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Peter Demian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Blockchain and Building information management (BIM) for Sustainable Building development within the context of smart cities
2021Co-Authors: Zhen Liu, Mohamed Osmani, Ziyuan Chi, Peter DemianAbstract:‘Smart cities’ are a new type of city where stakeholders are jointly responsible for urban management. City Information Management (CIM) is an output tool for smart city planning and management, which assists in achieving the Sustainable development of urban infrastructure, and promotes smart cities to achieve the goals of stable global economic development, Sustainable environmental development, and improvement of people’s quality of life. Existing research has so far established that blockchain and BIM have great potential to enhance construction project performance. However, there is little research on how blockchain and BIM can support Sustainable Building design and construction. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the potential impact of the integration of blockchain and BIM in a smart city environment on making Buildings more Sustainable within the context of CIM/Smart Cities. The paper explores the relationships between blockchain, BIM and Sustainable Building across the life cycle stage of a construction project. This paper queries the Web of Science (WoS) database with keywords to obtain relevant publication, and then uses the VOSviewer to visually analyze the relationships between blockchain, BIM, and Sustainable Building within the context of smart cities and CIM, which is conducted in bibliometric analysis followed by micro scheme analysis. The results demonstrate the value of this method in gauging the importance of these three topics, highlighting their interrelationships and identifying trends, giving researchers an objective research direction. Those aspects reported in the paper constitute an original contribution
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Building Information Management (BIM) and blockchain (BC) for Sustainable Building design information management framework
Electronics, 2019Co-Authors: Zhen Liu, Mohamed Osmani, Lijun Jiang, Peter DemianAbstract:At present, Sustainable design is experiencing energy consumption and cost-effectiveness challenges in the Building industry. A recent body of literature argues that the development of emerging smart digital technologies, such as Building Information Management (BIM) and blockchain (BC), offer immediate benefits to the industry. However, the current application of BIM and BC in the Sustainable design and construction process focuses on smart energy and construction management, with little attention to addressing challenges for applying BIM to Sustainable design and proposing strategies in terms of the usability of these technologies in the management of Building construction projects. Therefore, this paper sets out to explore the potential roles of an integrated BIM and BC approach for Sustainable Building design information management. The first attempt is presented to use BC aided BIM for Sustainable Building design coordination and collaboration in multiple Building stages. BC has the potential to address challenges that hinder the industry from using BIM for Sustainable design, which has been unearthed. An innovative BC enhanced transaction process in BIM is required for Sustainable Building development. Roles of a user level driven smart contract system of BC can be used to enhance BIM system in the Sustainable Buildings process. The role of BC is primarily at user level driven smart contracts and their record value exchange capabilities. A user level (BIM stakeholders) driven BC technology for transaction in BIM process flow is revealed, and the user level (Sustainable Building design project stakeholders/BIM clients) driven and the smart contract enabled BIM+ BC architecture to address challenges of BIM for Sustainable design has been further circulated according to the literature. Subsequently, a conceptual architecture of BIM + BC for Sustainable Building Design Information Management Framework in Building project management has been proposed, validated, and refined. The Framework has two level encompassing structures and flow. The high-level framework is focused on strategy, whilst the low-level framework demonstrates technical components in detail. This architecture supporting project stakeholders in managing information, has the potential to achieve and ensure the realization of Sustainable design goals through the interactive realization of smart contracts integrated into the user level driven BIM + BC system and its recording value exchange function through three user-driven levels, namely user, system, and transaction.
M Zamorano - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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analysis of the scientific evolution of Sustainable Building assessment methods
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019Co-Authors: Carmen Diazlopez, Manuel Carpio, M Martinmorales, M ZamoranoAbstract:Abstract The research field concerning Sustainable Building assessment methods is broad, complex and fragmented due to the great diversity of disciplines and approaches involved. This makes it difficult to obtain useful and unbiased information for future studies so a full review of contributions could provide a comprehensive critical perspective. This paper applies the SciMAT software to analyse the evolution of this research field by means of a systematic literature review of bibliographic records for Sustainable Building assessment methods, and a review based on the bibliometric analysis of 4203 selected records. In addition, hidden themes and their development in this field have been identified from 1975 to 2017 to produce strategic diagrams of the thematic evolution and performance indicators of the research field in different periods. The results obtained show a scientific field in constant evolution, from its initial focus on environmental impacts and energy efficiency to the gradual inclusion of the social and economic aspects of sustainability Building. This has served as a basis for the development of study models, such as LEED and BREEAM. This study makes a valuable contribution because it gives field experts a comprehensive view of the status quo and predicts the dynamic directions of future research.
Yacine Rezgui - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustainable Building assessment tool development approach
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2012Co-Authors: Saleh H Alyami, Yacine RezguiAbstract:Following expansion in the field of environmental assessment methods, existing methods cannot be applied to all regions for a number of reasons, one of which is regional variation. This paper investigates the most important and globally widespread environmental assessment methods: BREEAM, LEED, SBTool, and CASBEE. It identifies areas of convergence and distinction in order to enable the consolidation of environmental criteria into new potential schemes. As well as considered a starting point for the procedure of consensus-based process, it also provides a generic model for the development of an effective environmental assessment method intended for the establishment of environmental assessment method suited to Saudi Arabia.
Martine Spinks - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Understanding and actioning BRE environmental assessment method: A socio-technical approach
Local Environment, 2015Co-Authors: Martine SpinksAbstract:The following research applies a socio-technical approach to an original study of the role of BRE environmental assessment method (BREEAM) in Sustainable Building practice. The primary objective is to gain insight into what facilitates and what weakens professional associations to implement a sustainability agenda in a Building project. It focuses on understanding different sets of meaning which underlie engagement with BREEAM and how BREEAM is actioned. To do this, the research framework draws on social network analysis. However, this research does not consider that Sustainable Building is merely an outcome of planned action. Instead, Sustainable Building is seen to involve processes of engagement amongst different groups, technologies, materials and methods. Therefore, the conceptual framework adopted incorporates consideration of the materiality of Sustainable Building engagements, highlighting the relations between actors. Interviews with project professionals involved in a case study of a BREEAM Outstanding development provide the empirical basis for this work. This research will be of interest to scholars interested in socio-technical approaches to Building development, environmental Building assessment methods and Sustainable Building.
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adoption of a network approach to Sustainable Building standard process not product a response column to a political ecology of the built environment leed certification for green Buildings cidell 2009 local environment 14 7 pp 621 633
Local Environment, 2011Co-Authors: Martine SpinksAbstract:Cidell's (2009) A political-ecology of the built environment: LEED certification for green Buildings (Local Environment, 14 (7), 621–633) presented a political-ecology approach to analyse and champion LEED. In this response column, I propose that a network approach is a more appropriate conceptual framework. Using elements found in actor-network theory, I present a more complete conceptualisation of socio-material hybridity, enabling a deconstruction of the processes of Sustainable Building as opposed to a focus on the products of Sustainable Building certification. I propose that a risk associated with reifying social actor agency and specialist techno-ecological knowledge, as Cidell's (2009) work implies, is the black boxing of Sustainable Buildings. I contend that researchers should approach Sustainable Building standards such as LEED as the mobilisers of network actions instead of the inputs and outputs of epistemic engagements. In relation, I also present the concepts of boundary object and translati...
Placido Munafo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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life cycle assessment approach for the optimization of Sustainable Building envelopes an application on solar wall systems
Building and Environment, 2012Co-Authors: Francesca Stazi, Alessio Mastrucci, Placido MunafoAbstract:Design of Sustainable Building envelopes requires the analysis of environmental performances in every stage of their life cycle. As a matter of fact, the production phase of Building materials and components can significantly contribute to the total energy consumption and environmental loads of Buildings. However, facade systems such as passive solar systems, ventilated walls and double skins, are usually not designed considering aspects related to their life cycle. Furthermore, there are still few studies concerning the optimization and the combined effect of different design features of complex facades on environmental and energy performances. This paper introduces an integrated approach for the optimization of energy and environmental performances of complex Building envelopes that combines life cycle assessment, energy simulation and optimization analysis with factorial plan technique. The environmental performance was calculated in terms of energy demand and CO2 emissions in the production phase and operational phase. The methodology was applied to an exemplary case study with solar wall systems. The results showed that solar walls have high environmental impact both in the production and operational phases. Results of the optimization analysis demonstrated that it is possible to reduce the CO2 emissions and cumulative energy demand of solar walls for both the production and use phases up to −55% in comparison with a traditional design. This methodology may be generally applied to the sustainability analysis, design and optimization of efficient facade systems.
