Download or read book An Integrated Decision Support Framework for Life cycle Building Asset Management written by Maha Reda Alkasisbeh and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building assets are essential to the economic, cultural, and historical growth of any nation. Examples of buildings include shelters, entertainment facilities, living spaces, teaching facilities, civil offices, parking structures, police buildings, libraries, and service areas used to accommodate human activity. Deterioration of building assets, inadequate renewal budgets, climbing deficits, and increasing demand levels are difficulties that face owners when managing building assets. The role of asset management has recently become significant in municipal governments for strategic, operational, and financial reasons. The main functions of an asset management system include assessment of the current condition, prediction of future deterioration, asset prioritization, selection of maintenance and repair strategies, and fund allocation. Many research efforts have been mostly focused on managing a few infrastructure asset types such as bridges, pavements, and underground utilities while neglecting building assets. However, properly managing building assets cannot be ignored as they suffer over time serious problems including deterioration, premature failures, and possibly the need for replacement. Additionally, the scarcity of and increasing demand for building materials, shortages of land and energy, and limited resources add to the need for effective building asset management. There are numerous types of assets that must be analyzed and categorized, presenting difficulties in the development of a universal management system for the different types of buildings. Each building type is complex with unique characteristics and numerous components that have different maintenance needs and requirements. Additionally, existing standard building classification systems lack specific requirements for effective building asset management such as asset location and asset attributes including condition and deterioration rates. These standard systems have priorities that are mostly focused on estimating costs during the design and construction phases, and do not necessarily align well with the needs of asset management. Consequently, an effective data-driven decision-making process is critical for proactively maintaining and ensuring the long-term sustainability of building assets. Defining asset management requirements in the early project stages and facilitating the integration of asset data collected during design and construction with building asset information are critical issues that must be addressed. Early efforts in data integration have focused on the design and construction phases without considering asset management requirements and processes. Therefore, the goal of the research effort in this dissertation is to develop a comprehensive framework for building asset management that will facilitate the integration of all life cycle phases. An automated decision support system for building asset management using building information modeling (BIM) and relational database management systems (DBMS) was developed. The system consists of a new building asset inventory model that is based on the work breakdown structure (WBS) principles, a multi-phase condition rating method, and a building asset DBMS that is integrated with the BIM model. The main contributions of this research include 1) developing a framework for asset management that integrates all life cycle phases of buildings; 2) eliminating duplicate data collection efforts and data redundancy, 3) improving the quality, integrity and timeliness of asset information; and 4) enhancing building asset performance through proactive maintenance or replacement decision making processes. The results and findings of this study could be the starting point for extensive work related to 1) as-built data that is needed for building asset management; 2) integrating the BIM-DBMS asset management with geographic information systems (GIS) to improve certain asset tracking such as underground utilities; and 3) examining the applicability of the proposed framework on other types of municipal assets such as roads, and bridges.

Download or read book Engineering Asset Management written by Joseph Mathew and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-06 with total page 1261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the inaugural World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM) being held at the Conrad Jupiters Hotel on the Gold Coast from July 11 to 14, 2006. More than 170 authors from 28 countries have contributed over 160 papers to be presented over the first three days of the conference. Day four will be host to a series of workshops devoted to the practice of various aspects of Engineering Asset Management. WCEAM is a new annual global forum on the various multidisciplinary aspects of Engineering Asset Management. It deals with the presentation and publication of outputs of research and development activities as well as the application of knowledge in the practical aspects of: strategic asset management risk management in asset management design and life-cycle integrity of physical assets asset performance and level of service models financial analysis methods for physical assets reliability modelling and prognostics information systems and knowledge management asset data management, warehousing and mining condition monitoring and intelligent maintenance intelligent sensors and devices regulations and standards in asset management human dimensions in integrated asset management education and training in asset management and performance management in asset management. We have attracted academics, practitioners and scientists from around the world to share their knowledge in this important emerging transdiscipline that impacts on almost every aspect of daily life.

Download or read book Decision Analysis and Implementation Guidance in Strategic Asset Management written by Duncan Rose and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Track 3 of WERF’s Strategic Asset Management Project was developed to “provide guidance on implementing SAM...and develop analytic tools for SAM implementation” - the Decision Support Tools and Implementation Guidance goal. In Track 3, the Decision Support Tools and Implementation Guidance goal was organized around two major elements: Analytic/Decision Support Tools – Develop staged, user-friendly analytic and decision support tools (gap analysis, cost benefit analysis, risk management, life cycle costing, condition assessment selection tool, etc.) for SAM implementation and continuous improvement. Implementation Tool – Provide practical, accessible guidance for an implementation tool to undertake SAM in incremental stages leading to a well-planned, structured, and progressive implementation to suit the needs of a diverse range of utilities’ communication practices. Task Order 2 provided for the following deliverables: Set up Practitioner Tool-Review Working Group and Establish Framework Catalogue Available “Commercial Off-The-Shelf” SAM tools Identify and Prioritize Core Set of Tools Identify Critical Success Factors for Implementing SAM Review and Modify the Gap Analysis Tool Refine the “Six Alternative Routes to Implementation” Tool Develop Information Requirements for SAM Decision Making The materials presented in the following sections were developed as a result of executing Task Order 2 to achieve the Project goal. Each chapter details a separate deliverable. Relevant developed materials have been or are in the process of being added to SIMPLE, WERF’s web-based asset management knowledge base. Asset management can be defined as a way of management thinking and a set of best practices built around a structured framework that assist asset managers in making the most cost effective investment decisions in existing and new assets to sustain long term performance of the assets in an environment of limited resources where these decisions represent an integration of operations, maintenance, and capital intervention strategies. At the heart of the framework is the concept of business risk – a metric that measures the interaction of the probability of failure, the consequence of failure, and risk mitigation strategies. This research: Facilitates the adoption of best practice in asset management in the public water utility industry Provides an asset management knowledge base that is a structured repository of a broad range and deeply substantive collection of materials oriented toward the practicing asset manager Addresses the why and how of asset management at levels for novice, intermediate, and advanced practitioners

Download or read book Decision Analysis and Implementation Guidance in Strategic Asset Management written by Duncan Rose and published by International Water Assn. This book was released on 2010 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Track 3 of WERF's Strategic Asset Management Project was developed to provide guidance on implementing SAM...and develop analytic tools for SAM implementation - the Decision Support Tools and Implementation Guidance goal. In Track 3, the Decision Support Tools and Implementation Guidance goal was organized around two major elements: *Analytic/Decision Support Tools - Develop staged, user-friendly analytic and decision support tools (gap analysis, cost benefit analysis, risk management, life cycle costing, condition assessment selection tool, etc.) for SAM implementation and continuous improvement. *Implementation Tool - Provide practical, accessible guidance for an implementation tool to undertake SAM in incremental stages leading to a well-planned, structured, and progressive implementation to suit the needs of a diverse range of utilities' communication practices.Task Order 2 provided for the following deliverables: *Set up Practitioner Tool-Review Working Group and Establish Framework *Catalogue Available Commercial Off-The-Shelf SAM tools *Identify and Prioritize Core Set of Tools *Identify Critical Success Factors for Implementing SAM *Review and Modify the Gap Analysis Tool *Refine the Six Alternative Routes to Implementation Tool *Develop Information Requirements for SAM Decision Making The materials presented in the following sections were developed as a result of executing Task Order 2 to achieve the Project goal. Each chapter details a separate deliverable. Relevant developed materials have been or are in the process of being added to SIMPLE, WERF's web-based asset management knowledge base. Asset management can be defined as a way of management thinking and a set of best practices built around a structured framework that assist asset managers in making the most cost effective investment decisions in existing and new assets to sustain long term performance of the assets in an environment of limited resources where these decisions represent an integration of operations, maintenance, and capital intervention strategies.At the heart of the framework is the concept of business risk - a metric that measures the interaction of the probability of failure, the consequence of failure, and risk mitigation strategies. This research: *Facilitates the adoption of best practice in asset management in the public water utility industry. *Provides an asset management knowledge base that is a structured repository of a broad range and deeply substantive collection of materials oriented toward the practicing asset manager. *Addresses the why and how of asset management at levels for novice, intermediate, and advanced practitioners.

Download or read book 17th WCEAM Proceedings written by Georges Abdul-Nour and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building written by 7group and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The members of 7group and Bill Reed are examples writ large of the kind of leadership that is taking this idea of green building and forming it into reality, by helping change minds, building practice, and design process." —from the Foreword by S. Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO, and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council A whole-building approach to sustainability The integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems. In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems. With integrative thinking that reframes what sustainability means, they provide a how-to guide for architects, designers, engineers, developers, builders, and other professionals on incorporating integrative design into every phase of a project. This practical manual: Explains the philosophy and underpinnings of effective integrative design, addressing systems thinking and building and community design from a whole-living system perspective Details how to implement integrative design from the discovery phase to occupancy, supported by process outlines, itemized tasks, practice examples, case studies, and real-world stories illustrating the nature of this work Explores the deeper understanding of integration that is required to transform architectural practice and our role on the planet This book, both practical and thoughtful, will help you deliver your vision of a sustainable environment. 7group, based in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, includes principals John Boecker, Scot Horst, Tom Keiter, Andrew Lau, Marcus Sheffer, and Brian Toevs, who bring a unique integration of expertise in design, engineering, energy and daylight modeling, materials assessments, commissioning, education, and communications to their work. Internationally recognized thought leaders in the green building movement, they have led countless teams through the practical implementation of integrative design on building projects of all types around the world. 7group also has been directly and deeply involved with the development of the LEED® Green Building Rating System, including experience on more than 100 LEED projects. Scot Horst currently serves as chair of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Steering Committee.

Download or read book Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Decision Making written by Jingzheng Ren and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Decision-Making: Methodologies and Case Studies gives readers a comprehensive introduction to life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) methodology for sustainability measurement of industrial systems, proposing an efficiency methodology for stakeholders and decision-makers. Featuring the latest methods and case studies, the book will assist researchers in environmental sciences and energy to develop the best methods for LCA, as well as aiding those practitioners who are responsible for making decisions for promoting sustainable development. The past, current status and future of LCSA, Life Cycle Assessment method (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC), Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA), the methodology of LCSA, typical LCSA case studies, limitations of LCSA, and life cycle aggregated sustainability index methods are all covered in this multidisciplinary book. - Includes models for assessing sustainability in environmental, energy engineering and economic scenarios - Features case studies that help define the advantages and obstacles of real world applications - Presents a complete view, from theory to practice, of a life cycle approach by exploring the methods and tools of sustainability assessment, analysis and design of sustainability assessment

Download or read book CONVR 2023 Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality written by Pietro Capone and published by Firenze University Press. This book was released on with total page 1279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the overarching theme of “Managing the Digital Transformation of Construction Industry” the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR 2023) presented 123 high-quality contributions on the topics of: Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR), Building Information Modeling (BIM), Simulation and Automation, Computer Vision, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Linked Data, Semantic Web, Blockchain, Digital Twins, Health & Safety and Construction site management, Green buildings, Occupant-centric design and operation, Internet of Everything. The editors trust that this publication can stimulate and inspire academics, scholars and industry experts in the field, driving innovation, growth and global collaboration among researchers and stakeholders.

Download or read book Optimum Decision Making in Asset Management written by Carnero, María Carmen and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asset management is becoming increasingly important to an organization’s strategy, given its effects on cost, production, and quality. No matter the sector, important decisions are made based on techniques and theories that are thought to optimize results; asset management models and techniques could help maximize effectiveness while reducing risk. Optimum Decision Making in Asset Management posits that effective decision making can be augmented by asset management based on mathematical techniques and models. Resolving the problems associated with minimizing uncertainty, this publication outlines a myriad of methodologies, procedures, case studies, and management tools that can help any organization achieve world-class maintenance. This book is ideal for managers, manufacturing engineers, programmers, academics, and advanced management students.

Download or read book Life Cycle Cost Model to Support Asset Management Decision Making written by Ir. Winda Nur Cahyo, Ph.D, IPM and published by Universitas Islam Indonesia. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are confusions related to the area of asset management. At this moment, searching over the internet with the keyword “asset management”, most of the links show the issue about financial asset management such as asset investments, securities, stocks, and obligations. In a simple term, the word “asset management” refers to managing financial asset. However, the term asset does not only include financial asset. In ISO 55000 (2014), the term asset is defined as an item, thing or entity that has potential or actual value to an organization. The value of asset can be categories as financial or non-financial value, tangible or intangible value, and may vary between different organizations and their stakeholders. With this definition, the term asset is very broad and may consist any type of asset such as human resources, stock, building, inventory, trust, capital, goodwill, and land. In this book, the term asset mainly refers to engineering (physical) asset, physical asset as the result of an engineering process (e.g. buildings, machineries, bridges, roads, vehicles, oil rigs, plants, metro tunnels, piping system, rail lines).

Download or read book BIM for Facility Managers written by IFMA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical look at extending the value of Building Information Modeling (BIM) into facility management from the world's largest international association for professional facility managers Building owners and facility managers are discovering that Building Information Modeling (BIM) models of buildings are deep reservoirs of information that can provide valuable spatial and mechanical details on every aspect of a property. When used appropriately, this data can improve performance and save time, effort, and money in running and maintaining the building during its life cycle. It can also provide information for future modifications. For instance, a BIM could reveal everything from the manufacturer of a light fixture to its energy usage to maintenance instructions. BIM for Facility Managers explains how BIM can be linked to facility management (FM) systems to achieve very significant life-cycle advantages. It presents guidelines for using BIM in FM that have been developed by public and private owners such as the GSA. There is an extensive discussion of the legal and contractual issues involved in BIM/FM integration. It describes how COBie can be used to name, capture, and communicate FM-related data to downstream systems. There is also extensive discussion of commercial software tools that can be used to facilitate this integration. This book features six in-depth case studies that illustrate how BIM has been successfully integrated with facility management in real-life projects at: Texas A&M Health Science Center USC School of Cinematic Arts MathWork's new campus Xavier University State of Wisconsin Facilities University of Chicago Library renovation BIM for Facility Managers is an indispensable resource for facility managers, building owners, and developers alike.

Download or read book Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment LCSA written by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (ELCA) that was developed about three decades ago demands a broadening of its scope to include lifecycle costing and social aspects of life cycle assessment as well, drawing on the three-pillar or ‘triple bottom line’ model of sustainability, which is the result of the development of the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). LCSA refers to the evaluation of all environmental, social and economic negative impacts and benefits in decision-making processes towards more sustainable products throughout their life cycle. Combination of environmental and social life cycle assessments along with life cycle costing leads to life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA). This book highlights various aspects of life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA).

Download or read book Research and Innovation Forum 2023 written by Anna Visvizi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features research presented and discussed during the Research & Innovation Forum (Rii Forum) 2023. As such, this book offers a unique insight into emerging topics, issues and developments pertinent to the fields of technology, innovation and education and their social impact. Papers included in this book apply inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches to query such issues as technology-enhanced teaching and learning, smart cities, information systems, cognitive computing and social networking. What brings these threads of the discussion together is the question of how advances in computer science—which are otherwise largely incomprehensible to researchers from other fields—can be effectively translated and capitalized on so as to make them beneficial for society as a whole. In this context, Rii Forum and Rii Forum proceedings offer an essential venue where diverse stakeholders, including academics, the think tank sector and decision-makers, can engage in a meaningful dialogue with a view to improving the applicability of advances in computer science.

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Building Information Modeling and Construction Informatics Concepts and Technologies written by Underwood, Jason and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-12-31 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, building information modeling has become a very active research area of construction informatics with investigation of ICT use within construction industry processes and organizations. The Handbook of Research on Building Information Modeling and Construction Informatics: Concepts and Technologies addresses the problems related to information integration and interoperability throughout the lifecycle of a building, from feasibility and conceptual design through to demolition and recycling stages. Containing research from leading international experts, this Handbook of Research provides comprehensive coverage and definitions of the most important issues, concepts, trends, and technologies within the field.

Download or read book Construction Management written by Denny McGeorge and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction industry continues to face substantial demands for improvement in quality and cost control, and a reduction in contract disputes. A number of management concepts have been promoted to help achieve this, but many in the industry find the concepts confusing and are sceptical about their usefulness. This book brings together, in a single volume, the main management concepts relevant to the construction industry, providing an objective account of the concepts and showing how they interrelate: * value management * buildability * benchmarking * total quality management * partnering and alliancing * supply chain management (new for this edition) * re-engineering In addition to a new chapter, a new section on strategic alliancing has been added. Text and references have been updated throughout.

Download or read book BIM Teaching and Learning Handbook written by M. Reza Hosseini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the essential guide to the pedagogical and industry-inspired considerations that must shape how BIM is taught and learned. It will help academics and professional educators to develop programmes that meet the competences required by professional bodies and prepare both graduates and existing practitioners to advance the industry towards higher efficiency and quality. To date, systematic efforts to integrate pedagogical considerations into the way BIM is learned and taught remain non-existent. This book lays the foundation for forming a benchmark around which such an effort is made. It offers principles, best practices, and expected outcomes necessary to BIM curriculum and teaching development for construction-related programs across universities and professional training programmes. The aim of the book is to: Highlight BIM skill requirements, threshold concepts, and dimensions for practice; Showcase and introduce tried-and-tested practices and lessons learned in developing BIM-related curricula from leading educators; Recognise and introduce the baseline requirements for BIM education from a pedagogical perspective; Explore the challenges, as well as remedial solutions, pertaining to BIM education at tertiary education; Form a comprehensive point of reference, covering the essential concepts of BIM, for students; Promote and integrate pedagogical consideration into BIM education. This book is essential reading for anyone involved in BIM education, digital construction, architecture, and engineering, and for professionals looking for guidance on what the industry expects when it comes to BIM competency.

Download or read book Design and Construction written by Rick Best and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The design and construction of buildings is a lengthy and expensive process, and those who commission buildings are continually looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the process. In this book, the second in the Building in Value series, a broad range of topics related to the processes of design and construction are explored by an international group of experts. The overall aim of the book is to look at ways that clients can improve the value for money outcomes of their decisions to construct buildings. The book is aimed at students studying in many areas related to the construction industry including architecture, construction management, civil engineering and quantity surveying, and should also be of interest to many in the industry including project managers, property developers, building contractors and cost engineers.