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Caetano, L F, de Souza, H A and Gomes, A P (2022) Effect of the exposed steel structure on the thermal performance of buildings. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(01), 38–55.

Friedrich, D (2022) Consumer and expert behaviour towards biobased wood-polymer building products: a comparative multi-factorial study according to theory of planned behaviour. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(01), 73–92.

Kurkela, M, Maksimainen, M, Julin, A, Virtanen, J, Männistö, I, Vaaja, M T and Hyyppä, H (2022) Applying photogrammetry to reconstruct 3D luminance point clouds of indoor environments. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(01), 56–72.

Macieira, M, Mendonça, P, Miranda Guedes, J and Tereso, A (2022) Evaluating the efficiency of membrane’s refurbishment solutions to perform vertical extensions in old buildings using a multicriteria decision-support model. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(01), 1–25.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Multicriteria decision-support model; efficiency; vertical extensions; architectural membrane materials; refurbishment;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1745-2007
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2019.1656597
  • Abstract:
    The initial premise of this research is that the relative efficiency of refurbishment solutions with architectural membranes needs to be measured in order to allow its comparison with conventional solutions, helping decision makers to select the most efficient solutions. The evaluation of this efficiency depends on economic features, but also on functional, technological and environmental ones. This study presents a model to solve this problem, using decision trees, multicriteria decision-making methods (SAW and AHP) and a sensitivity analysis. The selection of the criteria and the assignment of the corresponding weights was attained through an expert group survey for a baseline scenario, aiming maximizing functional performance (such as energy savings) and minimizing employed resources (materials, costs, etc.). The most efficient refurbishment solution among the set of alternatives was reached using the developed model. The methodology was applied to a case study – an old building from the nineteenth century, located in Portugal, which was refurbished with a vertical extension. The result reveals that the proposed model is successful and illustrates the potential of this evaluation methodology to compare and quantify the efficiency of a series of different lightweight constructive solutions. It also underlines the advantages of using lightweight building technologies, especially with architectural membrane materials, in building refurbishments.

Sánchez Vivas, L, Costello, K, Mobley, S, Mihelcic, J R and Mullins, G (2022) Determination of safety factors for structural bamboo design applications. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(01), 26–37.