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Abanomi, W M (2005) Environmental design of prototype school buildings in hot, arid regions with special reference to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
Akhimien, N (2022) A framework for incorporating circular economy in the design of energy efficient residential buildings in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
Algarni, S K (2022) Machine learning for improved detection and segmentation of building boundary, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
Alhamami, A (2021) Standardized qualification framework for achieving energy efficiency training for BIM, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
Alhumayani, H (2022) The feasibility of 3D printing technology as a new construction method for houses in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
Alreshidi, E (2015) Towards facilitating team collaboration during construction project via the development of cloud-based BIM governance solution, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Alyami, S (2015) The development of sustainable assessment method for Saudi Arabia built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Barker, R (2006) Waste assessment and application of improvement techniques in UK private housebuilding supply chains, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University.
Boje, C P (2018) Knowledge representation, storage and retrieval for BIM supported building evacuation design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Cemesova, A (2013) Enhancing BIM-based data transfer to support the design of low energy buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Chen, K (2015) A strategic decision making framework for organisational BIM implementation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Forman, T (2015) Practice, policy and professional roles: unintended consequences and performance gaps in UK domestic solid wall insulation retrofit projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
Goonetillake, J F (2019) A framework for the integration of information requirements within infrastructure digital construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Gosling, J (2011) Flexibility strategies for engineer-to-order construction supply chains, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, Cardiff University.
Gupta, A (2013) Developing a BIM-based methodology to support renewable energy assessment of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Hashemi, A (2009) Construction technology transfer: an assessment of the relevance of modern methods of construction to housing shortages in Iran, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Hatem, W A H (2012) Comparing the effectiveness of face to face and computer mediated collaboration in design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Hou, S (2015) An ontology-based holistic approach for multi-objective sustainable structural design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Hussein, E S (2010) Green architecture as an approach for increasing energy efficiency in Egyptian buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Kasim, T (2015) BIM-based smart compliance checking to enhance environmental sustainability, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Khudhair, A (2022) Knowledge-based automatic OpenBIM data exchanging framework supporting holistic building design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: motivation; semantic web; sustainability; building design; collaboration; interoperability; validation; professional
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- URL: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/151470/
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For complex building design, there are many factors required to be considered in order to achieve the best possible design. During the process, there are many different professionals using different tools, along with different information; it is therefore very difficult to enable efficient collaboration and decisions. Through a comprehensive literature review, the dissertation identifies that data exchange within the BIM context is still facing interoperability issues due to inconsistency in defining data exchange requirements. Moreover, the decision-making within the BIM context focuses on individual aspects, which are developed separately from each other and require end-users to have prior knowledge about other domains. Despite the effort to develop a multi-objective decision-making knowledge base, most research did not provide a method that can work in parallel with a BIM model, which can provide decisions based on the data collected from the BIM model automatically. Most methods require manual input to process the data in a BIM model. It hence requires a smart way to leverage diverse information sources to work together. Based on that, the dissertation determines the research motivation and formulates detailed research questions and hypotheses to establish an automatic data exchanging framework that combines both data exchange method and semantic web technology to eliminate inefficiencies in data exchange and improve the decision-making in the early design stage. A common data analysis (CDA) referencing various concepts such as the standardised Information Delivery Manual (IDM), model view definition (MVD) and the concept of the semantic intersection was designed to conclude single truth of information and partial truth of information data sets that form the basis for the proposed framework from a data processing perspective. Furthermore, the requirements needed for multi-objective knowledge were also investigated. Following the analysis, firstly, a data exchange method that can extract the critical data from a BIM model based on the IFC schema was implemented. Secondly, a multi-objective knowledge base is constructed, which can assist engineers who lack knowledge associated with sustainability and cost in comparing different design choices while considering design conditions to develop an ideal design in the early stage. The main outcome of the research lies in providing a multi-objective knowledge base that can closely connect with real-project data. Consequently, an automatic data acquisition method was developed to align the proposed knowledge base with the data exchange method to extract data from an IFC file and merge them with the data presented in the developed ontology automatically in order to eliminate the human involvement by decreasing manual input. It was shown that the proposed framework could provide different data sets and process the IFC-based BIM model correctly without data loss. The data acquisition method helped produce a more dynamic knowledge base that connects real project information to static information related to cost and sustainability efficiently. Consequently, this approach is proved to be more efficient than a manual approach by adding data to the knowledge base. The SWRL rules helped automate all the manual calculations and generate new facts based on the data in an IFC file. The built-in rules allow the end-user to review and compare different design alternatives by considering various factors at an early stage. All the developed tools and functions were tested and went through framework validation. This combined framework is unlike previous approaches where data and instances are entered manually one by one. It presents a more direct way to work with IFC-based BIM models in order to evaluate various aspects.
Lai, J H (2005) Economic, management and contractual considerations in outsourcing operation and maintenance work for commercial buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Ley, J D (2004) An environmental and material flow analysis of the UK steel construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Li, Q (2009) Energy efficiency design of residential buildings in North China cities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Lin, K-Y (2013) Investigating reducing building energy use at urban scale in Taipei, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Lloyd, E (2022) Aesthetic value in the built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
Maby, C M (2019) Enabling the integration of energy improvements into mainstream home repair, maintenance and improvement practice in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Mukhtar, N A (1997) Housing policy in Libya: study of public housing projects in Tripoli City, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University.
Pahwa, J S (2009) MDSSF: a federated architecture for product procurement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Computer Science & Informatics, Cardiff University.
Pooley, A C (2016) Typologies of transformation: learning, environmental responsibility and the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Sassi, P (2009) Closed loop material cycle construction: defining and assessing closed loop material cycle construction as a component of a comprehensive approach to sustainable material design in the context of sustainable building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Schoenwitz, M (2014) Aligning product and processes to customer needs in prefabricated house building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, Cardiff University.
Thomas, R H (2013) An innovative timber construction system: building affordable housing using homegrown Welsh softwood, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University.
Uniacke, H (2001) Design of a low cost ventilated photovoltaic cladding, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Cardiff University (United Kingdom).
Wang, B (2014) End user oriented BIM enabled multi-functional virtual environment supporting building emergency planning and evacuation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
Zhang, X (2018) Sustainable retrofitting of existing residential buildings at community scale in China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.