Climate change, driven by fossil fuel dependence, presents a significant challenge for the
construction industry, particularly in energy-intensive regions like arid climates. This …

Façade cladding system is essential contributor to the sustainable performance of buildings.
Holistic investigation of building facade cladding performance with respect to the regional …

The SCOPUS and Wed of Science bibliometric databases were searched for papers related
to the use of multi-criteria methods in civil engineering related disciplines. The results were …

Theoretical studies suggest that maintenance improves the state of conservation of buildings
and components, increasing their durability and service life. However, the existing studies …

Thin sandstone is a widely used building material; however, its compressive behavior is not
well understood. Four groups of cylinders were manufactured in a factory to investigate the …

Choosing to build façade materials impacts preserving energy and the surrounding
environment. A few previous papers studied the environmental aspect of choosing a …

Granite cladding with dowel-pinned connections has been widely used in building envelope
systems; however, their loading behavior is not fully understood, particularly the correlations …

The proper maintenance strategy is significant in extending assets and equipment, thus
saving maintenance within an organization. Currently, there are three types of maintenance …

Accessibility to buildings' envelope depends on efficient inspection and other maintenance
actions of their components. When access to these components is not planned, special …

Currently, insurance companies exclude the buildings' envelope of their policies since they
lack reliable information about the risks and degradation models and are unable to estimate …