Smart steel: new paradigms for the reuse of steel enabled by digital tracking and modelling
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Ness et al. (2015) estimate that embodied energy savings of 9.98 MJ/kg of steel are possible by reusing rather than recycling, based on a case study of a former manufacturing plant.
“They argue that improved traceability of steel and the storage of key data over the building lifetime will unlock the residual steel at end-of-life, and estimate that embodied energy savings of 9.98 MJ/kg of steel are possible by reusing rather than recycling, based on a case study of a former manufacturing plant.”
From Understanding and overcoming the barriers to structural steel reuse, a UK perspective (2017) · cites this paper as Ness et al. (2015)
High costs involved in maintaining RFID readability or a BIM model over the life of a building may prevent the uptake of this strategy, given a visual inspection and creation of a deconstruction plan is a potentially low cost option.
“However, the high costs involved in maintaining a RFID readability or a BIM model over the life of a building, may prevent the uptake of this strategy, given a visual inspection and creation of a deconstruction plan is a potentially low cost option.”
From Understanding and overcoming the barriers to structural steel reuse, a UK perspective (2017) · cites this paper as Ness et al. (2015)
Ness et al suggest the use of radio frequency tagging of components and the use of building information modeling to track components and assemblies and import them into building design software at the design stage.
“Ness et al [94] suggest the use of radio frequency tagging of components and the use of building information modeling to track components and assemblies and import them into building design software at the design stage.”
From Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics—a review (2019) · cites this paper as [94]
Digital tracking and modelling devices, sensors, sensing devices and programmable logic controllers, hybrid genetic algorithms, and automated optical sorting are already utilized in recycling and reuse circular approaches.
“digital tracking and modelling devices used in the steel industry [121], sensors employed for thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies [122] and on buildings [123], sensing devices and programmable logic controllers for a steel industrial complex for water [124], hybrid genetic algorithms employed on household appliances [125], and automated optical sorting for recycled glass [126].”
From Digitisation and the Circular Economy: A Review of Current Research and Future Trends (2018) · cites this paper as [121]
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- Authors
- Ness, D., Swift, J., Ranasinghe, D. C., Xing, K., & Soebarto, V.
- Affiliations
- University of South Australia (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Ness, David
- Venue
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-07
- Volume
- 98
- Pages
- 292-303
- ISSN
- 0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2073536397
- Cited by
- 113
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 6.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Cleaner Production (publishedVersion)
- Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › BIM and Construction Integration
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
- Keywords
- disassembly, take-back, RFID, building information modeling, stress sensors, resource efficiency, industrial buildings, greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, steel recycling, business models, digital tracking
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