Project managers have responsibility for the planning,execution and closing of any project such a... more Project managers have responsibility for the planning,execution and closing of any project such as construction projects, which requires improvement for cost and time related productivity, efficiency and effectiveness gains. Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a relatively new way of working and methodology seeks to integrate the building lifecycle in order to provide a safer and more productive environment for its occupants; and to assert the least possible environmental impact from its existence; and be more operationally efficient for its owners throughout the lifecycle of the building infrastructure. The paper aims to explore how BIM can contribute to and improve project management. It uses the MediaCityUK project in the city of Salford, UK as a case study. This is a regeneration project expected to attract media institutions locally and from around the world thus establishing itself as an international centre for excellence. The University of Salford is the only Higher Educ...
The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase; productivity, efficie... more The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase; productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value, quality and sustainability, (ii) reduce; lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications. It is advocated that most of them can be obtained through BIM (Building Information Modelling). It can be defined as the use of the ICT technologies to streamline the building lifecycle processes of a building and its surroundings, to provide a safer and more productive environment for its occupants; and to assert the least possible environmental impact from its existence; and be more operationally efficient for its owners throughout the building lifecycle. A research study has been carried out to investigate how BIM solutions are implemented by construction stakeholders in the UK, and for this matter investigated on whether a variety of methods being implemented by other countries such as Finland. The study focused on determining key strengths and identifying the challenges ...
Traditionally Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is conducted against the prescribed performance spe... more Traditionally Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is conducted against the prescribed performance specification and it mainly relies on two activities; i) The effective collection of real world data and information and ii) the formulation of this data / information into models that allow trends and deviations to be observed. However, it is required to gain efficiencies by identifying potentially easier and more economical methods and tools for the collection of data such as wireless sensors. Furthermore, with the advent of cloud computing, data storage and processing can also become easier and more economical too. Subsequently, it can be possible not only to compare a building performance against its initial performance specification but also benchmark a building against similar properties.
There is a gap between construction IT (CIT) research and its uptake within the construction indu... more There is a gap between construction IT (CIT) research and its uptake within the construction industry. One way to reduce this gap is better requirements capture and testing during CIT research. DIVERCITY was a European consortium of researchers and practitioners from ...
The renovation and refurbishment market is rapidly expanding in the construction industry. The re... more The renovation and refurbishment market is rapidly expanding in the construction industry. The regeneration and transformation of cities from the industrial age (unsustainable) to the knowledge age (sustainable) is essentially a whole life cycle process consisting of: planning, ...
Advanced digital mapping tools and technologies are enablers for effective e-planning in the buil... more Advanced digital mapping tools and technologies are enablers for effective e-planning in the built and human environment. The regeneration and transformation of cities from the industrial age to the knowledge age is essentially a 'whole life cycle' process consisting of; ...
The thermal insulation market is dominated by petroleum insulations. A gap has been identified fo... more The thermal insulation market is dominated by petroleum insulations. A gap has been identified for the manufacture of “green ” insulations. These insulations must perform to the same levels of heat transfer resistance as their petroleum based counterparts. Modern petroleum derived insulations can be carcinogenic, toxic to manufacture and release toxins as they degrade. The majority are not environmentally friendly. The aim of this research is to create an insulation that combats the above points and addresses the gap between sustainable and non-sustainable insulations. This research will address the uncertainties in the alternative insulation validation process, achieved through experimental research. Soap will be manufactured from lye, animal fats and oils and aerated to produce soap insulation. These manufactured soap samples will be tested in both laboratory and real-world settings. Soap insulation could be a useful addition to low environmental impact insulations and create a fo...
The transformation of cities from the industrial age (unsustainable) to the knowledge age (sustai... more The transformation of cities from the industrial age (unsustainable) to the knowledge age (sustainable) is essentially a ‘whole life cycle ’ process consisting of; planning, development, operation, reuse and renewal. During this transformation, a multi-disciplinary knowledge base, created from studies and research about the built environment aspects is fundamental: historical, architectural, archeologically, environmental, social, economic, etc is critical. Although there are a growing number of applications of 3D VR modelling applications, some built environment applications such as disaster management, environmental simulations, computer aided architectural design and planning require more sophisticated models beyond 3D graphical visualization such as multifunctional, interoperable, intelligent, and multi-representational. Advanced digital mapping technologies such as 3D laser scanner technologies can be are enablers for effective e-planning, consultation and communication of user...
The use of digital technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and smart meters induces a huge ... more The use of digital technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and smart meters induces a huge data stack in facility management (FM). However, the use of data analysis techniques has remained limited to converting available data into information within activities performed in FM. In this context, business intelligence and analytics (BI&A) techniques can provide a promising opportunity to elaborate facility performance and discover measurable new FM key performance indicators (KPIs) since existing KPIs are too crude to discover actual performance of facilities. Beside this, there is no comprehensive study that covers BI&A activities and their importance level for healthcare FM. Therefore, this study aims to identify healthcare FM KPIs and their importance levels for the Turkish healthcare FM industry with the use of the AHP integrated PROMETHEE method. As a result of the study, ninety-eight healthcare FM KPIs, which are categorized under six categories, were found. The comparison ...
Collaborative working has become possible using the innovative integrated systems in construction... more Collaborative working has become possible using the innovative integrated systems in construction as many activities are preformed globally with stakeholders situated in various locations. The Integrated VR based information systems can bind the fragmentation and provide communication and collaboration between the distributed stakeholders n various locations. The development of these technologies is vital for the uptake of these systems by the construction industry. This paper starts by emphasising the importance of construction IT research and reviews some future research directions in this area. In particular, the paper explores how virtual prototyping can improve the productivity and effectiveness of construction projects, and presents DIVERCITY, which is th as a case study of the research in virtual prototyping. Besides, the paper explores the requirements engineering of the DIVERCITY project. DIVERCITY has large and evolving requirements, which considered the perspectives of mu...
The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase productivity, efficien... more The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value; quality and sustainability (ii) reduce lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications via effective collaboration and communication of stakeholders in construction projects. This paradigm shift is becoming more critical with remote construction projects, which reveals unique and even more complicated challenging problems in relation to communication and management due to the remoteness of the construction sites. On the other hand, Building Informational Modelling (BIM) is offered by some as the panacea to addressing the interdisciplinary inefficiencies in construction projects. Although in many cases the adoption of BIM has numerous potential benefits, it also raises interesting challenges with regards to how BIM integrates the business processes of individual practices. This paper aims to show how BIM adoption for an architectural company helps to mitigate the ma...
Residential energy use accounts for 29 % of global energy consumption and 21 % of global CO2 emis... more Residential energy use accounts for 29 % of global energy consumption and 21 % of global CO2 emissions, making the residential sector an important focal point in relation to the dual issues of climate change and resource depletion. Improving heating in households would also have important socio-economic impacts, especially in relation to the health of the occupants. For example, in 2008/09 there were an estimated 36,700 more deaths during the winter period in England and Wales compared to an average non-winter period. Much of this excess mortality has been attributed to “fuel poverty”, which is defined by the UK Government Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as “households needing to spend more than 10 % of income on fuel to maintain a satisfactory heating regime.” Traditionally, Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is conducted against the prescribed performance specification and mainly relies on two activities; i) The effective collection of real world data and ii) the form...
Project managers have responsibility for the planning,execution and closing of any project such a... more Project managers have responsibility for the planning,execution and closing of any project such as construction projects, which requires improvement for cost and time related productivity, efficiency and effectiveness gains. Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a relatively new way of working and methodology seeks to integrate the building lifecycle in order to provide a safer and more productive environment for its occupants; and to assert the least possible environmental impact from its existence; and be more operationally efficient for its owners throughout the lifecycle of the building infrastructure. The paper aims to explore how BIM can contribute to and improve project management. It uses the MediaCityUK project in the city of Salford, UK as a case study. This is a regeneration project expected to attract media institutions locally and from around the world thus establishing itself as an international centre for excellence. The University of Salford is the only Higher Educ...
The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase; productivity, efficie... more The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase; productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value, quality and sustainability, (ii) reduce; lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications. It is advocated that most of them can be obtained through BIM (Building Information Modelling). It can be defined as the use of the ICT technologies to streamline the building lifecycle processes of a building and its surroundings, to provide a safer and more productive environment for its occupants; and to assert the least possible environmental impact from its existence; and be more operationally efficient for its owners throughout the building lifecycle. A research study has been carried out to investigate how BIM solutions are implemented by construction stakeholders in the UK, and for this matter investigated on whether a variety of methods being implemented by other countries such as Finland. The study focused on determining key strengths and identifying the challenges ...
Traditionally Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is conducted against the prescribed performance spe... more Traditionally Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is conducted against the prescribed performance specification and it mainly relies on two activities; i) The effective collection of real world data and information and ii) the formulation of this data / information into models that allow trends and deviations to be observed. However, it is required to gain efficiencies by identifying potentially easier and more economical methods and tools for the collection of data such as wireless sensors. Furthermore, with the advent of cloud computing, data storage and processing can also become easier and more economical too. Subsequently, it can be possible not only to compare a building performance against its initial performance specification but also benchmark a building against similar properties.
There is a gap between construction IT (CIT) research and its uptake within the construction indu... more There is a gap between construction IT (CIT) research and its uptake within the construction industry. One way to reduce this gap is better requirements capture and testing during CIT research. DIVERCITY was a European consortium of researchers and practitioners from ...
The renovation and refurbishment market is rapidly expanding in the construction industry. The re... more The renovation and refurbishment market is rapidly expanding in the construction industry. The regeneration and transformation of cities from the industrial age (unsustainable) to the knowledge age (sustainable) is essentially a whole life cycle process consisting of: planning, ...
Advanced digital mapping tools and technologies are enablers for effective e-planning in the buil... more Advanced digital mapping tools and technologies are enablers for effective e-planning in the built and human environment. The regeneration and transformation of cities from the industrial age to the knowledge age is essentially a 'whole life cycle' process consisting of; ...
The thermal insulation market is dominated by petroleum insulations. A gap has been identified fo... more The thermal insulation market is dominated by petroleum insulations. A gap has been identified for the manufacture of “green ” insulations. These insulations must perform to the same levels of heat transfer resistance as their petroleum based counterparts. Modern petroleum derived insulations can be carcinogenic, toxic to manufacture and release toxins as they degrade. The majority are not environmentally friendly. The aim of this research is to create an insulation that combats the above points and addresses the gap between sustainable and non-sustainable insulations. This research will address the uncertainties in the alternative insulation validation process, achieved through experimental research. Soap will be manufactured from lye, animal fats and oils and aerated to produce soap insulation. These manufactured soap samples will be tested in both laboratory and real-world settings. Soap insulation could be a useful addition to low environmental impact insulations and create a fo...
The transformation of cities from the industrial age (unsustainable) to the knowledge age (sustai... more The transformation of cities from the industrial age (unsustainable) to the knowledge age (sustainable) is essentially a ‘whole life cycle ’ process consisting of; planning, development, operation, reuse and renewal. During this transformation, a multi-disciplinary knowledge base, created from studies and research about the built environment aspects is fundamental: historical, architectural, archeologically, environmental, social, economic, etc is critical. Although there are a growing number of applications of 3D VR modelling applications, some built environment applications such as disaster management, environmental simulations, computer aided architectural design and planning require more sophisticated models beyond 3D graphical visualization such as multifunctional, interoperable, intelligent, and multi-representational. Advanced digital mapping technologies such as 3D laser scanner technologies can be are enablers for effective e-planning, consultation and communication of user...
The use of digital technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and smart meters induces a huge ... more The use of digital technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and smart meters induces a huge data stack in facility management (FM). However, the use of data analysis techniques has remained limited to converting available data into information within activities performed in FM. In this context, business intelligence and analytics (BI&A) techniques can provide a promising opportunity to elaborate facility performance and discover measurable new FM key performance indicators (KPIs) since existing KPIs are too crude to discover actual performance of facilities. Beside this, there is no comprehensive study that covers BI&A activities and their importance level for healthcare FM. Therefore, this study aims to identify healthcare FM KPIs and their importance levels for the Turkish healthcare FM industry with the use of the AHP integrated PROMETHEE method. As a result of the study, ninety-eight healthcare FM KPIs, which are categorized under six categories, were found. The comparison ...
Collaborative working has become possible using the innovative integrated systems in construction... more Collaborative working has become possible using the innovative integrated systems in construction as many activities are preformed globally with stakeholders situated in various locations. The Integrated VR based information systems can bind the fragmentation and provide communication and collaboration between the distributed stakeholders n various locations. The development of these technologies is vital for the uptake of these systems by the construction industry. This paper starts by emphasising the importance of construction IT research and reviews some future research directions in this area. In particular, the paper explores how virtual prototyping can improve the productivity and effectiveness of construction projects, and presents DIVERCITY, which is th as a case study of the research in virtual prototyping. Besides, the paper explores the requirements engineering of the DIVERCITY project. DIVERCITY has large and evolving requirements, which considered the perspectives of mu...
The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase productivity, efficien... more The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value; quality and sustainability (ii) reduce lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications via effective collaboration and communication of stakeholders in construction projects. This paradigm shift is becoming more critical with remote construction projects, which reveals unique and even more complicated challenging problems in relation to communication and management due to the remoteness of the construction sites. On the other hand, Building Informational Modelling (BIM) is offered by some as the panacea to addressing the interdisciplinary inefficiencies in construction projects. Although in many cases the adoption of BIM has numerous potential benefits, it also raises interesting challenges with regards to how BIM integrates the business processes of individual practices. This paper aims to show how BIM adoption for an architectural company helps to mitigate the ma...
Residential energy use accounts for 29 % of global energy consumption and 21 % of global CO2 emis... more Residential energy use accounts for 29 % of global energy consumption and 21 % of global CO2 emissions, making the residential sector an important focal point in relation to the dual issues of climate change and resource depletion. Improving heating in households would also have important socio-economic impacts, especially in relation to the health of the occupants. For example, in 2008/09 there were an estimated 36,700 more deaths during the winter period in England and Wales compared to an average non-winter period. Much of this excess mortality has been attributed to “fuel poverty”, which is defined by the UK Government Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as “households needing to spend more than 10 % of income on fuel to maintain a satisfactory heating regime.” Traditionally, Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is conducted against the prescribed performance specification and mainly relies on two activities; i) The effective collection of real world data and ii) the form...
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