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View article: Tile Delamination on Façades of Tall Buildings
Tile Delamination on Façades of Tall Buildings Open
Tile delamination on the façades of tall buildings poses significant concerns for public safety worldwide. This study investigates the underlying causes of tile delamination and their linkages with other prevalent façade defects in order t…
View article: An Evidence-Driven Approach to Slip and Fall Prevention in Large Campus Facilities
An Evidence-Driven Approach to Slip and Fall Prevention in Large Campus Facilities Open
We developed an evidence-based risk assessment and benchmarking framework towards pedestrian safety. Pendulum slip resistance tests were conducted on 23 sites within a large campus facility covering ceramic tiles, pebbles, tactile indicato…
View article: Women’s experiences of participatory small-scale fisheries monitoring in Timor-Leste
Women’s experiences of participatory small-scale fisheries monitoring in Timor-Leste Open
Participatory fisheries monitoring can create many benefits, such as increasing community engagement in marine management, generating data for data-poor fisheries, and empowerment of fishing communities. Although most participatory monitor…
View article: Risk-Informed, Reliability-Driven Decision Support for Building Basement Systems
Risk-Informed, Reliability-Driven Decision Support for Building Basement Systems Open
A lack of consideration for maintainability at the planning/design stage of a construction project often results in inadequate decision-making and selection of design alternatives, which will likely lead to unproductive operational regimes…
View article: Developing a Waterproofing Decision-Making Model for High-Rise Building Projects in the Tropics
Developing a Waterproofing Decision-Making Model for High-Rise Building Projects in the Tropics Open
The most severe problem in high-rise structures is a failure to achieve watertightness. Since the presence of water in a structure can have a detrimental impact, adequate consideration must be taken when selecting a suitable waterproofing …
View article: Climate Change Projection and Its Impacts on Building Façades in Singapore
Climate Change Projection and Its Impacts on Building Façades in Singapore Open
Singapore is one of the most populous countries, and the majority of the population stays in high-rise public flats. In 2021, there were about 1.1 million public residential units, of which 79% were above 20 years old. The number of incide…
View article: Long-Standing Themes and Future Prospects for the Inspection and Maintenance of Façade Falling Objects from Tall Buildings
Long-Standing Themes and Future Prospects for the Inspection and Maintenance of Façade Falling Objects from Tall Buildings Open
The increasing number of accidents arising from falling objects from the façade of tall buildings has attracted much attention globally. To regulators, a preventive approach based on a mandatory periodic façade inspection has been deemed a…
View article: A Review of Infrared Thermography for Delamination Detection on Infrastructures and Buildings
A Review of Infrared Thermography for Delamination Detection on Infrastructures and Buildings Open
This paper provides a comprehensive review on the use of infrared thermography to detect delamination on infrastructures and buildings. Approximately 200 pieces of relevant literature were evaluated, and their findings were summarized. The…
View article: Enhancing Interpretability of Data-Driven Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methodology with Maintainability Rules in Smart Building Management
Enhancing Interpretability of Data-Driven Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methodology with Maintainability Rules in Smart Building Management Open
Data-driven fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) methods, referring to the newer generation of artificial intelligence (AI) empowered classification methods, such as data science analysis, big data, Internet of things (IoT), industry 4.0, e…
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View article: The Internet-of-Buildings (IoB) — Digital twin convergence of wearable and IoT data with GIS/BIM
The Internet-of-Buildings (IoB) — Digital twin convergence of wearable and IoT data with GIS/BIM Open
Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in buildings and wearable technologies for occupants are quickly becoming widespread. These technologies provide copious amounts of high-quality temporal data pertaining to indoor and outdoor environmental …
View article: Façade inspection for falling objects from tall buildings in Singapore
Façade inspection for falling objects from tall buildings in Singapore Open
Purpose This paper highlights a crucial public safety issue due to falling objects from tall residential buildings in Singapore. A systematic façade inspection regime and a system of evaluation of severity for the detection and assessment …
View article: Design for Maintainability of Basements and Wet Areas
Design for Maintainability of Basements and Wet Areas Open
With the motto of “doing it right the first time”, this study focuses on spearheading the integration of designers, constructors, and facility mangers, at the outset of the planning/design stage, by providing easy-to-read tables summarisin…
View article: Evaluating the Roadmap of 5G Technology Implementation for Smart Building and Facilities Management in Singapore
Evaluating the Roadmap of 5G Technology Implementation for Smart Building and Facilities Management in Singapore Open
The concepts of smart building (SB) and smart facilities management (SFM) are crucial as they aim to uplift occupants’ living standards through information and communication technology. However, the current network possesses several challe…
View article: Sustainability and Maintainability of High Rise Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS): its Lessons and Assessment Scoresheet
Sustainability and Maintainability of High Rise Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS): its Lessons and Assessment Scoresheet Open
Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) applied on building has proven economic, environmental and social benefits which made it one of the widely accepted green building design strategies to support sustainable development. However, incorporating…
View article: Beyond conventional secondary electron imaging using spectromicroscopy and its applications in dopant profiling
Beyond conventional secondary electron imaging using spectromicroscopy and its applications in dopant profiling Open
Despite decades of research, the technique of measuring dopant concentration by the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has so far been limited to probing idealized test pn junction specimens, where only step dopant concentrations have been…
View article: Design for maintainability of high-rise vertical green facades
Design for maintainability of high-rise vertical green facades Open
Since the introduction of vertical greenery systems (VGSs) in Singapore, building designers have experimented with different VGS designs and types to apply to high-rise building facades. Although innovative designs have brought variety to …
View article: An assessment of maintainability of elevator system to improve facilities management knowledge-base
An assessment of maintainability of elevator system to improve facilities management knowledge-base Open
Elevator system is a highly specialized machinery that requires technicians that have a wider array of knowledge in maintaining the system to be safe and reliable. While attaining reliable data of elevator malfunction become challenges, th…
View article: Merging building maintainability and sustainability assessment: A multicriteria decision making approach
Merging building maintainability and sustainability assessment: A multicriteria decision making approach Open
Accurately predicting maintainability has been a challenge due to the complex nature of buildings, yet it is an important research area with a rising necessity. This paper explores the use of multicriteria decision making approach for merg…
View article: DEFORMATION OF WOOD IN COMPRESSION DURING MOISTURE MOVEMENT
DEFORMATION OF WOOD IN COMPRESSION DURING MOISTURE MOVEMENT Open
This work presents the phenomenon of mechano-sorptive strain in the deformation of wood during moisture content (MC) changes. A series of experiments were designed to demonstrate the greatly enhanced deformation due to the mechano-sorptive…
View article: MyWell: An App for Monitoring Groundwater Levels, Rainfall, Water Quality and Checkdam Water Levels at the Village Level
MyWell: An App for Monitoring Groundwater Levels, Rainfall, Water Quality and Checkdam Water Levels at the Village Level Open
View article: Modeling the Pyrolysis and Combustion Behaviors of Non-Charring and Intumescent-Protected Polymers Using “FiresCone”
Modeling the Pyrolysis and Combustion Behaviors of Non-Charring and Intumescent-Protected Polymers Using “FiresCone” Open
A mathematical model, named FiresCone, was developed to simulate the pyrolysis and combustion processes of different types of combustible materials, which also took into account both gas and solid phases. In the present study, some non-cha…