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BIM for Sustainable Construction: A Strategic Framework for Handling Challenges of the International Green Construction Code

In: Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

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  • Wei Wu

    (Georgia Southern University)

  • Hui Zhou

    (Hunan University)

Abstract

The 2012 edition of International Green Construction Code (IgCC) is the first model code dedicated to provide clear and specific requirements with provisions to promote sustainable construction in an integrated fashion within the International Code Council (ICC) family of codes. Unlike voluntary based green building rating systems, e.g. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the IgCC will be enforced once adopted by local jurisdictions. To deal with the impacts and challenges posed by the IgCC, stakeholders will need a strategic framework. The paper proposed a building information modeling (BIM) leveraged approach. It reviewed the regulatory environment of sustainable design and construction, and successful implementations of BIM in meeting such regulatory requirements. The strategic framework was constructed by: (1) analyzing the structure, contents and enforcement of the IgCC to delineate the typical code compliance workflow; and (2) identifying the critical tasks and desired project submittals for the IgCC compliance, stressing on project information generation, exchange, collection and management facilitated by the evolving project BIM model(s). Detailed IgCC compliance guidelines can then be further developed based on this strategic framework.

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  • Wei Wu & Hui Zhou, 2014. "BIM for Sustainable Construction: A Strategic Framework for Handling Challenges of the International Green Construction Code," Springer Books, in: Jiayuan Wang & Zhikun Ding & Liang Zou & Jian Zuo (ed.), Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 43-52, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-35548-6_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-35548-6_5
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