Journal of Architectural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Comparing Task Performance of BIM and CAD in Completing Construction Project Activities: A Lab Experiment Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Combined usage of computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) in the same construction project can result in unwarranted issues. Stakeholders might combine CAD and BIM due to a lack of awareness of ... -
Advancing Architecture and Engineering Education for Project Value Delivery
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Delivering project value primarily depends on understanding project stakeholders' different needs and requirements and translating these needs into a well-constructed facility. This concept is usually insufficiently revealed ... -
Impact of Architectural Details on the Transmission of Airborne Pollutants between Flats in Residential High-Rise Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The interflat cross-contamination of air pollutants such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in built environments has become a growing concern. This study investigates the effect of the geometrical details of building ... -
InerSens: A Block-Based Programming Platform for Learning Sensor Data Analytics in Construction Engineering Programs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Construction firms face challenges in sourcing qualified candidates for enhancing project outcomes through sensor data analytics. There are limited tools for teaching students from construction-related disciplines how to ... -
A Modeling-Based Decision Support System for Enabling Mass Net-Zero Energy Retrofit of Building Communities in Developing Countries
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Reducing energy demand in buildings is one of the critical elements of the current climate change mitigation strategies because buildings account for 40% of all energy-related CO2 emissions worldwide. In developed nations ... -
Optimal Thermal Diffusivity of Residential Building Envelopes to Improve Cooling Energy Efficiency for Saudi Arabia’s Climate Zones
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper addresses the research gap concerning the impact of thermal diffusivity on cooling energy consumption in buildings, specifically in the context of Saudi Arabia's hot climate. The objective is to determine the ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Waste PET Bottles as a Sustainable Building Material
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Sustainable development and the preservation of the natural environment are two concepts that are becoming increasingly important in the construction sector, leading to a growing interest in the development of ecofriendly ... -
An Investigation of an Affordable Ventilation Retrofit to Improve the Indoor Air Quality in Australian Aged Care Homes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Residents in aged care homes constitute a significant proportion of Australia’s population. The elderly population is vulnerable to poor indoor air quality (IAQ). Because mobility declines with age, they tend to spend ... -
Impact of Prescriptive Fire Design Provisions on Embodied Carbon for Mass Timber and Hybrid Mass Timber Floors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Structural mass timber has been used more often in buildings over the last 5 years, given its potential to be a sustainable alternative. However, concerns still exist around the fire safety of mass timber structures, and ... -
Design of RC Shear Wall Buildings at Different Performance Levels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Earthquake catastrophes continue to cause substantial damage and casualties in many parts of the world. Despite design codes and standards having succeeded in reducing life losses during earthquakes, the level of damage ... -
Network Analysis of F. Otto's Architecture: A Global Vision
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This work aims to study the trajectory of the architect Frei Otto (FO) using an exploratory analysis of his projects, which pays special attention to the conceptual and chronological temporal evolution, the type of structures ... -
Building Information Modeling Adoption, Implementation, and Challenges in the Ethiopian Construction Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study will investigate the current state of building information modeling (BIM) adoption, implementation, and challenges in the Ethiopian construction industry. Initially, various models for BIM adoption and implementation ... -
Blockchain-Enabled City Information Modeling Framework for Urban Asset Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Object-based modeling has become an integral and more preferred design approach as against two-dimensional (2D) design representation. This is evident in the increased use of building information modeling (BIM) for building ... -
Optimizing Preliminary Design of New Buildings with Integrated Onsite Renewable Energy Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Federal and state governments have recently expanded their regulatory mandates and incentives to promote renewable energy (RE) use in their planned new buildings. This requires planners to analyze and optimize their ... -
Application of Deep Energy Retrofits to Allow Existing Housing in Toronto to Meet Passive House Certification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study researches the development of a multiobjective optimization environment to continue the investigation of the potential for housing in Toronto to meet Passive House certification. BEopt (Building Energy Optimizer) ... -
Structural Timber System for Medium-to-Long Spans: The HB System Revisited
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)The evolution of long-span timber structures during the last centuries has been driven by technological developments that are associated with materials, joints, and manufacturing. Many extraordinary structural solutions ... -
Assessment of Natural Ventilation Techniques by Means of Measurements and Retrospective CFD Simulation on a Test Building
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)The study described here analyzed natural ventilation techniques, operated in a real building in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to assist passive cooling. The assessment has been conducted by comparing digital simulation ... -
Sustainability Analysis of Hollow Concrete Blocks Manufactured Using Recycled Concrete Aggregate and Fly Ash as an Eco-Friendly Construction Component
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)The present study focuses on the innovative technique for making rectangular and circular hollow concrete blocks using fly ash (FA) and recycled concrete aggregates (RCA). The feasibility of employing RCA in conjunction ... -
Experimental Evaluation of a Retrofitted Extensive Green Roof Module on a Sloping GI Sheet Roof in a Humid Subtropical Climate
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)Green roofing technologies have been developed and implemented worldwide as they bring with them thermal, hydrological, and environmental benefits, especially in urbanized areas. Many studies have been conducted to investigate ... -
Multicriterion Decision-Support Model for Selecting the Appropriate Delivery Method in Sustainable Construction Projects
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)Selecting the appropriate delivery method is of paramount importance, especially in sustainable construction projects that have unique characteristics that are different from their traditional counterparts. A new ...