... emerged as essential tools in modern architecture practice, enabling architects to enhance building performance while meeting aesthetic and functional goals among other aspects. Primary, design optimization aims to improve architectural solutions through the assessment of several design options in order...

... to evaluate the awareness level of Smart Building Technologies (SBTs) by construction professionals and identify barriers to its adoption. Originality/value A blueprint guidance model (consisting of significant indicators for measuring building smartness) was developed to help improve building performance...

... the maximisation of the performance, comfort and satisfaction of its occupants over a long lifetime. © Authors 2014 Building performance Intelligent buildings Building progression Non-domestic building Smart Buildings Thinking buildings Intelligent Buildings have been researched...