Tom Beach

(he/him)

BSc FHEA PhD MBCS

2025

• Alsaffar, A., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2025. Enhancing asset management: Integrating digital twins for continuous permitting and compliance - A systematic literature review. Journal of Building Engineering 99, article number: 111515. (10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111515)
• Ghazwani, K., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2025. Energy retrofitting using advanced building envelope materials for sustainable housing: A review. Building and Environment 267, article number: 112243. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112243)

2024

• Ghoroghi, A., Rezgui, Y., Petri, I., Beach, T., Yeung, J. and Ghaemi, A. 2024. A multi-agent system to dynamically devise an LCA framework weighting system taking into account socio-technical and environmental consideration. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 480(2301), article number: 20240125. (10.1098/rspa.2024.0125)
• Barbero, I., Rezgui, Y., Beach, T. and Petri, I. 2024. Social life cycle assessment in the construction sector: current work and directions for future research. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 29, pp. 1827-1845. (10.1007/s11367-024-02341-7)
• Beach, T., Yeung, J., Ghoroghi, A. and Rezgui, Y. 2024. Moving automated compliance checking to the operational phase of the building life-cycle: analysis and feasibility study in the UK. International Journal of Construction Management (10.1080/15623599.2024.2366727)
• Beach, T., Yeung, J., Nisbet, N. and Rezgui, Y. 2024. Digital approaches to construction compliance checking: Validating the suitability of an ecosystem approach to compliance checking. Advanced Engineering Informatics 59, article number: 102288. (10.1016/j.aei.2023.102288)

2023

• Al Mughairi, M., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2023. Post-occupancy evaluation for enhancing building performance and automation deployment. Journal of Building Engineering 77, article number: 107388. (10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107388)
• Mohsin, M. M., Beach, T. and Kwan, A. 2023. A review of sustainable urban development frameworks in developing countries. Journal of Sustainable Development 16(5) (10.5539/jsd.v16n5p1)
• Alshammari, K., Beach, T., Rezgui, Y. and Alelwani, R. 2023. Built environment cybersecurity: development and validation of a semantically defined access management framework on a university case study. Applied Sciences 13(13), article number: 7518. (10.3390/app13137518)
• Yeung, J., Menacho, A. J. H., Marvuglia, A., Gutiérrez, T. N., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2023. An open building information modelling based co-simulation architecture to model building energy and environmental life cycle assessment: A case study on two buildings in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews(183), article number: 113419. (10.1016/j.rser.2023.113419)
• Fnais, A., Ghoroghi, A., Rezgui, Y., Beach, T. and Petri, I. 2023. SemanticLCA: A new generation of life cycle assessment methods applied to buildings. Presented at: 2022 IEEE 28th International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) & 31st International Association For Management of Technology (IAMOT) Joint Conference, Nancy, France, 19-23 June 20222022 IEEE 28th International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) & 31st International Association For Management of Technology (IAMOT) Joint Conference. IEEE, (10.1109/ICE/ITMC-IAMOT55089.2022.10033206)

2022

• Alghamdi, M., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2022. Reviewing the effects of deploying Building Information Modelling (BIM) on the adoption of sustainable design in Gulf countries: a case study in Saudi Arabia. City, Territory and Architecture 9(18) (10.1186/s40410-022-00160-7)
• Fnais, A., Rezgui, Y., Petri, I., Beach, T., Yeung, J., Ghoroghi, A. and Kubicki, S. 2022. The application of life cycle assessment in buildings: challenges, and directions for future research. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 27, pp. 627-654. (10.1007/s11367-022-02058-5)
• Ghoroghi, A., Rezgui, Y., Petri, I. and Beach, T. 2022. Advances in application of machine learning to life cycle assessment: a literature review. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 27, pp. 433-456. (10.1007/s11367-022-02030-3)

2021

• Brown, J. K., Yeung, J., Rezgui, Y. and Beach, T. 2021. Using mixed methods around a digital twin to study the prevalence of Sick Building Syndrome symptoms among University students. Presented at: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), Cardiff, Wales, 21-23 June 20212021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). IEEE pp. 1-15., (10.1109/ICE/ITMC52061.2021.9570228)
• Alshammari, K., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2021. Industry engagement for identification of cybersecurity needs practices for digital twins. Presented at: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), Cardiff, Wales, 21-23 June 20212021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). IEEE pp. 1-7., (10.1109/ICE/ITMC52061.2021.9570208)
• Alshammari, K., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2021. Cybersecurity for digital twins in the built environment: current research and future directions. Journal of Information Technology in Construction 26, pp. 159-173. (10.36680/j.itcon.2021.010)
• Howell, S., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2021. Robust requirements gathering for ontologies in smart water systems. Requirements Engineering 26, pp. 97-114. (10.1007/s00766-020-00335-z)

2020

• Mohsin, M. M., Beach, T. and Kwan, A. 2020. Consensus-based urban sustainability framework for Iraqi cities: a case study in Baghdad. Heliyon 6(12), article number: e05348. (10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05348)
• Beach, T. H., Hippolyte, J. and Rezgui, Y. 2020. Towards the adoption of automated regulatory compliance checking in the built environment. Automation in Construction 118, article number: 103285. (10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103285)
• Delgado, J. M. D., Oyedele, L., Demian, P. and Beach, T. 2020. A research agenda for augmented and virtual reality in architecture, engineering and construction. Advanced Engineering Informatics 45, article number: 101122. (10.1016/j.aei.2020.101122)
• Delgado, J. M. D., Oyedele, L., Beach, T. and Demian, P. 2020. Augmented and virtual reality in construction: Drivers and limitations for industry adoption. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 146(7) (10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001844)

2019

• Zhao, W., Beach, T. H. and Rezgui, Y. 2019. Automated model construction for combined sewer overflow prediction based on efficient LASSO algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics: Systems 49(6), pp. 1254-1269. (10.1109/TSMC.2017.2724440)

2018

• Zhao, W., Beach, T. H. and Rezgui, Y. 2018. A systematic mixed-integer differential evolution approach for water network operational optimisation. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 474(2217), article number: 20170879. (10.1098/rspa.2017.0879)
• Kasim, T., Li, H., Rezgui, Y. and Beach, T. 2018. Integrated framework to manage building's sustainability efficiency, design features and building envelope. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 534, pp. 650-660. (10.1007/978-3-319-99127-6_56)
• Beach, T., Howell, S., Terlet, J., Zhao, W. and Rezgui, Y. 2018. Achieving smart water network management through semantically driven cognitive systems. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 534, pp. 478-485. (10.1007/978-3-319-99127-6_41)
• Howell, S., Rezgui, Y. and Beach, T. 2018. Water utility decision support through the semantic web of things. Environmental Modelling and Software 102, pp. 94-114. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.01.006)

2017

• Petri, I., Beach, T., Rana, O. F. and Rezgui, Y. 2017. Coordinating multi-site construction projects using federated clouds. Automation in Construction 83, pp. 273-284. (10.1016/j.autcon.2017.08.011)
• Howell, S., Rezgui, Y. and Beach, T. 2017. Integrating building and urban semantics to empower smart water solutions. Automation in Construction 81, pp. 434-448. (10.1016/j.autcon.2017.02.004)
• Terlet, J., Beach, T., Rezgui, Y. and Bulteau, G. 2017. Comparing diurnal patterns of domestic water consumption: an international study. Presented at: 11th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2016, Limassol; Cyprus, 7 - 9 September 2016 Presented at Christodoulou, S. E. and Scherer, R. eds.eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction: ECPPM 2016: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling (ECPPM 2016), Limassol, Cyprus, 7-9 September 2016. Leiden: CRC Press pp. 605-611., (10.1201/9781315386904)
• Zhao, W., Beach, T. H. and Rezgui, Y. 2017. Efficient least angle regression for identification of linear-in-the-parameters models. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 473(2198), article number: 20160775. (10.1098/rspa.2016.0775)
• Petri, I., Rana, O. F., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2017. Performance analysis of multi-institutional data sharing in the Clouds4Coordination system. Computers & Electrical Engineering 58, pp. 227-240. (10.1016/j.compeleceng.2017.02.015)
• Beach, T., Petri, I., Rezgui, Y. and Rana, O. 2017. Management of collaborative BIM data by the Federatinon of Distributed Models. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering 31(4), article number: 4017009. (10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000657)
• Mohsin, M. M., Beach, T. and Kwan, A. 2017. Public perceptions of urban sustainable challenges in developing countries. Presented at: Sustainable Development and Planning 2018, Siena, Italy, 4-6 September 2018 Presented at Brebbia, C. A. et al. eds.Sustainable Development and Planning IX, Vol. 226. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Southampton: WIT Press pp. 131-140., (10.2495/SDP170121)

2016

• Zhao, W., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2016. Optimization of potable water distribution and wastewater collection networks: A systematic review and future research directions. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems 46(5), pp. 659-681. (10.1109/TSMC.2015.2461188)
• Petri, I. et al. 2016. Distributed multi-cloud based building data analytics. In: Developing Interoperable and Federated Cloud Architecture. , pp. 143-170., (10.4018/978-1-5225-0153-4.ch006)
• Carboni, D., Gluhak, A., McCann, J. and Beach, T. 2016. Contextualising water use in residential settings: a survey of non-intrusive techniques and approaches. Sensors 16(5), article number: 738. (10.3390/s16050738)

2015

• Petri, I., Diaz-Montes, J., Zou, M., Beach, T., Rana, O. and Parashar, M. 2015. Market models for federated clouds. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing 3(3), pp. 398-410. (10.1109/TCC.2015.2415792)
• Beach, T. H., Rezgui, Y., Li, H. and Kasim, T. 2015. A rule-based semantic approach for automated regulatory compliance in the construction sector. Expert Systems with Applications 42(12), pp. 5219-5231. (10.1016/j.eswa.2015.02.029)
• Beach, T., Rana, O. F., Rezgui, Y. and Parashar, M. 2015. Governance model for cloud computing in building information management. IEEE Transactions on Service Computing 8(2), pp. 314-327. (10.1109/TSC.2013.50)
• Petri, I., Rana, O. F., Beach, T., Rezgui, Y. and Sutton, A. 2015. Clouds4Coordination: managing project collaboration in federated clouds. Presented at: IEEE/ACM 8th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC), Limassol, Cyprus, 7 - 10 December 2015UCC 2015 IEEE/ACM 8th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing. Conference Publishing Services pp. 494-499., (10.1109/UCC.2015.88)

2014

• Petri, I., Beach, T., Rezgui, Y., Wilson, I. E. and Li, H. 2014. Engaging construction stakeholders with sustainability through a knowledge harvesting platform. Computers in Industry 65(3), pp. 449-469. (10.1016/j.compind.2014.01.008)
• Petri, I., Beach, T., Zou, M., Montes, J. D., Rana, O. F. and Parashar, M. 2014. Exploring models and mechanisms for exchanging resources in a federated cloud. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E), Boston, MA, USA, 11-14 March 2014Cloud Engineering (IC2E), 2014 IEEE International Conference on. IEEE pp. 215-224., (10.1109/IC2E.2014.9)
• Petri, I. et al. 2014. Cloud supported building data analytics. Presented at: 2014 14th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid), Chicago, IL, USA, 26-29 May 2014Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid), 2014 14th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on. IEEE pp. 641-650.

2013

• Beach, T., Rana, O. F. and Avis, N. J. 2013. Integrating acceleration devices using CometCloud. Presented at: 1st ACM workshop on Optimization techniques for resources management in clouds, New York, NY, USA, 17-21 June 2013 Presented at Baraglia, R., Coppola, M. and Dazzi, P. eds.ORMaCloud '13: Proceedings of the first ACM workshop on Optimization techniques for resources management in clouds. New York, NY: ACM pp. 17-24., (10.1145/2465823.2465824)
• Beach, T., Rana, O. F., Rezgui, Y. and Parashar, M. 2013. Cloud Computing for the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Sector: Requirements, Prototype & Experience. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications 2(4), article number: 8. (10.1186/2192-113X-2-8)
• Beach, T. H., Kasim, T., Li, H., Nisbet, N. and Rezgui, Y. 2013. Towards automated compliance checking in the construction industry. Presented at: DEXA 2013: International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, Prague, Czech Republic, 26-29 August 2013 Presented at Decker, H. et al. eds.Database and Expert Systems Applications: 24th International Conference, DEXA 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, August 26-29, 2013. Proceedings, Part I, Vol. 8055. Springer pp. 366-380., (10.1007/978-3-642-40285-2_32)
• Rezgui, Y., Beach, T. and Rana, O. F. 2013. A governance approach for BIM management across lifecycle and supply chains using mixed-modes of information delivery. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management 19(2), pp. 239-258. (10.3846/13923730.2012.760480)

2010

• Beach, T., Grimstead, I. J., Walker, D. W. and Avis, N. J. 2010. Abstraction of programming models across multi-core and GPGPU architectures. In: Chapman, B. et al. eds. Parallel Computing: From Multicores and GPU's to Petascale. Advances in Parallel Computing Vol. 19. Amsterdam: IOS Press, pp. 554-561., (10.3233/978-1-60750-530-3-554)
• Beach, T. H. O. 2010. Application acceleration : an investigation of automatic porting methods for application accelerators. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2009

• Beach, T. H. and Avis, N. J. 2009. An intelligent semi-automatic application porting system for application accelerators. Presented at: ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers, Ischia, Italy, 14-16 May 2013UCHPC-MAW '09 Proceedings of the combined workshops on UnConventional high performance computing workshop plus memory access workshop. New York, NY: ACM pp. 7-10., (10.1145/1531666.1531669)