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Adeyeye, K (2024) From product to service – strategies for upscaling smart home performance monitoring. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 107–28.

Al-Aomar, R, AlTal, M and Abel, J (2024) A data-driven predictive maintenance model for hospital HVAC system with machine learning. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 207–24.

Božiček, D, Almezeraani, Y and Košir, M (2024) Making sense of LCA results when evaluating multiple building designs – comparison of interpretation concepts. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 129–47.

Calcerano, F, Thravalou, S, Martinelli, L, Alexandrou, K, Artopoulos, G and Gigliarelli, E (2024) Energy and environmental improvement of built heritage: HBIM simulation-based approach applied to nine Mediterranean case-studies. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 225–47.

Ghansah, F A, Owusu-Manu, D, Edwards, D J, Thwala, W D, Yamoah Agyemang, D and Ababio, B K (2024) A framework for smart building technologies implementation in the Ghanaian construction industry: a PLS-SEM approach. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 148–63.

Kalla, M, Kalaycioglu, O, Hecht, R, Schneider, S and Schmidt, C (2024) Station biophilia – assessing the perception of greenery on railway platforms using a digital twin. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 164–80.

Kumari, P, Reddy, S R N and Yadav, R (2024) Indoor occupancy detection and counting system based on boosting algorithm using different sensor data. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 87–106.

Lai, H and Chiang, W (2024) Generative design of terraced concert hall – a case study of Taipei music and library centre. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 49–67.

Liang, H, Weng, Y, Tang, S W Y and Yeoh, J K W (2024) Automated filtering of façade defect images using a similarity method for enhanced inspection documentation. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 194–206.

Prieto, A J, Torres-González, M and Carpio, M (2024) Virtual web-based instruments in the evaluation of functional degradation of heritage timber buildings. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 181–93.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Expert panel; on-site inspection; web-based instrument; building; digital tool;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2023.2214826
  • Abstract:
    The construction engineering and management sector is facing rapid technological disruption due to the extensive adoption of digital tools. The main aim of this research was to assess the accuracy and usefulness of web-based instruments used for the evaluation and mensuration of built environment characteristics. Through on-site visits and two web-based tools, a digital management system based on fuzzy logic was used to evaluate the functional service life of two heritage timber buildings in Valdivia (Chile). The assessments of 40 professional experts (4 on-site visual inspections and 36 virtual inspections) were compared to evaluate the relative accuracy and usefulness of the on-site and web-based instruments. Web-based audits, which used Google Street View and Google Maps, tended to agree strongly with on-site audits on the functional degradation of the timber structures (vulnerabilities and external hazard affections). While web-based tools do not offer a perfect substitute for on-site audits, they do allow for preliminary audits to be performed accurately from remote locations, potentially saving time and cost and increasing the effectiveness of subsequent on-site visits. The study findings may be useful to industry stakeholders in understanding the early impacts of the use of new remote digital inspection tools on the construction industry.

Saeidlou, S and Ghadiminia, N (2024) A construction cost estimation framework using DNN and validation unit. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 38–48.

Yıldız, B, Çağdaş, G and Zincir, I (2024) Architectural space classification considering topological and 3D visual spatial relations using machine learning techniques. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 68–86.

Yang, X, Zhong, H, Wang, Z, Du, P, Zhou, K, Zhou, H, Lai, X, Lau, Y L, Song, Y and Tang, L (2024) BEKG: A built environment knowledge graph. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 19–37.

Zhou, S ( (2024) Platforming for industrialized building: a comparative case study of digitally-enabled product platforms. Building Research & Information, 52(01–02), 4–18.