Research Article
BIM Application to Select Appropriate Design Alternative with Consideration of LCA and LCCA
Table 1
Data required for conducting LCA and LCCA.
| Life cycle phase | Target activities for conducting LCA and LCCA | Required information for LCA | Required information for LCC | | EF | Additions | | UC | Additions |
| Construction | Manufacturing factory | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | (i) Unit cost, including labor and equipment costs. It can be found using RS Means data | Transporting | ● | ● | (i) Fuel type (ii) Fuel consumptions | Assembling site | ● | ● |
| Operation | Maintenance and repair | ● | ● | (i) Operation period (ii) Repair cycle (iii) Repair rate | ● | ● | (i) Operation period (ii) Repair cycle (iii) Repair rate | Replacement | ● | ● | (i) Replacement cycle | ● | ● | (i) Replacement cycle | Operating | | ● | (i) Energy consumption | | ● | (i) Energy consumption |
| Disposal | Disposal | ● | ● | (i) Fuel type (ii) Fuel consumptions | ● | ● | (i) Unit cost for disposal |
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= quantity of materials, EF = emission factor, and UC = unit cost.
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