Smart and Sustainable Built Environment: Volume 12 Issue 3

An investigation for integration of deep learning and digital twins towards Construction 4.0

Mergen Kor, Ibrahim Yitmen, Sepehr Alizadehsalehi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential integration of deep learning (DL) and digital twins (DT), referred to as (DDT), to facilitate Construction 4.0 through an…

The sustainability challenge of product information quality in the design and construction of facades: lessons from the Grenfell Tower fire

Soheila Bahrami, Davood Zeinali

This paper explores the quality and flow of facade product information and the capabilities for avoiding the risk of facade fires early in the design process.

Drivers for energy analysis towards a BIM-enabled information flow

Ahmad Mohammad Ahmad, Sergio Rodriguez Trejo, Mian Atif Hafeez, Nashwan Dawood, Mohamad Kassem, Khalid Kamal Naji

Energy analysis (EA) within a building information modelling (BIM) enables consistent data integration in central repositories and eases information exchange, reducing rework…

System dynamics modelling coupled with multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) for sustainability-related policy analysis and decision-making in the built environment

Ann Francis, Albert Thomas

System dynamics has several applications in the built environment, and few studies indicate that it has potential in evaluating sustainability. Sustainability in the built…

Green construction and environmental performance: an assessment framework

De-Graft Owusu-Manu, Prosper Babon-Ayeng, Ernest Kissi, David J. Edwards, Derek Okyere-Antwi, Hatem Elgohary

Construction firms worldwide are increasingly taking pragmatic steps towards addressing environmental problems arising from their activities. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of…

The role of internet of things (IoT) in the assessment and communication of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in buildings: a review

Evandro Eduardo Broday, Manuel Carlos Gameiro da Silva

The changes brought by Industry 4.0 go beyond transformations in the industrial environment. The increasingly frequent digitization and robotization of activities is not only…

Impact of stakeholder management on efficient construction waste management

Emmanuel Yaw Frempong-Jnr, Simon Ofori Ametepey, John Edward Cobbina

The construction industry’s contribution to environmental deterioration is widely established in the literature, implying that addressing this issue will require a coordinated…

VR and AR in construction management research: bibliometric and descriptive analyses

Tayibe Seyman Guray, Burcu Kismet

The construction industry is affected by the technologies of Industry 4.0 as the buildings are transforming into complex productions. Integration of innovative technologies, such…

Assessing annual thermal comfort extent in central courtyards: Baghdad as a case study

Omar Al-Hafith, Satish BK, Pieter de Wilde

Traditional central courtyards have been advocated for being thermally efficient for hot-climate regions. However, exploring previous literature shows that it is not clear to what…

Investigating the performance of genetic algorithm and particle swarm for optimizing daylighting and energy performance of offices in Alexandria, Egypt

Amr S. Allam, Hesham Bassioni, Mohammed Ayoub, Wael Kamel

This study aims to compare the performance of two nature-inspired metaheuristics inside Grasshopper in optimizing daylighting and energy performance against brute force in terms…