Improving the environmental impact of construction is one of the most beneficial aspects
of off-site construction. This project will investigate this issue and make a comparative analysis
between traditional construction projects and different levels of prefabrication (volumetric or
panels). We plan to work with recognized life cycle assessment tools, which
include Quebec data. Based on the literature, it is possible to hypothesize
that transportation to the construction site, choice of materials and quantity of waste will be major
variables with a determining influence on the environmental performance of
construction sites. The project is therefore in line with Quebec’s energy context and
with government objectives for decarbonizing the construction industry. A characterization will also be
made of the support that BIM could bring to the process. The project will begin
with a literature review comparing the environmental efficiency of a traditional
project and a prefabricated project. For this proposed research, the quality of the observations
could be enhanced by having access to similar information on previous projects and
similar nature of SQI.
This task will be carried out by a Ph. candidate, but could be reviewed as an M.Sc. depending on
the availability and quality of candidates.
Registration discipline: Construction Engineering ETS

Research director: Ivanka Iordanova