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Building information modelling (BIM) capability and delivery success on construction projects (2019)
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Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, C., Manu, P., & Manu, E. (2019). Building information modelling (BIM) capability and delivery success on construction projects. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 19(2), 170-192. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-03-2018-0016

Purpose: In spite of emerging research on building information modelling (BIM) capability assessment, there is a general dearth of knowledge about the links between often pre-emptive capability measurement attributes and actual delivery success. More... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) capability and delivery success on construction projects.

Towards a blockchain and machine learning-based framework for decentralised energy management (2023)
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Luo, X., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2024). Towards a blockchain and machine learning-based framework for decentralised energy management. Energy and Buildings, 303, Article 113757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113757

In most domestic buildings, gas and electricity are supplied by energy and utility companies through centralised energy systems. This often results in a high burden on central management systems and has adverse effects on energy prices. Blockchain-ba... Read More about Towards a blockchain and machine learning-based framework for decentralised energy management.

An automated machine learning approach for classifying infrastructure cost data (2023)
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Dopazo, D. A., Mahdjoubi, L., Gething, B., & Mahamadu, A. (2024). An automated machine learning approach for classifying infrastructure cost data. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 39(7), 1061-1076. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.13114

Data on infrastructure project costs are often unstructured and lack consistency. To enable costs to be compared within and between organizations, large amounts of data must be classified to a common standard, typically a manual process. This is time... Read More about An automated machine learning approach for classifying infrastructure cost data.

A method to enable automatic extraction of cost and quantity data from hierarchical construction information documents to enable rapid digital comparison and analysis (2023)
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Adanza Dopazo, D., Mahdjoubi, L., & Gething, B. (2023). A method to enable automatic extraction of cost and quantity data from hierarchical construction information documents to enable rapid digital comparison and analysis. Buildings, 13(9), Article 2286. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13092286

Context: Despite the effort put into developing standards for structuring construction costs and the strong interest in the field, most construction companies still perform the process of data gathering and processing manually. This provokes inconsis... Read More about A method to enable automatic extraction of cost and quantity data from hierarchical construction information documents to enable rapid digital comparison and analysis.

Categorisation of requirements in the ontology-based framework for employer information requirements (OntEIR) (2022)
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Dwairi, S., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2022). Categorisation of requirements in the ontology-based framework for employer information requirements (OntEIR). Buildings, 12(11), 1899. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12111899

Employer Information Requirements (EIR) are the keystone for developing a successful Building Information Modelling (BIM) project. However, clients’ lack of skill and experience in categorising and defining these requirements often undermines the per... Read More about Categorisation of requirements in the ontology-based framework for employer information requirements (OntEIR).

Criteria for preliminary risk assessment of Brownfield site: An international survey of experts (2022)
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Mahammedi, C., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, C., Bowman, R., & Butt, T. E. (2022). Criteria for preliminary risk assessment of Brownfield site: An international survey of experts. Environmental Management, 70, 681–696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01684-x

Comprehensive risk assessment of brownfield sites requires a broad range of knowledge and multi-disciplinary expertise. Whilst the identification of criteria requirements for preliminary risk assessment has received some attention, there appears to b... Read More about Criteria for preliminary risk assessment of Brownfield site: An international survey of experts.

BIM-based immersive collaborative environment for furniture, fixture and equipment design (2022)
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Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Boguslawski, P. (2022). BIM-based immersive collaborative environment for furniture, fixture and equipment design. Automation in Construction, 142, 104489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104489

One of the most critical issues related to the current application of virtual reality during design appraisal is the inability to have a collaborative virtual environment where a group of geographically remote stakeholders can interact and communicat... Read More about BIM-based immersive collaborative environment for furniture, fixture and equipment design.

Virtual reality utility and usefulness in the furniture fixture and equipment sector: A validation of interactive and distributed immersion (2022)
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Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A. M., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, C., & Aigbavboa, C. (in press). Virtual reality utility and usefulness in the furniture fixture and equipment sector: A validation of interactive and distributed immersion. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-02-2022-0038

Purpose: The Furniture, Fixture and Equipment (FFE) sector is well placed to leverage virtual reality (VR) technology for competitive and operational advantages; however, the diffusion of VR applications in this sector has followed a steep curve. Thi... Read More about Virtual reality utility and usefulness in the furniture fixture and equipment sector: A validation of interactive and distributed immersion.

Understanding the challenges of immersive technology use in the architecture and construction industry: A systematic review (2022)
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Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2022). Understanding the challenges of immersive technology use in the architecture and construction industry: A systematic review. Automation in Construction, 137, Article 104228

Despite the increasing scholarly attention being given to immersive technology applications in the architecture and construction industry, very few studies have explored the key challenges associated with their usage, with no aggregation of findings... Read More about Understanding the challenges of immersive technology use in the architecture and construction industry: A systematic review.

Practical solutions for improving the suboptimal performance of construction projects using Dubai construction projects as an example (2022)
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Omar, H., & Mahdjoubi, L. (in press). Practical solutions for improving the suboptimal performance of construction projects using Dubai construction projects as an example. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2021-0956

Purpose: Poor performance remains a challenge for the construction industry worldwide. One of the key performance indicators of the construction industry is the timely delivery of projects. Despite the recent methodological and technological advances... Read More about Practical solutions for improving the suboptimal performance of construction projects using Dubai construction projects as an example.

Disparity in the risk of exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust among non- manual and manual employees in the construction industry (2021)
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Fluck, B., Mahdjoubi, L., Fluck, D., Fry, C. H., & Han, T. S. (2021). Disparity in the risk of exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust among non- manual and manual employees in the construction industry. Safety in Extreme Environments, 3(2), 125 - 132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42797-021-00037-x

Construction workers are at increased health risk due to exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust. We examined differences in health risk among non-manual and manual employees in the construction industry. Online survey of construction in... Read More about Disparity in the risk of exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust among non- manual and manual employees in the construction industry.

An investigation into macro BIM maturity and its impacts: A comparison of Qatar and the United Kingdom (2021)
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Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A. M., Mahdjoubi, L., Andric, J., Manu, P., & Mzyece, D. (2021). An investigation into macro BIM maturity and its impacts: A comparison of Qatar and the United Kingdom. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 17(5-6), 496-515. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2021.1923454

Emerging frameworks of BIM implementation have proposed several attributes as measures of macro-scale BIM maturity within countries. Such macro-scale BIM maturity indicators determine the policy and institutional imperatives for BIM diffusion at the... Read More about An investigation into macro BIM maturity and its impacts: A comparison of Qatar and the United Kingdom.

The effectiveness of interactive virtual reality for furniture, fixture and equipment design communication: an empirical study (2021)
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Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A. M., Mahdjoubi, L., Manu, P., Che Ibrahim, C. K. I., & Aigbavboa, C. O. (2021). The effectiveness of interactive virtual reality for furniture, fixture and equipment design communication: an empirical study. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(5), 1440-1467. https://doi.org/10.1108/ecam-04-2020-0235

Purpose: This study aims to propose a novel approach to developing an interactive and immersive virtual environment for design communication in the furniture, fixture and equipment (FFE) sector. The study further investigates its effectiveness in enh... Read More about The effectiveness of interactive virtual reality for furniture, fixture and equipment design communication: an empirical study.

A systematic review of risk assessment tools for contaminated sites – Current perspectives and future prospects (2020)
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Mahammedi, C. E., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, A., Akram, H., & Butt, T. E. (2020). A systematic review of risk assessment tools for contaminated sites – Current perspectives and future prospects. Environmental Research, 191, Article 110180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110180

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. Health and safety hazards associated with the redevelopment of contaminated sites can be complex and pose considerable risks. A systematic literature review was conducted on risk assessment tools for contaminated sites. These too... Read More about A systematic review of risk assessment tools for contaminated sites – Current perspectives and future prospects.

A web-based design for occupational safety and health capability maturity indicator (2019)
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Poghosyan, A., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Akinade, O., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A., & Behm, M. (2020). A web-based design for occupational safety and health capability maturity indicator. Safety Science, 122, Article 104516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2019.104516

It has been established that design contributes to the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses in the construction sector. This has resulted in the need for designers to implement design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH), which is... Read More about A web-based design for occupational safety and health capability maturity indicator.

The importance of BIM capability assessment: An evaluation of post-selection performance of organisations on construction projects (2019)
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Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, C., Aigbavboa, C., & Abanda, F. (2020). The importance of BIM capability assessment: An evaluation of post-selection performance of organisations on construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(1), 24-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/ecam-09-2018-0357

Purpose: The emergence of building information modelling (BIM) has led to the need for pre-qualification and selection of organisations capable of working within a BIM environment. Several criteria have been proposed for the assessment of an organisa... Read More about The importance of BIM capability assessment: An evaluation of post-selection performance of organisations on construction projects.

Design for occupational safety and health: Key attributes for organisational capability (2019)
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Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A., Behm, M., & Akinade, O. (2019). Design for occupational safety and health: Key attributes for organisational capability. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(11), 2614-2636. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2018-0389

Purpose: Against the backdrop of the contribution of design to the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses in construction, design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is increasingly becoming prominent in the construction sector. To... Read More about Design for occupational safety and health: Key attributes for organisational capability.

‘Like a life in a cage’: Understanding child play and social interaction in Somali refugee families in the UK (2019)
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Allport, T., Mace, J., Farah, F., Yusuf, F., Mahdjoubi, L., & Redwood, S. (2019). ‘Like a life in a cage’: Understanding child play and social interaction in Somali refugee families in the UK. Health and Place, 56, 191-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.019

Migration to a different culture may affect opportunities for play and social interaction, essential for children’s developing cognitive and social skills. We asked Somali migrant women about experiences of childhood (both while growing up themselve... Read More about ‘Like a life in a cage’: Understanding child play and social interaction in Somali refugee families in the UK.

Offsite construction: Developing a BIM-Based optimizer for assembly (2019)
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Gbadamosi, A. Q., Mahamadu, A. M., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O. O., Manu, P., Mahdjoubi, L., & Aigbavboa, C. (2019). Offsite construction: Developing a BIM-Based optimizer for assembly. Journal of Cleaner Production, 215, 1180-1190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.113

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The lack of adequate consideration of the underlying factors affecting the methods of building assembly often results in inefficiencies in the uses of building materials, equipment and manpower. These inefficiencies are further co... Read More about Offsite construction: Developing a BIM-Based optimizer for assembly.

Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review (2018)
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Poghosyan, A., Manu, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A. G., Behm, M., & Mahamadu, A. M. (2018). Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 16(5), 783-797. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0088

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Decisions made during the design stage of construction works can significantly reduce the risk of occurrence of occupational accidents, injuries and illnesses. Moreover, it has been established that design... Read More about Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review.

Extending indoor open street mapping environments to navigable 3D citygml building models: Emergency response assessment (2018)
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Fadli, F., Kutty, N., Wang, Z., Zlatanova, S., Mahdjoubi, L., Boguslawski, P., & Zverovich, V. (2018). Extending indoor open street mapping environments to navigable 3D citygml building models: Emergency response assessment. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 42(4), 241-247. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-161-2018

© Authors 2018. Disaster scenarios in high-rise buildings such as the Address Downtown, Dubai or Grenfell Tower, London have showed ones again the importance of data information availability for emergency management in buildings. 3D visualization of... Read More about Extending indoor open street mapping environments to navigable 3D citygml building models: Emergency response assessment.

Comparison of prediction tools to determine their reliability on calculating operational heating consumption by monitoring no-fines concrete dwellings (2018)
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Sierra, F., Mahdjoubi, L., Gething, B., Alzaatreh, A., Fitton, R., & Marshall, A. (2018). Comparison of prediction tools to determine their reliability on calculating operational heating consumption by monitoring no-fines concrete dwellings. Energy and Buildings, 176, 78-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.012

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Nowadays most retrofit decisions are based on reducing CO2 / heating consumption. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of three tools (RdSAP, SAP and IES) often used to predict these reductions. Three no-fines c... Read More about Comparison of prediction tools to determine their reliability on calculating operational heating consumption by monitoring no-fines concrete dwellings.

Disaggregating high-resolution gas metering data using pattern recognition (2018)
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Alzaatreh, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Gething, B., & Sierra, F. (2018). Disaggregating high-resolution gas metering data using pattern recognition. Energy and Buildings, 176, 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.011

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Growing concern about the scale and extent of the gap between predicted and actual energy performance of new and retrofitted UK homes has led to a surge in the development of new tools and technologies trying to address the probl... Read More about Disaggregating high-resolution gas metering data using pattern recognition.

A dynamic approach for evacuees’ distribution and optimal routing in hazardous environments (2018)
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Boguslawski, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., & Fadli, F. (2018). A dynamic approach for evacuees’ distribution and optimal routing in hazardous environments. Automation in Construction, 94, 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2018.05.032

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. In a complex built environment, the situation changes rapidly during an emergency event. Typically, available systems rely heavily on a static scenario in the calculation of safest routes for evacuation. In addition, egress route... Read More about A dynamic approach for evacuees’ distribution and optimal routing in hazardous environments.

Towards an automated photogrammetry-based approach for monitoring and controlling construction site activities (2018)
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Omar, H., Mahdjoubi, L., & Kheder, G. (2018). Towards an automated photogrammetry-based approach for monitoring and controlling construction site activities. Computers in Industry, 98, 172-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2018.03.012

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The construction industry has a poor productivity record, which was predominantly ascribed to inadequate monitoring of how a project is progressing at any given time. Most available approaches do not offer key stakeholders a shar... Read More about Towards an automated photogrammetry-based approach for monitoring and controlling construction site activities.

A framework to assist in the analysis of risks and rewards of adopting BIM for SMEs in the UK (2017)
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Lam, T. T., Mahdjoubi, L., & Mason, J. (2017). A framework to assist in the analysis of risks and rewards of adopting BIM for SMEs in the UK. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 23(6), 740-752. https://doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2017.1281840

© 2017 The Author(s) Published by VGTU Press and Informa UK Limited, [trading as Taylor & Francis Group]. Building information modelling (BIM) adoption amongst larger construction firms and innovators seems to be on the increase. However, there is... Read More about A framework to assist in the analysis of risks and rewards of adopting BIM for SMEs in the UK.

Analytic prioritization of indoor routes for search and rescue operations in hazardous environments (2017)
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Zverovich, V., Mahdjoubi, L., Boguslawski, P., & Fadli, F. (2017). Analytic prioritization of indoor routes for search and rescue operations in hazardous environments. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 32(9), 727-747. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.12260

Applications to prioritize indoor routes for emergency situations in a complex built facility have been restricted to building simulations and network approaches. These types of applications often failed to account for the complexity and trade-offs... Read More about Analytic prioritization of indoor routes for search and rescue operations in hazardous environments.

Critical BIM qualification criteria for construction pre-qualification and selection (2017)
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Mahamadu, A. M., Mahdjoubi, L., & Booth, C. (2017). Critical BIM qualification criteria for construction pre-qualification and selection. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 13(5), 326-343. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2017.1296812

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Despite emerging research on Building Information Modelling (BIM) capability, there remain no studies that specifically look at criteria for the pre-qualification and selection of constr... Read More about Critical BIM qualification criteria for construction pre-qualification and selection.

Development of OntEIR framework to support BIM clients in construction (2016)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Emergency response in complex buildings: Automated selection of safest and balanced routes (2016)
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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)
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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)
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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.

The comparison study between UK daylighting simulation-Malaysia daylighting simulations due to overcast sky conditions (2015)
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Ali, S. R., Mahdjoubi, L., & Azmat, K. (2015). The comparison study between UK daylighting simulation-Malaysia daylighting simulations due to overcast sky conditions

Due to the growing demand for building energy simulation in buildings, lot of work has been done in research since last 50 years but still a huge area needs to be covered. The current state of research, which is moving towards building energy simulat... Read More about The comparison study between UK daylighting simulation-Malaysia daylighting simulations due to overcast sky conditions.

Integrated delivery of quality, safety and environment through road sector procurement: The case of public sector agencies in Ghana (2015)
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Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, C., & Fewings, P. (2015). Integrated delivery of quality, safety and environment through road sector procurement: The case of public sector agencies in Ghana. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 20(1), 1-24

Poor quality, safety and environmental (QSE) performance within Ghana's road sector has been cited as a major challenge in the procurement of infrastructure. This study evaluates the applicability and level of integrated consideration of QSE in the d... Read More about Integrated delivery of quality, safety and environment through road sector procurement: The case of public sector agencies in Ghana.

Effects of interactive real-time simulations and humanoid avatars on consumers' responses in online house products marketing (2014)
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Mahdjoubi, L., Hao Koh, J., & Moobela, C. (2014). Effects of interactive real-time simulations and humanoid avatars on consumers' responses in online house products marketing. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 29(1), 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8667.2012.00775.x

Interactive product presentation techniques have recently gained importance in online marketing of house products. Real-time simulation offers a high level interactive presentation with more powerful features to present product functions and variatio... Read More about Effects of interactive real-time simulations and humanoid avatars on consumers' responses in online house products marketing.

Integrating rapid 3D data collection techniques to support BIM design decision making (2014)
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Laing, R., Leon, M., Mahdjoubi, L., & Scott, J. (2014). Integrating rapid 3D data collection techniques to support BIM design decision making. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 22, 120-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2014.11.012

In recent years, there have been rapid developments in techniques available to capture three dimensional data with regards to the existing built environment. Such technologies support the collection of both large scale landscape and streetscape data,... Read More about Integrating rapid 3D data collection techniques to support BIM design decision making.

Testing the effectiveness of a web-based portal system for the building control sector (2013)
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Thomas-Alvarez, N., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2013). Testing the effectiveness of a web-based portal system for the building control sector. Automation in Construction, 29, 196-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2012.02.018

Recent tighter legislation and control over issues like sustainability and disability discrimination have resulted in the need for more frequent modifications to building regulations. The challenge for building control websites is to make up-to-date... Read More about Testing the effectiveness of a web-based portal system for the building control sector.

Providing real-estate services through the integration of 3D laser scanning and building information modelling (2013)
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Mahdjoubi, L., Moobela, C., & Laing, R. (2013). Providing real-estate services through the integration of 3D laser scanning and building information modelling. Computers in Industry, 64(9), 1272-1281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2013.09.003

There is an opportunity for real-estate services sector to deliver more accurate, faster and quality building surveys and information models. This paper reports on a study, designed to establish automated procedures for the development of a digital m... Read More about Providing real-estate services through the integration of 3D laser scanning and building information modelling.

Insights of architects' knowledge of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK (2012)
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Baba, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Olomolaiye, P., & Booth, C. (2012). Insights of architects' knowledge of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK. Structural Survey, 30(5), 443-459. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801211288215

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to report research conducted to explore the insights of UK architects on the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery. Design/methodology/approach: To explore the awar... Read More about Insights of architects' knowledge of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK.

The impact of sensory learning modalities on children's sensitivity to sensory cues in the perception of their school environment (2012)
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Mahdjoubi, L., & Akplotsyi, R. (2012). The impact of sensory learning modalities on children's sensitivity to sensory cues in the perception of their school environment. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 32(3), 208-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2012.02.002

Learning style models recognised that individuals differ in the sense learning modality of stimuli from which they best absorb, retain and process new information. The effect of sensory learning modalities on individual children's sensitivity to sens... Read More about The impact of sensory learning modalities on children's sensitivity to sensory cues in the perception of their school environment.

Effects of multimedia characteristics on novice CAD learners practice performance (2012)
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A-Rahman, M. A., Mahdjoubi, L., & A-Rahman, M. (2012). Effects of multimedia characteristics on novice CAD learners practice performance. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 8(3), 214-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2012.683244

Based on the assumption that providing information using multiple modalities improves learners' performance, the teaching of computer-aided design (CAD) in the built environment is increasingly shifting from printed material to a multimedia approach.... Read More about Effects of multimedia characteristics on novice CAD learners practice performance.

Effect of grid resolution and terrain characteristics on data from DTM (2001)
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Heesom, D., Heesom, D., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2001). Effect of grid resolution and terrain characteristics on data from DTM. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 15(2), 137-143. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290887-3801%282001%2915%3A2%28137%29

Previous work in digital terrain modeling (DTM) has shown that if regular gridded-data sets are used in the construction of the model, both the resolution of the gridded-data set and the characteristics of the terrain being modeled have an effect on... Read More about Effect of grid resolution and terrain characteristics on data from DTM.

REALMEDIA: Providing multimedia-based real-estate services through the Internet (2001)
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Cao, J., Chan, J. Y., Li, H., Mahdjoubi, L., & Love, P. E. (2001). REALMEDIA: Providing multimedia-based real-estate services through the Internet. Automation in Construction, 10(2), 275-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805%2899%2900033-3

This paper presents the design and implementation of a software system, known as REALMEDIA, which provides Web-based, multimedia real-estate services on the Internet. REALMEDIA is innovative in that it is designed to provide both on-line services to... Read More about REALMEDIA: Providing multimedia-based real-estate services through the Internet.

Towards a framework for evaluation of computer visual simulations in environmental design (2001)
Journal Article
Wiltshire, J., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2001). Towards a framework for evaluation of computer visual simulations in environmental design. Design Studies, 22(2), 193-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0142-694X%2800%2900027-2

Research has been conducted into the assessment of visual simulation as a credible method for predicting future environments, especially in building and landscape evaluation. Despite this work a conceptual framework to guide research and practice in... Read More about Towards a framework for evaluation of computer visual simulations in environmental design.