... of supporting this intricate process. A novel CI framework that leverages building information modelling (BIM) is proposed to enhance project management knowledge. Taking into consideration the key objectives of this study, enhancing stakeholder communication, enabling more reliable informed decision making...

...Yasmina Kadi, PhD student; Ammar Korichi, Professor; Chadi Maalouf, Associate Professor As part of the energy transition and global environmental problems, improving the energy efficiency of buildings has become an imperative aspect for the architecture, engineering and construction industries...

... of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and the energy performance of buildings. Detailed occupancy information can improve HVAC operation and utilisation of building spaces. Strategies such as vision-based occupancy detection and recognition have recently garnered much interest...

...Zhiqian Zhang; Wei Pan; Mingcheng Xie Modular integrated construction (MiC) has been introduced in building construction for achieving sustainable development. As MiC disruptively transforms the construction process compared with conventional construction, it is imperative to systematically...

... the contribution of these changes are for 2020, 2050 and 2080, they have a relatively positive impact at all times. Meanwhile, ventilation/thermal mass/evaporative cooling is an effective passive cooling technique for climate change in all cities. It is very clear that the demand for active cooling in buildings...

... into the atmosphere result from energy used for heating, cooling and lighting in buildings Harris (2012) . Urge-Vorsatz et al. (2012) and the International Energy Agency (IEA, 2012) point out that buildings worldwide account for 33...

... the Climate Change Act of 2008 produced as a result of the Kyoto protocol of 1997, has made a commitment to reduce carbon emissions. As a result the concept of low/zero carbon design and construction is now being developed, starting with zero carbon homes by 2016 and other zero carbon buildings by 2019...

...Becci Taylor; Peter Wilkie The UK construction industry can excel at building one-off, inspirational and world-leading sustainable buildings. Yet why are they not built like this all the time? This question formed the basis of a year-long research project, which set out to investigate...

... eight key headings (land use and urban form and design, transport, energy, impact of individual buildings, natural resources, ecology, community issues, business issues) and therefore is in line with the UK headline indicator system outlined in A Better Quality of Life. The original checklist...

...R. A. Fenner, PhD, CEng, MICE, FCIWEM; T. Ryce, BASc, MPhil, EIT Buildings are responsible for a significant proportion of world energy usage, raw material consumption, fresh water withdrawals, carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and municipal waste production. In recognition...

...R. A. Fenner, PhD, CEng, MICE, FCIWEM; T. Ryce, BASc, MPhil, EIT The results of an assessment of a building incorporating a number of sustainability features using two different building rating systems (the UK Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM...

... of structures of two such metallic materials, namely aluminium alloy and stainless steel, are compared with those of ordinary structural carbon steel in the present study. Two structural applications—a typical office building and a bridge—are analysed, while offshore applications are briefly discussed...

... energy and CO₂ emissions have been calculated using previous input-output models developed for New Zealand building materials. It was generally found that concrete-tiled roof structures had lower overall combined life-cycle costs when compared to the steel sheeting options, mainly owing...

..., as taking principles from biological systems and applying them to large-scale conceptual design. The end-product discussed herein a so-called load-bearing duct, a functional naturally ventilated multi-storey office building that takes the applied loading efficiently both structurally and cost-effectively...