...Victor Adetunji Arowoiya; Robert Moehler; Yihai Fang Purpose The potential of virtual reality (VR) to replicate real-life scenarios remains an emerging field of research. Despite the promise of VR, there are still limited studies validating immersive virtual environments (IVEs) against real...

...Gokce Tomrukcu; Hazal Kizildag; Gizem Avgan; Ozlem Dal; Nese Ganic Saglam; Ece Ozdemir; Touraj Ashrafian Purpose This study aims to create an efficient approach to validate building energy simulation models amidst challenges from time-intensive data collection. Emphasizing precision in model...

..., ensuring consistency and transparency in the decision-making process. Originality/value The successful validation of the existing performance-based MCDA framework in Auckland, New Zealand, using multiple historical building alternatives, further strengthens its preceding validation by Aigwi et al...