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Public residential buildings make a large portion of the European existing stock and they quite often require deep renovation interventions. A methodology for setting priorities and targeting regeneration investments should be defined relying on the increasing use of building information modelling (BIM) tools even for managing existing buildings. The aim of this paper is to integrate the evaluation process into BIM Revit software developing a specific plug-in, a Decision support system (DSS) that will help to identify the most appropriate flats to be transformed. It is based on measuring three indicators: Usability, Fragmentation, and Constructive Modifiability. Through their weighted average it is possible to obtain a final transformability score. The proposed approach has been tested on a case study chosen within the 1st P.E.E.P. (1st public plan for council and affordable housing) that has been approved in Rome in 1964. The results demonstrate that the transformability of apartments is related mainly to the Constructive Modifiability indicator and buildings with reinforced concrete frames show higher scores. A widespread application of such a methodology on large real estate portfolio may lead stakeholders involved in housing management investments in clear choices related to maintenance of buildings.
Giovanna Acampa; Lorenzo Diana; Giorgia Marino; Rossella Marmo. Assessing the Transformability of Public Housing through BIM. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5431 .
AMA StyleGiovanna Acampa, Lorenzo Diana, Giorgia Marino, Rossella Marmo. Assessing the Transformability of Public Housing through BIM. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5431.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanna Acampa; Lorenzo Diana; Giorgia Marino; Rossella Marmo. 2021. "Assessing the Transformability of Public Housing through BIM." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5431.
Inefficiency in maintaining and managing architectural heritage threatens both heritage conservation and public safety. Damage related to collapsed building elements requires an investigation into the factors which cause these phenomena in order to prevent them and to mitigate their effects. This paper aims to define a methodological approach for assessing the risk to humans of falling bodies from historic buildings’ façades. The method is based on the identification of a group of parameters to assess façade’s hazards, vulnerability and public exposure. The results provide the identification of risk factors and related affecting parameters, proposing a synthetic indicator to quantify the risk. The proposal is original in the field of both maintenance planning and preventive maintenance, intending to preserve architectural heritage and public safety. The results lead to an easy tool, as a map, to prioritise risk mitigation interventions. Such a tool, if integrated into maintenance tenders, allows the evaluation, in the context of condition-based maintenance, of the need for interventions.
Giovanni Ruggiero; Rossella Marmo; Maurizio Nicolella. A Methodological Approach for Assessing the Safety of Historic Buildings’ Façades. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2812 .
AMA StyleGiovanni Ruggiero, Rossella Marmo, Maurizio Nicolella. A Methodological Approach for Assessing the Safety of Historic Buildings’ Façades. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2812.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Ruggiero; Rossella Marmo; Maurizio Nicolella. 2021. "A Methodological Approach for Assessing the Safety of Historic Buildings’ Façades." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2812.
The integration of operational information in building life-cycle management is a relevant topic within the facilities management domain. A previous study proposed a methodology based on Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Facility Management (FM) systems integration, underpinned by a Performance Information Model, to support the performance assessment and the maintenance management. The purpose of this paper is to extend and validate that methodology with an open standard approach. A subset of the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) schema related to performance assessment and maintenance procedures is mapped into a relational database. The database supports the integration between BIM models and facilities information systems. Case studies including healthcare buildings test the database and a new application. The results contribute to the BIM adoption in the FM domain. Also, the studied and validated IFC schema subset can be considered as a contribution to the Model View Definition for FM.
Rossella Marmo; Francesco Polverino; Maurizio Nicolella; Andrej Tibaut. Building performance and maintenance information model based on IFC schema. Automation in Construction 2020, 118, 103275 .
AMA StyleRossella Marmo, Francesco Polverino, Maurizio Nicolella, Andrej Tibaut. Building performance and maintenance information model based on IFC schema. Automation in Construction. 2020; 118 ():103275.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRossella Marmo; Francesco Polverino; Maurizio Nicolella; Andrej Tibaut. 2020. "Building performance and maintenance information model based on IFC schema." Automation in Construction 118, no. : 103275.
Current facility management practice relies on different systems which require new technologies to integrate and manage information more easily. Building information modeling offers a good opportunity to improve facility information management by providing a unified platform for various data sources rather than an intuitive information interface. Although current research trends reveal that there is a continuously growing interest in facility management aided by building information modeling, an integrated model is still hard to obtain. This paper aims at developing a novel methodology based on building information modeling and facility management systems integration, underpinned by a performance information model. The implementation process of a performance information model is described, including information technologies involved, the data and process requirements, and the building performance assessment methods used. A first pilot case-study has been conducted with regards to surgery rooms in healthcare buildings. The proposal can support condition-based maintenance work schedule, as well as the achievement of organizational, environmental, and technical requirements. Among the practical implications found: Improved technological and environmental performances assessment; better visualization of building condition; improved decision-making process; facilitated maintenance tasks planning and maintenance records management.
Rossella Marmo; Maurizio Nicolella; Francesco Polverino; Andrej Tibaut. A Methodology for a Performance Information Model to Support Facility Management. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7007 .
AMA StyleRossella Marmo, Maurizio Nicolella, Francesco Polverino, Andrej Tibaut. A Methodology for a Performance Information Model to Support Facility Management. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (24):7007.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRossella Marmo; Maurizio Nicolella; Francesco Polverino; Andrej Tibaut. 2019. "A Methodology for a Performance Information Model to Support Facility Management." Sustainability 11, no. 24: 7007.