All Outputs (23)

Sustainable Low-Carbon Housing Retrofitting in the UK: An LCA-Based Assessment for Building Regenerative Cities (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Farhan, M., Tokbolat, S., & Osorio-Sandoval, C. (2025, September). Sustainable Low-Carbon Housing Retrofitting in the UK: An LCA-Based Assessment for Building Regenerative Cities. Presented at ARCOM Conference 2025: Building Regenerative Cities : 41st Conference and Annual General Meeting, Dundee, UK

The UK's housing sector needs to reduce embodied carbon in retrofitting to achieve net-zero targets, particularly in the context of building regenerative cities. While 80% of existing homes will remain in 2050, research predominantly examines operati... Read More about Sustainable Low-Carbon Housing Retrofitting in the UK: An LCA-Based Assessment for Building Regenerative Cities.

A Review of the Application of Ontologies and Semantic Web for Building Information Modelling and Digital Twins Based Construction Management (2025)
Journal Article
Palihakkara, A. D., Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., & Tizani, W. (2025). A Review of the Application of Ontologies and Semantic Web for Building Information Modelling and Digital Twins Based Construction Management. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 30(1), 1208-1243. https://doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2025.049

As the construction industry is moving towards digitalisation, the integration of advanced technologies like Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital twins has become essential for enhancing project efficiency. Currently, the industry has the... Read More about A Review of the Application of Ontologies and Semantic Web for Building Information Modelling and Digital Twins Based Construction Management.

State-of-the-art review on the integration of BIM with pavement management systems (2024)
Journal Article
Utami, R., Osorio-Sandoval, C., & Thom, N. (2024). State-of-the-art review on the integration of BIM with pavement management systems. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 29, 810-825. https://doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2024.035

Pavement management systems require comprehensive data, including design and existing conditions. These data may be utilised to forecast conditions and determine the optimal timing for implementing maintenance measures to reduce expenses. On the othe... Read More about State-of-the-art review on the integration of BIM with pavement management systems.

Integration of building information modeling into building circularity assessment: a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Al-Qazzaz, I., Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Tokbolat, S., & Thermou, G. (2025). Integration of building information modeling into building circularity assessment: a systematic review. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 15(3), 574-593. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-12-2023-0229

Purpose: Despite several attempts to integrate building information modeling (BIM) with building circularity assessment (BCA), no systematic review has yet been carried out on this topic to the best knowledge of the authors. The objective of this rev... Read More about Integration of building information modeling into building circularity assessment: a systematic review.

Development of a BIM-based Decision Support Tool for Building Circularity Assessment (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Qazzaz, I., Osorio-Sandova, C., Tokbolat, S., & Thermou, G. (2024, August). Development of a BIM-based Decision Support Tool for Building Circularity Assessment. Presented at ICCBE 2024: The 20th conference of the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada

The transition to a circular economy aims to reduce the consumption of raw materials and minimize waste. To achieve these goals in the context of the built environment, it is crucial to conduct a building circularity assessment (BCA) and select an op... Read More about Development of a BIM-based Decision Support Tool for Building Circularity Assessment.

Semantic Web for BIM-Based Automated Project Management and Control: A Review (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Palihakkara, A. D., Osorio-Sandoval, C., & Tizani, W. (2024, August). Semantic Web for BIM-Based Automated Project Management and Control: A Review. Presented at International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), Montreal, Canada

The integration of semantic web technologies in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry has gained momentum in recent years, with promising studies being conducted for various use cases. Furthermore, its necessity has been impl... Read More about Semantic Web for BIM-Based Automated Project Management and Control: A Review.

Conceptual Framework for Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Pavement Management System (PMS) (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Utami, R., OSORIO SANDOVAL, C. A., & Thom, N. (2024, August). Conceptual Framework for Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Pavement Management System (PMS). Presented at ICCBE 2024: The 20th conference of the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada

In developing countries, pavement management systems (PMS) face limitations such as insufficient data, budget constraints, and inadequate analysis tools. To address those limitations, simplified PMS are needed to increase efficiency and effectiveness... Read More about Conceptual Framework for Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Pavement Management System (PMS).

A BIM-Based Assessment Method for Reusing Components from Existing Precast Concrete Buildings (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Jawhar, H., Thermou, G., Osorio-Sandoval, C., & Tokbolat, S. (2024, August). A BIM-Based Assessment Method for Reusing Components from Existing Precast Concrete Buildings. Presented at ICCBE 2024: The 20th conference of the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada

Reusing concrete components is a promising solution for mitigating the environmental impact of waste generated by construction and demolition activities. This study aims to contribute to this effort by assessing the reusability of existing precast co... Read More about A BIM-Based Assessment Method for Reusing Components from Existing Precast Concrete Buildings.

Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdelmegid, M., Tezel, A., Osorio-Sandoval, C., Fang, Z., & Collinge, W. (2024, June). Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems. Presented at 41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Lille, France

Digital Twin (DT) has been proposed in the construction sector as the evolution of static Building Information Modeling (BIM) by enabling seamless data flow between physical and digital environments. This paper presents an integrated framework that c... Read More about Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems.

Deploying a Building Information Modelling (BIM)-Based Construction Safety Risk Library for Industry: Lessons Learned and Future Directions (2024)
Journal Article
Collinge, W. H., & Osorio-Sandoval, C. (2024). Deploying a Building Information Modelling (BIM)-Based Construction Safety Risk Library for Industry: Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Buildings, 14(2), Article 500. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14020500

A continuing need to improve health, safety and wellbeing in construction has led to multiple research projects and technological innovations. One such innovation is the Safety Risk Library: a repository of data that functions in BIM environments to... Read More about Deploying a Building Information Modelling (BIM)-Based Construction Safety Risk Library for Industry: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.

A Data-Driven Approach for Deploying Safety Policies for Schedule Planning in Industrial Construction Projects: A Case Study (2023)
Journal Article
Taghaddos, M., Pereira, E., Osorio-Sandoval, C., Hermann, U., & AbouRizk, S. (2023). A Data-Driven Approach for Deploying Safety Policies for Schedule Planning in Industrial Construction Projects: A Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(12), Article 05023013. https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-13690

Construction, by the nature of the work, is more accident-prone than other industries despite advancements in improving safety performance. Proactive mitigation and assessment of the safety performance of construction projects remain challenging due... Read More about A Data-Driven Approach for Deploying Safety Policies for Schedule Planning in Industrial Construction Projects: A Case Study.

A BIM-based framework for designing sustainable structures through the reuse of precast concrete components (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Jawhar, H., Thermou, G., Osorio-Sandoval, C., & Tokbolat, S. (2023, August). A BIM-based framework for designing sustainable structures through the reuse of precast concrete components. Presented at 20th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, University of Nottingham, UK

The widespread use of concrete within the global construction sector is primarily attributed to its inherent qualities of resilience, versatility, longevity, and facilitation of economic growth. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that this popular materi... Read More about A BIM-based framework for designing sustainable structures through the reuse of precast concrete components.

BIM-based building circularity assessment: conceptual framework (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Qazzaz, I., Osorio-Sandoval, C., Tokbolat, S., & Thermou, G. (2023, August). BIM-based building circularity assessment: conceptual framework. Presented at 20th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, University of Nottingham, UK

The construction sector contributes substantially to the consumption of raw materials and the production of waste. Traditional building design strategies are based on an unsustainable economic linear model. Transition to the circular economy (CE) par... Read More about BIM-based building circularity assessment: conceptual framework.

A BIM-based conceptual framework for embodied carbon assessment (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hunt, J., & Osorio-Sandoval, C. A. (2023, August). A BIM-based conceptual framework for embodied carbon assessment. Presented at 20th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2023, Nottingham, UK

Understanding the integration of BIM as an enabling factor in embodied carbon (EC) assessment is becoming exponentially vital as the global climate crisis accelerates. This paper introduces a BIM-based conceptual framework to quantify the EC of a bui... Read More about A BIM-based conceptual framework for embodied carbon assessment.

Assessing Embodied Carbon in Structural Models: A Building Information Modelling-Based Approach (2023)
Journal Article
Hunt, J., & Osorio-Sandoval, C. A. (2023). Assessing Embodied Carbon in Structural Models: A Building Information Modelling-Based Approach. Buildings, 13(7), Article 1679. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071679

The construction industry’s recognition of the importance of embodied carbon (EC) drives the need for streamlined early-stage EC assessment. The adoption of building information modelling (BIM) allows for integrating EC assessment into current workfl... Read More about Assessing Embodied Carbon in Structural Models: A Building Information Modelling-Based Approach.

Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments (2023)
Journal Article
Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Crick, G., Collinge, W. H., Farghaly, K., Mosleh, M. H., Manu, P., & Cheung, C. M. (2023). Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments. Data in Brief, 48, Article 109293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109293

The Safety Risk Library is a structured database that integrates knowledge drawn from multiple sources to address the problem of information disaggregation in the construction industry. This knowledge base maps construction safety risk scenarios to t... Read More about Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments.

Developing Industry 4.0 applications (2023)
Book Chapter
Collinge, W. H., Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Manu, P., & Cheung, C. (2023). Developing Industry 4.0 applications. In P. Manu, G. Shang, P. Jorge Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (42-51). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-5

The design and development of Industry 4.0 applications requires focused research work and close collaboration with the industry. Such an approach requires a balance between technical work and social interactions with industry partners: a social cons... Read More about Developing Industry 4.0 applications.

Framework for BIM-Based Simulation of Construction Operations Implemented in a Game Engine (2022)
Journal Article
Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Tizani, W., Pereira, E., Ninić, J., & Koch, C. (2022). Framework for BIM-Based Simulation of Construction Operations Implemented in a Game Engine. Buildings, 12(8), Article 1199. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12081199

Construction simulation has been widely used in academia for research purposes. However, it has been neglected by the industry for various reasons, including the amount of data, skills, effort, and time required to develop complex simulation models,... Read More about Framework for BIM-Based Simulation of Construction Operations Implemented in a Game Engine.

BIM-based construction safety risk library (2022)
Journal Article
Collinge, W. H., Farghaly, K., Mosleh, M. H., Manu, P., Cheung, C. M., & Osorio-Sandoval, C. A. (2022). BIM-based construction safety risk library. Automation in Construction, 141, Article 104391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104391

This paper presents a digital tool and Safety Risk library to assist designers in their health and safety work in BIM digital environments. Addressing an industry need for improved knowledge sharing and collaboration, the BIM Safety Risk library tool... Read More about BIM-based construction safety risk library.

Digital Health and Safety Risk Library Use Case (2021)
Report
Arturo Osorio-Sandoval, C., Collinge, W., Cheung, C., Hadi Mosleh, M., Manu, P., Freitas, A., & Zhou, Z. (2021). Digital Health and Safety Risk Library Use Case. Health and Safety Executive

This report presents the work undertaken during the Phase 2 –from June 2020 to June 2021 – of the BIM Risk Library Use Case of the Discovering Safety programme. Continuing with the work reported in the BIM Risk Library Final Report (Phase 1), the new... Read More about Digital Health and Safety Risk Library Use Case.