A dynamic evaluation approach for operation and maintenance performance and status of large gymnasiums considering spatio-temporal dimensions

Researchers at Beijing University of Technology have developed an innovative dynamic evaluation method designed to enhance the operation and maintenance (O&M) performance of large gymnasiums. This significant study, recently published in the journal Smart Construction, introduces a comprehensive framework for assessing various performance metrics across multiple dimensions, including safety, energy efficiency, economic viability, environmental impact, venue functionality, and user perspectives.

The method establishes an evaluation index system for the performance and status of large gymnasiums and evaluates it from both time and space dimensions, which can more accurately reflect the performance and status of the gymnasiums in different periods and regions, thus providing more valuable reference information for management decisions.

"O&M management of large gymnasiums is not only static, but dynamic in terms of time and space dimensions, " said Dr. Weiyu, co-author of the study and co-author of the research. "The methodology aims to provide a dynamic evaluation guideline for the comprehensive evaluation of large gymnasiums. "

The method is inspired by the limitations of the single dimension of the evaluation results in the operation and maintenance phase and the difficulty of reflecting the importance change of the indicators, which are one-time assessments of the state of the gymnasium at a specific point in time, ignoring the dynamic changes of the gymnasium's performance and state over time. The newly proposed method remedies these shortcomings by using the importance change of indicators and the time weighting of indicators as evaluation criteria.

" The methodology sets up a new evaluation approach for the field, " added Prof. Zhansheng Liu, the study's lead researcher. " It goes beyond the traditional static evaluation approach and establishes a comprehensive evaluation system that takes into account the time and space of large gymnasiums for a comprehensive assessment of their O&M management process. "

The practical application of the dynamic evaluation method of operation and maintenance performance and status of large gymnasiums was demonstrated through actual case studies of five large gymnasiums in Beijing. This study effectively applies the method to provide decision-making assistance for both long-term and short-term O&M management.

This pioneering study provides a new evaluation methodology for O&M management in large gymnasiums and has the potential to influence the decisions of O&M managers. By providing an evaluation method for dynamicity, it is expected to indicate the direction of improvement in O&M management.

For more details on the dynamic evaluation method for O&M performance and status of large gymnasiums considering the spatio-temporal dimension, see the full article published in SMART CONSTRUCTION: Read the article.

Liu Z, Li M, Ji W, Sun Z. A dynamic evaluation approach for operation and maintenance performance and status of large gymnasiums considering spatio-temporal dimensions. Smart Constr. 2024(3):0013, https://doi.org/10.55092/sc20240013.