International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation: Volume 39 Issue 3

Optimization design of building isolation structure based on sustainable benefit analysis

Jia Wu

The study shows that with the progress of building technologies and building materials, the scale of buildings has increased. But in earthquake-prone areas, large-scale buildings…

An areal openness model (AOM) for quantifying the “openness” of floor plans

Zoraya Roldán Rockow, Brandon E. Ross

This paper aims to describe and demonstrate a quantitative areal openness model (AOM) for measuring the openness of floor plans. Creation of the model was motivated by the widely…

Methods in assessing the values of architecture in residential neighbourhoods

Lidwine Spoormans, Ana Pereira Roders

Although residential neighbourhoods are the largest and most resilient share of a city and the process of urban conservation and renewal is ongoing, methods to assess their values…

Influence of building and indoor environmental parameters on designing energy-efficient buildings

Stephen O. Eromobor, Dillip Kumar Das, Fidelis Emuze

Arguments for the design of sustainable university buildings have emerged in South Africa. Energy being a major determinant of the sustainability of buildings, the purpose of this…

Comparative analysis of hospital environments in Australia and China using the space syntax approach

Shiran Geng, Hing-Wah Chau, Se Yan, Wenyu Zhang, Chunyang Zhang

Spatial arrangement of hospital environments has been proven to have impacts on hospital users such as wayfinding, privacy and operational efficiency. Many studies examined the…

A critical analysis of safety performance indicators in construction

Aziz Yousif Shaikh, Robert Osei‐Kyei, Mary Hardie

Safety performance indicators are a major research concern globally in the construction sector, so this study aims to systematically analyse construction safety performance…