BIM for Design Optioneering: An Approach to Future-Proofing Commercial Buildings

An Evaluation of Large-Scale Commercial Buildings Architectural Space Indicators with an Approach to Urban Threats and Risks

Abstract: Achieving to technical criteria that by applying them in architectural design stage of large commercial buildings, considered as one of the most important uses in urban planning, can increase the level of citizens’ security against all kinds of natural hazards and threats, and reduce vulnerability and it can provide continuation of the services and activities of these buildings. The p...

Future proofing

far the fastest growing agricultural producer with output expected to increase by more than 40 per cent between now and 2019. Production growth is also expected to be well above 20 per cent in China, India, the Russian Federation and the Ukraine. But the report warns that increased global food production could still lead to a large section of the global population going hungry. Although the wor...

Using BIM to integrate and achieve holistic future-proofing objectives in healthcare projects

Future-Proofing Nursing Education: An Australian Perspective

The relevance of pre-registration programs of nursing education to current and emerging trends in healthcare and society could have a significant future impact on the nursing profession. In this article, we use a PESTEL (politics, economics, society, technology, environment, and law) framework to identify significant current and future priorities in Australian healthcare. Following the PESTEL a...

Building Information Modeling (bim)-based Design of Energy Efficient Buildings

With the increased awareness of energy consumption as well as the environmental impact of building operations, architects, designers and planners are required to place more consideration on sustainability and energy performance of the building. To ensure most of those considerations are reflected in the building performance, critical design decisions should be made by key stakeholders early dur...