Smart and Sustainable Built Environment: Volume 12 Issue 1

Intrinsic mode choice determinants based on a descriptive analysis of the perceptions of Abuja commuters: towards refocusing the societal mind-set on environmentally sustainable modes choice

Nunyi Vachaku Blamah, Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu, Matthew Dayomi, Ayobami Abayomi Popoola

This paper sought to uncover the intrinsic determinants of the choice of transport modes in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, based on commuters' perceptions on different modes of…

Recommended angle of a modular dynamic façade in hot-arid climate: daylighting and energy simulation

Seyedeh Samaneh Golzan, Mina Pouyanmehr, Hassan Sadeghi Naeini

The modular dynamic façade (MDF) concept could be an approach in a comfort-centric design through proper integration with energy-efficient buildings. This study focuses on…

Enablers of incorporating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) principles into buildings

Aba Essanowa Afful, Joshua Ayarkwa, Godwin Kojo Kumi Acquah, Dickson Osei-Asibey

The aim of this study was to identify these enablers in literature and subsume them under broad categories for the development of a framework showing the interrelationships among…

The birth of intelligent passive room acoustic technology: a qualitative review

Megan Burfoot, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Nicola Naismith, Ali GhaffarianHoseini

Informed by acoustic design standards, the built environments are designed with single reverberation times (RTs), a trade-off between long and short RTs needed for different space…

An empirical examination of Green Star certification uptake and its relationship with BIM adoption in New Zealand

Dat Tien Doan, Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Nicola Naismith, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Tongrui Zhang, John Tookey

Green building information modelling (BIM) has been highlighted as an essential topic owing to its potential benefits. However, both Green Star and BIM are still in their earlier…

Sustainability assessment model for heritage buildings

Abobakr Al-Sakkaf, Ashutosh Bagchi, Tarek Zayed, Sherif Mahmoud

The purpose of this research is to focus on the evaluation of heritage buildings' sustainability. BIM modeling was necessary for the design of the sustainability assessment model…

Organizing worn-out neighborhoods with the new-urbanism approach using mixed methods in Rudsar, northern Iran

Reza Askarizad, Akram Dadashpour, Javad Faghirnavaz, Jinliao He, Hossein Safari

The vulnerability of worn-out textures in the face of natural disasters is one of the most significant challenges that have forced planners and urban managers to intervene in…

Application of Soft Landings concept in Sri Lanka to narrow the building performance gap, enablers and barriers

Aravindi Samarakkody, B.A.K.S. Perera

Like in many other countries, in Sri Lanka, minimal attention is paid to the performance of a building after it has been taken over by its end-user. Hence, a gap often exists…

Non-revenue water reduction strategies: a systematic review

Abdelrahman M. Farouk, Rahimi A. Rahman, Noor Suraya Romali

Sustainability involves ensuring that sufficient resources are available for current and future generations. Non-revenue water (NRW) creates a barrier to sustainability through…

Digital twin-based progress monitoring management model through reality capture to extended reality technologies (DRX)

Sepehr Alizadehsalehi, Ibrahim Yitmen

The purpose of this research is to develop a generic framework of a digital twin (DT)-based automated construction progress monitoring through reality capture to extended reality…