Proposal for the integration of a Building Material part: (ISO 19152-7) within the Land Administration Domain Model

Aswathy Chandran, Peter van Oosterom, Wilko Quak, Pablo van den Bosch, Frederique van Erven

The growing global consumption of non-renewable resources is a significant societal concern.
The shortage of primary raw materials and the decreasing availability of space for final waste
disposal present an alarming situation. Improperly assigning materials to their recycling 
potential often results in high-potential materials being downgraded to lower potential uses.
Transitioning to a Circular Economy, as proposed by the European Union (EU), offers an 
effective solution to this problem. A Circular Economy is an economic system designed from 
societal production and consumption patterns that maximizes the services derived from the 
linear flow of materials and energy between nature and society. It achieves this by utilizing 
cyclical material flows, renewable energy sources, and cascading energy flows. To ensure 
materials remain available indefinitely, they must be documented and registered while in use. 
The EU has proposed Material Passport for buildings which is an electronic set of data and 
evaluates the recycling potential and environmental impact of materials embedded in 
buildings.
Land Administration is the process of efficient management of land and its associated 
information, facilitating communication among various stakeholders both within one country 
and internationally. In this research, land administration is utilized because ownership 
information from the land administration can be applied to the registration of building 
materials. It also provides data on location and distance details. The registration methods used 
in land administration are well-suited to the concept of a material passport. Hence, this 
research combines the concepts of Circular Economy and Land Administration. The Land 
Administration Domain Model, LADM ISO19152–6 edition II contains six parts- Conceptual 
Model, Land Registration, Marine Georegulation, Valuation Information, Spatial Plan 
Information and Implementation. Building Materials registration has a lot of links to the Land 
Administration, like owner, valuation. Introducing the "Building Materials ISO 19152-7" 
standard can significantly contribute to the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM). It 
allows building materials registration to be aligned with (inter)national standards, ensuring 
consistency and improving the overall quality and reliability of land and property 
management. The main contribution of this study lies in evaluating the application of 
Building Materials and establishing a standardized Material Passport, including its basic 
requirements and conceptual information model. This research identifies and explores the 
connections between the Material Passport and its integration with the core LADM creating a 
multipurpose harmonized information model. 
 

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