Tongrui Zhang

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.

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.

TL;DR: This study identifies the interoperability of the proposed framework by standardizing communication protocols, data formats, naming convention, evaluation systems, and modulization and generates a range of detailed 3-hierarchical Icam DEFinitions for Function Modeling 0 (IDEF0) diagrams outlining the proposed nD BIM-IKBMS structure.

TL;DR: The research offers a variety of suggestions to encourage Green Star development, with more extensive education playing a critical role, combined with greater integration of BIM with Green Star.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the perspectives of the key actors in the New Zealand construction industry towards BIM adoption, including what BIM is, BIM knowledge and understanding, benefits of BIM, and challenges/barriers to BIM.