Browsing by Author "Bortolini, Rafaela"
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A probabilistic performance evaluation for buildings and constructed assets
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2020)
Article
Open AccessThe conservation state of buildings is of increasing interest due to the need to renovate aging building stock and provide a safe and healthy place for end users. Numerous uncertain factors have an impact on building ... -
A probabilistic-based approach to support the comfort performance assessment of existing buildings
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2019-11-10)
Article
Open AccessBuilding performance is focused on maintaining and increasing sustainability while enhancing occupants' comfort levels. Occupants' comfort depends on uncertain, interrelated personal, social and building factors. However, ... -
Analysis of building maintenance requests using a text mining approach: building services evaluation
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2019-05-16)
Article
Open AccessEnd users’ maintenance requests gathered from computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) configure a rich source of information to evaluate the occupants’ satisfaction and the building systems. Nevertheless, the ... -
Association between building characteristics and indoor environmental quality through post-occupancy evaluation
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2021-03-17)
Article
Open AccessPost-occupancy evaluations are common tools used to periodically assess Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in tertiary buildings. Although the large amount of data collected from surveys contain valuable information, the ... -
BIM-based decision support for building condition assessment
Alavi, Hamidreza; Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2022-03)
Article
Open AccessBuilding condition assessment requires the integration of various types of data such as building characteristics, the properties of elements/systems and maintenance records. Previous research has focused on identifying ... -
Building inspection system for evaluating the technical performance of existing buildings
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2018-10)
Article
Open AccessThe technical performance assessment of a building is essential for planning maintenance actions to improve its condition and functionality. The aim of this study is to present a Building Inspection System to evaluate the ... -
Communication key performance indicators for selecting construction project bidders
Forcada Matheu, Núria; Serrat Piè, Carles; Rodríguez Puente, Sonia; Bortolini, Rafaela (2017-11)
Article
Open AccessIt is vital to select the right project bidders, as this affects the success of a project. Although there are numerous methods for assessing bidders, communication is rarely taken into account. This paper discusses the ... -
Digital twins’ applications for building energy efficiency: a review
Bortolini, Rafaela; Rodrigues, Raul; Alavi, Hamidreza; Dalla Vecchia, Luisa Felix; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2022-10)
Article
Open AccessOver the last few decades, energy efficiency has received increasing attention from the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) industry. Digital Twins have the potential to advance the Operation and ... -
Discussion about the use of Bayesian networks models for making predictive maintenance decisions
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (Heriot-Watt University, 2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe performance of a building decreases with time and this process is accelerated if proper maintenance is not carried out. This paper presents a discussion about the importance of predictive maintenance actions to enhance ... -
Enhancing building performance : a Bayesian network model to support facility management
Bortolini, Rafaela (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-02-28)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe performance of existing buildings is receiving increased concern due to the need to renovate the aging building stock and provide better quality of life for end users. The conservation state of buildings and the indoor ... -
Enhancing occupants' comfort through BIM-based probabilistic approach
Alavi, Hamidreza; Forcada Matheu, Núria; Bortolini, Rafaela; Edwards, David J. (2021-03)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyDespite the fact that buildings are designed to meet occupants’ needs, many do not perform as planned, impacting upon both building performance and occupants’ comfort. Analyzing occupants’ comfort based on questionnaire ... -
Facility managers’ perceptions on building performance assessment
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2018-05)
Article
Open AccessDuring the operational phase, building performance may decrease in various areas, so that the end users’ requirements are no longer met. Consequently, indicators are useful to assessand improve the performance of existing ... -
Operational Performance Indicators and Causality Analysis for Non-Residential Buildings
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2020-03)
Article
Open AccessDuring the operation and maintenance of a physical asset its performance may decrease. While an array of tools and methods have been developed to facilitate building performance assessment processes, their complexity and ... -
Regular and temporary occupants’ perceptions of satisfaction in tertiary education buildings
Bortolini, Rafaela; Forcada Matheu, Núria (2021-02)
Article
Open AccessThere is little knowledge about occupants’ satisfaction when diverse end users coexist in the same building. This paper presents the results of a survey administered to 1,013 occupants in 43 academic buildings in Spain, ...