20.500.12556/RUL-175126 Advancing sustainable construction through 5D digital EIA and ecosystem restoration The construction sector drives nearly half of global material extraction, energy use, emissions, and waste, yet environmental impact assessment (EIA) remains a static document, fragmented and disconnected from dynamic ecological systems. Here, we propose an upgrade to a five-dimensional (5D) EIA framework that integrates space-time analysis (3D + time = 4D) with real-time monitoring and impact quantification (5D) to account for environmental footprint and prevent irreversible impacts. The methodology included an analysis of over 100 EIA permits and reports, supplemented by interviews, reviews of technologies and process and systems analysis. Central to this approach is the inclusion of 4D building information models (BIM) and nature’s self-cleansing capacity, which is often overlooked in conventional assessments. The proposed Integrated Environmental Decision Support Information System (I-EDSIS) would enable continuous impact tracking, cumulative effect evaluation, and insights into patterns for adaptive mitigation. Drawing on a national-scale case study, we show that building permits correlate with NOx and PM10 (r = 0.96), while pollutant levels vary by up to 1.5–3 times across months and within a day, revealing potential for time-sensitive adaptive construction and less ecological disruption. This perspective argues for reframing EIA as a proactive tool for sustainability, transparency, active durability, cross-sectoral data integration, and resilience-based development. environmental impact assessment environmental construction management nature self-cleansing BIM lifecycle 5D material flow sustainability eco-innovation presoja vplivov na okolje okoljsko upravljanje gradnje vodenje projektov samočiščenje narave BIM življenjski cikel 5D pretok materialov trajnostnost eko-inovacije true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-10-17 08:42:52 2025-10-17 08:43:01 2025-12-06 03:59:05 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 35 str. issue 20 , art. 9062 Vol. 17 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 502.131.1 2071-1050 10.3390/su17209062 253581059 Cerovsek-Advancing_sustainable_construction_through_5D_digital_EIA_and_ecosystem_restoration.pdf Cerovsek-Advancing_sustainable_construction_through_5D_digital_EIA_and_ecosystem_restoration.pdf 1 C728FC993B64D9F6641F4C714C90EDAF 7a3b261404bda12c92b4094659b98e6cc05a93f68c52f03e9797fa50f1a7a6ad 7acd4183-ab25-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=220409 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/20/9062 1 4271b27e-ab24-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=220407 Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo 0 0 0