Browsing by Author "Macarulla Martí, Marcel"
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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 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 ... -
AIRGiLab: Air Quality and Green Infrastucture Living Lab
(2024-11-22)
Audiovisual
Open AccessL'AIRGiLab és el primer hivernacle tecnificat d'agricultura urbana integrat amb els sistemes de ventilació i climatització d'un edifici terciari. Aquest Living Lab sorgeix a partir de dos projectes de recerca estatals ... -
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 innovative protocol for the development and evaluation of the teamwork competency in virtual environments
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2022)
Conference report
Open AccessUnder COVID scenario, it has been observed that the constraints derived from remote teaching makes harder an already challenging task: the achievement of teamwork skills and their assessment. This study, which is part of ... -
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 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 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 airborne infection risk in naturally ventilated environments
(Elsevier, 2025-04-15)
Article
Open AccessDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, natural ventilation emerged as a widely recommended strategy to improve indoor air quality and reduce airborne infection risks. However, due to the inert uncertainty, accurately determining ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of residential defects at post-handover
(American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2013-04)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyIn Spain, the Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación (Building Regulation Act) has established compulsory warranties to ensure that buildings meet basic requirements with regard to functionality, general safety and structure, ... -
Building stock’s vulnerability to summer overheating and strategies for improving its resilience trough codes, standards and practices
(CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2014)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe main objective ofthis paper is to study the resilience of current Spanish residential building stock to climate change impacts. Results showed that 72% of current residential building stock in Spain is not performing ... -
CO2 concentrations and thermal comfort analysis at onsite and online educational environments
(2022-11-30)
Article
Open AccessIn building areas with high occupancy, such as classrooms, transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 are increased when indoor air quality is deficient. Under this scenario, universities have adopted ventilation measures to mitigate ... -
Contributions to rework prevention in construction projects
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-12-17)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessLiterature usually suggests that construction organization can reduce the costs derived from rework implementing quality management systems. Most common challenges and obstacles that construction organizations face during ... -
Desarrollo de un sistema inteligente de bajo coste para la gestión y monitorización de cultivos
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2023)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThis work presents a low-cost, intelligent electronic system for crop management and monitoring based on Industry 4.0 technologies. The system automatically controls irrigation conditions according to the type of crop, its ... -
Digital tool for indoor air pollutants simulation in industrial workplaces
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2023)
Conference lecture
Open AccessNanoparticles (NP), aerosols under 100 nm of nominal diameter, might be responsible of multiple diseases (cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory, cancer, etc.) in mid- and long-term exposed workers in industrial layouts. ...
