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Journal articles on the topic "Building and construction industry"

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Kashid, Sumit D., and Dr A. R. Kolhe. "Effective Material Management For Building Construction Industry." Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education 15, no. 2 (April 1, 2018): 561–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.29070/15/56897.

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Bui, Thao Thi Phuong, Suzanne Wilkinson, Niluka Domingo, and Casimir MacGregor. "Zero Carbon Building Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand." Energies 14, no. 15 (July 23, 2021): 4455. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14154455.

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In the light of climate change, the drive for zero carbon buildings is known as one response to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Within New Zealand, research on climate change mitigation and environmental impacts of buildings has received renewed attention. However, there has been no detailed investigation of zero carbon building practices. This paper undertakes an exploratory study through the use of semi-structured interviews with government representatives and construction industry experts to examine how the New Zealand construction industry plans and implements zero carbon buildings. The results show that New Zealand’s construction industry is in the early stage of transiting to a net-zero carbon built environment. Key actions to date are focused on devising a way for the industry to develop and deliver zero carbon building projects. Central and local governments play a leading role in driving zero carbon initiatives. Leading construction firms intend to maximise the carbon reduction in building projects by developing a roadmap to achieve the carbon target by 2050 and rethinking the way of designing and constructing buildings. The research results provide an insight into the initial practices and policy implications for the uptake of zero carbon buildings in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Khorramshahi, Mohammad Reza, and Ali Mokhtari. "Automatic Construction by Contour Crafting Technology." Emerging Science Journal 1, no. 1 (July 8, 2017): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/esj-2017-01113.

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Contour Crafting is a novel technology in construction industry based on 3D printing that uses robotics to construct free form building structures by repeatedly laying down layers of material such as concrete. It is actually an approach to scale up automatic fabrication from building small industrial parts to constructing buildings. However, there are little information about contour crafting (CC) in current use; present paper aims to describe the operational steps of creating a whole building by the machine reviewing relevant literature. Furthermore, it will represent the advantages of CC usage compared to traditional construction methods, as well as its applicability in construction industry.

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Nový, Martin, Jana Nováková, and Miloš Waldhans. "Project management in building industry management." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 60, no. 7 (2012): 189–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201260070189.

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The article deals with contents of the project management on general level first. It mentions the most widespread project management standards, which have historically developed in global scale, their parts and objectives. Further, it describes position of the building industry in national economy, its specific features distinguishing it from the other industrial production, contents of the building industry management and project management of structures. The importance of the role of project manager is documented by characteristics of construction projects, their course, contents of sub-phases, and individual types of managing activities. Attention is devoted to project planning – determination of realization costs, necessary resources, sequence and time course of individual works. The most frequently used graphic methods of schedule presentation – Gantt chart, network chart and frequency bar chart are applied on examples of constructions. These charts can be focused in time sequence on individual types of resources – workforce, finance, materials, energies, and machinery. In conclusion, necessity to manage the project management procedures is emphasized as a part of skills of a construction engineer in the role of preparation manager or construction project realization manager.

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Akhmetov, Fril Mirzanurovich, and Kamil Faritovich Islamov. "Building information modeling in construction industry." Строительное производство, no. 1 (2020): 115–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.54950/26585340_2020_1_115.

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Lush, David. "Building services and the construction industry." Museum Management and Curatorship 13, no. 1 (March 1994): 49–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09647779409515386.

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Yang, Yun Hui. "Green Building Development Features in China." Applied Mechanics and Materials 587-589 (July 2014): 725–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.587-589.725.

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China has the biggest building construction market in the world today and it is growing at an explosive rate. At present, more than 85% of China's newly constructed buildings and more than 95% of the existing buildings are high energy consumption buildings. 1 Green building is undoubtedly a great emerging market for the Chinese building industry, green and clean technology and products are becoming rapidly growing market in China. Both the new green building construction and existing building’s energy retrofit market will significantly grow in future. This paper discusses features of the green building development in China with respect to various aspects of the green building development situations, green building rating systems and its features so as to make further improvements. The discussion was refined based on literature reviews, requests for information from certification system owners, and interviews with certification system users and members of the industry advisory group.

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Myneni, Kranti kumar, and Rajan D. "IMPACT OF CIRCULAR CONSTRUCTION ON DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE INDIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY." International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research 8, no. 1 (February 1, 2021): 12–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/ijetmr.v8.i1.2021.846.

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In recent times due to the Indian economic growth, there is a surge in construction activities. This surge has led to an excess amount of demolition waste that is produced. According to the Building Material Promotion Council, India generates an estimated 150 million tons of C and D waste every year. Some existing initiatives and the significant stakeholders' involvement have created the demolition waste management systems essential in the building’s demolition phase. The research in the C and D and Awareness program for C and D waste that initiated has led to the implementation of some waste management systems in the building's demolition phase. In India, the amount of demolition waste produced is higher than the construction waste produced while constructing buildings. So, it is essential for the demolition waste mitigation plan in the building's demolition phase. The study aims to know circular construction and current demolition waste management performance in the Indian construction industry. Through literature review, demolition waste management systems that are carried out all around the world are collected. The current practices carried out by diﬀerent stakeholders practicing in India are known through a questionnaire survey. Data interpretation is made using the data collected in the literature review and the questionnaire survey. This research identified the signiﬁcant beneﬁts, barriers, and motivation factors to implement the waste management system, and proposing any necessary changes. Designer innovation and BIM deconstruction is considered as one of the barrier-breaking innovation in adopting the circular construction.

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Chukwudi, Obi Ifeanyi. "ORGANIC PLASTICS: MATERIAL FOR SICK BUILDING SYNDROME CONTROL AND PREVENTION IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 6, no. 6 (June 30, 2018): 193–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i6.2018.1365.

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Plastics are organic materials, which consist of synthetic or natural high-molecular compounds (polymers). Due to the large variety of plastic, its different types have different properties, which make it possible to widely use this material in all fields of industry from packaging to the construction industry. The second highest consumer of organic plastics materials after packaging is the construction industry. Thanks to great versatility, cost effectiveness, durability, strength to weight ratio and low maintenance plastics appear to be economically attractive in the construction sector and are used in the manufacturing of wide range of materials in the construction industry. Plastics most times are not easily seen in buildings, but they are widely used in construction and building industry for a vast and wide range of materials, which include insulation, piping, interior design, piping and conduit (rain water, electrical conduits, and sewage pipes, gas distributions and plumbing). Piping and Conduit for instance can consume around 35% of plastic production and are one of the largest consumers of polymers in construction. The purpose of this research is to study plastic as a construction material that can be used to control the formation of Sick building syndrome in buildings, and also as a material that can often be used in the construction industry.

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Blackburne, Laura, Koorosh Gharehbaghi, and Amin Hosseinian-Far. "The knock-on effects of green buildings: high-rise construction design implications." International Journal of Structural Integrity 13, no. 1 (October 13, 2021): 57–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijsi-06-2021-0062.

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PurposeThe aims and objectives of this research are to establish whether or not the transition into green building in high-rise construction is practical. This is after considering several perspectives including financial, economic, environmental, and social. This subsequently leads to an evaluation on whether or not the continuation with a standard conventional build of high-rise buildings remains to be the most feasible option. Such objectives, therefore, aim to allow for validation of how and why high-rise construction designs are impacted through green buildings effects.Design/methodology/approachThrough six defined steps, the methodology commences with an introductory section of what it means to build green. This section is further broken down to evaluate what factors are involved in constructing a green building. Furthermore, the life cycle energy (LCE) is used as a framework to evaluate the knock-on effects of green buildings and subsequent high-rise construction design implications.FindingsThrough defining the ongoing relationship of green materials and sustainable design, various implications for high-rise constructions were discovered. First and foremost, it was determined that the LCE is the central consideration for any high-rise building design. In evaluating the LCE, and overall operating energy of the 50-year cycle of a building was carried out. As the results showed, the operating energy represents around 85% of the total energy that is consumed at the end of the 50 years cycle of the building. Precise LCE calculation can lead to a more efficient design for high-rise buildings. As a result, an increased understanding of the current status of green buildings within the construction industry is paramount. This understanding leads to a better insight into the contributing factors to green building in high-rise construction and the construction industry in general.Originality/valueThe potential contribution that can be gained from this research is the awareness that is raised in the research and development of green buildings in high-rise construction. This can be achieved by using certain materials such as new energy-efficient building materials, recycled materials and so on. This research will contribute to defining a new way of sustainable buildings, particularly for high-rise construction. The outcome of the research will be beneficial for practitioners such as design engineers and other related professions.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Building and construction industry"

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Yung, Pui-i. "Building safety in Hong Kong an empirical inquiry into the proliferation of unauthorized building works in residential buildings /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKU Scholars Hub, 2006. http://lookup.lib.hku.hk/lookup/bib/B37943911.

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Lam, Hon-sang Ivan. "Building construction research centre." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25948842.

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Wu, Kin-kwong. "A study of the cost management process and estimation techniques for estimating building services installations in the building construction industry /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25949597.

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Tang, Wai-kuen Raymond. "Cost management for building contractors in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31601212.

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Ayus, Abdul Mohaimin Bin Noordin. "Building contract claims a comparative study (Scotland, England and Malaysia) /." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 1992. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=59638.

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Chau, Kwong-wing. "Total factor productivity of the building industry of Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1990. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12997924.

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Wong, Lok-wah. "Organizational forms in the building services industry in Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1985. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12317627.

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Peace, Sarah L. "Partnering in the UK building industry." Thesis, University of Reading, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341588.

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Chan, Po-keung, and 陳保強. "Project management of building services engineering work in Hong Kong building construction industry." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31251171.

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Shum, Ying. "Climbing scaffolding in Hong Kong's building construction." Click to view the E-thesis via HKU Scholars Hub, 2005. http://lookup.lib.hku.hk/lookup/bib/B37936438.

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Books on the topic "Building and construction industry"

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Chudley, R. Building construction handbook. 9th ed. Oxon: Routledge, 2012.

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Davenport, Philip. Adjudication in the building industry. 2nd ed. Sydney: Federation Press, 2004.

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Construction cleanup. Pocatello, Idaho: Marsh Creek Press, 1997.

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Roger, Greeno, ed. Building construction handbook. London: Routledge, 2014.

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Roger, Greeno, ed. Building construction handbook. 9th ed. Oxon: Routledge, 2012.

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Kubal, Michael T. Building profits in the construction industry. New York: McGraw Hill, 2000.

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Polette, Doug. Construction systems. South Holland, Ill: Goodheart-Willcox Co., 1995.

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Davenport, Philip. Adjudication in the building industry. 3rd ed. Annandale, N.S.W: Federation Press, 2010.

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Chudley, R. Building construction handbook. 3rd ed. Oxford: Boston, 1998.

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Chudley, R. Building construction handbook. 2nd ed. Oxford: Laxton's, 1996.

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Book chapters on the topic "Building and construction industry"

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Environmental Economics and the Construction Industry." In Building Economics, 434–75. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13757-2_16.

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Ambrose, James. "Building Codes and Industry Standards." In Building Construction and Design, 33–36. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6583-3_4.

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Navarro, A. "Study and Improvement of SCC Mixtures of Concrete Industry." In Construction and Building Research, 471–78. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7790-3_57.

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Olanrewaju, Abdul Lateef, and Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz. "An Overview of the Construction Industry." In Building Maintenance Processes and Practices, 9–32. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-263-0_2.

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Hillebrandt, Patricia M. "Demand for Industrial and Commercial Building." In Economic Theory and the Construction Industry, 60–66. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17934-3_5.

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Hillebrandt, Patricia M. "Demand for Industrial and Commercial Building." In Economic Theory and the Construction Industry, 55–61. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230372481_5.

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Phillips, Steve, and Jim Martin. "The Government response and the draft Building Safety Bill." In Grenfell and Construction Industry Reform, 40–58. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003092803-3.

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Oswald, David, and Trivess Moore. "Building defects." In Constructing a Consumer-Focused Industry, 17–30. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003176336-2.

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Joshi, Keshava, Lokeshwari Navalgund, and Vinayaka B. Shet. "Water Pollution from Construction Industry: An Introduction." In Ecological and Health Effects of Building Materials, 245–57. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76073-1_13.

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Santhosh, G., and G. P. Nayaka. "Nanoparticles in Construction Industry and Their Toxicity." In Ecological and Health Effects of Building Materials, 133–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76073-1_8.

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Conference papers on the topic "Building and construction industry"

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Vassos, Chrysostomou. "CALIBRE: The UK Construction Industry Toolkit for Building Smarter Teams." In Construction Congress VI. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40475(278)121.

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Garyaev, N. A. "Geographically Distributed Learning Network Construction Industry." In 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.196.

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f Švajlenka, Joze, Mária Kozlovská, and Marcela Spišáková. "GREEN AND ENERGY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY." In GEOLINKS International Conference. SAIMA Consult Ltd, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.32008/geolinks2020/b2/v2/24.

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Ecology and environmental protection have been discussed more and more in the last few years. This trend was also affected by the construction and architecture department. Concepts such as green building, environmentally friendly materials, alternative energy sources and energy-efficient construction systems of buildings are depressed. All of this comes under the name "Green Buildings". Wood-based construction and material solutions are a response to these trends. Investors and users are gradually starting to think more environmentally friendly and therefore many times also make decisions for wood-based constructions. There are several systems that fall into the category of so-called crushed buildings. The aim of this work is to provide a look at the "greener" options offered in the construction industry with an emphasis on their energy and thermal characteristics. The subject of the research was selected structural parts of timber-based buildings applied to model constructions by means of which selected thermal-technical characteristics were evaluated. This work points out the differences between the compared design variants of wooden buildings in terms of their ability to effectively save energy sources for heating inserted during the operation of wood-based buildings.

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Wunderlich, H. "Flexible Robot Control for the Building Industry." In 8th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.22260/isarc1991/0066.

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Martinez, S., C. Balaguer, A. Jardon, J. M. Navarro, A. Gimenez, and C. Barcena. "Robotized Lean Assembly in the Building Industry." In 25th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.22260/isarc2008/0030.

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"Broad-Spectrum of Sustainable Living Management Using Green Building Materials- An Insights." In Recent Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644901618-1.

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Abstract. Owing to the recurrent modifications in the lifestyle and demands of humans the regular life of buildings is decreasing whereas the demolition or renovation of the buildings increases. Building materials and their components ingest just about 40 percent of world-wide vigour per annum in their life segments such as fabrication and procurement of building materials, construction and demolition. The development of the construction industry completely relies on the deployable resources. To abate the consumption of construction materials in current years, the construction industry has established an environmental track, which wishes to use naturally available materials. Reviving such technology, further developing this technology green building materials are paramount for constructing green buildings. Such a green-building constructional model does not require energy contributions frequently for production. The advantage of reducing the energy used in manufacturing, increases strength. Green Building material is one which utilizes less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste, produces less carbon dioxide emissions and provides improved space for inhabitants as compared to conventional buildings. It includes environmental, economic, and social benefits as well. This paper aims to provide knowledge about some of the green building materials that help for sustainable living. These elucidations can obligate a significant influence in contemporary construction owed to the escalation in the charges of traditional construction materials.

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Bohari, Asmah Alia Mohd, Noorsaidi Mahat, and Kumalasari Kipli. "Industrialised Building System (IBS) in Sarawak construction industry." In 2012 International Conference on Innovation Management and Technology Research (ICIMTR). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icimtr.2012.6236433.

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Le, Hung Tien. "Blockchain for building information modeling in construction industry." In 1ST VAN LANG INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HERITAGE AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE PROCEEDING, 2021: VanLang-HeriTech, 2021. AIP Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0067158.

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Pabian, A. "Ecological aspects of sustainability in building industry." In 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Problems in Architecture and Construction. IET, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp.2011.1301.

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Martinez, S., C. Balaguer, A. Jardon, J. M. Navarro, A. Gimenez, and C. Barcena. "Robotized lean assembly in the building industry." In The 25th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Publishing House Technika, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/isarc.20080626.195.

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Reports on the topic "Building and construction industry"

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Enberg, Cecilia, Anders Ahlbäck, and Edvin Nordell. Green recovery packages: a boost for environmental and climate work in the Swedish construction and building industry? Linköping University Electronic Press, November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789179291327.

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The objective of this study is to explore whether the green recovery packages issued by the Swedish government are aligned with the work of the construction and building industry to become climate-neutral by 2045. We have interviewed heads of sustainability of some of the largest companies in the industry and surveyed companies that have signed the Roadmap for a fossil-free construction and building industry1. Our results show that market-related challenges constitute the most important challenges to the environmental and climate work of the companies in our study. To better respond to these challenges, they require policies that reward frontrunners, primarily green public procurement, and tougher standards and norms. They also requested investments and policies that support the transition to a circular economy. We conclude that while green public procurement is not among the policies and investments included in the recovery packages, other parts are well aligned with the challenges encountered, requested investments and policies, and on-going work. This is particularly true for the above-mentioned investments related to the transition to a circular economy. Further, the study enables us to conclude that it is important to consider the long-term effects of green recovery packages and their potential for return-on-investment in terms of reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per SEK. Such packages will also have a better effect if they support on-going environmental and climate work, initiate new actions, and are designed with a systems perspective that facilitates joint action between different companies along the entire supply chain.

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Patel, Yusef. File to Factory: A case study of automated prefabrication house-building methods for small-to-medium enterprises. Unitec ePress, December 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/ocds.0823.

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The Eco-Digital Fabrication (EDFAB) research project aimed to investigate how automated prefabrication technologies and off-the-shelf construction products can be employed to disrupt building industry norms. The aim of this research – conducted at the University of Auckland and Unitec Institute of Technology from 2014 onward – was to provide small-to-medium enterprises in the construction industry with a pathway to upskill and increase construction productivity through the use of these processes. The availability of automated machines and easy-to-use fabrication software is increasing dramatically and this can be paired with readily available construction products to produce novel mass-customised housing solutions. The application of basic automated technologies – such as CNC (Computer Numerical Control) routers – allowed researchers to create ‘recipes’ that can be adopted and adapted relatively easily. By no means did the research favour digital manufacture or assembly processes over traditional analogue construction techniques – the goal was to provide logical, productive and accessible blended solutions for greater affordability and flexibility in design. For example, the designed experiments were required to be built from readily available products, and used simple readymade screw fixings rather than digitally produced custom fixings or joining mechanisms. The research project aimed to generate discussion and provide recommendations on how the construction industry might support the adoption of automated prefabrication technology in small-to-medium enterprise (SME).

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Bailey, Jed, Paola Carvajal, Javier García Fernández, Christiaan Gischler, Carlos Henriquez, and Livia Minoja. Building a More Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean - Report 2: Analysis of the Benefits from Resilient Building Materials and Construction Methods in the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003855.

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The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean.

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Bailey, Jed, Paola Carvajal, Javier García Fernández, Christiaan Gischler, Carlos Henriquez, and Livia Minoja. Building a more Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean - Report 1: Climate Resiliency and Building Materials in the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003842.

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The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC. Report 1 - Climate Resiliency and Building Materials in the Caribbean, presents a quantification of the economic losses caused by climate impact events in the Caribbean Region and correlate these figures with the most common construction materials, typically used in each of the countries building typologies. The losses caused by hurricanes concentrate mostly in the residential infrastructure and are mainly caused by weaknesses in roofs and their connection to the walls. The analysis suggests that improving the resiliency of outer walls and roofs in the Caribbean could significantly reduce the regions vulnerability to hurricanes and other climate impacts.

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Bailey, Jed, Paola Carvajal, Javier García Fernández, Christiaan Gischler, Carlos Henriquez, and Livia Minoja. Building a More Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean - Report 3: Impact of Subsidized Financing to Support Resilient Buildings in the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003854.

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The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC.

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BALYSH, A. HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN THE USSR IN THE 20T-30TH OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND THE INFLUENCE OF THIS FACTOR ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEAVY AND DEFENSE INDUSTRY. Science and Innovation Center Publishing House, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2077-1770-2021-13-4-2-14-23.

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The aim of the article. How state-of-the-art in the field of home building influenced onto capital constructing in defense industry, putting into exploitation and operation of the new military plants during the industrialization period is examined. Methodology. General principles of historism and objectivity are the theoretical-methodological base of this work. Author also uses special historical methods: logic, systematic, chronological, actualisation and periodizing. Results. This article is based on documents storing in the Russian State Archive and Russian State Economical Archive. Collections of historical documents related to the Soviet period of Russian history are also used. On the base of these documents it is shown that poor situation in the field of home building was the reason of persistent deficits of building and exploitation workers. Due to this fact it was impossible to apply the funds given by the Government for building some plants (especially at the periphery), building works were delayed and proper operation of already built ones was spoiled. These problems were not completely solved till the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. All this effected negatively to the Red Army combat readiness before and during the war, especially at the beginning period. Practical application. The field of results application. Practical significance of this work is as follows: the archive data, which are for the first time used for scientific investigation and also the conclusions formulated in this article can be used for further scientific research on the USSR military industry in the industrialization period and also for scientific research on the USSR period in general.

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Bailey, Jed, Christina Becker-Birck, Devindranauth Bissoon, Ashley Fox, Christiaan Gischler, Dave Hampton, Mathew Lee, Livia Minoja, and William Sloan. Building a more Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean: Report 4: Infrastructure Resilience in the Caribbean through Nature Based Solutions. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004603.

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The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC. The first three reports of the series analyze the economic losses caused by climate related events, the benefits of improving building resiliency to reduce those economic losses and the benefits of subsidized financing for resilient buildings in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC. This report Report 4: Infrastructure Resilience in the Caribbean through Nature Based Solutions - extends the previous analysis to examine the potential role for nature-based solutions (NBSs) in the region. The report first defines NBSs in the context of the Caribbean construction industry. It then considers specific NBS options that could be viable in the region. Next, the report reviews the status of NBS related projects in the Caribbean, including efforts supported by the IDB. This analysis also identifies several barriers to the development of NBSs in the region. Finally, the report suggests measures that can be taken to address these barriers and increase the use of NBSs in the Caribbean.

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Van Hemelrijck, Adinda. Resilience in Bangladesh: Impact Evaluation of the Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh (PSBiB) Project. Oxfam GB, January 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.21201/2020.5617.

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The ‘Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh’ (PSBiB) project was implemented together with 3 partner organizations between 2016 and 2019. It aimed to reduce the negative impacts of the construction and house building industry in Bangladesh on the environment, livelihoods and communities, by enabling a transition from unsustainable Traditional Bricks (TB) to sustainable Alternative Building Blocks (AB). This Effectiveness Review examines the effectiveness and relevance of the PSBiB project, with a focus on policy changes and contributions to strengthening the country’s resilience. It adopted the Participatory Impact Assessment and Learning Approach (PIALA) as well as Contribution Tracing. The results provide evidence that the project’s strategies and interventions were significant and relevant in achieving the necessary changes in policies and legislation for promoting sustainable building materials and halting the extraction of topsoil from fertile land and protected areas. The evaluation also investigates the project’s contributions to triggering the market and to the capacities of resilience. Find out more by reading the full report now.

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Habert, Guillaume, and Francesco Pittau. Joint synthesis “Sustainable Concrete Structures” of the NRP “Energy”. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), February 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.46446/publication_nrp70_nrp71.2020.5.en.

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All structures in Switzerland - that is, all buildings, roads, infrastructure constructions and so on - consume over their entire life cycle around 50 % of Switzerland's final energy requirement. They are also responsible for around 30 % of emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2. In recent decades, the energy requirements and CO2 emissions resulting from the use of such structures have fallen sharply. However, the grey energy contained within the structures as well as the CO2 emissions associated with the construction, renovation and demolition of buildings, remain high. There is great potential for improvement here. The joint project “Low energy concrete” provides an important basis for transforming the construction industry into a sustainable sector. It primarily focuses on the building material concrete, which is responsible for an especially high amount of grey energy and significant CO2 emissions. The results of this joint project are summarised and interpreted in this synthesis on “Sustainable Concrete Structures”. The chief objectives of the joint project were as follows: CO2 emissions and grey energy are reduced by drastically decreasing the amount of clinker in the cement. Grey energy is reduced by replacing reinforcing and prestressing steel in concrete structures with wood and plastic. The service life of the structures is extended by professional monitoring and adequate renovation measures; this reduces the average annual grey energy and CO2 emissions. The research work shows that the CO2 emissions caused by concrete and concrete structures can be reduced by a factor of 4, while the bound grey energy can be decreased by a factor of 3.

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Bewick, Andrew, Mark Boettcher, Julian Bott, William Condon, and Kenneth Eads. Industry Studies 2002: Construction. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, January 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada425692.

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