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DOI: 10.15468/dl.xbkavy
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DOI: 10.48656/ahxn-h749
title: CANDORspeech: A large-scale corpus of phonetically annotated conversational speech from dyadic online conversations with human quality control
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.27315973
title: Flexibility of the built environment in healthcare: a systematic literature review

description: This paper provides a comprehensive view of the concept of flexibility in healthcare design from a discussion on design strategies to achieve flexibility, ways of searching strategies, results achieved, theoretical approaches, and other analyses necessary for its understanding. Healthcare services are complex environments that must be flexible to meet the demands caused by emergency situations. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the lack of incorporation of the concept of flexibility prevented the efficient adaptation of space to support high demand, which caused high contamination rates in these environments. Towards a comprehensive view of the concept, the systematic literature review method was used in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta Analyzes method. Based on that, the flexibility concept is divided into three levels, respectively: flexibility for adaptation (concentrated on the room scale), flexibility for conversion (focused on the building layout) and flexibility for expansion (coupled analysis of the buildings and land of the entire complex). Design requirements were structured at each level, however, more case studies are needed to collect quantitative data to facilitate its application in design, which is scarce in the literature. Collection of such quantitative data can boost the development of flexibility assessment tools in design, thus facilitating the application of this concept in healthcare environments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.27315973.v1
title: Flexibility of the built environment in healthcare: a systematic literature review

description: This paper provides a comprehensive view of the concept of flexibility in healthcare design from a discussion on design strategies to achieve flexibility, ways of searching strategies, results achieved, theoretical approaches, and other analyses necessary for its understanding. Healthcare services are complex environments that must be flexible to meet the demands caused by emergency situations. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the lack of incorporation of the concept of flexibility prevented the efficient adaptation of space to support high demand, which caused high contamination rates in these environments. Towards a comprehensive view of the concept, the systematic literature review method was used in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta Analyzes method. Based on that, the flexibility concept is divided into three levels, respectively: flexibility for adaptation (concentrated on the room scale), flexibility for conversion (focused on the building layout) and flexibility for expansion (coupled analysis of the buildings and land of the entire complex). Design requirements were structured at each level, however, more case studies are needed to collect quantitative data to facilitate its application in design, which is scarce in the literature. Collection of such quantitative data can boost the development of flexibility assessment tools in design, thus facilitating the application of this concept in healthcare environments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28333918
title: User-centric sustainable design in mass-customized housing using Kano model and quality function deployment

description: With the rise of individual consumerism, housing developers have increasingly recognized the advantages of mass-customized housing and offered customized units for target groups. However, overall building designs are often standardized rather than tailored to user needs, particularly in the integration of sustainable features. Accordingly, this study employed the Kano model and quality function deployment (QFD) approach to examine users’ requirements for sustainable features and proposed tailored design strategies for mass-customized housing. After identifying 17 sustainable features through a literature review, the study analyzed 576 valid questionnaires using the Kano model to identify common and unique requirements across four age groups. The results reveal distinct priorities for different groups regarding particular features, including ‘Well-proportioned units,’ ‘Rational building layout,’ ‘Livability,’ ‘Convenience,’ ‘Energy and water efficiency,’ and ‘Use of local and ecological materials.’ Moreover, this study proposed 31 design strategies corresponding to sustainable features and categorized them into three zones using QFD, which serve as tailored solutions. This study recommends that architects gradually adopt these zones in mass housing to promote overall building designs in the move toward full customization. The study also identifies difficult-to-implement strategies and three relevant barriers, two barriers related to cost and supply chain that require government intervention, and one barrier that necessitates further exploration of users’ willingness to incur additional costs resulting from these strategies. This research provides valuable insights into, and a systematic methodology for, mass-customized housing projects, thus promoting user-centric and sustainable living environments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28333918.v1
title: User-centric sustainable design in mass-customized housing using Kano model and quality function deployment

description: With the rise of individual consumerism, housing developers have increasingly recognized the advantages of mass-customized housing and offered customized units for target groups. However, overall building designs are often standardized rather than tailored to user needs, particularly in the integration of sustainable features. Accordingly, this study employed the Kano model and quality function deployment (QFD) approach to examine users’ requirements for sustainable features and proposed tailored design strategies for mass-customized housing. After identifying 17 sustainable features through a literature review, the study analyzed 576 valid questionnaires using the Kano model to identify common and unique requirements across four age groups. The results reveal distinct priorities for different groups regarding particular features, including ‘Well-proportioned units,’ ‘Rational building layout,’ ‘Livability,’ ‘Convenience,’ ‘Energy and water efficiency,’ and ‘Use of local and ecological materials.’ Moreover, this study proposed 31 design strategies corresponding to sustainable features and categorized them into three zones using QFD, which serve as tailored solutions. This study recommends that architects gradually adopt these zones in mass housing to promote overall building designs in the move toward full customization. The study also identifies difficult-to-implement strategies and three relevant barriers, two barriers related to cost and supply chain that require government intervention, and one barrier that necessitates further exploration of users’ willingness to incur additional costs resulting from these strategies. This research provides valuable insights into, and a systematic methodology for, mass-customized housing projects, thus promoting user-centric and sustainable living environments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28416290
title: Assessing the impact of PV facades on neighborhood microclimate, outdoor thermal comfort, and energy efficiency in hot climates, case study of Shiraz

description: The reciprocal interaction between PV panels' efficiency and the microclimate affects three key factors: solar energy generation, building energy consumption, and urban heat island mitigation. Previous studies have not evaluated the simultaneous effect of different pavement albedos and building-applied PV facades. Hence, this study investigates the thermal interactions between PV facades and various pavement materials to evaluate their impact on a neighborhood microclimate, outdoor thermal comfort, and PV panels' energy efficiency. The scenarios were modeled using ENVI-Met simulation software for a neighborhood district in Shiraz. The results revealed that installing BAPVs causes a maximum decrease of 0.22°C in air temperature compared to the base model. Pavements with higher albedo materials will reduce air temperature and increase relative humidity and universal thermal climate index. In summer, the maximum air temperature reduction is 1.51°C while the increase in UTCI would be 3.45°C. With the higher albedo pavement materials, façade temperatures increase up to 7.62°C in summer reducing PV panels' energy efficiency by 4.83%. The optimal option differs based on design objectives. In summer, light concrete pavement is optimal for improving the neighborhood microclimate, while asphalt pavement is the best choice for outdoor thermal comfort and BAPV energy efficiency. In winter, asphalt pavement is the best option for the neighborhood microclimate, while with outdoor thermal comfort as the target, light concrete pavement is the best. The findings bridge a critical gap in understanding the integrated environmental impacts of pavements and PV panels that contribute to sustainable urban design in similar climates.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28416290.v1
title: Assessing the impact of PV facades on neighborhood microclimate, outdoor thermal comfort, and energy efficiency in hot climates, case study of Shiraz

description: The reciprocal interaction between PV panels' efficiency and the microclimate affects three key factors: solar energy generation, building energy consumption, and urban heat island mitigation. Previous studies have not evaluated the simultaneous effect of different pavement albedos and building-applied PV facades. Hence, this study investigates the thermal interactions between PV facades and various pavement materials to evaluate their impact on a neighborhood microclimate, outdoor thermal comfort, and PV panels' energy efficiency. The scenarios were modeled using ENVI-Met simulation software for a neighborhood district in Shiraz. The results revealed that installing BAPVs causes a maximum decrease of 0.22°C in air temperature compared to the base model. Pavements with higher albedo materials will reduce air temperature and increase relative humidity and universal thermal climate index. In summer, the maximum air temperature reduction is 1.51°C while the increase in UTCI would be 3.45°C. With the higher albedo pavement materials, façade temperatures increase up to 7.62°C in summer reducing PV panels' energy efficiency by 4.83%. The optimal option differs based on design objectives. In summer, light concrete pavement is optimal for improving the neighborhood microclimate, while asphalt pavement is the best choice for outdoor thermal comfort and BAPV energy efficiency. In winter, asphalt pavement is the best option for the neighborhood microclimate, while with outdoor thermal comfort as the target, light concrete pavement is the best. The findings bridge a critical gap in understanding the integrated environmental impacts of pavements and PV panels that contribute to sustainable urban design in similar climates.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.27003886
title: Development of a framework to track life safety levels of occupants in the event of a fire in buildings

description: In the operational phase of buildings, tracking what modifications can have an impact on the expected facility performances through manual checks can be impractical, albeit very important from a facility management perspective. The transition from the traditional prescriptive method towards the performance-based approach for building design and management may facilitate quantitative assessment of performances and may lead to conscious decisions which includes preparedness in the event of emergencies. The main goal of this paper is to develop a framework, compliant with a Building Information Modelling (BIM) environment, to track fire safety performance levels, in terms of life safety of occupants. As long as this is done through the definition of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are being tracked continuously, facility managers can have a comprehensive and updated overview of current performances of a facility. More specifically, a single representative KPI was set and evaluated for several fire scenarios, using a set of simulation and data management tools. The results of the assessment were processed and transformed into a visual representation, referenced to a grid superimposed over the building layout to quantitatively represent the safety of occupants at every point of the building. The results were then sent back and displayed into the BIM model, for seamless accessibility by facility managers. The proposed methodology was tested on a pilot building, assuming two fire scenarios. This approach enabled supervision of a building’s compliance with fire safety requirements, in terms of occupants’ life safety, throughout the building lifecycle.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.27003886.v1
title: Development of a framework to track life safety levels of occupants in the event of a fire in buildings

description: In the operational phase of buildings, tracking what modifications can have an impact on the expected facility performances through manual checks can be impractical, albeit very important from a facility management perspective. The transition from the traditional prescriptive method towards the performance-based approach for building design and management may facilitate quantitative assessment of performances and may lead to conscious decisions which includes preparedness in the event of emergencies. The main goal of this paper is to develop a framework, compliant with a Building Information Modelling (BIM) environment, to track fire safety performance levels, in terms of life safety of occupants. As long as this is done through the definition of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are being tracked continuously, facility managers can have a comprehensive and updated overview of current performances of a facility. More specifically, a single representative KPI was set and evaluated for several fire scenarios, using a set of simulation and data management tools. The results of the assessment were processed and transformed into a visual representation, referenced to a grid superimposed over the building layout to quantitatively represent the safety of occupants at every point of the building. The results were then sent back and displayed into the BIM model, for seamless accessibility by facility managers. The proposed methodology was tested on a pilot building, assuming two fire scenarios. This approach enabled supervision of a building’s compliance with fire safety requirements, in terms of occupants’ life safety, throughout the building lifecycle.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28720172
title: Comparative evaluation of different material options for moment-resisting framing systems in buildings

description: Load-bearing structural frames are among the highest contributors to the economic and environmental impacts of buildings. Hence, appraising various material configurations is important to understand their effects on environmental and cost performance. This paper provides a comparative evaluation of a mid-rise residential buildings’ moment-resisting framing system designed using five alternative material options. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) are conducted to compare and benchmark the performance of each moment-resisting building frame configuration. Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) is also performed to appraise inherent uncertainties to ensure that the results are reliably interpreted. It was discovered that, on average, options with steel-reinforced concrete (RC) had the highest environmental impacts across several life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) indicators except for ionising radiation potential and human toxicity potential (HTP). Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer and Ordinary Portland Concrete (GFRP-reinforced OPC-based concrete) were found to have the least environmental impact across almost all the LCIA indicators considered. It is worth noting that the environmental indicators with relatively high variations are the Land-Use Change, Water-Use Depletion and HTP. Based on the LCC analysis, the engineered timber was found to be the most expensive option among the materials considered. On average, it is 0.7% more expensive than the benchmark steel-reinforced concrete case. However, the range of costs can vary between −1.3% and +2% relative to the base case. On the contrary, the GFRP-reinforced OPC-based concrete option is found to be, on average, 0.2% lower than the steel RC option. Finally, the geopolymer-based systems are the most favourable when considering both the LCC and LCA.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28720172.v1
title: Comparative evaluation of different material options for moment-resisting framing systems in buildings

description: Load-bearing structural frames are among the highest contributors to the economic and environmental impacts of buildings. Hence, appraising various material configurations is important to understand their effects on environmental and cost performance. This paper provides a comparative evaluation of a mid-rise residential buildings’ moment-resisting framing system designed using five alternative material options. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) are conducted to compare and benchmark the performance of each moment-resisting building frame configuration. Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) is also performed to appraise inherent uncertainties to ensure that the results are reliably interpreted. It was discovered that, on average, options with steel-reinforced concrete (RC) had the highest environmental impacts across several life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) indicators except for ionising radiation potential and human toxicity potential (HTP). Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer and Ordinary Portland Concrete (GFRP-reinforced OPC-based concrete) were found to have the least environmental impact across almost all the LCIA indicators considered. It is worth noting that the environmental indicators with relatively high variations are the Land-Use Change, Water-Use Depletion and HTP. Based on the LCC analysis, the engineered timber was found to be the most expensive option among the materials considered. On average, it is 0.7% more expensive than the benchmark steel-reinforced concrete case. However, the range of costs can vary between −1.3% and +2% relative to the base case. On the contrary, the GFRP-reinforced OPC-based concrete option is found to be, on average, 0.2% lower than the steel RC option. Finally, the geopolymer-based systems are the most favourable when considering both the LCC and LCA.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28723576
title: Use of building information modelling to reduce the carbon emissions of housing in Zambia

description: The construction sector adds to one-third of global carbon emissions. Developing countries such as Zambia, have an elevated environmental impact because of their high construction rate. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a digital tool which can assess the carbon footprint of designs early in the design process. This study examined the use of BIM to reduce Zambia’s housing carbon footprint. The study used a concurrent triangulation mixed methodology. It used 49 construction professionals as questionnaire participants, and five practicing faculty from the construction department of a prominent university for semi-structured interviews. The results show that construction professionals know the importance of BIM for reducing carbon footprint as it makes sure that all stakeholders are involved in the design, which can help minimise the carbon footprint. The interviews show that professionals mostly use BIM for reducing production time of drawings and construction process but rarely use it to reduce carbon footprint due to cost, availability and insufficient policies. Currently, BIM is not mandatory in university curricula, however, the questionnaires depicted that it is often used for easier project management (59%). Half of the questionnaire respondents used it to assess carbon footprints. It is clear from the results that BIM should be introduced early in the design stages to maximise its effectiveness. This study encourages the early use of BIM in the design process by construction professionals in Zambia to reduce the carbon footprint of housing.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28723576.v1
title: Use of building information modelling to reduce the carbon emissions of housing in Zambia

description: The construction sector adds to one-third of global carbon emissions. Developing countries such as Zambia, have an elevated environmental impact because of their high construction rate. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a digital tool which can assess the carbon footprint of designs early in the design process. This study examined the use of BIM to reduce Zambia’s housing carbon footprint. The study used a concurrent triangulation mixed methodology. It used 49 construction professionals as questionnaire participants, and five practicing faculty from the construction department of a prominent university for semi-structured interviews. The results show that construction professionals know the importance of BIM for reducing carbon footprint as it makes sure that all stakeholders are involved in the design, which can help minimise the carbon footprint. The interviews show that professionals mostly use BIM for reducing production time of drawings and construction process but rarely use it to reduce carbon footprint due to cost, availability and insufficient policies. Currently, BIM is not mandatory in university curricula, however, the questionnaires depicted that it is often used for easier project management (59%). Half of the questionnaire respondents used it to assess carbon footprints. It is clear from the results that BIM should be introduced early in the design stages to maximise its effectiveness. This study encourages the early use of BIM in the design process by construction professionals in Zambia to reduce the carbon footprint of housing.