1st Edition

Routledge Handbook of Smart Built Environment

Edited By Weisheng Lu, Chimay Anumba Copyright 2025
360 Pages 65 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

360 Pages 65 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

360 Pages 65 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The primary aim of this edited volume is to document the current theories, best practices, and technological advancements in the move towards a Smart Built Environment (SBE). The needs to accelerate towards the SBE are numerous and include: Increasing complexities and the need for interconnectivity within the built environment (e.g. mega infrastructure projects) Data-driven decision-making... Read more

Foreword by Faye Bowser

Introduction

Chimay J. Anumba and Weisheng Lu

Chapter 1: Digital twins for smart decision-making

Chady Elias, Isabelle Southern, and Raja R.A. Issa

Chapter 2: From particles to spaces: The intelligent planning unit (IPU) theory to simplify the built environment

Suyash Padhye and Makarand Hastak

Chapter 3: Generative design for excellence (DfX) for a smart built environment: From rule-based imitation to data-driven exploration 

Ziyu Peng, Yi Zhang, Weisheng Lu, Junjie Chen, Liupengfei Wu and Jinying Xu

Chapter 4: Project Delivery Methods to Digital Fabrication in Architecture: A Comparative Case Study from a Modularity Perspective

Tan Tan, Daniel Hall, Eleni Papadonikolaki, Grant Mills and Konrad Graser

Chapter 5: Unlocking the power of language models for smart configuration in the AEC domain using spoken language understanding

Yinyi Wei, Xiao Li, Chengke Wu and Frank Petzold

Chapter 6: Physical fatigue assessment (PFA) for construction workers with AI and sensory techniques

Yantao Yu and Zirui Li

Chapter 7: Smart or not? Perspectives on digital fabrication and digital construction

Qian Chen, Ming Shan Ng and Jürgen Hackl

Chapter 8: Methodical review of exoskeleton use in the construction industry

Abiola Akanmu, Anthony Yusuf, Adedeji Afolabi, and Nihar Gonsalves

Chapter 9: Ontological Models for Construction Scheduling and Resource Planning

Zigeng Fang, Songbo Hu, Junlin Wang, Yihai Fang and Qiuchen Lu

Chapter 10: Iterative Digital Twin Development for High Technology Healthcare Buildings: The Case of a New Ophthalmology Diagnostic Hub

Grant Mills, Duncan Wilson, Anne Symons, Irinie Roufaeel, Peter Scully, David Shanks, Cephas Bhaskar, Ian Eames, Hari Jayaram, Sobha Sivaprasad and Paul Foster

Chapter 11: A Theoretical Framework for Integrating Digital Twins in Building Lifecycle Management

Karla Saldana Ochoa, Yasin Delavar, Deepak Balakrishnan, Chady Elias, Ravi S. Srinivasan and Chimay J. Anumba

Chapter 12: Digital Twin-Based Prototype System for Healthcare Facilities Management

Obinna C. Madubuike and Chimay J. Anumba

Chapter 13: Activity-Based Models for Smart and Sustainable Urban Environment

Qian-Cheng Wang and Li Wan

Chapter 14: Sustainable Urban Built Environment: Principles, Tools, and Applications

Phillip Jones and Jianxiang Huang

Chapter 15: Exploring the Potentials and Obstacles of City Information Modelling

Junhao Wu, Feng Qiu and Ling Ma

Chapter 16: Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and the Built Environment

Qiao Si, Anthony G.O. Yeh, Guan Huang and Yang Yue

Chapter 17: Integrated Smart Curb Management in Urban Built Environments Addressing Human Dynamics and Disruptive Technologies

Yan Wang

Chapter 18Digital technologies for climate-adaptive smart urban transportation systems

Jinying Xu, Kristen MacAskill, Catherine Richards and Asaf Tzachor

Chapter 19: Blockchain for Smart Built Environment: Current Status, Challenges, and Prospects

Liupengfei Wu, Weisheng Lu, Jinying Xu, Jinfeng Lou and Liang Yuan

Chapter 20: Effects of Signage Color on Human Psychophysiological States and Wayfinding Performance in Urban Underground Spaces with Different Noise Levels: A Combined EEG and VR Experiment

Isabelle Y.S. Chan, Hao Chen and Pei Ma

Conclusion

Weisheng Lu and Chimay J. Anumba

Biography

Professor Weisheng (Wilson) Lu is Chair Professor (Digital Construction) and Head of Department of Real Estate and Construction, Faculty of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong.

Professor Chimay J. Anumba is Dean of the College of Design, Construction and Planning at the University of Florida, USA.