BIM has recently gained ground in developed countries. However, the use of BIM in developing countries including Cameroon is not well-known. In this study, BIM implementation in Cameroon is explored. The research methods used are a pilot study, electronic email surveys and in-depth phone interviews. Altogether, 179 professionals having at least a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the Na...

in recent years, seismic evaluation and vulnerability of the existing buildings, that have been designed based on an earlier seismic design code or designed without seismic design criteria, has been very important. in this paper, the seismic evaluation and vulnerability of concrete buildings, using an old 5- story building with shear walls as an example has been discussed. for this building, fi...

Electrical energy usage in buildings is a challenging issue because many old were not originally built to achieve efficiency. Thus, retrofitting net-zero can benefit both the owner and electric utilities. In this study, BEC (building code) software was used evaluate aspects of retrofitted compliance with Thailand’s building code building. addition, economic also studied verify feasibility for p...

Saudi Arabia, like many other developing countries, has had extensive experience with rapid urbanisation and infrastructure expansion, especially in the area of buildings. Buildings play an even bigger part, accounting for roughly 80% total national electricity consumption. Forecasts indicate that domestic energy consumption will rise at a rate 4% to 5% annually by 2030, based on current local ...