In the last decades, considerable work has been done regarding service life prediction of
buildings and building components. Academics and members of the CIB W080 commission …

This conceptual article analyses how both policymakers and academics often discuss the
state of buildings. Property vacancy and abandonment are generally approached statically …

The world is currently facing two major problems, namely, increasing energy costs and
global warming. As a result, it is crucial to take proactive measures to effectively address and …

Purpose Obsolescence is a decline or loss of utility of an object, building or product.
Different types of building obsolescence decrease buildings' utility and shorten their service …

Energy is part of everyday lives and often taken for granted. Daily energy usage in existing
building has produced vast amount of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and this …

The paper seeks to outline a framework to prioritize existing buildings for adaptive reuse.
Twenty-nine schools were selected and investigated to determine their priority for adaptive …

The perceived wisdom in many studies is that the establishment of a premium value is an
essential prerequisite for the promotion of green buildings. This green premium is then a …

The focus for most projects is the design and construction stages, which cover a brief span,
while the postconstruction phase, which covers a longer span, is rarely brought to the fore. It …

The evidence of void in the most categorized office buildings, Grade-A Office Buildings,
spurred this research. It was conceived that such office buildings that are built with every …

The UK Government has committed to an 80% reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) against
1990 levels by 2050. Widening understandings of the environmental impact of the built …