Transforming our World through Universal Design for Human Development

An environment, or any building product or service in it, should ideally be designed to meet the needs of all those who wish to use it. Universal Design is the design and composition of environments, products, and services so that they can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people, regardless of their age, size, ability or disability. It creates products, services and environments that meet people’s needs. In short, Universal Design is good design. This book presents the proceedings of UD2022, the 6th International Conference on Universal Design, held from 7 - 9 September 2022 in Brescia, Italy.The conference is targeted at professionals and academics interested in the theme of universal design as related to the built environment and the wellbeing of users, but also covers mobility and urban environments, knowledge, and information transfer, bringing together research knowledge and best practice from all over the world. The book contains 72 papers from 13 countries, grouped into 8 sections and covering topics including the design of inclusive natural environments and urban spaces, communities, neighborhoods and cities; housing; healthcare; mobility and transport systems; and universally- designed learning environments, work places, cultural and recreational spaces. One section is devoted to universal design and cultural heritage, which had a particular focus at this edition of the conference. The book reflects the professional and disciplinary diversity represented in the UD movement, and will be of interest to all those whose work involves inclusive design

Towards the Integration of Visual and Data: Building Information Modelling (BIM) Evaluation for Historic Documentation

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a term typically used to describe a method of utilizing a particular type of “sophisticated” Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software with a certain degree of intelligence. It is growing in significance, with countries starting to establish mandates which expedite tool utilization throughout the globe. As one part of the construction industry in general, the mandates also apply to projects involving historic buildings. Within the preservation workflow, one of the valuable steps is historic documentation, which supports the knowledge resource from the beginning to the end of safeguarding important monuments, even beyond. By comparing the purpose of BIM and historic documentation with interviews, literature reviews, and software analyses, this thesis has suggested BIM's potential utility in complementing or even substituting the traditional documentation approach, informing the potential value of this research in the field of preservation, technology, and policy-making. This thesis discovered BIM’s strengths and challenges for documentation, and based on the result of the evaluation, I have concluded that the value BIM provides makes its utilization worthy of being implemented in the field for certain types of documentation projects. As a supporting tool for BIM mandates or BIM projects in general, a protocol is an important guide to utilize the software, allowing a standardized output and efficient workflow. This thesis evaluated the inadequacies of existing BIM protocols which mainly consist of standards for new buildings and argued that specific standards for documentation would be imperative to accomplish a more targeted approach. A new standard titled Historic Documentation BIM (HDBIM) protocol, including the application guideline was proposed, as a first draft of BIM protocol intended specifically for historic documentation

CIB International Conference 2014: W55/65/89/92/96/102/117 & TG72/74/81/83 Construction in a changing world: Book of Abstracts

It is no exaggeration to say that CIB is the world's foremost platform for international cooperation and information exchange in the area of building and construction research and innovation. What takes place at CIB events is the very essence of CIB's raison d'être and, outside the triennial CIB Congress, an unprecedented number of CIB working commissions and task groups are represented at this Conference and we have worked to facilitate interaction with a rich mix of specialist streams, opportunities for informal networking and a series of challenging keynotes. With its focus of “Construction in a Changing World”, the Conference provides a forum for researchers worldwide to debate and exchange ideas and experiences on a broad range of issues. Driven by technology innovation, demographic growth, environmental change, a new economic order and a strong undercurrent of social and political desire for change, the world is changing quickly. Construction doesn’t exist in isolation and, in a fast-changing world, the sector has the vital role of providing the requisite built environment to meet the challenges presented by these changes. In order to deliver value, maintain competitiveness and address the needs of society, the construction industry will need to develop its capabilities for managing innovation and technical change. The Conference will bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines to deal with the major challenges that construction professionals will be confronted with in the coming years

Diagnóstico de las fases de ejecución, cierre y conservación programada en los proyectos de intervención de bienes inmuebles patrimoniales en Costa Rica

Proyecto de Investigación. Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Extensión (VIE). Dirección de Proyectos. Escuela de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, 2021.Este documento muestra el resultado de la primera etapa del proyecto de investigación Herramientas de gestión y conservación programada en intervenciones de bienes inmuebles patrimoniales en Costa Rica, que consiste en un diagnóstico sobre las fases posterior a la planificación de este tipo de proyectos. El diagnóstico se realizó a partir de la aplicación de tres técnicas: un análisis de contenido de documentos, aplicación de entrevistas semiestructuradas y triangulación de datos. El análisis de discurso se aplicó en la revisión de artículos científicos en los que se ubicaron los términos: HBIM, management, model y conservación programada. Las entrevistas semiestructuradas se realizaron a trece expertos, de los que cinco son nacionales y el resto son expertos de Guatemala, Panamá, Italia y España. Con la triangulación se confrontaron los resultados del análisis bibliográfico y las entrevistas a expertos. Se concluye que lo recomendado en la literatura no está generalizado en la práctica profesional de las personas a cargo de las intervenciones patrimoniales. En el caso de Costa Rica, los profesionales tienen claridad sobre cuáles son los entregables de las fases analizadas, pero es necesaria una estandarización del contenido de los productos, así como de las herramientas y de procesos. A partir de estos resultados la investigación propone generar un protocolo de formulación del plan de conservación programada, así como un documento base de este, que no solo estandarice procesos, herramientas y productos, si no que rompa con el paradigma de intervenciones y acciones de mantenimiento puntuales en los bienes inmuebles patrimoniales.This document shows the result of the first stage of the research project Management tools and programmed conservation in interventions of heritage buildings in Costa Rica, which consists of a diagnosis of the post-planning phases of this type of projects. The diagnosis was carried out based on the application of three techniques: a content analysis of documents, application of semi-structured interviews and data triangulation. The discourse analysis was applied in the review of scientific articles in which the terms: HBIM, management, model and programmed conservation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen experts, of which five are national and the rest are experts from Guatemala, Panama, Italy and Spain. Triangulation was used to compare the results of the bibliographic analysis and the expert interviews. It is concluded that what is recommended in the literature is not generalized in the professional practice of the people in charge of heritage interventions. In the case of Costa Rica, professionals are clear about the deliverables of the phases analyzed, but there is a need for standardization of the content of the products, as well as the tools and processes. Based on these results, the research proposes to generate a protocol for the formulation of the programmed conservation plan, as well as a base document for it, which not only standardizes processes, tools and products, but also breaks with the paradigm of interventions and specific maintenance actions in heritage properties.Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Extensión (VIE). Dirección de Proyectos

Proceedings of the 9th International congress of architectural technology: digitally integrated cities: closing the chasm between social and physical.

Challenges are emerging within the construction industry, causing diversification of roles, workflows and educational transformations. This has resulted in unifying and integrating the built environment on city, country, and global levels due to the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, cloud computing and big data analytics. Architectural Technology is at the centre of the construction industry where the relationship between these factors creates many interfaces. Academics and Professionals associated with Architectural technology are best positioned to enhance the design, delivery and performance of integrated buildings within cities at large. This congress will be a vehicle to disseminate research, education and practice related to this theme investigating both social as well as physical, technical, operational and strategic effects on Digitally integrated Cities