Enhancing Interoperability and Automation of Construction Waste Quantification outlines the construction waste quantification (CWQ) modelling that supports data-driven decision-making in the built environment. It presents how the functionalities of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Semantic Web Technology are integrated to enhance the interoperability and automation of the CWQ process.

The research in this book shapes the development of a semantic framework that supports the built environment in quantifying construction waste (CW) and informing optimal material choices from early design stages to minimise the quantity and diversity of waste generation. The book also demonstrates the application of the proposed framework using an ontology (PROduct CIRcularity Ontology) and a BIM-integrated digital tool (Building Waste Tool [BWT]). The PRODCIRO and BWT inform how data, standardisation, consistency, and granularity could streamline and automate the CWQ process. The book also presents the outputs of a test-case building used to validate the adaptability and accuracy of the framework.

This book is a valuable resource for BIM and sustainability practitioners. It provides a comprehensive discussion on the significance of CW, its impacts on sustainability, advancements in CWQ, and data and information gaps within the existing CWQ practices. The solution proposed in the book will help the built environment to shift from reactive to proactive and preventive waste management.

By: Subarna Sivashanmugam, Sergio Rodriguez Trejo, Farzad Pour Rahimian (Teesside University, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032998541
ISBN 10: 1032998547
Series: Digital Frontiers in Buildings and Infrastructure
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 28 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Construction Waste - Definition, Classification, Sources Impacts, Management and Quantification Chapter 3: Building Information Modelling, Semantic Web Technology, and Life Cycle Assessment Chapter 4: BIM-based Semantic Construction Waste Quantification Framework Chapter 5 Product Circularity Ontology - Design, Development and Validation Chapter 6 Building Waste Tool - Design, Development and Validation Chapter 7: Potentialities of the Construction Waste Quantification Framework Chapter 8 Conclusions and Future Directions

Subarna Sivashanmugam is Research Associate at the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, UK. Sergio Rodriguez-Trejo is Associate Professor of Research at the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, UK. Farzad Rahimian is Professor of Digital Engineering at the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, UK