Grants and Contributions:
Title:
OpenBIM integrated framework to standardize Life Cycle Cost (LCC) benchmarking of building projects
Agreement Number:
1028457
Agreement Value:
$66,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 12, 2025 - Sep 30, 2026
Description:
This Project is to develop practical methods related to the application of OpenBIM to facilitate the creation of a BIM- based model to be used to validate and verify the life cycle cost and environmental impacts modeling and to map the bill-of-work data with relevant inventory datasets at the different stages of building projects’ life cycle and to generate robust life cycle costs and analysis (LCC/LCCA) results to be used for sustainability purposes. This Project’s output will be important to establish the NRC OpenBIM-LCA-LCC web application and performance of benchmarks’ guideline, methodology and proof of concept for the bill of works and their associated costs for Canadian building archetypes. Developing the model will provide a method for statistical- derived benchmarks as an approach that maximizes flexibility, applicability, transparency, and robustness to ensure claims’ validation to superior LCA and LCC performance over business-as-usual design, construction, use, and end-of-life practices.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N 6N5
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1028457
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119278877
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreement has been modified by 183 days.
Amendment Date
Dec 17, 2025
Recipient's Legal Name:
University of Ottawa
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa--Vanier--Gloucester
Federal Riding Number:
35081
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710
Amendments: