A Holonic Construction Management System for the Efficient Implementation of Building Energy Renovation Actions

Leonardo Messi (), Alessandro Carbonari, Carlos Franco, Francesco Spegni, Massimo Vaccarini and Berardo Naticchia
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Leonardo Messi: Construction Division, DICEA Department, Faculty of Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Alessandro Carbonari: Construction Division, DICEA Department, Faculty of Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Carlos Franco: General Directorate of Architecture and Building Quality, Junta de Extremadura (JEA), Ministry of Mobility, Transport and Housing, Regional Government of Extremadura, 06800 Merida, Spain
Francesco Spegni: Construction Division, DICEA Department, Faculty of Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Massimo Vaccarini: Construction Division, DICEA Department, Faculty of Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Berardo Naticchia: Construction Division, DICEA Department, Faculty of Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-32

Abstract: In the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, many efforts have provided remarkable contributions to construction planning and control processes during work execution. Nevertheless, frequent coordination issues among stakeholders and difficulties in dealing with unexpected events can be explained by the complexity featuring the construction sector. Several approaches to deal with this issue were investigated in the manufacturing area, among which this paper looks at the holonic approach as one of the most promising strategies. This study first analyzes the more fragmented and dynamic nature of the construction industry as compared with the manufacturing one. Secondly, it suggests developing a process-based holonic construction management system based on building information modeling (BIM) and a conceptual architecture for manufacturing control called Product Resource Order Staff Architecture (PROSA). The process-based paradigm ensures exploiting the benefits of BIM towards the development of sustainable and efficient regeneration methods of the built environment. Subsequently, a first management system prototype was developed and tested for the purpose of renovation works management. For the first time, results from an actual implementation of PROSA were applied to a real construction site, and its feasibility was assessed using the data on the field. Key performance indicators (KPIs) evaluated during the onsite demonstration confirmed a good performance of PROSA and the presented holonic approach, which contributed to the overall success of the energy efficient refurbishment project.

Keywords: construction planning; construction execution; workspace management; holonic management; complex system; building information modeling; information management; renovation; built environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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