School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
J Environ Manage. 2018 Jun 15;216:214-223. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.093. Epub 2017 May 5.
The exploitation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for tracking and archiving the properties of structural construction components could be a potentially innovative disruption for the construction sector. This is because RFID can stimulate the reuse of construction components and reduce their wastage, hence addressing sustainability issues in the construction sector. To test the plausibility of that idea, this study explores the potential pre-conditions for RFID to facilitate construction components reuse, and develops a guidance for promoting their redistribution back to the supply chain. It also looks at how integrating RFID with Building Information Modelling (BIM) can possibly be a valuable extension of its capabilities, providing the opportunity for tracked components to be incorporated into new structures in an informed, sound way. A preliminary assessment of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the RFID technology is presented in order to depict its current and future potential in promoting construction components' sustainable lifecycle management, while emphasis has been laid on capturing their technical, environmental, economic and social value. Findings suggest that the collection of the right amount of information at the design-construction-deconstruction-reuse-disposal stage is crucial for RFID to become a successful innovation in the construction sector. Although a number of limitations related to the technical operability and recycling of RFID tags seem to currently hinder its uptake for structural components' lifecycle management, future technological innovations could provide solutions that would enable it to become a mainstream practice. Taken together these proposals advocate that the use of RFID and its integration with BIM can create the right environment for the development of new business models focused on sustainable resource management. These models may then unlock multiple values that are otherwise dissipated in the system. If the rapid technological development of RFID capability can be allied to policy interventions that control and manage its uptake along the supply chain, the sustainable lifecycle management of construction components could be radically enhanced.
射频识别 (RFID) 技术可用于跟踪和存档结构施工组件的属性，这可能为建筑行业带来潜在的创新突破。这是因为 RFID 可以刺激建筑组件的再利用，减少浪费，从而解决建筑行业的可持续性问题。为了检验这一想法的可行性，本研究探讨了 RFID 促进建筑组件再利用的潜在前提条件，并为促进其重新分配回供应链制定了指导方针。还研究了将 RFID 与建筑信息模型 (BIM) 集成如何可能成为其功能的有价值扩展，为跟踪组件提供了以明智、合理的方式纳入新结构的机会。本文还对 RFID 技术的优势、劣势、机会和威胁进行了初步评估，以描绘其在促进建筑组件可持续生命周期管理方面的当前和未来潜力，同时强调了捕捉其技术、环境、经济和社会价值的重要性。研究结果表明，在设计-施工-拆除-再利用-处置阶段收集适量的信息对于 RFID 在建筑行业取得成功创新至关重要。尽管与 RFID 标签的技术可操作性和回收相关的一些限制似乎目前阻碍了其在结构组件生命周期管理中的应用，但未来的技术创新可能会提供解决方案，使其成为主流实践。总的来说，这些建议主张使用 RFID 及其与 BIM 的集成可以为专注于可持续资源管理的新商业模式的发展创造合适的环境。这些模型可以释放系统中 otherwise dissipated 的多个价值。如果 RFID 功能的快速技术发展能够与控制和管理其在供应链中采用的政策干预措施相结合，那么建筑组件的可持续生命周期管理将得到极大改善。
