Intelligent building systems: security and facility professionals’ understanding of system threats, vulnerabilities and mitigation practice

Brooks, David J.; Coole, Michael; Haskell‐Dowland, Paul

doi:10.1057/s41284-019-00183-9

Cited by 8 publications

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“…Aishah Kamarazaly et al (2013) posit that rapid technology changes and, from that perspective, decision-making about replacing the old equipment and avoiding technological obsolescence are important challenges faced by FM companies. Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) are commonly used in buildings to accomplish sustainability goals, decrease operating costs and achieve a more responsive facility (Brooks et al, 2020). However, Rock et al (2019) stated the lack of building monitoring systems in old buildings F 42,7/8 and outdated equipment that are costly to run impose significant challenges on FM professionals.…”

Section: Facility Size and Business Revenuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2013) posit that rapid technology changes and, from that perspective, decision-making about replacing the old equipment and avoiding technological obsolescence are important challenges faced by FM companies. Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) are commonly used in buildings to accomplish sustainability goals, decrease operating costs and achieve a more responsive facility (Brooks et al. , 2020).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Barriers to the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in the U.S. retail sector: facilities managers’ perceptions compared by facility size and business revenue

Saadatian,

Olbina

2024

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Purpose The retail sector has the largest energy consumption among commercial buildings in the U.S. Although previous studies explored benefits, barriers and solutions for implementing sustainability in various building sectors, research focused on retail facilities has been very scarce. This study aims to explore U.S. facilities managers’ perceptions of barriers that prevented the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in the retail sector. Their perceptions were compared by facility size and facilities management company’s business revenue. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was distributed to the members of the International Facility Management Association and the author's LinkedIn network. The survey responses were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis and ANOVA. Findings Managers from large facilities, as opposed to those from small ones, significantly more agreed that the unavailability of building automation systems, a lack of professional writing skills and a lack of awareness of life cycle cost (LCC) were the barriers. Business revenue did not cause significantly different perceptions of the barriers except for a lack of awareness of LCC and a lack of support from upper management. Originality/value This study fills the research gap on energy efficiency in the retail sector by revealing U.S. facilities managers’ perceptions of the barriers to the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in retail stores. This novel study compares perceptions of the facilities managers by facility size and business revenue; this comparison has not been performed before. The study also identified several new barriers to the implementation of energy efficiency in the retail sector.

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Section: Facility Size and Business Revenuementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Barriers to the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in the U.S. retail sector: facilities managers’ perceptions compared by facility size and business revenue

Saadatian,

Olbina

2024

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“…Whereas the European Intelligent Buildings Group (EIBG) definition of the IBs focuses on meeting the desires of the user and preserving resources, the EIBG defines the IB as a building that can achieve the highest efficiency in resource management with the least possible technical equipment [12]. On the other hand, the Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings (AIIB) defines the IB as a building that is designed and constructed based on a compatible choice among several criteria, including preserving the environment, meeting the desires of the user, and achieving the values of sustainability, declaring preservation and sustainability the most important features of the IBs [14]. [3,15] defines the IB as a building that responds to its function and environment through technology.…”

Section: Intelligent Building Definitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The IB's systems are classified into basic systems (management systems & communication systems), and the sub-systems consist of a group of individual or stand-alone systems (figure 9). However, the sub-systems can independently perform their tasks according to their programmed functions [14]. Figure 8: Systems in intelligent building [18].…”

Section: Intelligent Buildings Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Possibility of application of intelligent buildings (IBs) characteristics to improve the office buildings performance in Yemen

Al-awag,

Wahab,

Al-waraki

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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At the beginning of the eighties last century, there was a qualitative leap in the architecture field, which was the beginning of the emergence of intelligent buildings (IBs). These buildings expressed the pinnacle of scientific and technical progress that humanity had reached in architecture. IB has an integrated intelligent system that can recognize, make decisions, and respond to variables on its own, in addition to achieving sustainability. With these new concepts in the architecture field, in Yemen, buildings are still traditional in their performance, where individual systems are used. This paper aims to investigate the possibility of applying the characteristics of IBs to Yemeni buildings, especially office buildings, to enhance these buildings’ performance in order to improve the employees’ productivity. To achieve this goal, the study reviewed the characteristics of IBs, specifically the IB’s systems, and the reality of architecture and informatics in Yemen by analyzing one of the contemporary office buildings that own and use technological systems. The review showed a high possibility of achieving the features of IBs in Yemeni buildings in terms of applying intelligent systems. However, to make Yemeni buildings smarter in their performance, their digital infrastructure and the information and communication technology (ICT) in Yemen must be updated.

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“…A few studies and standards have been developed and tailored specifically for this industry. Brooks et al (2020) investigated the knowledge of facility management personnel to comprehensively understand and mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the building automation control systems (BACS). Parn and Edwards (2019) suggested the use of blockchain technology to mitigate the risk of digital built environment vulnerabilities.…”

Section: Cybersecurity Research In the Aec Industrymentioning

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Cybersecurity in Construction: Where Do We Stand and How Do We Get Better Prepared

Mantha

Soto

2021

Front. Built Environ.

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The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is increasingly becoming digital and more prone to cyber-attacks. Although there are several studies and standards in the cybersecurity domain, experts suggest that domain-specific studies need to be conducted to address the unique challenges faced within each of the different industries. Therefore, several cybersecurity studies have been undertaken for various industries, such as healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunication, and energy. However, this type of study is largely missing in the AEC industry due to different reasons, including lack of awareness. To address that, this study aims to (a) compare and analyze the number of cybersecurity-related documents in the AEC industry with several other industries, and (b) extract and analyze the cybersecurity-related documents data to identify potential future research trends and topics for the AEC community. The Web of Science (WOS) database, consisting of significant and influential journal publications, was used for document retrieval. VOSviewer was used to identify key research topics and trends in the cybersecurity domain and define future cybersecurity research in the AEC industry. WOS document retrieval results that compared the total number of publications corroborated the little to no attention received to cybersecurity investigation in the AEC industry. In addition, the VOSviewer analysis revealed three significant areas of research in the cybersecurity community that provide a reasonably justified roadmap for conducting cybersecurity research in the AEC industry. This study could greatly benefit the AEC research community and potential reaping benefits to the industry by creating more awareness among different stakeholders.

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Intelligent building systems: security and facility professionals’ understanding of system threats, vulnerabilities and mitigation practice

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Barriers to the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in the U.S. retail sector: facilities managers’ perceptions compared by facility size and business revenue

Barriers to the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in the U.S. retail sector: facilities managers’ perceptions compared by facility size and business revenue

Possibility of application of intelligent buildings (IBs) characteristics to improve the office buildings performance in Yemen

Cybersecurity in Construction: Where Do We Stand and How Do We Get Better Prepared

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