International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation: Volume 41 Issue 5

Evaluating the environmental maintenance impact (EMI): a carbon life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Singgora roof tiles repair in heritage buildings

Brit Anak Kayan, Nur Nadhifah Ashraf

Heritage buildings are consistently impacted by technical and pathological issues associated with their maintenance and conservation such as diminish of building's authenticity…

Factors affecting maintenance cost of public buildings: case study of Tanzania Buildings Agency and National Housing Corporation

Kassim Slim Zeni, Geraldine John Kikwasi

The state of public buildings in Tanzania exhibits evidence of a lack of maintenance and repair. Despite efforts to raise the performance of public buildings, little emphasis is…

Building and construction quality: systematic literature review, thematic and gap analysis

Jemima Yarnold, Saeed Banihashemi, Charles Lemckert, Hamed Golizadeh

The purpose of this study is to examine, review and analyse the current literature on building and construction quality and determine the related themes and gaps.

Hospital salutogenic public spaces: a conceptual framework of effective perceptional environment quality components on patients' satisfaction

Faezeh Ghaffari, Maryam Shabak, Nima Norouzi, Siyamak Nayyeri Fallah

This study aimed at the identification of perceptional environment properties in hospital public spaces that can affect salutogenic components and patients' overall satisfaction…

Barriers to the implementation of cloud computing for sustainable construction in a developing economy

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Maged Abdel-Tawab, Abdurrahman Salihu Abubakar, Ibraheem Albukhari, Chukwuma Kingsley

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the applicability of cloud computing (CC) and the challenges that contribute to more successful projects with a major sustainable…

Research on strengthening stone arch bridge with CFRP rebars

Kexin Zhang, Dachao Li, Xinyuan Shen, Wenyu Hou, Yanfeng Li, Xingwei Xue

This paper aims to describe carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) bars as a way to strengthen a 40-year-old stone arch bridge. To investigate effectiveness of the strengthening…

Investigating the climate-adaptive design strategies of residential earth-sheltered buildings in Iran

Elahe Mirabi, Fatemeh Akrami Abarghuie

The earth-sheltered building is an adaptive strategy reducing energy consumption as well as increasing thermal comfort of the residents. Although this idea historically…

Quantity surveyor's ethical responsiveness on construction projects: issues and solutions

Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Aigbavboa, Angeline Ngozika Chibuike Nwaole, Emmanuel Okhatie Dako, Andrew Igiebor Awo-Osagie

Studies showed that construction consultants' ethical negligence is a contributing factor to the time and cost over-run of projects. There is limited research on the issues that…

The role of site manager transformational leadership in the construction project success

Masoud Zavari, Mohammad Reza Afshar

In the construction industry, site managers are responsible for the day-to-day on-site running of a project. Site managers are required not only to ensure that work is done…

Effect of using magnetic water on the mechanical properties of concrete exposed to elevated temperature

Wasim Barham, Ammar AL-Maabreh, Omar Latayfeh

The influence of using magnetic water instead of tap water in the mechanical properties of the concrete exposed to elevated temperatures was investigated. Two concrete mixes were…