International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation: Volume 42 Issue 4

Effectiveness of interventions to convert the energy consumption of an educational building to zero energy

Mahdiyeh Zaferanchi, Hatice Sozer

The amount of energy consumption of buildings has obtained international concern so the concept of zero energy building becomes a target for building designers. There are various…

The impact of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) on patients' health and comfort in Nigeria

Pontip Stephen Nimlyat, Bala Salihu, Grace Pam Wang

The most challenging aspect of hospital design is the creation of an environment that heals rather than the one acting as a barrier to healing. Much has not been done in the…

Development of Adapt-ABLE smart system – an end-to-end system for speeding up disabled housing adaptation process

Adekunle Sabitu Oyegoke, Saheed Ajayi, Muhammad Azeem Abbas, Stephen Ogunlana

The problem of long delay and waiting time in Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) housing adaptation has been ongoing for years. This study aimed at constructing an innovative smart…

Energy-efficient building design under climate change adaptation process: a case study of a single-family house

Gökçe Tomrukçu, Touraj Ashrafian

The residential buildings sector has a high priority in the climate change adaptation process due to significant CO₂ emissions, high energy consumption and negative environmental…

Building performance analysis for optimizing the energy consumption of an educational building

Md Hamidul Islam, Md. Abu Safayet, Abdullah Al Mamun

In response to rising energy prices and growing environmental concerns, there is a growing demand for environmentally friendly building facilities. This study investigates…

Design for safety in construction: a study of design professionals in Kuwait

Mohammed Sharar, Kofi Agyekum, Patrick Manu, Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim, Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Frederick Owusu Danso

Design for safety (DfS), also known as prevention through design (PtD), is a concept that mitigates accidents and hazards through considerations during the design stage of…

Conceptual arguments on the use of unlatched reverse swing “flappy” door smoke control systems in residential buildings

Charlie Hopkin, Simon Lay

The proposed use of unlatched, reverse swing flappy doors is becoming widespread in the design of residential common corridor smoke control systems. This article explores the…

Creating a link between healthy homes and architectural elements: a qualitative study of modern residential buildings

Hafizah Mohd Latif, Emmanuel A. Essah, Sohrab Donyavi

The aim of the research presented in this paper is to provide information on the common problems of healthy homes in the context of architectural design deficiencies. Especially…

Assessment of sandcrete hollow blocks’ thermal performance as a walling material for tropical buildings in Lokoja, Nigeria

Adamu Muhammed, Clement Oluwole Folorunso, Gabriel Fadairo

Understanding the thermal performance of sandcrete hollow block walls in the tropic is very essential for occupants' well-being, productivity and efficiency, due to its widespread…

The development of residential spatial configuration for visual privacy in Iranian dwellings, a space syntax approach

Fatemeh Khozaei Ravari, Ahmad Sanusi Hassan, Muhammad Hafeez Abdul Nasir, Mohsen Mohammad Taheri

The study's main objective is to evaluate the morphological developments in the characteristics of the spatial configurations of the residential layouts in Kerman, Iran, in…

A theoretical BIM-based framework for quantity take-off to facilitate progress payments: the case of high-rise building projects in Vietnam

The-Quan Nguyen, Eric C.W. Lou, Bao Ngoc Nguyen

This paper aims to provide an integrated BIM-based approach for quantity take-off for progress payments in the context of high-rise buildings in Vietnam. It tries to find answers…

Urban solid waste challenges and opportunities to promote sustainable developing cities through the fourth industrial revolution technologies

Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Aigbavboa, Faith Ebekozien Emuchay, Marvelous Aigbedion, Iliye Faith Ogbaini, Andrew Igiebor Awo-Osagie

In less than a decade to Sustainable Development Goals, the urban solid waste (USW) emanating from households, especially in developing countries, calls for concern. Several…

An appraisal of the early impact of COVID-19 on affordable housing finance in Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030

Raed Alharbi

Affordable housing provision is one of the visions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as highlighted in Vision 2030. For about 21 months now, the coronavirus disease 2019…

Critical solutions to the lapses of supply chain management in Nigeria's construction industry

Chigozie Collins Okafor, Ugochukwu Sydney Ani, Onuegbu Ugwu

Recent studies on construction supply chain management (CSCM) evaluated its vulnerability and challenging factors, but studies that have identified and examined the possible…

Investigating the causes of construction delay on the perspective of organization-sectors involved in the construction industry of Bangladesh

Mohammad Nafe Assafi, Md. Ikramul Hoque, Md. Mehrab Hossain

Construction delay always causes massive damage to the advancing construction industries, which is no different in the case of Bangladeshi construction industries. This paper aims…