Visual evaluation of façade condition plays an important role to ensure the structural health
of the whole building. To automatically achieve visual evaluation of façade condition with …

This book constitutes the capstone of a line of research about expert inspection systems for
individual building elements. It builds on that research and presents a broader approach for …

Within building inspection, determining the urgency of repair depends on varying factors (eg
risk, progression conditions and façade importance). This study analyses the urgency of …

The early deterioration of social housing envelopes reflect their low durability. An evaluation
methodology to estimate social housing envelope degradation level was developed which …

The factors contributing to maintenance cost include the life‐long environmental factors that
the building is exposed to during its useful life as well as parameters relating to the design …

Purpose Regular inspection and maintenance is recommended to preserve and sustain built
cultural heritage. Systematising inspection processes and knowledge on defects, and …

Abstract Purpose–The Facilities Management (FM) profession is now established in most
developed countries and in few developing countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong …

Housing is a basic need for all. The increasing numbers of population and income had
increase in housing demand. Thus, it has led to the construction of apartments to meet the …

Purpose–The research into the issue of maintainability of multi‐storey buildings in Sri Lanka
is still in its adolescent stage. One of the critical building elements that requires immediate …

Building inspection systems are essential to optimise building maintenance. In the context of
developing a global building inspection system, the lack of an expeditious tool to identify …