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Nicola Naismith
Researcher at Auckland University of Technology
Publications - 31
Citations - 1177
Nicola Naismith is an academic researcher from Auckland University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Building information modeling & Green star. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 26 publications receiving 825 citations. Previous affiliations of Nicola Naismith include Glasgow Caledonian University.
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) uptake: Clear benefits, understanding its implementation, risks and challenges
Ali GhaffarianHoseini,John Tookey,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,Nicola Naismith,Salman Azhar,Olia Efimova,Kaamran Raahemifar +7 more
TL;DR: The reality of BIM, its widespread benefits and current level of uptake are discussed, as well as recommendations regarding how future BIM adoption could be developed are also highlighted.
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A critical comparison of green building rating systems
Dat Tien Doan,Ali GhaffarianHoseini,Nicola Naismith,Tongrui Zhang,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,John Tookey +6 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of the development of green rating systems is presented in this article, where the authors identify the similarity, difference, strength and weakness of green ratings, and examine whether they fully assess the projects in all aspects of sustainability.
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Understanding empowerment from an employee perspective: what does it mean and do they want it?
Kay Greasley,Alan Bryman,Andrew R.J. Dainty,Andrew D.F. Price,Nicola Naismith,Robby Soetanto +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the various meanings of empowerment for employees from their own perspective, the psychological dimension of empowerment and whether employees want to be empowered, and find that the employees do not recognise the term empowerment nor do they reference the term power in relation to themselves.
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Application of nD BIM Integrated Knowledge-based Building Management System (BIM-IKBMS) for inspecting post-construction energy efficiency
Ali GhaffarianHoseini,Tongrui Zhang,Okechukwu Nwadigo,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,Nicola Naismith,John Tookey,Kaamran Raahemifar +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, an Integrated Knowledge-based Building Management System using nD BIM applications (BIM-IKBMS) was proposed to advance the successful implementation of sustainable building performances.
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A critical review on the impact of built environment on users’ measured brain activity
Sameh Azzazy,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,Ali GhaffarianHoseini,Nicola Naismith,Zohreh Gholami Doborjeh +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the importance of urban quality of life and psychological wellbeing of the inhabitants in the context of fast-constructed built environments and the ever-increasing demand for urbanization.