The concept of a Building Information Model (BIM) also known as a Building Product Model (BPM) is nothing new. A short article on BIM will never cover the entire filed, because it is a particularly complex filed that is recently beginning to receive…
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Whos using BIM, and where are they getting the real business value? These are the two questions we hear all the time.Like any innovation trying to gain traction, its actual business benefits are what will make it successful. And their impact on…
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While 4D models (3D plus time) are becoming more prevalent in design and construction, the characteristics and use of these tools is still being explored. Research at CIFE(Center for Integrated Facility Engineering) is focusing on the usability of…
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This is one of the few books to provide guidance on research formulation, methodologies, and methods specifically for construction students. The third edition has been updated throughout and extended in scope to cover many areas of concern in…
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This is the final report of an Innovation and Growth Team (IGT), drawn from across the UK construction industry to consider how the UK construction industry can rise to the challenge of the low carbon agenda. It follows Emerging Findings published…
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Lean construction and building information modeling (BIM) are quite different initiatives, but both are having profound impacts on the construction industry. A rigorous analysis of the myriad specific interactions between them indicates that a…
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Since the field of environmental assessment tools for buildings is vast, the aim of this study is to clarify that field by analysing and categorising existing tools. The differences between the tools are discussed and the current situation within…
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The purpose of this research is to contribute to a better understanding of the concept of green building assessment tool and its role for achieving sustainable development through developing an effective green building rating system for residential…
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The Hong Kong Building Environmental Assessment Method (HK-BEAM), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) and LEED were formally launched in the 1990's. How well the certified and rated buildings compare with each…
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This paper describes the process of inducting theory using case studies-from specifying the research questions to reaching closure. Some features of the process, such as problem definition and construct validation, are similar to hypothesis-testing…
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The background and development of the new production philosophy are presented. The conceptual basis of the traditional and the new production philosophies, as applied in manufacturing, are examined. The traditional conceptual basis of construction…
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Construction has been accused of causing environmental problems ranging from excessive consumption of global resources both in terms of construction and building operation to the pollution of the surrounding environment, and research on green…
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The articles describes especially why SNA is an excellent tool for assessing construction projects and the coalitions doing costructions.
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In recent years, integrated building design practices based on the definition of green building criteria as common standards of measurement have been promoted. For example, Green Building Rating Systems such as LEED (US) and BREEAM (UK) provide…
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The role of stakeholders in defining project values influences product quality expectations as well as designersexpectations in meeting these goals. Ultimately, these determine the functional, physical and symbolic product characteristics that are…
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The report of the Construction Task Force to the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, on the scope for improving the quality and efficiency of UK construction.
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Sustainable construction faces economic challenges at different levels. On the macroeconomic level, the goals of sustainable construction are being implemented most actively in industrial countries in which the share of construction output is…
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Construction project pre-design phase is influential in setting the directions highly for the whole business and project to proceed. Thus, it is essential to collect and analyze enormous amount of data related to construction project. So far, the…
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