Volume 10 • Issue 2 • PP: 67-76 • 2025
Concrete Waste Management Based on BIM for Syrian Buildings
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This study focuses on the management of concrete waste from demolished buildings. It is a crucial issue globally and particularly in Syria due to the significant amounts of concrete waste resulting from the long war and the February 6, 2023 earthquake. The research aims to promote sustainability and resource conservation in the Syrian construction sector by introducing a method for managing demolition waste using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. A case study was conducted on a residential building in the old city of Homs that was demolished due to the war. The building was modeled using the Revit software, and mathematical modeling was applied to calculate and manage the demolition waste related to the building's structural frame. The study revealed potential economic savings of up to 4.2% of the total cost of the building's concrete framework through recycling the structural frame waste (coarse aggregate + fine aggregate only). Furthermore, the study estimated the financial returns that could be realized from managing demolished concrete waste across the entire Homs Governorate.
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