International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation: Volume 37 Issue 5

Main functions for building maintenance management: an outline application

Jorge Furtado Falorca

The purpose of this paper is to present an algorithm of procedures intended for use in building maintenance management (BMM), called SIAPME.

Developing a maintenance index framework for heritage concrete buildings

Zul-Atfi Ismail

The improper management of conventional systems for recording, diagnosing and analysing information appears to be a major problem in the maintenance of heritage buildings. This is…

Assessment of factors affecting maintenance cost of public school facilities

Mohammad A. Hassanain, Mohammad Al-Zahrani, Abdullatif Abdallah, Ahmed M.Z. Sayed

The purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the significance of various factors affecting maintenance costs of public school facilities.

An empirical study on life cycle assessment of double-glazed aluminium-clad timber windows

Asif M.

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a useful tool to determine the environmental performance of materials and products. The purpose of this paper is to undertake the LCA of…

Lifecycle profit analysis of prefabricated multi-active façades

Rikard Sundling, Stefan Olander, Petter Wallentén, Stephen Burke, Ricardo Bernardo, Åke Blomsterberg

The purpose of this paper is to identify appropriate concepts of multi-active façades for the renovation of multifamily buildings in Sweden and to determine which, if any, are…

Materials consumption, indoor thermal comfort and associated energy flows of urban residential buildings: Case studies from the cold climate zone of China

Zhen Peng, Wu Deng, Yuanda Hong

From the 2000s onward, construction practices of urban residential buildings in China have shown a material transformation from clay brick to aerated concrete block. Moreover, the…

Investigation of facilities management practices for providing feedback during the design development and review stages

Fadi A. Fatayer, Mohammad A. Hassanain, Abdullatif Abdallah, Abdul-Mohsen Al-Hammad

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current practices of the early facilities management (FM) involvement during the design development and review stages (DDRS), and…

The challenges of prioritising low carbon in public sector Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) construction

Katherine Ibbotson, Peter Farrell

Low carbon solutions in infrastructure have been well documented and promoted in most areas of the UK except in the context of public sector Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk…

Vulnerability analysis of building structures to floods: The case of flooding informal settlements in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Geraldine Kikwasi, Elinorata Mbuya

There is evidence of increasing urban floods being aftermath of climate change. The purpose of this paper is to present findings-related analysis of vulnerability of building…

Corrosion performance of mild steel and epoxy coated rebar in concrete under simulated harsh environment

Muazzam Ghous Sohail, Mohammad Salih, Nasser Al Nuaimi, Ramazan Kahraman

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a two-year long study carried out in order to evaluate the corrosion performance of mild steel bare bars (BB) and…

Predicted corrosion rate on outdoor exposed concrete structures

Toni A. Pakkala, Arto Köliö, Jukka Lahdensivu, Matti Pentti

A significant part of Finnish concrete building stock is relatively young. Thus methods to adopt the existing building stock to climate change are needed. To plan and correctly…

Collaborative procurement and private-sector housebuilding and refurbishment works: A pilot study investigation of the UK

Glenn Costin, Akari Nakai Kidd, Timothy Simon, David John Edwards

Framed as a pilot study, the purpose of this paper is to study the perceived appropriateness of an existing collaborative procurement procedure (CPP) framework from the…

Gender differences in workplace stress response strategies of quantity surveyors in Southwestern Nigeria

Grace Kehinde Ojo, Grace Mayowa Adeyeye, Akintayo Opawole, Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu

The purpose of this paper is to assess how gender influences stress response strategies among quantity surveyors in workplaces with a view to enhancing job performance.

Housing attributes and relative house prices in Ghana

De-Graft Owusu-Manu, David John Edwards, Ken A. Donkor-Hyiaman, Richard Ohene Asiedu, M. Reza Hosseini, E. Obiri-Yeboah

The study of house prices has become more relevant in recent times after the global financial crisis. Using a housing data set from three regions of Ghana (collated from real…