All Outputs (21)

Addressing Overheating Risk in Zero Energy Buildings (2025)
Journal Article
Cherian, B., Tokbolat, S., & Rodrigues, L. (2025). Addressing Overheating Risk in Zero Energy Buildings. Journal of Climate Change, 11(1), 93-113. https://doi.org/10.70917/jcc-2025-007

Buildings in Europe represent a significant portion of energy use, necessitating an optimal balance between thermal comfort and efficiency. BedZED set a pioneering example of zero energy design in the early 2000s, yet recent assessments reveal limita... Read More about Addressing Overheating Risk in Zero Energy Buildings.

Reducing Cooling Energy Demand in Saudi Arabian Residential Buildings Using Passive Design Approaches (2025)
Journal Article
Rodrigues, L., Cherian, B. A., & Tokbolat, S. (2025). Reducing Cooling Energy Demand in Saudi Arabian Residential Buildings Using Passive Design Approaches. Buildings, 15(11), Article 1895. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15111895

In Saudi Arabia’s hot and arid climate, residential buildings account for over half of national electricity consumption, with cooling demands alone responsible for more than 70% of this use. This paper explores the hypothesis that contemporary villa... Read More about Reducing Cooling Energy Demand in Saudi Arabian Residential Buildings Using Passive Design Approaches.

Energy efficiency strategies, sustainable technologies, and building performance simulation tools adopted in the construction industry (2025)
Book Chapter
Genfi, N., Tokbolat, S., & Noroozinejad Farsang, E. (2025). Energy efficiency strategies, sustainable technologies, and building performance simulation tools adopted in the construction industry. In E. Noroozinejad Farsangi, M. Noori, T. Yang, V. Sarhosis, S. Mirjalili, & M. J. Skibniewski (Eds.), Digital Transformation in the Construction Industry: Sustainability, Resilience, and Data-Centric Engineering (63-80). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-29861-5.00004-4

Increasing global energy consumption and carbon emissions released by buildings are resulting in negative impacts on the environment and the well-being of populations. This research investigated energy-efficiency strategies and relevant technologies... Read More about Energy efficiency strategies, sustainable technologies, and building performance simulation tools adopted in the construction industry.

Application of life cycle assessment for enhancing sustainability of district heating: A multi-level approach (2025)
Journal Article
Tien, P. W., Wang, H., Tokbolat, S., Boukhanouf, R., Calautit, J., & Darkwa, J. (2025). Application of life cycle assessment for enhancing sustainability of district heating: A multi-level approach. Energy Reports, 13, 5077-5096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2025.04.044

District heating (DH) is a proven heat generation and distribution technology that enhances energy efficiency and reduces carbon emissions at scale, making it a key component of sustainable energy strategies. Compared to traditional heat generation m... Read More about Application of life cycle assessment for enhancing sustainability of district heating: A multi-level approach.

A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ali-Gombe, B., Tokbolat, S., & Mckechnie, J. (2024, June). A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly. Presented at 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices (Net-Zero Future 2024), Oslo, Norway

In the quest to achieve a sustainable built environment, circular construction emerged as an innovative approach to aid towards a quick transition for the resource-intensive construction industry. The successful implementation of circular approaches... Read More about A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly.

An Evaluation of the Implementation of Sustainable Construction Practices in the UK: An Analysis of the UK Government’s Role (2024)
Book Chapter
Deane, H., & Tokbolat, S. (2024). An Evaluation of the Implementation of Sustainable Construction Practices in the UK: An Analysis of the UK Government’s Role. In C. S. Goh, & H.-Y. Chong (Eds.), Rethinking Pathways to a Sustainable Built Environment (303-331). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003317890-19

The UK construction industry is vital to the UK's economy. The industry is a significant consumer of resources and a producer of carbon emissions, waste, and pollution. More so now than ever, it is vital that the construction industry adopts sustaina... Read More about An Evaluation of the Implementation of Sustainable Construction Practices in the UK: An Analysis of the UK Government’s Role.

Potential use of district heating networks and the prospects for the advancements within urban areas of Nottingham as a case study (2024)
Journal Article
Tien, P. W., Feng, Y., Worall, M., Tokbolat, S., Boukhanouf, R., Calautit, J., & Darkwa, J. (2024). Potential use of district heating networks and the prospects for the advancements within urban areas of Nottingham as a case study. Energy Reports, 12, 3904-3929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.09.050

Buildings in urban areas significantly contribute to global energy consumption, necessitating solutions to reduce energy demands and mitigate environmental impacts. This study investigates district heating networks in urban areas, using Nottingham as... Read More about Potential use of district heating networks and the prospects for the advancements within urban areas of Nottingham as a case study.

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.

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.

Evaluating Thermal Comfort in Zero-Energy Developments: A Case Study of BedZED (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cherian, B. A., Tokbolat, S., & Rodrigues, L. (2024, July). Evaluating Thermal Comfort in Zero-Energy Developments: A Case Study of BedZED. Presented at 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

The significant energy consumption attributed to buildings in Europe underscores the critical need to balance thermal comfort and energy efficiency. Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) emerged as a pioneering model in the early 2000s, aiming... Read More about Evaluating Thermal Comfort in Zero-Energy Developments: A Case Study of BedZED.

Life cycle assessment of pavement construction: A case study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Koh, D., Tokbolat, S., & Blaauw, S. A. (2024, June). Life cycle assessment of pavement construction: A case study. Presented at World Sustainable Built Environment 2024 (WSBE24), Online

Road construction is often associated with carbon emissions from direct and indirect sources, primarily due to construction and maintenance activities. Currently, there is a lack of comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) benchmarks to evaluate fle... Read More about Life cycle assessment of pavement construction: A case study.

Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulumkanov, N., Nadeem, A., & Tokbolat, S. Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study. Presented at CISBAT International Conference 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland

Green roofs are widely used as a passive building design technique to decrease the cooling demand in buildings. The vegetation uses the energy of the surroundings during the evapotranspiration process, leading to a temperature decrease in air. This p... Read More about Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study.

Building Information Modelling Implementation in the UK Construction Industry: A Commercial Perspective (2023)
Book Chapter
Davies, D., & Tokbolat, S. (2023). Building Information Modelling Implementation in the UK Construction Industry: A Commercial Perspective. In E. Noroozinejad Farsangi, M. Noori, T. T. Yang, P. B. Lourenço, P. Gardoni, I. Takewaki, E. Chatzi, & S. Li (Eds.), Automation in Construction toward Resilience: Robotics, Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems (111-137). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003325246-7

This piece of research was undertaken to investigate the commercially related aspects of Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the UK construction industry, highlighting the effectiveness and increases in efficiencies that can be gained by the... Read More about Building Information Modelling Implementation in the UK Construction Industry: A Commercial Perspective.

11 Evaluating the current state of digitalisation of the UK construction industry (2023)
Book Chapter
Bousfield, L., Tokbolat, S., & Demian, P. (2023). 11 Evaluating the current state of digitalisation of the UK construction industry. In M. Noori, F.-G. Yuan, & E. Noroozinejad Farsangi (Eds.), Data-Centric Structural Health Monitoring: Mechanical, Aerospace and Complex Infrastructure Systems (237-258). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110791426-011

Due to the significant role of the construction industry in terms of the impact on economies and the environment, digitalisation of this sphere deserves special attention. This study aims to evaluate the state of digitalisation of the UK construction... Read More about 11 Evaluating the current state of digitalisation of the UK construction industry.

The Integration of Green Building Technologies into the Construction Sector of Developing Countries: The Case of Ghana (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Genfi, N., & Tokbolat, S. (2023, September). The Integration of Green Building Technologies into the Construction Sector of Developing Countries: The Case of Ghana. Presented at 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Emerging climate change crisis, resources scarcity and global sustainability agenda are putting pressures on developing nations and demanding actions. This study aimed to examine the significance of introducing green building technologies (GBTs) in... Read More about The Integration of Green Building Technologies into the Construction Sector of Developing Countries: The Case of Ghana.

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.

Cost Modelling for Recycling Fiber-Reinforced Composites: State-of-the-Art and Future Research (2022)
Journal Article
Shehab, E., Meiirbekov, A., Amantayeva, A., & Tokbolat, S. (2023). Cost Modelling for Recycling Fiber-Reinforced Composites: State-of-the-Art and Future Research. Polymers, 15(1), Article 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010150

Fiber-reinforced composites, such as carbon and glass fibers, are widely used across various industries. This is mainly a result of their outperforming properties in contrast with traditional materials. As a response to the environmental legal enforc... Read More about Cost Modelling for Recycling Fiber-Reinforced Composites: State-of-the-Art and Future Research.

The pandemic readiness assessment of building design and engineering service-related legislation in Kazakhstan and the EU (2022)
Journal Article
Tokazhanov, G., Tokbolat, S., Tleuken, A., & Karaca, F. (2022). The pandemic readiness assessment of building design and engineering service-related legislation in Kazakhstan and the EU. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2022-0661

Purpose: The current COVID-19 pandemic is influencing our life in every aspect, including working and living environments. Millions of people were forced to isolate themselves in their homes, which has posed significant pressure on buildings and show... Read More about The pandemic readiness assessment of building design and engineering service-related legislation in Kazakhstan and the EU.