The indispensability of good operation & maintenance (O&M) manuals in the operation and maintenance of low carbon buildings

How many interviews are enough? Do qualitative interviews in building energy consumption research produce reliable knowledge?

“…The relevant research question is: If a theme is found in proportion p of n interviews, what is the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of the population in which this theme is found? 1 These are the papers referenced [4,23,25,26,30,31,33,46,47] in the bibliography. 2 The figure 95% is chosen because this is a commonly accepted level of statistical confidence for social science research.…”

“…Examples of this kind of research are found in the main journals which deal with technical aspects of energy in buildings, including Building and Environment [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8], Energy and Buildings [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21], Energy Efficiency [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33], Energy Policy [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45], Sustainable Cities and Society [46][47][48][49] and Building Research and Information [50]…”

Enhancing environmental sustainability over building life cycles through green BIM: A review

“…More studies are needed to develop a practical BIM tool for green building certification. The next stage of BIM development can also consider how the system can integrate with facility operation maintenance manuals for more effective low-carbon management [43].…”

“…However, without detailed prediction and planning for the types and volumes of recycled building materials, it can be time-consuming and expensive for contractors and recyclers to conduct a material recycling process [32]. If a building is • Wu and Issa [110] • Zhai and McNeill [117] • Hammond et al [50] • Frank et al [43] • • Jalaei and Jrade [55] • Wu et al [111] • Zuo and Zhao [118] • Wong and Kuan [104] • Inyim et al [54] • Volk et al [101] • • • Lin and Gerber [71] • Katranuschkov et al [58] • Kandil et al [119] • Gandhi and Jupp [44] • Russell-Smith and Lepech [90] • • • • • Wong et al [106] • Eadie et al [40] • Costa et al [36] • Cooley and Cholakis [120] • Costin et al [37] • Clevenger and Khan [34] • Cheng and Ma [32] • Chi et al [33] • • • Wong and Lau [105] • Yeheyis et al [113] • • Wong and Fan [107] • Buyle et al [27] • König et al [61] • Jrade and Jalaei [57] • Motawa and Almarshad [79] • Motawa and Carter [80] • • • • • • Liao et al [70] • Wu and Issa [108] • Rajendran et al [89] • Rajendran and Gomez [88] • • Cheng and Ma [31] • Jiang et al [56] • Bynum et al [28] • • Azhar et al [15] • Chang et al …”

Knowledge-based Lean Six Sigma maintenance system for sustainable buildings

“…In fact, some studies are beginning to deeply research the area of sustainable building maintenance. This can be supported by the clear evidence of a high rate in users' perceptions of sustainable building Baird (2015), the criticality of activating operation and maintenance manuals in low-carbon/sustainable buildings (Frank et al, 2015), and the guide to green maintenance and operation Kaufman and Balsley (2009) 2.2 LSS LSS is as a methodology of business improvement that aims to maximise shareholder value by focusing on improving customer satisfaction, speed, quality, and cost (Franchetti, 2015;Laureani and Antony, 2011). In fact, it is a mix of tools and principles from Lean and Six Sigma that complement each other.…”