Digital Information Management System

The purpose of the digital information management system (DIMS) is to integrate the different stages of CDW management by providing an integrated digital approach to enable waste traceability and management, where built asset project information is managed through the whole life cycle. This approach will establish a standardised information management workflow/process. This in turn, will serve to integrate the key stakeholders, ensuring that the right information is provided and accessible by the right ones, at the right time, providing a single view of the truth of the built asset information model at key stages in the life cycle (i.e., design, construction, operations, deconstruction, new products life), to effectively enable CDW management (e.g. across the demonstrators). The DIMS will be established through the adoption and customisation of a cloud-based collaboration (BIM information model) solution, underpinned by existing standards, protocols, etc. for information management of BIM/digital twins, etc. This will facilitate a seamless flow of the required built asset information through the whole-life and CDW management process enabled through the interoperability of the different tools through open exchange standards. The required aspects of information security, privacy, and confidentiality will also be considered in alignment with relevant standards. Analytics and smart tools will be integrated to demonstrate the real-time dashboarding and reporting of the CDW management information to support more effective decision making. In addition, the tools for CDW management developed in RECONMATIC will be considered to be integrated within the DIMS to further demonstrate the enhancement of the seamless flow of information throughout the process. The operation of the DIMS will be validated through the implementation of the scenarios in the demonstrators in RECONMATIC. A DIMS version will be adapted to the Chinese market, corresponding standards and regulations to be applied, and offering similar potential use for CDW management and waste traceability in the Chinese construction industry.