Papers by Nur Farhana Azmi
Relationship between digital twin and building information modeling: a systematic review and future directions
Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, Jan 26, 2023
Purpose Digital twin (DT) and building information modeling (BIM) are interconnected in some ways... more Purpose Digital twin (DT) and building information modeling (BIM) are interconnected in some ways. However, there has been some misconception about how DT differs from BIM. As a result, industry professionals reject DT even in BIM-based construction projects due to reluctance to innovate. Furthermore, researchers have repeatedly developed tools and techniques with the same goals using DT and BIM to assist practitioners in construction projects. Therefore, this study aims to assist industry professionals and researchers in understanding the relationship between DT and BIM and synthesize existing works on DT and BIM. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review was conducted on published articles related to DT and BIM. A total record of 54 journal articles were identified and analyzed. Findings The analysis of the selected journal articles revealed four types of relationships between DT and BIM: BIM is a subset of DT, DT is a subset of BIM, BIM is DT, and no relationship between BIM and DT. The existing research on DT and BIM in construction projects targets improvements in five areas: planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning. In addition, several areas have emerged, such as developing geo-referencing approaches for infrastructure projects, applying the proposed methodology to other construction geometries and creating 3D visualization using color schemes. Originality/value This study contributed to the existing body of knowledge by overviewing existing research related to DT and BIM in construction projects. Also, it reveals research gaps in the body of knowledge to point out directions for future research.
Relationship between digital twin and building information modeling: a systematic review and future directions
Construction Innovation
Purpose Digital twin (DT) and building information modeling (BIM) are interconnected in some ways... more Purpose Digital twin (DT) and building information modeling (BIM) are interconnected in some ways. However, there has been some misconception about how DT differs from BIM. As a result, industry professionals reject DT even in BIM-based construction projects due to reluctance to innovate. Furthermore, researchers have repeatedly developed tools and techniques with the same goals using DT and BIM to assist practitioners in construction projects. Therefore, this study aims to assist industry professionals and researchers in understanding the relationship between DT and BIM and synthesize existing works on DT and BIM. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review was conducted on published articles related to DT and BIM. A total record of 54 journal articles were identified and analyzed. Findings The analysis of the selected journal articles revealed four types of relationships between DT and BIM: BIM is a subset of DT, DT is a subset of BIM, BIM is DT, and no relationship between BI...
Maintenance priority towards the features and facilities in Malaysian public parks: Visitors’ perspective versus actual experience
Ain Shams Engineering Journal
ALAM CIPTA International Journal Of Sustainable Tropical Design & Practice
Public parks play a significant role in the promotion of human well-being, nature protection and ... more Public parks play a significant role in the promotion of human well-being, nature protection and as a medium for ecosystem regeneration. Nonetheless, the provision and management of facilities in Malaysia’s public parks has been inconsistently and inadequately administered due to budgetary constraints. To optimise a limited budget whilst safeguarding the multidimensional benefits of parks, this paper aims to identify and classify park facilities according to its vitality. The research was conducted in two stages, involving observation and a questionnaire survey. In total, 1,658 respondents who had experience of visiting the public parks in Malaysia took part in the survey. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and reliability analysis were deployed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software to classify the park facilities whilst measuring the consistency of the classification. Nineteen identified facilities were classified into two constructs, namely essential...
Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers Malaysia
Inclusivity and equality in the context of women's mobility has recently gained attention. Th... more Inclusivity and equality in the context of women's mobility has recently gained attention. This is due to the increased demands of women travelling with either private vehicles or public transportation. Inclusivity and equality planning is more than just providing women's coaches, special pregnant women seats, and women-only lines in public transportation. Walkability, as one of the most important keywords for mobility, must be enhanced by excellent walking conditions and facilities that are inclusive and equal. In this context, walking for women often relates to the issue of safety and security in addition to accessibility and connectivity. This paper describes different groups of women with divergent perceptions of safety reasons and security. Through the questionnaire survey we have establish a significant relationship between distance and the nature of activity regarding reasons for women walking to the LRT stations.
Promoting employee participation in operation and maintenance of green office building by adopting the total productive maintenance (TPM) concept
Journal of Cleaner Production
The challenges of implementing Machinoeki Concept in Taiping Town / Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain ... [et al.]
Journal of Design and Built Environment, 2020
This study examined the evacuation strategies employed in high-rise buildings as well as determin... more This study examined the evacuation strategies employed in high-rise buildings as well as determined factors influencing decision making in employing evacuation strategies in four selected high-rise buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Through a case study evaluation involving interviews with facility/building managers, walk through observations of the case studies and analyses of evacuation exercise reports, the study found that total evacuation was the most practiced evacuation strategy with occasional phased evacuation at one of the case studies. The study identified reliable emergency response, building characteristics/fire safety features, and evacuation exercise as the most important factors influencing decision making in employing evacuation strategies. Occupant characteristics was found to be the least important factor. The argument is that, efficient emergency response, passive and active fire safety systems, and evacuation exercise routines mean that challenges posed by the...
Discrepancies between national and state building by-laws in Malaysia: a review
Facilities, Feb 16, 2022
Place Identity: A Theoretical Reflection
Open House International, 2014
Each place possesses characteristics that confer on it a sense of place and identity through the ... more Each place possesses characteristics that confer on it a sense of place and identity through the meanings and values that they provide. The role of the physical built environment in place and identity development has not received adequate attention in built environment literature. This paper attempts to identify the unique and exceptional characteristics of places which create a unique environment and make a continuing contribution to the overall sense of the place. A preliminary survey was conducted in Kuala Kubu Bharu (KKB), a small town in the northern part of the Malaysian state of Selangor; to examine the characteristics of the place that influence and contribute to the identity of the town. The survey results demonstrate that the cultural heritage of the physical built environment acts as an important trigger for the town’s identity. While it is undeniable that cultural heritage is indeed greatly the product of non-visual sources; subjective meanings, experiences, beliefs, ide...
In current era, the nature of business is ever-changing where communication and interaction betwe... more In current era, the nature of business is ever-changing where communication and interaction between office workers are encouraged as the scope of work for office is expanding. Traditional offices with identical cubicles separated with panels are ineffective because not all workers are in the same activity mode at the same time. Providing and maintaining a comfortable and healthy office environment is vital consideration in designing an office. The interior layout design parameter involved are the comfortability of furniture, surrounding temperature, amount of lighting provided, the quality of indoor air, spatial arrangement, the condition of environment in terms of noise and privacy, and finally the 2D horizontal and vertical layout. This research seeks to identify the factors of interior layout design parameter that will affect the productivity and performance of the workers. The research is conducted using quantitative method. Questionnaire is distributed to the building occupants...
Built heritage constitutes the uniqueness and identity of a place. While being overlooked in exis... more Built heritage constitutes the uniqueness and identity of a place. While being overlooked in existing research, built heritage in small towns is increasingly threatened by dilapidation, exhaustion and disappearance. Therefore, this study aims to examine the challenges in protecting the unique features and identity of small towns with regard to building regulations, guidelines and policies.,A semi-structured interview was conducted amongst a purposive sample of nine stakeholders from different organizations involved in heritage matters in Malaysia to investigate the issues and challenges facing the protection of small towns’ identity with regard to existing protection mechanisms impacting development of the towns. The data were then analyzed using the qualitative software package NVivo 8.0. The summary models imported from NVivo were created to visualize the connections between various dimensions of constructs, concepts and categories identified in the interviews.,The study found tha...
The provision of affordable and quality housing has been a major focus of Malaysian government in... more The provision of affordable and quality housing has been a major focus of Malaysian government in ensuring overall well-being especially for the B40 households. Despite efforts by the government, many of these buildings are overcrowded and thus inimical to people’s health and wellbeing. Therefore, this study attempts to identify contributing factors to overcrowding problem which affect individuals’ quality of life. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 122 households from two different public low-cost housing in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; to examine the causes that lead to cramped living condition. Using the quantitative Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software, the study demonstrates proximity to workplace and expensive rental housing as the main factors that contribute to overcrowding problems. The result also shows that a majority of the residents are disagreed with the current standard of measuring overcrowding. The paper concludes wi...
A review on place attachment indicators and characteristic of places
Heritage place inventory: An application to Kampung Kepayang, Malaysia
Journal of Engineering Research, 2021
Total productive maintenance (TPM) can be beneficial to be applied in green building. Successful ... more Total productive maintenance (TPM) can be beneficial to be applied in green building. Successful TPM application requires total participation of the occupants in green building. However, lack of occupant awareness and involvement are the barriers of TPM application in green building. Thus, this paper aims to examine the aspects of occupant awareness and occupant involvement in operation and maintenance of green building. A questionnaire survey was performed among the occupants of green office buildings in Malaysia with 417 valid responses. Descriptive analysis was used to identify the level of occupant awareness and involvement in the operation and maintenance activities. Then, Wilcoxon signed-rank test was run to examine the difference between occupant awareness and occupant involvement in the operation and maintenance activities. The results have demonstrated significant difference between the occupant awareness and occupant involvement, whereby the levels of occupant awareness as...
Journal of Design and Built Environment, 2015
Built heritage of immense architectural, historical and cultural values constitute as one of the ... more Built heritage of immense architectural, historical and cultural values constitute as one of the most dominant characteristics that contribute significantly to the identity of places. However, the built heritage in smaller towns and cities in Malaysia have been relatively neglected and overlooked. In addition to the role in identity development of heritage sites, a physical built environment or more generally the place has not received adequate attention in built environment literature. Therefore, this paper attempts to explore heritage place inventory as an important conservation tool for establishing the value of places, ultimately leading to their legal protection. A survey was conducted in Kampung Kepayang, a small town in the state of Perak, Malaysia, to discover valuable background information of the identified historic resources through heritage place inventory. A total of 50 pre and postwar buildings of varying styles, values and uses were identified as unique characteristics that influence the distinctiveness of the town. The paper ends with the conclusion that documenting historic places paves the way for establishment of the overall significance and importance of the place in the light of meaning, understanding, definition, and recognition of the cultural values they provide.
Historical evolution of buildings in tropical regions
Building Design, Construction and Performance in Tropical Climates
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
Built heritage constitute the very individuality of places hence to its identity. However, the bu... more Built heritage constitute the very individuality of places hence to its identity. However, the built heritage in a small-scale town is nowadays subject to the triple threat of dilapidation, exhaustion and disappearance. Therefore, this paper attempts to examine the building regulations, guidelines and policies with regard to sustaining the unique features and identity of small towns through extensive review of literature. A semi structured interview was conducted amongst a purposive sample of nine stakeholders from different organizations involved in heritage matters in Malaysia; to investigate existing heritage protection measures impacting development of small towns. Using the qualitative software package NVivo 8.0, the study demonstrates that the towns are not only protected by legislative measures but also through community initiative activities and active collaboration between stakeholder groups. The paper concludes that a relatively strong policy and administrative framework are presently in place for protection and enhancement of built heritage despite some weaknesses in the existing mechanisms.
Journal of Regional and City Planning, 2021
Regardless of their size, every town, city, or more generally each place, has its own beautiful, ... more Regardless of their size, every town, city, or more generally each place, has its own beautiful, unique and distinct characteristics. However, only few studies have provided valuable information on exceptional and unique features that can contribute to the distinctiveness and identity of small-scale towns. It is important to identify these cultural resources, especially now that the identity of small towns is rapidly weakening. This study explored the significance of cultural resource mapping as an important technique for identifying the unique characteristics of a place. A questionnaire survey was conducted amongst a random sample of 119 local community members in Sungai Lembing, a small town in the state of Pahang, Malaysia, to investigate respondents’ mental representations of familiar features that they experience in the town, through cultural mapping. It was revealed that natural features, buildings, and non-building structures were seen by the respondents as the most dominant ...
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