Renovation or Redevelopment: The Case of Smart Decision-Support in Aging Buildings

• Published in: Smart cities (Basel) Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 1922 - 1936
• Main Authors: Wu, Bin, Maalek, Reza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2023
• Subjects: artificial intelligence; Building construction; Building design; Building information modeling; building information modeling (BIM); Buildings; Carbon; Concrete; Cultural heritage; Decision support systems; Demolition; Design optimization; Emissions; Energy consumption; Environmental impact; field information modeling (FIM); Historic preservation; Landfill; Life cycle assessment; Modelling; optimization; Redevelopment; renovation; Renovation & restoration; Semantics; Smartphones; Software; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainable materials; Three dimensional models

In Germany, as in many developed countries, over 60% of buildings were constructed before 1978, where most are in critical condition, requiring either demolition with plans for redevelopment or renovation and rehabilitation. Given the urgency of climate action and relevant sustainable development go...