Managing BIM based sustainable domestic buildings adoption in Saudi Arabia

Alghamdi, Mushref 2023. Managing BIM based sustainable domestic buildings adoption in Saudi Arabia. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

Implementing sustainable construction is a difficult prospect in Saudi Arabia, with the energy consumption in buildings being one of the major problems. The environmental conditions in Saudi Arabia cause increasing energy demand primarily through the significant need for cooling systems. One of the most important factors that governs Saudi Arabia’s building design is the culture of general public in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, there is a distinct lack of skills and knowledge within the construction sector professional’s community related to sustainability. This presents significant barriers to achieving sustainability in Saudi Arabia. This research has identified that there is (a) lack of sustainability adoption, (b) lack of technology to help with sustainable building design, (c) lack of utilisation of Building Information Modelling (BIM), and (d) cultural factors that hinder widespread sustainable design adoption. This research will develop a framework of measures of sustainable design for houses with consideration of specific factors relevant to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Housing Sustainability Framework (SHSF) will; (a) provide a list of sustainable design interventions in Saudi Arabia, (b) provide a list of requirements to deliver an increasing level of adoption of sustainable design in Saudi Arabia depending on criteria such as building requirements, cultural factors, economic factors, climate requirements, sustainability impact, and data requirements, (c) remove unsuitable combinations by showing the positive impact of installing the interventions and list unstable combination between the interventions, and (d) formalizing the data and interactions needed to conceptualise sustainable design. SHSF has been validated by experts within Saudi Arabia. The SHSF framework, developed in this thesis, will guide building designers in Saudi Arabia to improve the sustainability of non-domestic buildings. The SHSF will also consider the use of BIM data thus, enabling the bridging of the data gap to achieve wider adoption of sustainable design in Saudi Arabia and providing a level of automation not before possible. The SHSF framework, developed in this thesis, will guide building designers in Saudi Arabia to improve the sustainability of non-domestic buildings. The SHSF will also consider the use of BIM data thus, enabling the bridging of the data gap to achieve wider adoption of sustainable design in Saudi Arabia and providing a level of automation not before possible.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Engineering
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1) Sustainable design 2) Sustainability 3) Building Information Modelling (BIM) 4) Domestic Buildings in Saudi Arabia 5) Cultural factors in Saudi Arabia 6) Residents Privacy
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	11 June 2024
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2024 13:52
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169745

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