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Abuhussain, M (2020) An assessment of the Saudi Residential Buildings Envelope Code under the current and future climate change scenarios: the case for Jeddah in the hot and humid climate region, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Akade, S A (2017) Understanding the impact of culture on project execution in a developing country: an action research study of six international oil and gas companies in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, University of Liverpool.
Akinnola, P (2021) Improving project performance on construction projects through stakeholder management-an action research inquiry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Aksenova, G (2020) The dark side of ecosystem orchestration: an empirical investigation of building information management in the digital built environment sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Al Hawsah, M O (2020) The impact of project sponsors' decisions on the success of projects: An action research study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Al-Ashaikh, M H (1996) Project management in the public sector of Saudi Arabia, problems and solutions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Al-Gathafi, M M (2005) Riskness of time and cost overruns and the effectiveness of risk response measure strategies in the Libyan construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Engineering, University of Liverpool.
Al-Hachami, Z (2020) Decision making in the oil and gas construction project management: structured VS discretionary, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Al-Omari, T (2004) Stochastic regression modelling of cost and duration overrun of construction projects implemented in Kuwait, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Engineering, University of Liverpool.
Alattyih, W (2015) Value creation and risk assessment for green building design in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Aljarman, M (2016) Emerging risk from the application of building information modelling through the life cycle of projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture, University of Liverpool.
Alzaed, A (2012) User centered passive building design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool.
Alzahrani, A (2015) Uncovering the emerging risks from climate change scenarios and related climate change risk management in the building sector in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Alzahrani, S (2015) Dynamic simulation of the impact of risk events and risk cost in KSA PPP projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool.
Bassanino, M N (1999) The perception of computer generated architectural images, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Liverpool (United Kingdom).
Binsarra, F A (2016) Uncovering the structure and the dynamic of information propagation in building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool.
Blyth, K A (2002) A computer model that forecasts the cash flow of building projects at the tender stage using stage payments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture and Building Engineering, University of Liverpool.
Elhag, T M S (2004) Tender price modelling: artificial neural networks and regression techniques, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture & Building Engineering, University of Liverpool.
Evans, R C (2002) Dynamic cash flow forecasting model for construction contractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Engineering, University of Liverpool.
Feldbauer, R R (2019) Mindful project management: a framework to enhance underperformance managing large hospital builds by incorporating principles adapted from High Reliability Organizations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, University of Liverpool.
Gee, S (2019) The development of an innovative, lean, mobile factory system to manufacture timber frame closed panels in temporary locations for use in the Assembly of Houses in the Affordable Rented Sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool.
Gholami, E (2017) Exploiting BIM in energy efficient domestic retrofit: evaluation of benefits and barriers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture, University of Liverpool.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: architect; building information modelling; building performance; case study; climate change; energy consumption; government; integration
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.17638/03020563
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Energy efficient retrofitting of the existing building stock is important because of the need to reduce CO2 emissions and improve building energy performance. The significance of refurbishing existing UK housing to help the government achieve its climate change targets has been widely recognised. However, the current practices for UK retrofitting, with one of the oldest domestic stocks in Europe, are still confronted by technical and social challenges such as late adoption of BPS tools, difficulties in effectively measuring energy consumption and disruption to users. Therefore, it is essential to improve the existing practices of the domestic retrofit process. Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers, potentially, a comprehensive and integrated platform for improving the retrofit process. Although BIM has been applied in many large-scale projects, it has not been used extensively for small-scale retrofit schemes in the UK. This study sort to test two common misconceptions – (i) BIM is only for complex large-scale projects; (ii) BIM is only for new projects - by investigating the potential implementation of BIM in energy efficient domestic retrofit in practice in the UK. This thesis has explored how the efficiency of the retrofit process could be improved through BIM implementation. A critical review of the literature was followed by a series of semi-structured interviews with professionals. An experimental study demonstrated why the existing simulation methods, such as ‘detailed modelling’, are not effective and why it is necessary to enhance the existing practices. One of the main barriers to improving the efficiency of existing practices is using Building Performance Simulation (BPS) tools too late in the retrofit process. Based on the experimental study, the results of detailed modelling, using DesignBuilder, were very accurate; however, such results are frequently used in an evaluative rather than proactive way in the existing practices. Running energy simulation is a lengthy process and putting architectural information into the BPS tools not only requires more time than is usually available at the early stage but, also, defining the thermal view by energy experts is subjective. Furthermore, evaluating the accuracy of ‘standards and procedures’ approaches, Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) and Passive House Planning Package (PHPP), illustrated that analysing energy performance based on the inaccurate or notional assumptions, regardless of the unique characteristics of the projects are often arbitrary, unreliable and inaccurate. Therefore, BIM simulation approaches were evaluated and tested through a real-world case study. The scope of this research is limited to energy performance modelling process; however, the basic methods and principles could be also applied to other types of performance analysis. The experimental project, evaluating two BIM simulation approaches, integrated and interoperable BIM, provided the opportunity to evaluate BIM’s usefulness in energy performance simulation and assess the accuracy and reliability of the outputs compared with the results of two-years of monitoring a house. Integrated BIM simulation approach, Graphisoft EcoDesigner Star, provided effortless interoperability and improved the effectiveness of the process. However, the integrated BIM approach requires intelligent guidance and depends on the vendors to integrate performance simulation tools into their BIM environment. The interoperable BIM, through gbXML, can facilitate the integration of BPS tools in the early design stage. By improving interoperability at the early design stage and adopting BIM, identified challenges could be addressed, such as, uncertainty about the quality of retrofit measure, lack of interoperability between BPS tools and BIM, and time-consuming iterative modelling. The main contribution of this research is in identifying the barriers and potentials of BIM in energy performance simulation to enhance the existing practices of the retrofit process through the experimental study. However, this research is a starting point, where an initial analysis of the problem and its solution has commenced.
Gkeredakis, E (2009) Explaining the distinctiveness of coordination through an in-depth study of a major construction project, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Management School, University of Liverpool.
Hepworth, A (2021) Decision-making in immature projects organisational environment: A mental model approach that influences conscientious critical thinking, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Ibrahim, A M (2019) A method to support leadership effectiveness in a construction project organisation in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, University of Liverpool.
Jervis, E (2015) Lowering CO2 emissions: a framework for overcoming institutional pressures and diffusing low carbon strategy throughout the construction supply chain, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, University of Liverpool.
Khodadadyan, A (2021) Living and future tools for risk assessment: an examination of the possibilities for fusion, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Kirkham, R J (2002) A stochastic whole life cycle cost model for a national health service acute care hospital building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Kori, S i (2017) BIM business value creation for SME architectural firms in Nigeria using intellectual capital development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool.
Makwiranzou, C (2019) Building trust and managing risk between the client, consultant, and contractor in traditional and relational construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, University of Liverpool.
Morton, R R (1982) The speculative housebuilding industry in the nineteen seventies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool.
Munir, M (2020) Development of a building information modelling asset value realisation model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool.
Nizam Shaikh, R (2019) BIM-based investigation of total energy consumption in delivering buildings as a product, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Raimi, T (2017) Achieving customer satisfaction in a private housing organisation in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Salih, A (2020) Project management information system introduction: Challenges and remedies in a construction context, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Savva, C (2023) Lessons that can be learnt using action research strategies within TfL, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Liverpool (United Kingdom).
Sujan, S F (2020) A holistic and systemic model of collaboration in the AED industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Sutton, R M (2019) The development of a sustainable construction design process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool.
Tomlinson, J (1998) A premises occupancy cost forecasting model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Liverpool.
Wanous, M (2000) A neurofuzzy expert system for competitive tendering in civil engineering, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Engineering, University of Liverpool.
Wellings, F (2005) The rise of the national housebuilder: A history of British housebuilders through the twentieth century, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Xi, J (2013) Evaluating the functional performance of small-scale public demountable buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Liverpool.
Zou, Y (2017) Building information modelling and knowledge-based risk management system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool.