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Austigard, M S and Mattsson, J (2019) Monitoring climate change related biodeterioration of protected historic buildings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 529–38.
Balasubramani, M, Mahalingam, A and Scott, W R (2020) Imitation and adaptation: lessons from a case study of a metro rail project in India. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 364–82.
Chinowsky, P S and Javernick-Will, A (2020) High-value, collaborative networks. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 398–408.
Dewulf, G and Garvin, M J (2020) Responsive governance in PPP projects to manage uncertainty. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 383–97.
Farmer, G and Guy, S (2010) Making morality: sustainable architecture and the pragmatic imagination. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 368–78.
Hall, D M, Whyte, J K and Lessing, J (2020) Mirror-breaking strategies to enable digital manufacturing in Silicon Valley construction firms: a comparative case study. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 322–39.
Hallowell, M R, Bhandari, S and Alruqi, W (2020) Methods of safety prediction: analysis and integration of risk assessment, leading indicators, precursor analysis, and safety climate. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 308–21.
Herrera-Avellanosa, D, Haas, F, Leijonhufvud, G, Brostrom, T, Buda, A, Pracchi, V, Webb, A L, Hüttler, W and Troi, A (2019) Deep renovation of historic buildings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 539–53.
Ho, C M F (2010) A critique of corporate ethics codes in Hong Kong construction. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 411–27.
Kunz, J and Fischer, M (2020) Virtual design and construction. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 355–63.
Legnér, M, Leijonhufvud, G and Tunefalk, M (2020) Energy policy and conservation planning in Sweden: a longitudinal evaluation. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 555–72.
Lynch, S and Proverbs, D G (2019) How adaption of historic listed buildings affords access. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 589–605.
Macdonald, S and Arato Goncalves, A P (2019) Concrete conservation: outstanding challenges and potential ways forward. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 607–18.
Ostwald, M J (2010) Ethics and the auto-generative design process. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 390–400.
Radford, A (2010) Urban design, ethics and responsive cohesion. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 379–89.
Tommelein, I D (2020) Design science research in construction management: multi-disciplinary collaboration on the SightPlan system. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 340–54.
Williamson, T J (2010) Predicting building performance: the ethics of computer simulation. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 401–10.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: building performance; decision-making; ethics; modelling; simulation; sustainable design
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2010.481204
- Abstract:
A responsible architect or engineer taking sustainable design seriously will aim to create a built environment that exhibits cohesion in the contexts of environmental, social/cultural, and technological realms. In addition, the very notion of sustainability extends an actual (or implied) duty of care to peoples and environments now and into the future. Advanced computer simulation of environmental and technological performance offers one way of tackling this obligation. However, claims about simulation can lead to a spurious impression of accuracy and therefore legitimacy. Likewise, inappropriate applications of simulation may result in wrong decisions and an erroneous allocation of resources. Almost all discussions of the validity of computer simulation for decision-making focus on its quantitative accuracy; however, the problems addressed are often far from well defined. Two concepts from the social sciences, ‘trustworthiness’ and a taxonomy of ‘ignorance’, are introduced as ways of assessing the appropriate use of simulation. Simulation applications should not be seen as surrogates of reality and interpreted as logical answers to substantive problems. Although simulations have potency as perspectives to support wise human judgements, a more mature approach is needed when applying these tools and outputs to decision-making.
Worthing, D and Organ, S (2019) Conservation management plans. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 573–88.