
Lifecycle Assessment
BIM Tally Plugin
This course addresses fundamental methods, theories, and practices that engage contemporary modeling tools in the context of architectural design. It introduces selected academic research and professional practice topics through lectures, demonstrations, and assignments.
Topics include component types and assembly, parametric modeling, generative design, visualization, decision support tools (analysis and simulations), and visual programming.
Course: MIT 11.507 Introduction to Building Information Modeling in Architecture
Instructor: Andrzej Zarzycki
Date: Feb.-May., 2021
KEYWORDS:
Lifecycle Assessment, Parametric Modeling, Decision Support Tools, Revit Tally
OBJECTIVES
1. Ability to represent an architectural project through BIM software
2. Analyze an architectural design through making a BIM model
3. Learn the theoretical background of BIM software
4. Learn research opportunities in application or development of BIM software
5. Ability to use simulation and analysis BIM tools to validate design decision
6. Implement parametric design within BIM environment
Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)
Life cycle assessment is a methodology for assessing environmental impacts associated with all the stages of the life cycle of a commercial product, process, or service. For instance, in the case of a manufactured product, environmental impacts are assessed from raw material extraction and processing (cradle), through the product's manufacture, distribution and use, to the recycling or final disposal of the materials composing it (grave).
An LCA study involves a thorough inventory of the energy and materials that are required across the industry value chain of the product, process or service, and calculates the corresponding emissions to the environment. LCA thus assesses cumulative potential environmental impacts. The aim is to document and improve the overall environmental profile of the product.
LCA Process: Goal and Scope Defifinition

LCA Process: Invetory Analysis

LCA Process: Impact Assessment

LCA Process: Iteration

Tally Concepts: BIM vs BOM
