HBIM: Low-cost sensors and environmental data in heritage buildings - A guide for practitioners and professionals

Mahdjoubi, Lamine; Hawas, Sahar; Fitton, Richard; Dweidar, Khaled; Nagy, Gehan; Marshall, Alex; Alzaatreh, Ammar

Abstract

This guide is intended to introduce the heritage conservation professional to the use of low cost sensors to capture environmental data in occupied heritage buildings, for the purposes of enhancing the heritage preservation practice with the capability for real-time monitoring and analysis of the buildings state.
The first part of this document is an introduction to the applications of sensors and data capture in buildings, followed by a more detailed discussion of the particular variables to be captured and the technology available. The second part is a guide to choosing equipment, deployment, and using the captured data, with recommendations for best practice.

• Report Type: Project Report
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 5, 2020
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: HBIM, sensors, data capture, heritage buildings
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/870128