Browsing by Author "Casals Casanova, Miquel"
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A BIM model to visualize quality risks in construction projects
(CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2014)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyDefects are a non-value adding activity seriously affecting the performance and productivity in construction projects that spend unnecessary cost, time materials and manpower. Non-quality represent the 4% of the contract ... -
A breakdown of energy consumption in an underground station
(2014-08-01)
Article
Open AccessUnderground transportation systems are big energy consumers and have significant impacts on energy consumption at a regional scale. The literature has revealed that the energy consumption for non-traction purposes may be ... -
A comparison of standardized calculation methods for in situ measurements of facades U-value
(2016-10-15)
Article
Open AccessIn recent years, a growing concern has been how to determine the actual thermal behaviour of façades in their operational stage, in order to establish appropriate energy-saving measures. This paper aims at comparing ... -
A methodology for predicting the severity of environmental impacts related to the construction process of residential buildings
(Elsevier, 2009-03-01)
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A serious game enchancing social tenants' behavioral change towards energy efficiency
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe energy consumption of the current building stock represents about 40% of the total final energy consumption in Europe. New gamification techniques may play a significant role in helping users adopt new and more ... -
A web-based system for sharing and disseminating research results: The underground construction case study
(2010-07)
Article
Open AccessResearchers often have to go to multiple information sources in order to identify high-quality, time-critical information. Due to the dynamic and unstructured nature of research results, they are faced with such problems ... -
Adoption of web databases for document management in SMEs of the construction sector in Spain
(2007-07)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents a web-based tool designed to improve internal and external document management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector. For each ... -
An environmental impact causal model for improving the environmental performance of construction processes
(Elsevier, 2013-08-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyDespite the increasing efforts made by the construction sector to reduce the environmental impact of their processes, construction sites are still a major source of pollution and adverse impacts on the environment. This ... -
An ontology-based approach for on-site integrated environmental and health and safety management
(2012-12)
Article
Open AccessEste artículo tiene como objetivo favorecer la implementación de sistemas integrados de gestión ambiental y de seguridad salud en empresas constructoras, centrándose en el subsistema de control de los impactos ambientales ... -
Analysis of the Applicability of Non-Destructive Techniques to Determine In Situ Thermal Transmittance in Passive House Façades
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020-12-01)
Article
Open AccessWithin the European framework, the passive house has become an essential constructive solution in terms of building efficiency and CO2 reduction. However, the main approaches have been focused on post-occupancy surveys, ... -
Analysis of the implementation of effective waste management practices in construction projects and sites
(2014-12)
Article
Open AccessIn this paper, the implementation of effective waste management practices in construction projects and sites is analyzed, using data from a survey answered by 74 Spanish construction companies based in Catalonia. Most ... -
Analyzing the implementation of predictive control systems and application of stored data in non-residential buildings
(2024-08-22)
Article
Open AccessIn non-residential buildings, building energy management systems (BEMS) and the application of data hold significant promise in reducing energy consumption. Nevertheless, BEMS have different levels of complexity, benefit, ... -
Análisis de Ciclo de Vida: herramienta para la reducción del cambio climático en el sector de la construcción
(EBEN / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011)
Conference lecture
Open AccessUno de los problemas que más amenazas el bienestar de la sociedad actual debido al aumento cada vez mayor de las emisiones de CO2 al medio, es el fenómeno del cambio climático. El sector de la industria es uno de los que ... -
Assessing concerns of interested parties when predicting the significance of environmental impacts related to the construction process of residential buildings
(2011-05-02)
Article
Open AccessThe most common challenges and obstacles encountered by construction organizations during the process of implementing and using environmental management systems are related to the inherent peculiarities of the construction ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of gamification in reducing domestic energy consumption: lessons learned from the EnerGAware project
(2020-03-01)
Article
Open AccessThe application of gamification to encourage energy conservation behaviour in house occupants is an emerging field of research. However, empirical evidence of its effectiveness is lacking. This paper presents lessons learnt ... -
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
(2022-02-15)
Article
Open AccessExceptional pandemic lockdown measures enabled singular experiments such as analysing the energy consumption of vacant buildings. This paper assesses the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy use of academic ... -
Assessing the influence of operating conditions and thermophysical properties on the accuracy of in-situ measured U-values using quantitative internal infrared thermography
(2018-07-15)
Article
Open AccessWithin the European context, most of the current residential building stock does not fulfil minimum thermal requirements and needs to be refurbished urgently. Quantitative internal infrared thermography can provide valuable ... -
Assessing the performance of the neural network-based control to manage boilers through a reduced-order building's model
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2022)
Conference report
Open AccessThere is a growing need to optimize the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems during building operations due to its high contribution to buildings' energy consumption and the willingness to meet the ... -
Assessment of construction defects in residential buildings in Spain
(2014-06-11)
Article
Open AccessThe building industry is noted for its repeated building defects causing cost increases and time delays during construction. In Spain, despite the Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación (Building Regulation Act), which ... -
Automated data-processing technique: 2D Map for identifying the distribution of the U-value in building elements by quantitative internal thermography
(2021-02)
Article
Open AccessComputing a 2D colour map of average U-values pixel-by-pixel could become a challenging task in terms of complexity and time, especially for entire façades under the influence of anomalies. In a quantitative IRT test, a ...
