Sustainable building material selection: An integrated multi-criteria large group decision making framework
In the past decades, the rapid urbanisation has driven the prosperity of building industry,
which, however, has led to the consumption of enormous amounts of energy and resources …
which, however, has led to the consumption of enormous amounts of energy and resources …
The identification of design for maintainability imperatives to achieve cost effective building maintenance: A delphi study
S Ganisen, IS Mohammad, LJ Nesan… - Jurnal …, 2015 - journals.utm.my
Incorporating maintainability during the building design is essential to increase overall
performance of the building including quality and cost as; the management and operation …
performance of the building including quality and cost as; the management and operation …
Improving occupants' satisfaction with effective maintenance management of HVAC system in office buildings
Office buildings are equipped with HVAC system to provide a comfortable working
environment. However, the level of the occupants' productivity and comfort is highly …
environment. However, the level of the occupants' productivity and comfort is highly …
Green maintainability performance indicators for highly sustainable and maintainable buildings
The concept of green maintainability provides the building sector with an exciting
opportunity to transform itself with highly maintainable and sustainable buildings. It spans …
opportunity to transform itself with highly maintainable and sustainable buildings. It spans …
A fuzzy model for evaluating risk impacts on variability between contract sum and final account in government-funded construction projects
EE Ameyaw, APC Chan, DG Owusu-Manu… - Journal of Facilities …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify and then evaluate perceived risk factors
influencing variability between contract sum and final count, and to develop a fuzzy risk …
influencing variability between contract sum and final count, and to develop a fuzzy risk …
Integrated building maintenance and safety framework: educational and public facilities case study
The facility safety is a highly important issue in educational institutions and public facilities,
where the safety and health of the occupants (students, educational and public service staff) …
where the safety and health of the occupants (students, educational and public service staff) …
Selection criteria of building material for optimising maintainability
G Kanniyapan, LJ Nesan, IS Mohammad… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the principles and criteria that govern selection of
building materials in achieving building maintainability. The methodological approach used …
building materials in achieving building maintainability. The methodological approach used …
Factors influencing facilities management cost performance in building projects
Buildings are complex systems, and therefore truly understanding their performance is
difficult. The cost of maintenance is a real problem and a major issue in building projects …
difficult. The cost of maintenance is a real problem and a major issue in building projects …
Developing a research framework for the green maintainability of buildings
Purpose The aim of this paper is to present a research framework for the green
maintainability of buildings. This study makes the case for the development of a new concept …
maintainability of buildings. This study makes the case for the development of a new concept …
Factors affecting the number of building defects and the approaches to reduce their negative impacts in Malaysian public universities' buildings
Purpose The largest share of a building maintenance budget goes towards preventing or
repairing building defects. Also, building defects shorten a building's lifetime, impact the …
repairing building defects. Also, building defects shorten a building's lifetime, impact the …