Accurate quantification and detailed classification of construction waste are paramount to
improving their management. Over the last decades, various quantification models have …

Technological interoperability is a driver for seamless data and information exchange
between project team members in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) …

Amidst increased climatic disasters, persisting social evils, and governance concerns,
sustainable finance and its new and innovative financial instruments have gained …

Laser scanning, as a rising topic within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction
(AEC) industry, has been increasing both in importance and practice as a means of …

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems constitute a significant portion of
building energy usage and carbon emissions. The design quality directly affects the energy …

The green synthesis of engineered nanomaterials (NMs) has deserved an enormous
academic interest and huge financial investments during the last decades. However, this …

Lean construction (LC) and building information modeling (BIM) are two of the prominent
concepts challenging the traditional practices in construction management. Small and …

Over the past decade, building information modeling (BIM) and sustainability have attracted
increased interest, with a concomitant rise in the number of related publications. However …

Bacterial foraging optimization algorithm (BFO) is a biological-inspired swarm intelligence
optimization algorithm that simulates the foraging behavior of bacteria to obtain maximal …

High-rise buildings consume more energy and have greater environmental impacts,
emphasising the need to adopt best practices during the design stage concerning BIM …