Control and maintenance strategies are essential to preserve and ensure an adequate level
of safety and functionality of civil or historical assets. In recent years, digital transformation is …

Urban densification is seen as a possible solution in response to the intense urbanization
and sustainable development. Urban densification counteracts the negative effects of urban …

The buildings natural ageing along with the absence of planned maintenance actions and
the effects of climate changes accelerate the building materials degradation. So, to extend …

Integrated energy management at both the district and building scales can potentially
improve multi-level energy efficiency, but such a solution requires the exchange and …

This study proposes a framework that contains four dimensions (environment, economy,
socio-cultural, and technology) and nine relevant criteria for evaluating smart office buildings …

This proceedings volume chronicles the papers presented at the 35th CIB W78 2018
Conference: IT in Design, Construction, and Management, held in Chicago, IL, USA, in …

The green building rating systems endeavor to achieve the extent of sustainability in
building scale; however, they are lacking in assessing the urban scale. Few green building …

Hospitals and health centers use a lot of energy due to 24/7 al l-round year working hours
and using different equipment. It has highlighted the importance of Facilities Management …

In this study, we propose a methodology to assign HVAC operation planning schemes for
connected buildings with the objective of energy saving and load leveling. The idea is to use …

The purpose of this paper is to develop an evaluation cloud model which could assess the
development level of the regional industrialized building. The objectives are to understand …