Post-occupancy evaluation collects occupant feedback and assesses indoor environmental quality to enhance the indoor environment. Traditional paper- and web-based surveys have several limitations, ...

Currently, there are no targeted standards and norms for Chinese medicine clinic diagnosis and treatment space. This study conducted field research in nine Chinese medicine clinics located in Hangz...

Building renovation is widely considered an effective strategy for reducing the environmental impact of urban housing stock. In recent years, interest in ‘circular renovation’ – the application of ...

This study investigated the transition to net-zero emissions (NZE) homes within the Australian volume home-building sector. A group of 18 stakeholders, including volume builders, greenfield develop...

Building permit processes serve as crucial gatekeepers for urban development, regulating compliance with building codes, land use policies, and safety and environmental standards. However, their co...

The significance of lighting design in intensive care units (ICUs) for healthcare professionals’ demanding work and its profound impact on health, visual comfort and overall well-being cannot be ov...

Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) significantly affects occupants’ well-being and comfort. Assessing IEQ typically involves post-occupancy evaluation (POE), a method that can be time-consuming and...

With urbanization trends impacting on levels of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental degradation, resource consumption and associated waste; the quest for stronger mitigation and adaptation appr...

Understanding occupants’ behaviour and thermal preferences is key to designing less energy-intensive buildings. However, qualitative research methods to understand behaviour can be time-consuming a...

As the residential construction sector grows more quickly than other building sectors in Oman and other GCC nations, the proportion of total energy consumption in housing rises. The native inhabita...

An information gap exists in the construction industry, where stakeholders possess information that is not effectively shared or sufficiently detailed. The information gap increases uncertainty in ...

The built environment and various ongoing crises, e.g. climate change, the biodiversity crisis, and declining well-being due to the pandemic, are interconnected. Resilience of the built environment...

Workplace design elements influence work commitment; however, previous studies broadly categorized these elements, lacking specific practical design information. This study aims to classify workpla...

Medical healthcare planners need to align outpatient and inpatient design factors that affect hospital space allocation. The Emergency Departments (ED) design must be congruent with the inpatient p...

Interaction between actors in sustainability transition is fundamental for generating knowledge about what constitutes a just, equitable and sustainable society. This paper focuses on the Finnish h...

Ensuring hospitalized patients’ comfort requires understanding differences in comfort and adaptation to discomfort, as well as the role of the built environment therein. Shortcomings in this unders...

During the design stage of a detached house located in warm climate, passive strategies were integrated and a high-energy efficiency qualification was achieved in accordance with the Spanish Buildi...

Addressing work environment design methods has become increasingly important due to pandemic-induced changes in the ways and locations of work. This research addresses work environment design throu...

In the context of a warmer climate, one of the population sectors most affected are children. Therefore, it is important to consider the study of school buildings since children invest there about ...

User satisfaction surveys play a crucial role in assessing Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). Yet, existing databases predominantly reflect data from developed countries, limiting applicability to...

The provision of sustainability information is a crucial step in raising awareness and promoting sustainability in the residential sector. The effectiveness of this information in increasing intere...

Natural ventilation is a default conditioning strategy in the Brazilian residential sector, while fans and air conditioners are complementary strategies. However, climate change and the increasing ...

Indoor-environmental quality (IEQ) assessments must consider multiple aspects and domains. In this context, common IEQ building evaluation and rating schemes frequently apply conjoint indicators to...

Rising summer overheating risk in China's cold regions due to climate change has drawn significant attention. Phase change material (PCM) has lowered indoor temperatures and saved energy in some ar...

According to the most recent climate projections, urban settings and historic centres will be affected by considerable increases in temperature extremes and heat waves as a result of climate change...

Published in Building Research & Information (Vol. 52, No. 5, 2024)

Published in Building Research & Information (Vol. 52, No. 4, 2024)

Performing music can be an enjoyable activity or a source of anxiety and discomfort. Previous studies suggest that it is possible to create spaces that promote well-being by applying knowledge from...

Any building creates a unique micro-environment. Educational buildings tend to offer a wide range of purposes, with more operational functions than most other buildings. This paper focuses on the o...

The concept of patient-centred care is increasingly shaping healthcare practices, particularly within oncology settings. Its implications extend to a hospital's constructed environment and how it i...

To what extent does a firm’s digital readiness influence its competence in implementing digital initiatives? This study employs a deep-learning-based dual-stage approach using Partial Least Squares...

Monitoring the quality of the indoor environment is a practice commonly adopted by museums as part of operational risk management. Recorded environmental data are often used to assess the safety of...

Increasing urbanization is driving rapid growth in residential multi-owned properties (RMOPs) worldwide. Concerns about the quality of these buildings are also growing in many countries. Yet resear...

New housing design has changed rapidly due to legislative requirements for energy-efficiency improvements. While housing energy efficiency is improving, little attention is given to individual indo...

Taking classes in a smart classroom is a novel experience for most college students in China, and comprehensive research on how Chinese students perceive smart classroom environments is limited. Th...

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Residential energy policies for individual dwellings predominantly provide minimum design standards for thermal performance and energy efficiency on a square metre basis. This paper quantifies pred...

Published in Building Research & Information (Vol. 52, No. 1-2, 2024)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are routinely utilized to capture images of building façades for structural health inspections. These images are often taken at regular time intervals, capturing ove...

Reaching sustainability targets requires a holistic understanding of the different dimensions of residential building stock development. This paper aims to provide a solid and transparent approach ...

Floor planning, as one of the most important considerations in building design, often involves intensive trial-and-error processes with many constraints considered simultaneously. Artificial intell...

The significant share of buildings from total energy consumption across the world has been mentioned and emphasized very well by several scholars. In this regard, there have been major developments...

Assessing the existing condition of aging masonry houses are of high interest as the cost of retrofitting and repairing becomes significantly higher. Conventional condition assessment tools and met...

To clarify the influencing factors of green retrofit and formulate feasible promotion strategies, 23 constraints from the five dimensions of policy and law, economic management, the market environm...

While recent high-profile incidents have highlighted the impacts of building defects, there remains a dearth of comprehensive research that examines the full spectrum of health risks encountered by...

Energy saving and the development of renewable energies already form part of the daily discourse in our society. Climate change and the environmental problems arising from it affect all of us on th...

As buildings account for 39% of greenhouse gas emissions, the building sector is essential for pursuing carbon neutrality. Carbon footprints of buildings are currently emerging in the legislation o...

This study evaluates thermal sensitivity, expectations, and adaptability in mixed-mode ventilated buildings by subjective and objective assessments. A field study of simultaneous measurements of ph...

ABSTRACT The New Zealand Building Code mandates maintaining habitable spaces and bathrooms in elderly homes at a minimum internal temperature of 16°C with adequate ventilation. This study assesses the thermal wintertime performance of 40 subsidized apartments designed for older residents within a 7-Homestar certified building in Auckland. The building performs well, falling below the 16°C threshold

The terraced concert hall offers a wide range of design options. Yet the knowledge barrier within a design team makes it difficult to effectively deliver a design that satisfies both the needs of c...

Implementing solar photovoltaic systems in the built environment (BEPV) is critical for the construction sector’s contribution to mitigating climate change. While previous studies give various insi...

This paper examines the state of affordable housing in England, with a focus on regional variations in space standards and standardized dwelling layouts widely used by volume housebuilders. Space s...

Amidst rising ambient temperatures and frequent heatwaves, assessing summer indoor overheating is crucial. This study examined overheating in over 6000 apartments to show the temporal aspects of in...

This study sought to identify the dimensions and the significant critical factors capable of enhancing Smart Building Technologies' (SBTs') implementation for smart building projects in developing ...

Building maintenance is a pivotal determinant for ensuring uninterrupted and flawless operations for facilities. From the moment construction is completed until the demolition, maintenance activiti...

In recent years, the digitalization of the built environment has progressed rapidly due to the development of modern design and construction technologies. However, the need for extensive profession...

Among environmental controls, solar shading and ventilative cooling are widely considered as key passive strategies for limiting the overheating risks in buildings. While their application is encou...

A wider deployment of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs) is expected to contribute to the transition to a decarbonized and energy-efficient building sector in Europe. This study proposed an integ...

A seamless performance of elevators is necessary for building owners (BOs) as it promotes end-user satisfaction, thus, they form some expectations from elevator maintenance contractors (EMCs). Cohe...

Identifying environmental hotspots and comparing design options are the most common goals in building life cycle assessment (LCA). Our paper focuses on the latter by identifying and evaluating vari...