All Outputs (3)

A Semantic-based Framework for Automated Rule Checking in Healthcare Construction Projects (2019)
Journal Article
Soliman-Junior, J., Torres Formoso, C., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2020). A Semantic-based Framework for Automated Rule Checking in Healthcare Construction Projects. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 47(2), 202-214. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2018-0460

Healthcare projects are known for having a high degree of complexity. Furthermore, the design of healthcare facilities is highly constrained by regulations containing a wide range of requirements. Using BIM for automated rule checking has been pointe... Read More about A Semantic-based Framework for Automated Rule Checking in Healthcare Construction Projects.

The Role of Building Information Modelling on Assessing Healthcare Design (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Soliman-Junior, J., Parise Baldauf, J., Tzortzopoulos, P., T. Formoso, C., & kagioglou, M. (2019). The Role of Building Information Modelling on Assessing Healthcare Design.

The design of healthcare projects is complex and presents a number of difficulties related to requirements management, e.g. conflicting requirements by stakeholders and changes of requirements over time. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been... Read More about The Role of Building Information Modelling on Assessing Healthcare Design.

Evaluating Social Housing Retrofit Options to Support Clients’ Decision Making—SIMPLER BIM Protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Tzortzopoulos, P., Ma, L., Soliman Junior, J., & Koskela, L. (2019). Evaluating Social Housing Retrofit Options to Support Clients’ Decision Making—SIMPLER BIM Protocol. Sustainability, 11(9), Article 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11092507

The UK government made significant commitments to upgrading the energy efficiency of seven million British homes by 2020, aiming at reducing carbon emissions and addressing fuel poverty. One alternative to achieve better energy performance in existin... Read More about Evaluating Social Housing Retrofit Options to Support Clients’ Decision Making—SIMPLER BIM Protocol.