Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 12 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Niluka Domingo, Monty Sutrisna

Indicators bank for smart and resilient cities: design of excellence

Hamed Khatibi, Suzanne Wilkinson, Heiman Dianat, Mostafa Baghersad, Khaled Ghaedi, Ahad Javanmardi

The study aims to use DfX to develop a comprehensive database of smart and resilient indicators that assists city administrators and authorities alike. The Smart and Resilient…

A DfX-based approach for incorporating sustainability in infrastructure project planning

Marina Marinelli

This paper investigates how the “Design for Sustainability” mindset of the manufacturing sector can be effectively transferred in the context of construction and proposes…

Automation in New Zealand's offsite construction (OSC): a status update

Genevieve Darlow, James O.B. Rotimi, Wajiha Mohsin Shahzad

Automation facilitates production activities within offsite construction (OSC) projects through computer-controlled and mechanised systems that can be programmed to deliver…

Empirical investigation of the applicability of constructability methods to prevent design errors

Gabriel Raviv, Aviad Shapira, Rafael Sacks

The paper aims to identify the effective constructability methods and tools that should be applied during the early project design stages to prevent specific constructability…

Design for maintainability tool for nano-façade coating applications on high-rise facades in the tropics

Sheila Conejos, Aristotle Ubando, Michael Yit Lin Chew

The self-cleaning properties of nanostructured titanium dioxide facade coatings are useful in Singapore's tropical climate. However, its potential maintenance issues need to be…

Allocating scarce financial resources effectively through function analysis in social housing projects

Luane Assunção Paiva Melo, Clara Beatriz Ferreira de Oliveira, Reymard Savio Sampaio de Melo

Budget constraints faced by social housing projects (SHPs) developers can lead to poor value delivery to the end-users. Without a structured method to guide the decision-making…

Designing for construction procurement: an integrated Decision Support System for Building Information Modelling

Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar, Suzanne Wilkinson, Roohollah Kalatehjari, Yang Zou

Many applications of Building Information modelling (BIM) are already integrated into project management processes. However, the construction industry is suffering from poor…