All Outputs (118)

“Heritage and time: mapping what is not there” (2017)
Book Chapter
Littlefield, D. (2017). “Heritage and time: mapping what is not there”. In J. Counsell, L. Mahdjoubi, & Y. Arayici (Eds.), Heritage Building Information Modelling (32-44). Oxford: Routledge

This paper examines ideas of authenticity and meaning, and considers how Heritage Building Information Modelling/Management may be used as a system which attempts to capture a site in its multiple conditions, enabling a comparison between its ideal a... Read More about “Heritage and time: mapping what is not there”.

From LiDAR data towards HBIM for energy analysis (2017)
Book Chapter
Díaz Vilariño, L., Boguslawski, P., Azenha, M., Mahdjoubi, L., Lourenço, P. B., & Arias, P. (2017). From LiDAR data towards HBIM for energy analysis. In Y. Arayici, J. Counsell, L. Mahdjoubi, G. Nagy, S. Hawas, & K. Dewidar (Eds.), Heritage Building Information Modelling (224-241). Routledge

Knowledge about heritage buildings and structures is interesting for a wide variety of stakeholders, ranging from architects to operators or the public administration. Such knowledge includes a large variety of physical and functional characteristics... Read More about From LiDAR data towards HBIM for energy analysis.

Development of OntEIR framework to support heritage clients (2017)
Book Chapter
Dwairi, S., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2017). Development of OntEIR framework to support heritage clients. In Y. Arayici, L. Mahdjoubi, & J. Counsell (Eds.), Heritage Building Information Modelling (257-268). Abingdon, UK: Routledge

mployers of heritage projects always have a main requirement, which is for the project to be completed within the time scale, budget and with the highest quality. Evidence suggests that for clients of heritage buildings, various factors led to unfort... Read More about Development of OntEIR framework to support heritage clients.

Heritage Building Information Modelling (2017)
Book
Arayici, Y., Mahdjoubi, L., & Counsell, J. (2017). Heritage Building Information Modelling. Abingdon UK: Routledge

This book is about Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM). This is a term that has only begun to be used in the latter part of the last decade, since Building Information Modelling (BIM) superseded 3D digital modelling and computer aided desi... Read More about Heritage Building Information Modelling.

Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects (2017)
Book Chapter
Dwairi, S., Mahdjoubi, L., Odeh, M., & Kossmann, M. (2017). Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects. In Y. Bahei-El-Din, & M. Hassan (Eds.), Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Systems (19-30). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48725-0

Employers of heritage projects always have a main requirement, which is for the project to be completed within the time scale, budget and with the highest quality. Evidence suggests that for clients of heritage buildings, various factors led to unfor... Read More about Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects.

Development of OntEIR framework to support BIM clients in construction (2016)
Journal Article
Dwairi, S., Mahdjoubi, L., Odeh, M., & Kossmann, M. (2016). Development of OntEIR framework to support BIM clients in construction. International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling, 5(1), 45-66. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJ3DIM.2016010104

This paper discusses an ongoing research that is conducted to develop a framework that will support employers in making informed and sound decision in defining their requirements. The aim of this research is to develop an ontology-based, BIM enabled... Read More about Development of OntEIR framework to support BIM clients in construction.

Automated construction of variable density navigable networks in a 3D indoor environment for emergency response (2016)
Journal Article
Boguslawski, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., & Fadli, F. (2016). Automated construction of variable density navigable networks in a 3D indoor environment for emergency response. Automation in Construction, 72(2), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2016.08.041

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Widespread human-induced or natural threats on buildings and their users have made preparedness and rapid response crucial issues for saving human lives. The ability to identify the paths of egress during an emergency is critical... Read More about Automated construction of variable density navigable networks in a 3D indoor environment for emergency response.

The role of public gardens in enhancing diabetic patients’ health and wellbeing (2016)
Journal Article
Sidawi, B., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2016). The role of public gardens in enhancing diabetic patients’ health and wellbeing

Cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have experienced rapid uncontrolled urbanism due to the absence of robust planning measures. This causes lack or ill distributions of facilities and segregation between these facilities and the residences i... Read More about The role of public gardens in enhancing diabetic patients’ health and wellbeing.

Indoor navigation from point clouds: 3D modelling and obstacle detection (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Díaz Vilariño, L., Boguslawski, P., Khoshelham, K., Lorenzo, H., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2016, July). Indoor navigation from point clouds: 3D modelling and obstacle detection. Paper presented at XXIII ISPRS Congress 2016, Prague, Czech Republic

In the recent years, indoor modelling and navigation has become a research of interest because many stakeholders require navigation assistance in various application scenarios. The navigational assistance for blind or wheelchair people, building cris... Read More about Indoor navigation from point clouds: 3D modelling and obstacle detection.

Two-graph building interior representation for emergency response applications (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Boguslawski, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., & Fadli, F. (2016, July). Two-graph building interior representation for emergency response applications. Paper presented at XXIII ISPRS Congress 2016, Prague, Czech Republic

Nowadays, in a rapidly developing urban environment with bigger and higher public buildings, disasters causing emergency situations and casualties are unavoidable. Preparedness and quick response are crucial issues saving human lives. Available infor... Read More about Two-graph building interior representation for emergency response applications.

CUBER: Critical Urban Buildings Emergency Response (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., Boguslawski, P., & Fadli, F. (2016, June). CUBER: Critical Urban Buildings Emergency Response. Poster presented at The VC’s Staff Excellence Awards, UWE Bristol, UK

When human-induced disasters (i.e. terrorist attacks, social unrest, fires), as well as natural disasters (i.e. floods, earthquake, climate change) take place in complex buildings, a short delay in response to an incident or a major event may mean a... Read More about CUBER: Critical Urban Buildings Emergency Response.

Emergency response in complex buildings: Automated selection of safest and balanced routes (2016)
Journal Article
Zverovich, V., Mahdjoubi, L., Boguslawski, P., Fadli, F., & Barki, H. (2016). Emergency response in complex buildings: Automated selection of safest and balanced routes. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 31(8), 617-632. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.12197

The extreme importance of emergency response in complex buildings during natural and human-induced disasters has been widely acknowledged. In particular, there is a need for efficient algorithms for finding safest evacuation routes, which would take... Read More about Emergency response in complex buildings: Automated selection of safest and balanced routes.

New tool will help civil engineers meet CDM requirements to design for safety (2016)
Journal Article
Behm, M., Gibb, A., Manu, P., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2016). New tool will help civil engineers meet CDM requirements to design for safety. Proceedings of the ICE - Civil Engineering, 170(2), 55. https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2017.170.2.55

© ICE Publishing. All rights reserved. A new tool is being developed to help civil engineers and other construction professionals improve their capability to design for safety under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. Patrick Manu a... Read More about New tool will help civil engineers meet CDM requirements to design for safety.

3D capture techniques for BIM enabled LCM (2016)
Journal Article
Fadli, F., Barki, H., Shaat, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Boguslawski, P., & Zverovich, V. (2016). 3D capture techniques for BIM enabled LCM. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 467, 183-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33111-9_17

© IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2016. As a special kind of Product Life cyle Management (PLM), Building Life cycle Management (BLM) is a centric activity for facility owners and managers. This fact motivates the adoption of... Read More about 3D capture techniques for BIM enabled LCM.

Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Booth, C. (2015, September). Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach. Paper presented at BIM 2015 Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Building information modelling (BIM) is regarded as a technological solution for construction supply chain (SC) integration through centralised digital communications. A number of approaches have been proposed for the evaluation of a firm’s capabilit... Read More about Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach.

Building information modelling (BIM) in design, construction and operations (2015)
Book
Mahdjoubi, L., Brebbia (ed), C. A., & Laing, R. (2015). Building information modelling (BIM) in design, construction and operations. Southampton: WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction, and Operations contains the proceedings of the first in a planned series of conferences dealing with design coordination, construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning. The book... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) in design, construction and operations.

3D scene capture: A comprehensive review of techniques and tools for efficient Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Emergency Preparedness (EP) applications (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Fadli, F., Barki, H., Boguslawski, P., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2015, September). 3D scene capture: A comprehensive review of techniques and tools for efficient Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Emergency Preparedness (EP) applications. Paper presented at International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations - BIM 2015, Bristol, United Kingdom

3D scene capture is a critical task in many domains, especially for BIM model reconstruction of existing facilities, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), and Emergency Preparedness (EP). While initial CAD/GIS plans and drawings, if they exist, represent a va... Read More about 3D scene capture: A comprehensive review of techniques and tools for efficient Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Emergency Preparedness (EP) applications.

BIM models generation from 2D CAD drawings and 3D scans: An analysis of challenges and opportunities for AEC practitioners (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Barki, H., Fadli, F., Shaat, A., Boguslawski, P., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2015, September). BIM models generation from 2D CAD drawings and 3D scans: An analysis of challenges and opportunities for AEC practitioners. Paper presented at International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations - BIM 2015, Bristol, United Kingdom

Despite the recent and significant developments of BIM tools, available evidence reveals that current trends in BIM are tailored towards the design and construction phases of new projects, while most of the already existing projects, traditionally de... Read More about BIM models generation from 2D CAD drawings and 3D scans: An analysis of challenges and opportunities for AEC practitioners.

An examination of clients and project teams developing information requirements for the Asset Information Model (AIM) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Navendren, D., Mahdjoubi, L., Mason, J., & Shelbourn, M. (2015, September). An examination of clients and project teams developing information requirements for the Asset Information Model (AIM). Paper presented at BIM 2015 Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol

The client brief not being met by the final construction project could be due to a lack of clarity and collaboration causing substantial difficulties. As the final end-product on a construction project is most heavily influenced by decisions made in... Read More about An examination of clients and project teams developing information requirements for the Asset Information Model (AIM).

BIM-GIS modelling in support of emergency response applications (2015)
Book Chapter
Boguslawski, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., Fadli, F., & Barki, H. (2015). BIM-GIS modelling in support of emergency response applications. In L. Mahdjoubi, C. Brebbia, & R. Laing (Eds.), Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations (381-392). WIT Press. https://doi.org/10.2495/BIM150321

Building Information Modelling (BIM) provides a detailed 3D geometrical model with rich semantics which go beyond the standard Computer-Aided Design approach. In contrast, Geography Information Science (GIS) offers powerful spatial analytical tools.... Read More about BIM-GIS modelling in support of emergency response applications.