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Sustainable Construction Lifecycles

Currently, only 18 percent of German AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) companies have a BIM (Building Information Modeling) strategy and only 39 percent are working on one. To save resources and protect the environment, the implementation of BIM must be promoted and its potential recognized. The use of digital solutions in the construction industry increases benefits, reduces costs and promotes sustainability. Work together with Nemetschek to demonstrate the benefits of digital solutions in the construction life cycle and make them tangible.

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Comparison with other industries:

The aviation sector is considered a very polluting sector. This is understandable, since a flight from Paris to New York and back causes roughly the same emissions as the average person in the EU who heats his home for a whole year. However, if we compare the percentage of global emissions, it becomes clear that the construction industry, at just under 40 percent, is a much larger environmental/air pollutant than the aviation sector, at just 2 percent.

The construction industry is responsible for just under 40 percent of global carbon emissions - by comparison, the aviation industry produces just over 2 percent of global carbon emissions.

Examples of wasted material:

 Could this principle also be applied to the planning phase and thus to the software industry?

Known is already:

  • Digital building before physical building reduces conflicts, wrong specifications and thus rework in the building process to a minimum.
  • More precise planning saves large amounts of concrete, steel, sand, etc.
  • Digital structural analysis solutions optimize the use of materials in the design and construction of steel structures.
  • With digital solutions, the technical building equipment can also be dimensioned exactly so that its use requires a minimum of resources.
  • On the construction site, up to 90 percent of paper can be saved by using digital solutions.
  • Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS) allow heating, ventilation and lighting to be optimally controlled.
  • In addition, the actual need for office space is measured; this means that only the space that is actually needed needs to be planned.