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Alnaggar, A M M M (2022) Digital transformation in asset management organisations: towards a data driven approach for life cycle asset management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Antonopoulou, S (1987) The building industry in Greece: its role in the post-war Greek economy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Baik, A H (2017) Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) as a model of UNESCO's World Heritage Nomination File, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Baltazar dos Santos, A P (2009) Cyberarchitecture: the virtualisation of architecture beyond representation towards interactivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Beech, N (2012) Constructing everyday life: an architectural history of the South Bank in production, 1948-1951, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Behar, C B (2016) A socio-technical perspective of ventilation practices in UK social housing with whole house ventilation systems: design, everyday life and change, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Bouwer, K A (2016) Building disappointment: the limits and potential of tort liability for energy efficiency problems in domestic buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Boyes, G (2021) Towards BIM/GIS interoperability: a theoretical framework and practical generation of spaces to support infrastructure Asset Management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Burman, E (2016) Assessing the operational performance of educational buildings against design expectations: a case study approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Fang, Z (2022) Machine learning integrated portfolio-based strategic building asset management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: bridge; asset management; data management; decision making; documentation; information management; interoperability; learning; lifecycle; migration; monitoring; case study; machine learning; professional; project stakeholder; stakeholder
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- URL: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158942/
- Abstract:
The data for strategic asset management (SAM) contains multi-functional features and is usually built with a complex structure of attributes. Effective management and utilisation of the building data are essential for monitoring projects in a sustainable and whole lifecycle manner and avoiding potential risks for all the project stakeholders. A common challenge FM professionals face is exposure to an information-saturated and data-rich facility management environment. Yet, a limited amount of research has focused on quality and project portfolio-level management of the building data required for SAM services. Even fewer research studies have examined how building data migration, collection and management processes can benefit machine learning (ML) related technologies based on the existing unstructured project data. This thesis aims to explore how the facility management industry can improve portfolio-based strategic asset management/planning by applying ML algorithms in asset data collection and management processes. By applying an abductive research approach, this study first uses a case study approach to evaluate the current portfolio-based SAM practice and data quality. Then, the preliminary research outcome from more than ten different projects (21 for image classification and 12 for text classification) is gathered and further processed to evaluate the effectiveness of image and text classification applications over data collection and management processes of portfolio-based SAM. The preliminary findings from the case study confirm the challenges of current portfoliobased SAM, which include: (1) the lack of any guiding framework for SAM professionals to control their documentation flow; (2) data interoperability issues across different projects; (3) the lack of sufficient data entries for conducting some core SAM services, and; (4) the lack of utilising portfolio-based management intelligence to power the SAM decision making. It is found in the second phase study that deep-neural-based text and image classification algorithms are effective in supporting data interoperability and in remedying the lack of insufficient data attributes issue (e.g., the lack of 'manufacture' information) raised across the project portfolio. This is because the ML-enabled approach can provide an automated data collection solution, combined with the developed SAM information management frameworks and structures. This study contributes to the body of knowledge as it (1) both theoretically and empirically evaluates the data management in different aspects of effective portfolio-based SAM, (2) validates the applicability of applying deep-neural-based image and text classification algorithms for automated data migration, collection, and management processes and (3) develops a structure to bridge SAM documentation flow and ML applications.
Few, J F M (2021) Ventilation in occupied homes: measurement, performance and sociotechnical perspectives, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Hesse, A D (1991) The management of risks in the procurement of very large construction projects (Britain and New Commonwealth): Comparative change in procurement methods for very large construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Howard, R W (2021) Of incentive, bias, and behaviour: an empirical economic investigation into project delivery constructs influencing the adoption of building information modelling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Husain, T (2023) Foreign investment and infrastructure financing: railways during the first age of globalisation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Kadir Pakir, A H (2003) Integration: A study in the context of low cost housing projects in Malaysia with special reference to the state of penang, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Kurul, E (2003) Re-using listed buildings through conversion: A process mapping approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Murray, A (2018) Returns on public capital investment: Procurement, whole life cost and value in English schools and hospitals, from 1997-2012, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Naghshbandi, S N (2022) Technology capabilities for safe and resilient coordination of automated earthwork systems: a decentralized multi-agent system approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Pocobelli, D P (2021) Heritage building information model (BIM) for scientific data, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Presland, A J (2023) Picturing construction, constructing identities: the photographic archive of John Laing & Son Ltd, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Sanei, H (2016) Discipline breakdown structure: Bridging project management and systems engineering to form an integrated management system in multidisciplinary rail projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Sassano, G (2022) Optimism bias and cost overruns: experimenting on the internal and external views in resources and time estimation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Song, Y (2022) Resilience bonds and the financing of resilient infrastructure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Sugiyantoro (2021) Homebuyers' strategies for progressive residential infrastructure improvement in Bandung, Indonesia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Symons, A W (2021) Integrated design, design management and the delivery of major hospitals, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Udomdech, P (2021) Project-based innovation learning mechanisms in the built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Vinci, F (2022) Project-based networks in the delivery of infrastructure projects and programmes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).
Wang, Y (2022) Monitoring, modelling and analysis of occupants' operation of windows, use of air purifiers and smart air quality control in low-energy residential buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University College London (University of London).