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Lam, Hon-sang Ivan, and 林翰生. "Building construction research centre." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31982918.
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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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Kong, Chiu-Kin. "Construction Training and Research Centre, Kowloon Bay." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25946055.
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Fourie, Andri. "Carbon minus : a research centre for green technology : focussing on resource efficiency minus footprint." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11212008-103255.
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Laporte, Jean-Francois. "Feedback : iterative research-creation processes between instrument-building, composition and performance." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2018. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34777/.
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This text is a commentary on my preoccupations over the course of my doctoral research from 2013 to 2017. It accompanies a portfolio of works realized and submitted as part of this doctoral thesis, which looks more specifically at feedback as an iterative process between myself as instrument-builder, composer and performer. This approach, which puts sound center stage as the primary material, emphasizes the organic and bidirectional internal influences among these three creative poles. This thesis is devoted to the main subject of my doctoral research: the notion of creative feedback among instrument-builder, composer and performer. It is in five parts: 1. A definition of my principal influences and aesthetic biases; 2. A portrait outlining the connections of influence among the instrument-builder, composer and performer; 3. A discussion of relationships outside the creative process itself, that is to say the influence of other artists (composers, musicians, other instruments) in my approach to research creation; 4. A demonstration of how I use the influences of other composers, other musicians and even other artists whose works speak to and inspire me; and 5. A presentation of three concrete examples from the portfolio realized during my doctoral research The body of work submitted includes: three new instruments, two sound installations,four compositions and three comprovisations.
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Mackenzie, Andrew. "A mixed-methods research approach exploring the relationship between 'green' building performance and organizational productivity." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2017. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-mixedmethods-research-approach-exploring-the-relationship-between-green-building-performance-and-organizational-productivity(8a04db6a-8bac-4337-9d6a-1fd67aeb2b25).html.
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Society is at an energy crossroads today. How will our global economy become sustainable for future generations? For today's global organizations can the right thing and the profitable thing be the same thing? Can (or should) successful organizations improve the human condition? Worldwide, buildings account for 17 per cent of fresh water withdrawals, 25 per cent of wood harvest, 33 per cent of CO2 emissions and 40 per cent of material and energy use. Integrated 'green' and sustainable building design is being heralded as the fastest route to ecological modern buildings in Europe, North America and Asia (United States Green Building Council, 2008). On average North Americans spend 90 per cent (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2009) of their time indoors, a large portion of this time in commercial buildings. Furthermore, salaries and wages account for approximately 90 per cent (Romm and Browning, 1994) of an organization's building-related expenses. However, in our rush to create 'green' and sustainable North American commercial buildings and a laser-like focus on reducing carbon footprints and reducing energy costs have we lost sight of the purpose of the commercial building which is the generation of wealth through the productivity of the commercial building occupant and by extension the occupant's organization. For if any slight increase or if any slight decrease in occupant and organizational productivity can be proven this would easily justify or (un)justify respectively most if not all North American commercial building sustainability initiatives as 'productivity is the fundamental economic measure of a technology's contribution' (Brynjolfsson, 1994). In other words have we increased or at a minimum maintained occupant and organizational productivity as we move our North American commercial building occupants and organizations into these newly created enhanced 'green' and sustainable structures with their new or enhanced 'green' and sustainable systems, processes and designs. The originality of the research will be in the linking of these two distinct areas namely; organizational productivity to North American commercial building 'green' and sustainability initiatives. Furthermore, through the mixed-methods research methodology approach we will attempt to develop new knowledge and findings as we implement measureable 'green' and sustainable strategies into comparative North American commercial building research settings.
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Gunarathne, Duleeka. "Optimization of the performance ofdown-draft biomass gasifier installedat National Engineering Research &Development (NERD) Centre ofSri Lanka." Thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-78994.
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Using biomass gasification to produce combustible gas is one of the promising sustainable energy optionsavailable for many countries. At present, a few small scale community based power generation systemsusing biomass gasifiers are in operation in Sri Lanka. However, due to the lack of proper knowledge, thesesystems are not being operated properly in full capacity. This stands as an obstacle for further expansionof the use of gasifier technology.The objective of this study was to identify the most influential parameters related to fuel wood gasificationwith a down draft gasifier in order to improve the gasification processes.A downdraft gasifier of 10kW electrical capacity was used to study the effect of equivalent ratio (Actual airfuel ratio to Stoicheometric air fuel ratio: ER) on the specific gas production, the heating value of gasproduced and the cold gas efficiency using three throat diameters (125mm, 150mm and 175mm). Six trialswere carried out for each throat diameter by varying the supply air flow to change the ER. The gassamples were tested for their compositions under steady state operating conditions. Using mass balancesfor C and N, the cold gas efficiencies, calorific values and the specific gas production rates weredetermined.The results showed that with all throat diameters the calorific value of gas reduced with the increase ofER. The cold gas efficiency reduced with ER in a similar trend for all three throat diameters. The specificgas production increased with ER under all throat diameters.Calorific value and specific gas production are changing inversely proportional manner. The ER to beoperated is depends on the type of application of the gas produced and engine characteristics. When alarge heat is required, low ER is to be used in which gas production is less. In the opposite way, when alarge amount of gas is needed, higher value of ER is recommended.
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Davis, Haggerty Luane Ruth. "Adjusting The Margins: Building Bridges Between Deaf and Hearing Cultures Through Performance Arts." [Yellow Springs, Ohio] : Antioch University, 2006. http://www.rit.edu/~lrdnpa/diss/www/home/home.html.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Antioch University, 2006.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Mar. 29, 2007). Advisor: Carolyn B. Kenny. Keywords: performance ethnography, drama, Deaf theater, leadership, cultural identity, ethnographic research. Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-285 ).
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Du, Preez Johan Joubert. "Call centre design, operation and optimisation : a structured and scientific based approach." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/827.
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Alborhamy, Yasmine. "How Do Data Dashboards Affect Evaluation Use in a Knowledge Network? A Study of Stakeholder Perspectives in the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS)." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/41263.
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Since there is limited research on the use of data dashboards in the evaluation field, this study explores the integration of a data dashboard in a knowledge network, the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS) as part of its program evaluation activities. The study used three phases of data collection and analysis. It investigates the process of designing a dashboard for a knowledge network and the different uses of a data dashboard in a program evaluation context through interviews and focus group discussions. Four members of the CRECS team participated in one focus group; two other members participated in individual interviews. Data were analyzed for thematic patterns. Results indicate that the process of designing a data dashboard consists of five steps that indicate the iterative process of design and the need for sufficient consultations with stakeholders. Moreover, the data dashboard has the potential to be used internally, within CRECS, and externally with other stakeholders. The data dashboard is also believed to be beneficial in program evaluation context as a monitoring tool, for evaluability assessment, and for evaluation capacity building. In addition, it can be used externally for accountability, reporting, and communication. The study sheds light on the potentials of data dashboards in organizations, yet prolonged and broader studies should take place to confirm these uses and their sustainability.
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Peterson, James Scott. "Review of Research at Virginia Tech on the Relationship Between School Building Condition and Student and Teacher Performance and Attitudes." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/56836.
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The research study is a review of research at Virginia Tech on the relationship between school building condition and student and teacher performance and attitudes. There have been several reviews or synthesis studies of the research in the field of school facilities over the last 65 years. One institution, Virginia Tech has produced several research studies in this area of scholarly work over the past two decades. With this large corpus of research directly related to Cash's theoretical model, first used in 1993, it becomes necessary to find out what the research has shown and also to find out what these researchers have advocated for further research.
The study extracted 84 findings from the 20 studies reviewed with 67% being statistically significant. Only eight of the 20 relationships in the theoretical model had related findings. Building Condition and Faculty Attitude and Building Condition and Student Achievement had the highest number of related findings. The study states that a better Building Condition has a positive relationship on higher student achievement and attitudes. The synthesis of the findings also drew seven conclusions that should be factored into future research decisions.
The study also extracted 74 recommendations for further research. The three relationships that had the greatest number of related recommendations for further research were Building Condition and Student Achievement, Building Condition and Student Attitudes, and Building Condition and Faculty Attitude. The relationships that were either not investigated or were investigated by one or two research studies are the areas that need more research.
The theoretical model produced several propositions for further research. The propositions follow the logical progression of the model from the decisions of the school authorities and financial ability of the school system in determining the condition of the school building to the eventual effect the school building conditions have upon student and teacher performance and attitudes. The presented taxonomy of research needs, through the propositions, serves as a guide in determining the needs for filling the gaps in the research related to Building Condition and Student and Teacher Performance and Attitude at Virginia Tech and other institutions.Ph. D.
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Van, Slingerland Krista. "Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Sport-Focused Mental Health Service Delivery Model Within a Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/42792.
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The overall aim of this Participatory Action Research (PAR; Chevalier & Buckles, 2013; Lewin, 1946) project was to design, implement, and evaluate a specialized sport-focused mental health service delivery model for competitive and high-performance athletes, integrated within a broader Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport (CCMHS). A transformative mixed methods research design (Cresswell, 2014) guided by the PAR approach was employed across three phases during which (a) a sport-specific mental health service delivery model for competitive and high-performance athletes was collaboratively designed by stakeholders (Design Phase [Study 1]), (b) the model was pilot-tested within the CCMHS (Implementation Phase [Study 2]), and (c) the model was evaluated to understand whether practitioners and service-users perceived the care delivered / received within the model to be acceptable and appropriate (Evaluation Phase [Study 3]). Design Phase (Study 1). The purpose of study 1 was to (a) perform an environmental scan of the Canadian mental health care and sport contexts, and (b) design a sport-focused mental health service delivery model for competitive and high-performance athletes within a broader CCMHS. To meet these objectives, 20 stakeholders from the sport and mental health sectors explored (a) the availability and effectiveness of mental health care for competitive and high-performance Canadian athletes, and (b) the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with creating a CCMHS, via two iterations of stakeholder-led focus groups (Rio-Roberts, 2011). The resulting data informed a subsequent Group Concept Mapping (GCM; Burke et al., 2005; Kane & Trochim, 2007; Rosas & Kane, 2012) activity undertaken by stakeholders, which produced an actionable framework (i.e., concept map) organized into six clusters that visually represented the elements (e.g., services, personnel, organizational structures) that stakeholders deemed important to include in the sport-focused mental health care model (e.g., bilingual services, a triage system, sport-specialized practitioners). In addition, the results revealed that misconceptions about the competitive and high-performance population’s mental health and experience of mental illness were widespread and required clarification before significant advances could be made. This led the group to develop six principles designed to establish a common language and understanding upon which to build effective models of mental health care, improved programming, and strategic education for Canada’s competitive and high-performance athletes, coaches, and organizations (Article 1). The framework that emerged from the GCM activity served to guide the remainder of the project, and supported actions (e.g., develop eligibility criteria to access services, hire a team of mental health practitioners with sport competencies [i.e., CCMHS Care Team]) to build the CCMHS and test the model during the Implementation Phase (Article 2). Implementation Phase (Study 2). The purpose of study 2 was to pilot test the mental health service delivery model designed during the first phase of the research project. To do so, an illustrative case study (Keegan et al., 2017; Stake, 1995, 2005) was carried out to demonstrate how (i.e., intake, referral, and service delivery processes) the CCMHS Care Team provided mental health care to a high-performance athlete, and what outcomes resulted from this process. Data to inform the case study was gathered through a review of the service-user’s clinical documents (e.g., intake summary, session notes), and qualitative interviews (n = 2) with the athlete’s Collaborative Care Team lead and the CCMHS Care Coordinator. Document analysis (Bowen, 2009) was used to organize the details of the case found within clinical documents under the categories of the case study framework (i.e., intake and referral process, service-user description, integrated care plan, and outcomes), while a conventional descriptive content analysis (Hsieh & Shannon, 2005) served to extract salient data from the interviews to further build out the case study. Results revealed that sport significantly influenced the onset and experience of mental illness for the athlete service-user. The lead practitioner’s sport-specific knowledge played a significant role in the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of this athlete given the nature of the athlete’s concerns and high athletic identity. Findings support the notion that specialized mental health care models and teams are necessary to address sport-related factors that can pose unique threats to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in athletes (Article 3). Implementation Phase (Study 3). The purpose of study 3 was to evaluate the acceptability and appropriateness of the mental health service delivery model designed during Phase 1 and implemented during Phase 2. Qualitative data from three sources (CCMHS practitioners, CCMHS service-users, and CCMHS stakeholders) were collected and analyzed using a multi-step, multi-method process, including16 one-on-one semi-structured interviews with CCMHS practitioners (n = 10) and service-users (n = 6), and a meeting with CCMHS stakeholders (captured via meeting minutes). In addition, 47 documents (e.g., clinical, procedural) created during the implementation phase of the project by CCMHS team members (i.e., practitioners, stakeholders, members of the board of directors) were used to triangulate the other data (Carter, Bryant-Lukosius, DiCenso, Blythe, and Neville, 2014). The Framework Method (Gale et al., 2013; Ritchie and Spencer, 1994) was used to analyze, synthesize, integrate, and interpret the dataset. The deductive data analysis approach taken was guided by the seven components of acceptability developed by Sekhon and colleagues (2017), and the Canadian Medical Association’s definition of appropriate care. Findings showed that the care provided and received within the CCMHS service delivery model was perceived to be acceptable and appropriate, and each component of the model uniquely contributed to practitioner and service-user experiences. For example, the collaborative interdisciplinary approach contributed to the ethicality of the model, promoted the professional development of team members, and enabled Pan-Canadian service provision. The sport-centered nature of care was perceived to enhance the ethicality of services delivered, effectiveness of care, and affective experience of service-users. Implications for further research and practice were discussed in light of areas of the model that emerged as needing improvement (e.g., prohibitive cost of care, practitioner burden from collaborative processes and procedures). Overall, the findings of the research project demonstrate that collaborative approaches to inquiry and practice can be successfully applied in sport to guide stakeholders in developing and testing novel models to improve the health outcomes of sport participants. The research also shows that an interdisciplinary team of practitioners can successfully deliver sport-focused mental health care that is acceptable and appropriate to service-users. Lastly, the project provides data on the first known empirical project to design, implement and evaluate a specialized mental health service delivery model applied nationwide in person and virtually with competitive and high-performance athletes experiencing mental health challenges and symptoms of mental illness.
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Al, Thunaian Saleh A. "Exploring the use of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) in the healthcare sector of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rhetoric and reality. Evaluate understanding the five perspectives of the BSC. Evaluating the understanding of linkage between the BSC and strategy of the hospital. The reality of the implementation of BSC in KFSH." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6290.
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This thesis aims to evaluate the implementation of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) based on a case organization; the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH-RC). The study is an exploratory investigation. Understanding BSC perspectives is important for academic comprehension and is crucial for successful implementation. BSC at KFSH-RC includes five main perspectives: Quality of Care; Medical Care; Employees; Financial; and Education and Research (learning and growth). The thesis tackles two main anecdotal, practice-based arguments: BSC helps achieve business strategy, and the implementation of BSC has often fallen short of the assertions made about its potential for impact. A case study with a triangulation approach is justified and pursued. This study contributes to the literature in different ways. The application of the BSC has received limited attention in healthcare organisations in general, and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in particular, and may be one of the first to explore such issues, across management and professional groups, to research BSC in the healthcare organisation in the KSA. It distinguishes between the understanding of financial and non-financial perspectives; and the researcher has developed a conceptual framework, which reflects the main elements of BSC implementation.
Quantitative data analysis from the case study indicates that staff members at the KFSH possess only a shallow understanding of various BSC perspectives. The study revealed a consistent lack of understanding of BSC by the department employees, due to their lack of interest. The results show that performance measures following the implementation of BSC created no significant improvement. It also confirms that even some senior managers face difficulties understanding BSC perspectives. The qualitative-based findings indicate that the level of understanding of BSC for clinical services is not significantly different from that for non-clinical services; staff members of the KFSH resist the implementation of BSC in the early stages; and there is ¿autocratic¿ leadership style at the KFSH inhibited the flow of information. The power distance and autocratic leadership style, in combination with an inadequate launch of BSC, fail to follow the implementation steps recommended by both Kaplan and Norton (2001a) and Kotter (1996). These organisational dynamics, it will be argued, are understated in the original BSC methodology, a view consistent with the findings of Woodley (2006) and may be especially so in environments with strong professional norms such as hospitals. The implications for the study and practice of non-profit organisations wishing to adopt methodology developed initially in a commercial context, is considered.Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Khalid Al-Angari (Saudi Arabia)
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Al, Thunaian Saleh Abdulrahman. "Exploring the use of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) in the healthcare sector of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : rhetoric and reality : evaluate understanding the five perspectives of the BSC : evaluating the understanding of linkage between the BSC and strategy of the hospital : the reality of the implementation of BSC in KFSH." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6290.
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This thesis aims to evaluate the implementation of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) based on a case organization; the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH-RC). The study is an exploratory investigation. Understanding BSC perspectives is important for academic comprehension and is crucial for successful implementation. BSC at KFSH-RC includes five main perspectives: Quality of Care; Medical Care; Employees; Financial; and Education and Research (learning and growth). The thesis tackles two main anecdotal, practice-based arguments: BSC helps achieve business strategy, and the implementation of BSC has often fallen short of the assertions made about its potential for impact. A case study with a triangulation approach is justified and pursued. This study contributes to the literature in different ways. The application of the BSC has received limited attention in healthcare organisations in general, and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in particular, and may be one of the first to explore such issues, across management and professional groups, to research BSC in the healthcare organisation in the KSA. It distinguishes between the understanding of financial and non-financial perspectives; and the researcher has developed a conceptual framework, which reflects the main elements of BSC implementation. Quantitative data analysis from the case study indicates that staff members at the KFSH possess only a shallow understanding of various BSC perspectives. The study revealed a consistent lack of understanding of BSC by the department employees, due to their lack of interest. The results show that performance measures following the implementation of BSC created no significant improvement. It also confirms that even some senior managers face difficulties understanding BSC perspectives. The qualitative-based findings indicate that the level of understanding of BSC for clinical services is not significantly different from that for non-clinical services; staff members of the KFSH resist the implementation of BSC in the early stages; and there is 'autocratic' leadership style at the KFSH inhibited the flow of information. The power distance and autocratic leadership style, in combination with an inadequate launch of BSC, fail to follow the implementation steps recommended by both Kaplan and Norton (2001a) and Kotter (1996). These organisational dynamics, it will be argued, are understated in the original BSC methodology, a view consistent with the findings of Woodley (2006) and may be especially so in environments with strong professional norms such as hospitals. The implications for the study and practice of non-profit organisations wishing to adopt methodology developed initially in a commercial context, is considered.
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Whittle, Joanne K. "'Your place and mine' : heritage management and a sense of place." Lincoln University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1701.
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This study presents an analysis of human encounter with place. It examines the personal and cultural importance of an attachment to place, focusing on the reciprocal relationship between cultural heritage and a sense of place. Place is constructed out of mutual meanings between people and their environment. The study begins with an indepth look at the theory of place. In a series of heritage management case studies, the theory is applied in order to illustrate how meanings of place may be expressed. Place as a normative concept provides a role for resource managers in finding the meanings people associate with places, and in nurturing and enhancing these meanings. This involves the recognition of different values and 'stories' that are associated with place. Recognising these differences helps shift resource management away from the simplicity of grand narratives and totalizing discourses, towards a respect for intangible and multiple meanings in place. To a certain extent an understanding of place is already informing both natural and cultural management decisions in New Zealand, although this may not be explicitly recognised. To approach cultural heritage management from the perspective of place, however, challenges the current directions that heritage management is taking in this country. The study proposes a way of taking up that challenge, and concludes that the importance of place should not be overlooked.
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Patterson, Liam. "Mechanical Fluidity: high performance sports academic research centre." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24967.
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Development Planning, 2017The Wits High Performance Academic Sports Research Centre will be located on Wits educational campus Johannesburg. Its aims are to act as a centre for teaching, learning, research development as well as giving back to the community. The centre will host a variety of users including students, staff, lectures, researchers local and international as well has high performance athletes. Doctors and patients from the Nelson Mandela children’s hospital will also have access to some of the facilities and equipment to help with medical treatment. The Sydney Brenner research institute and the Wits Sports clinic who have their facilities next to the site will also interact and have a symbiotic relationship with the Performance centre sharing their knowledge and expertise. As their expertise lie in the human body and cellular research and would be a small adaptation to researching sports research still focusing on a cellular level, however now looking at factors that could affect sports performance. The aim is for the centre to be internationally recognized putting Wits in the spotlight of the sports research. This combination and in depth facility in sports research does not exist as one entity in any facility across the world. There are universities in the states which are starting to make the connection between scientifi c sports research and performance. This centre will be purely a research and assessment centre and will not be a training centre, Its concept is to have athletes coming in from all over the world, stay for two weeks and take the knowledge they acquired and apply it to their training in their home city. The centre will host international exhibitions and conferences on sports research. Income from these events will help offset operating costs and alleviate pressure from the funding sponsors. Along with these functions the centre will house permanent staff who do testing assessments on athletes as well as house a Restaurant and accommodation for traveling athletes and researchers which will provide a more constant fl ow of income. The centre will be heavily teaching based with lectures taking place within the centre as well as students being actively involved as the centre is part of Wits University. It is important to understand that the Centre is not a training facility for athletes. Athletes are examined on multiple levels over the course of a few days. Their results are analysied and recommendations are made to how they can increase their performance. The public will have access to the Performance Centre and it is designed in a way that the public can view the athletes being assessed without invading their privacy. It is important to understand the diverse uses of this centre along with all who shall use it. Diverse user list • Doctors and therapists • Researchers • Patients/children • Athletes • Academic Staff • Admin staff • Students • Foreign visitors and athletes • The Public
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Goulden, David. "Dwelling in between, a centre for technological research and design visualization." Thesis, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0007/MQ42299.pdf.
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LIN, TZU-PING, and 林子平. "the research on the performance of raining storage in building site." Thesis, 1998. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12709449735815519889.
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The Performance on the Performance of Raining Storage in Building Site In order to slow down the high-temperature effect of urban climate, reduce the frequency of urban flood and improve the ecology environment of urban area, the issue of "the raining storage of building site" is introduced in this thesis .This research provides a equation of raining storage with four factors, which are infiltration by original soil, infiltration by pavements, infiltration by artificial -aided facility and storage by the soil of garden .The equation serves as a tool to analyze and increase the performance of raining storage of building site in a scientifically reasonable way. This research also provides infiltration factor data by experiment. In adeition, the research provides a suggested standard of performance of raioing storage as a reference of governmental legislation and non-governmental practice. At last, it provides the standard section of pavement and helps the designers to improve the performance of raining storage. If the outcome of this research can be well popularized, not only can it reduce surface runoff, lessen the capacity of public drainage system, slower the frequencies of urban flood, but provide more living space for human beings and microorganisms, as well as to improve the ecology environment of urban areas. This research stands for an important purpose to stimulate everlasting development among urban areas in our country.
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Paya, Tefo Omphile. "Building cohesion among Bakgatla male adolescents: a performance as research approach." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/11726.
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M.A. University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Humanities (Dramatic Art), 2011.This practice led research explores masculine identity construction among young Bakgatla men. The research consists of a process-orientated performance intervention and a written component. I worked with a small group of young men of the Bakgatla tribe in the village of Mochudi, Botswana. Together we explored Masculine Identity, rites of passage and what it means to be a man within their community. This report begins within an introduction that frames the study. Then it proceeds in episodes until the overall conclusion. The first episode gives further context of the study by explaining the problem statement and rationale. Then the second episode goes on to give the aims of the study and how it was originally planned before commencement. In the third episode I discuss the theory relevant to my field of study. The following episode then goes into the pragmatics of the research and the analysis of key findings. The last episode I foreground my findings and the limitations of my study and suggest a possible way forward. The method of research used is practise-based research and the problemsthe study addresses are those of ethics versus aesthetics when applying theatre to a community setting and also the issue of the young men of the Bakgatla tribe being marginalised when it comes to dealing with issues about them. The practice led research demonstrated how a facilitator can use heightened performance effectively as a way of mirroring and deepening community-based interventions. Evidence was found that such a method could be more effective in finding a balance between ethics and aesthetics, resolving an on-going problem in other applied theatre methods that use performance processes of personal narratives to assist individuals and groups. This study also foregrounds knowledge about young men of the Bakgatla tribe and conclude that they should be given a space, similar to the kgotla, to confront and dialogue problems that face men in a contemporary Botswana.
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Hong, Kuo-Chih, and 洪國智. "Research on the Performance of Green Fencing for Building Construction Projects." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/gfmd55.
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建築與都市設計研究所
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The policy of green fencing for building construction was started from “Taipei international flora expo.” in year 2011 and implemented through “Taipei Beautiful” series plan. However, the meanings of green fencing for building construct should not only beautify environment but also explore the effect it brings on in the aspect of academic research, example for the relationship between cost & green coverage and so on. This study is the research on current condition of green fencing for building construction in Taipei City and also discusses organization method and plating for green fencing of building construct, and focused on structure and planting about green (The calculation of the Green coverage should be based on premise: After the demolishing process and remove the plants into the place with sufficient soils). Integrate and organize the combination of structure system, and calculate the plant area and Green coverage depending on the category of plants. By then, through the evaluation, we could study and find the contribution of green benefit and the value of cost load. The conclusions about current condition and related data on the green fencing for build construct is as below: 1、Law amendments of the specification The laws are from” the traffic and public safety improvements of Taipei building constructions”, and this is for the local normative acts. The The specifications of the range is used the limit of the hardware , The law of the restricted content did not direct at the category of plant, the calculations for green coverage, the contribution of green benefit, and the value of cost load. 2、The benefit of the beautifying the environment is much stronger than the Greening. Even under the implement of government policy, we still have to clarify the real core value of the Construction Green Fencing. The government would understand the effects and relations between the green coverage and cost through considering green benefit when they hold the activities to beautify the environment. 3、Effectiveness of green construction fence valuation By the 4th chapter-benefit of evaluations of green and cost, the benefit of green is between 0.48 g-CO2/dollar ~1.72 g-CO2/dollar, it shows tht green fencing of building construct and benefit green are very small; In the aspect of cost loading, every form will be $NTD 581/ kg-CO2~$NTD 2,103/ kg-CO2, it means that the cost is very expensive, if it provides the green coverage for kg-CO2. So the implentemt for green fencing for building still have sense for beautifying the envornment, but it sets on the destroyment side. If the cost is high, but the effect can’t achieve the target, this study hope gonvenment can stop impletmenitng this policy, and don’t provide more CO2 from beatifying the environment. 4、The cost for Construction Green Fencing in Taipei City By the evaluations for green coverage and cost, the cost for the green fencing of building construct on current condition is around $NTD 3,000~$NTD 12,000 , the cost is at least $NTD 41,000,000 , it excludes the demolishing cost and the cost for following processes.
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Chang, Chia-Ling, and 張嘉玲. "Research on the Business Model of Green Building Materials with Efficient Performance." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42159522119738202411.
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碩士國立臺灣大學
臺大-復旦EMBA境外專班
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Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century did not only influence civilization and technology but also created prosperous economy and human life by shortening the distance of the world. However, wealthy life of human beings caused the destruction of earth. Being aware of the environmental crisis, people have begun to pursue human-based health and sustainable development through promoting the environmental protection activities, such as biodiversity, amount of green, soil water content, daily energy saving, CO2 reduction, waste reduction, quality of indoor environment, water resources, waste water and other garbage; besides, the goals to achieve ecology, energy saving, waste reduction, and health had been set. Owing to the rising awareness of environmental protection, the potential of environmental protection related industry can be expected. It is a great market decision to enter environmental protection or other related industries. In addition, this business model has not yet been used widely on the domestic market of green building materials industry. Therefore, according to the raised awareness of environmental protection, this study aimed to investigate the acceptance and future development of business model in green building materials with efficient performance. The results are revealed as followings: First, since the construction market did not recover as expected, it is getting more difficult and requires more concerns for construction industry to expand the market share of green building materials with efficient performance. Second, applying marketing strategy, market segmentation, brand positioning, product performance, logistics, access, quality and service business model strategy, can allow consumers to comprehend the characteristics of green building materials with efficient performance, as well as improve the perspective of consumer for green building materials with efficient performance through developing strong R&D products. Third, the effect of high cost and the weakness of higher selling price via developing R&D product should be considered while setting the marketing strategy of business model in the internal organization. Four, the enterprises of green building materials with efficient performance should focus on enhancing the characteristic of products and functions, in order to lower the effect of threats and increase the loyalty of consumers to the green building materials with efficient performance. Thus, the goal of profit growth could be achieved.
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Yang, Kung-Yu, and 楊功宇. "The Research of Construction Quality Plan and Performance Evaluation Model of Building Facilities." Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43507533323441365387.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
營建工程系
89
Face to the variety and high - level demand of out society, it gradually tends to the specialization of the technique of the architecture and the equipment. And in order to make a good construction; we mainly discuss about the administration of the quality of the area of the architectural equipment. At present, the internal constructors'' study of the quality of the architectural project mainly focus on the aspect of the structure. But refer to the quality of the architectural equipment, such as the works of the air-conditioners, drain, electric equipment, etc, they only pay attention to the systemic aspect, not penetrate deeply into the realities. For this reason, this study will mainly analyze and examine the quality of the architectural equipment which existing now in our society and establish the administrative document of the quality which under the construction of the architectural equipment. Besides, under the performance evaluation model of the quality which under the construction of the architectural equipment of the supervisory institution or directive organization, we will establish a series of the evaluated procedure of the quality of it to suit the internal operation.
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Ho, Yang Yen, and 楊艷禾. "Research on the Evaluation Method for Evacuation Safety Performance of Office Building Fires." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/szrrxf.
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碩士中央警察大學
消防科學研究所
90
Evacuation safety was always an abstract concept before. This kind of abstract concept to analysis cannot be used to evaluate the life safety of buildings designed based on prescriptive-based codes. In order to overcome the issue of the uncertainty for evacuation safety, many experts and scholars try to apply the period of time to evaluate whenever people can leave building before the fire can kill them. During the development of fire protection engineering, it becomes popular to adopt the performance-based codes for evacuation safety. The performance-based approach includes setting up the goals of evacuation safety, functional statements and verifying models. However, the evaluation method is the important portion, which cannot be neglected. The main function of the evaluation method for evacuation safety performance is to create a safer building with the same budget or to reduce money invested for the same level of life safety. With these kinds of reasons, this paper tried to research the theories of the performance-based approach and the important document of evaluation methods. Then we tried to compare the differences of the evaluation methods used in England, USA, Japan, New Zealand, Australia as well as building EXODUS computer model. We also researched the reasonableness of various evaluation methods for evacuation safety according to the uncertainty of factors, the quantification of parameters and the logicality of hypothesis. We also analyzed the effectiveness of the performance-based design through its advocacy difficulties and its cost-effectiveness. Finally the verification methods in Japanese New Building Code and building EXODUS computer model were used to evaluate the evacuation safety of a thirty-floor structure, the East Science Building, in the Chichi City. Some comparisons of the reasonability and feasibility of these methods were proposed. The conclusion of this paper can be a foundation research of establishing performance-based design system in Taiwan.
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Chang, Wen-hai, and 張文海. "A Research on the Development Trend of Sustainable Building Performance in 21st Century." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/w7c7cy.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
企業管理系
99
Through out the study of relative articles, this paper analyzes the behaviors of the housing producers and the housing buyers in the very first. The second, it presents the housing issues about sustainability, product demand, marketing method, developer’s responsibility, and the energy saving in recent urban developmental history. Combining the housing sustainable performance of projects and factors in this twenty-first century , first by interviewing the experts architects to view the house in Taipei district in recent years, sustainable development performance in the design and implementation of the current situation, to confirm sustainable residential properties with the correct items. The second, the residence of the Taipei district conducts a random sample survey, the performance factor by sustainable housing residence currently living in Taipei district of satisfaction for residential properties and homes in the ideal of great importance to sustainable development performance with the desired degree to provide twenty-first century sustainable residential design, planning and development decision-making reference. That will investigate the background conditions of the sample data analysis, to understand the basic characteristics of the sample, followed by analysis and evaluation of its background conditions, the results obtained important conclusions are as follows: 1. The current performance of the sustainable residential housing are less than satisfied with performance in mind the importance of sustainable residential or expected level of obvious buyers of residential housing on the current improvement and enhancement, it still has space for expected improvement. 2. Buyers of residential properties in mind the importance of sustainable housing or the high level of expectations, and are willing to pay a higher price to buy, housing producers can meet the market demand for residential buyers expected launch of the product. 3. The whole summary by studying the articles of sustainable housing in twenty-first century should have 34 performance factors, the survey results via factor analysis reduce to 29 performance factors, and in accordance with results divide into "fire safety performance of convenience", "comfortable and quiet performance of health" and "ecological performance of energy-saving water," "light minus the carbon performance of water" and "smart environmental performance of waste reduction" and other dimensions of five factors, the performance of the project. Department of the entire existing residential products, market conditions, the development industry to provide a reference for competitive strategy formulation.
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Ho, Chih-Jen, and 何致仁. "Research of lower volume closet performance and Ordure-transferring in building drainage system." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/b8cu3e.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
建築系
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Recently, the new buildings have been in general introduced the saving water sanitary facilities due to the national building regulation, as well as in the existing residential and office buildings. The result of initiating the saving water policy could already be seen. However, the use of lower volume water closets to save water in the existing buildings might have other difficulties. As an example, the lower flush volume might influence the ordure-transferring performance in a drainage system. Thus, in order to explore and understand the difficulties of using the lower volume water closet in the existing buildings, this research firstly focused on gathering the saving water system related methodologies and standards, as well as on investigating its development and current condition of the usage. The result would be the basic information for setting up the ordure-transferring forecast formula of the lower volume closet. Moreover, there were required experiments completed using domestic lower volume water closets for studying its effects on the existing drainage systems and verifying the prediction model. The outcome of the study provides a chance for the designers and users to test their products by applying the prediction model. After the low volume water closets were introduced, the study was a start to concern the issue of balancing between saving water and ensuring the performance of the drainage systems.
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洪振家. "Research On the Performance/Price Ratio and Market Share of Green Building Floor Materials." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82681443103633758423.
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碩士明新科技大學
營建工程與管理研究所
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The green building in Taiwan is recently advocated by governmental agencies. The major parts used in green building are the floor paving materials, which include wood, stone and composite boards. The best-known existing green buildings in Taiwan are Peitou Library in Taipei City and Main Stadium in the World Games 2009 Kaohsiung. This research consists of the development of the green building in Taiwan, Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability LOHAS, energy-saving policies to reduce carbon dioxide, future technology for building materials, green construction technical specifications and the cases of green buildings both in Taiwan and all over the world. Finally the data and analysis of the questionnaire of the Green Building floor are presented, providing some useful information concerning the performance/price ratio and market share of the Green Building floor materials. According to the results of questionnaire, not many interior designers of non-governmental organizations use green building materials due to the economic considerations. The range of the unit price of mostly used green building floor materials is between NT$1815 Yuan /m2 to NT$2722 Yuan /m2, and most users are interior designers for the sake of having a health environment according to outcome of the survey. Besides, many other items are also concluded in the green building materials such as air clean paint , wood plastic composite(WPC) and the energy-saving coatings insulation。Suitable using these materials may magnify their effects to produce a greener environment for the people on earth.
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Li, Jheng-Yu, and 李政育. "Research fire performance during the period of Japanese rule western building lash plaster wall." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26309411463158795023.
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碩士高苑科技大學
建築研究所
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Monument restoration of the period of Japanese rule ,the „wall‟ is an important part of avery large and repair coverage to the wall is constructed, in addition to the important role of the factor structure of the substrate wall, painted stucco wall is also quite important element,but it was not enough for fire performance discussion, so this study “wooden slats plaster wall” of fire performance for further understanding. For fire performance design firewall, in addition to technical specifications type specification within the rules, the rest should be in accordance with the performance test report before assessing its aging fire wall construction requirements for fire performance requirements in recent years have, for reference only fire resistant construction , construction and specification, the relative lack of relevant literature, and the aging of the wood for the fire to explore lath plaster walls constructed walls, it is a lack of relevant literature; therefore investigate the correlation structure of the proposed law, the lath plaster wall against wall fire performance as a consolidation and analysis. 1. Design approach brings together wood lath plaster wall constructed section of the wall,lath plaster wall finishing wall construction method, analyze experimental factors, develop test plans, conduct fire resistance test, record the wood lath plaster wall structure wall temperature changes in the positions of the internal components of the case when the fire damage. 2. Different ways of fabric constructed of wood lath plaster wall fire resistance test conducted to explore the fabric of the wall fire resistance and thermal conductivity properties,and by record temperature changes inside the wall, the wall in a different fabric analysis conditions the next fire damage by high temperature carbonization impact on the internal components. 3. Experimental study on construction of the wall through the elaboration of lath plaster wall wooden structure painted stucco wall of the inner layer and the wooden structure destroyed by fire damage behavior patterns and strength loss situations, explore different wall coating paint layer and the inner layer of the wood structure structural factors affecting wood for wall plaster lath walls constructed of fire-resistant properties, as a basis for improving the fire resistance. 4. Estimated by calculating the formula of the "wooden wood charcoals," "water test""impact test", "heat transfer test" data to compare the measured data to understand the difference between the measured data and forecast data, as a wall of fire resistance design reference.
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Ho, Szu-ko, and 何思歌. "Consuming investigation and marketing strategy research of construction industry high performance green building material." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77086129685966513663.
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碩士逢甲大學
經營管理碩士在職專班
96
In recent years, the construction industry widely promotes the green construction building plan, seeks the concept of building and external environment paragenesis co-prosperity, and encourages the use of high performance green construction materials to cope with the measurement of environmental loads and energy saves are already the global trend. Researcher is engaged in glass fiber reinforced plastic construction materials promotion work for more than ten years which provide the motivation for the study of “Promoting the green building, high performance construction materials” and “Promoting the glass fiber reinforced plastic window”. The foundation of the study is Engel-Kollat-Blackwell Model, the consumers evaluate the green product by using themselves’ criterions. However, the relative selection of these criterions will be different among the variety of consumer characteristic factors. The researcher integrates the several variables including product characteristic and degree of satisfaction of glass fiber reinforced plastic door and window made by high performance green construction materials to develop the models and carry out the study of population variable to consumers'' purchase decision-making and the enterprise’s marketing strategy on green products. The questionnaire of investigation in acknowledgement of the green building and green construction material and the consumer behavior in glass fiber reinforced plastic door and window market was sampled distributed to Central Taiwan inhabitants, this paper studies a total of 150 questionnaires were issued, recovering the returned 140 questionnaires, in which 8 questionnaires were invalid. 132 questionnaires are valid with the effective rate of return at 86.7%. The questionnaires result was summarized and carried on statistical analysis, the variation analysis, the factor analysis, the regression analysis by using SPSS statistics software, knows the results as followed: 1. This study demonstrated 87.8% questionnaire participants support the idea of green construction building and 84.5% questionnaire participants assist to establish the green construction building mark. However, only half of the questionnaire participants indicate they understand the idea or have seen the green construction building, green construction material, and green mark. It reflects the consumers’ supportiveness in green construction building mark has gradually popularized, and still has room for improvement. 2. The use of glass fiber reinforced plastic window accounts of 62.22% in self-purchased institutional building and 82.17% in self-purchased residential building. Therefore, the promoting of green construction should primarily focus on self-purchased institutional building and self-purchased residential building. 3. Consumer not only recognizes the high performance green construction material in glass fiber reinforced plastic window, but also takes care of the artistic of vision and the safety of use and the effectiveness of deafening and service life . Thus, the green construction materials related products should possess abovementioned characteristic to be convictive for general use. 4. As the selling price of green construction building materials price is relatively higher than general building materials, the questionnaires result indicates the green construction materials has higher acceptability in higher income individual or family and vice versa. If the government can provide the subsidy policy in promoting the green consumption development, the better result can be seen in short period. 5. In which, 35.87% questionnaire participants obtain the understanding of high performance green construction material’s glass fiber reinforced plastic window from the journalism and also respect to professional perspectives (32.07%). The green construction material manufacturer could use those channels to promote green product to deliver the product information to customers effectively and quickly. 6. Low degree of consumer satisfaction for post-sale service﹙the degree of satisfaction is 3.4736﹚was indicated, the enterprise should attach the importance to consumer satisfaction and further improve the post-sale service for perpetual operation.
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He, Kuen-chi, and 何昆錡. "The research in drainage system decision-making and performance evaluation of high-rise building." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qjqh73.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
建築系
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The main purpose of this research is to clarify the decision-making framework and to evaluate the performance of drainage system in high-rise building through the empirical observation and basic understanding of stack fluid mechanism. This paper concluded a schematic structure of drainage system in high-rise building, meanwhile, deliberated intention to search the supporting factors and flow path for decision-making and assessment tool for performance evaluation of high-rise building drainage system. The evaluation method had been verified and proved to be practicable. These results can support the decision-making and be assessment tool for current design of high-rise building drainage system. The design of high-rise building is complex and high integration work including various professional cooperation. The successful accomplish of such landmark is also seen as technical achievement of a country. Nonetheless, the importance of building drainage, which is a humble but very substantial issue, might not be ignored. Owing to the increasing of potential energy of height, inappropriate design of drainage system is facile to cause the sanitary problems in high-rise building and inconvenient utility. Particularly, people recognize the importance of healthy environment through the impact of SARS disease. The main purpose of this research is to clarify the decision-making framework and to evaluate the performance of drainage system in high-rise building through the empirical observation and basic understanding of stack fluid mechanism. Firstly, we investigated the existing high-rise buildings with 52 cases and summarize the design methodology from interviews of designer and plumbing engineers. Through the observations and interviews, we deconstructed the existing drainage system and found the crucial components of drainage construction. According to the deconstruction analysis, we concluded a schematic structure of drainage system in high-rise building. Finally, this study deliberated intention to search the supporting factors and flow path for decision-making and assessment tool for performance evaluation of high-rise building drainage system. The results of this research would contribute to the domestic building technology and improve the design of drainage system in high-rise building.
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Yu, G. H., and 余興治. "Building the Semiconductor Fab Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Performance Indicators and Empirical Research." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/68049925678307767785.
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Liao, Wei-Chieh, and 廖偉潔. "Research and Development of Composite Stud-type Dampers for Seismic Performance Promotion of Building Structures." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24y727.
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碩士國立中興大學
土木工程學系所
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Recently, the usage of stud-type damper (SD) devices in the structural systems have been increasingly adopted in constructing projects. However, the related academic literatures on SD devices are rather limited, the seismic performance of the systems using SDs (SDFs) are still uncertain among current practices, as well as the method of designing a SD device itself and the beam-to-column interface, thus a difficulty in confirming the efficiency of its energy dissipation has arisen in such situation. In the light of these concerns, the purposes of this research were to investigate the seismic performance of different SDF systems and clarify the influences of several hysteresis characteristics (so-called design parameters) of SDs on it. This research also aimed to develop and examine a composite stud-column-type damper (CSD) device as well, leading the overall structure systems to generate optimal seismic performance. The method to carry out this research was conducting a comprehensive study, including nonlinear time history analysis and full-scale component experiments. Several full-scale CSD specimens were designed, based on previous analysis results, which is a set of proposal design pararmeters combination of the SD. The main experimental variables were section dimensions of two types of steels and whether the flange of specimen have been cut. Furthermore, this research established a fundamental physical model of the CSD, equations to estimate the stiffness, post-yielding stiffenss and yield strength of it was also proposed. Results indicate that the SD with the characteristics of early yielding, large initial stiffness and large post-yielding stiffness produces optimal seismic performance throughout all hazard-level earthquakes. In terms of cumulative hysteresis energy, it turns out to perform best when the outer and inner segments each have same dimension (specimen RF20); in terms of cumulative plastic deformation (CPD), when one side of the outer segments have more propotion of all than the inner segment (specimen RF15), it turns out to have the best ductility and ability of deformation; in terms of the hysteresis behavior, one side of the outer segments have less propotion of all than the inner segment (specimen RF25), results show that the overall strength do not weaken after occurring local buckling, presenting the stablility of its response. Moreover, the results indicate that the equations for estimating the stiffness and yield strength of the CSD, on the average, can be appropriately used for both theoretical and practical references.
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WU, Szu-Han, and 吳思漢. "Research On The Radiation Heat Estimation By The Field Simulation Of Building Fire-Prevention Performance-Based Design." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/05892595308903058989.
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碩士中華大學
建築與都市計畫學系碩士班
99
With the continued break troughs of construction technology and the increase of high-rising, compound buildings with large scale space, the existing regulations have been not be able to meet the requirements of modern buildings, and even the worse, the norm of regulations could limit the development of building. Therefore, many countries in the world have developing functional regulations to overcome the obstacles made by existing regulations for the development of modern construction technology. In Taiwan, the authorities have implemented functional regulations to respond since 1984. The parts of fire separation of construction technology rules are even better to break through limits and expand the scope of fire separation by the functional regulations. This research aims to break through the limits of regulation in expanding the scope of fire separation to satisfy the demand for greater space from large shopping malls and shopping centers by designing the sense of space that the lofty part of building wants to express and increasing freedom of design. Secondly, the assessment of practical cases, Fire burning by a variety of experimental literature measured data(Such as temperature, flame height, heat radiation) , With the FDS computer simulation software and fire spread between theoretical analysis of the formula, Factor of the difference, Terms of the presence of simulated radiation , Explore the theoretical formula by comparing the difference with the simulation software Factor to simulate the results of calculation of factors, Parameters of the simulation results and adjust the fire burning again with a comparative analysis of experiments, From the analysis results show that Fixed fraction of thermal radiation from lower in the theory of the radiation formula, Then consider the heat release rate curve, Heat release rate will be fixed to the maximum , Discussion to the limit of heat radiation, The simulation results with the theoretical formula of heat radiation from the relatively close.
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Rau, Ming Shung, and 饒銘雄. "Research of Design Evaluation of Fire Evacuation Performance of Building Interior Decoration - Taking Office as an Example." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4zg536.
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碩士東南科技大學
營建與空間設計系營建科技與防災碩士班
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A procedure is the design of fire refuge performance design is based on the office. In the past few years, the interior decoration of fire refuge performance design has been more and more. The interior decoration is often diversified in the design stage, ignoring the limitations of the original design, and during the construction period. It is only treated in general decoration, so that such buildings will have a certain degree of difficulty in interior decoration. If the subsequent management and maintenance are slack after construction, it is easy to flow into the old buildings. After many years of use, the defects are lost and the original building design is lost. Design the fire prevention and evacuation performance to protect the concept of building fire prevention. This study explores the process, purpose, and follow-up management of interior decoration through literature collection, actual case analysis, and questionnaire survey, and analyzes and compares cases to study the differences in interior decoration review, construction, inspection, and follow-up management mechanisms. Then carry out statistical analysis by means of questionnaires to understand how such buildings can be recognized in the process of interior decoration, and propose improvement measures; this study period can be achieved by integrating the results of research evaluation methods. It is more efficient in the future implementation of the room decoration review, which in turn reduces the cost of designing the interior decoration, and promotes the construction of such buildings in Taiwan.
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Barilla, Margaret Krepicz. "A synthesis of research addressing performance appraisal of building administrators and its relationship to district practices in Pennsylvania /." Diss., 1997. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:9732859.
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Chiang, Hsin-Ting, and 蔣心婷. "Application Research on BIM Imported Building Fire Evacuation Safety Performance Verification-Taking Collective Residential Unit as an Example." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/b2xrm2.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
建築系
107
At present, when the specific buildings in Taiwan are tested for fire prevention and evacuation according to the building technical rules, the evacuation verification is measured by the drawing of AutoCAD, and the relevant parameters are determined according to the type and use of the space, and then the relevant parameters are built. Placed in the Excel table, in addition to the input floor space, the average ceiling height, walking speed, personnel density, etc., in addition to the space before the data, you also need to set the formula and function of each cell, such as the space to verify When there are more changes and design changes, it is necessary to check the data editing content of each cell several times to confirm whether the selected cells are incorrect. In this process, data mis-planting and Excel table cells are incorrectly set, which affects the verification results. Correctness. This study uses the Revit+API application to build the sample. In the third chapter, the formula for the fire safety and safety verification technical manual (second edition) of the building, the Excel instruction and the sample Revit+API application of this study. For the interface, refer to the annex of the Building Fire Evacuation Safety Performance Verification Technical Manual (Second Edition) for comparison. From the comparison table, the contents of the three are consistent and consistent, and the case analysis and demonstration are carried out in Chapter 4, the sample version. The verification result and the data provided by the verification unit are within the allowable range. The sample version of this research can assist the verification unit to verify the building fire prevention and evacuation. It can also provide architects and interior decoration practitioners with pre-examination, with this tool as an aid to carry out preliminary fire evacuation verification, architect and interior decoration. After the practitioner completes the revision, the verification unit performs verification, which simplifies the verification process and improves the efficiency of verification.
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Bergin-Seers, Sue. "A conceptual model of performance for small motels: development and empirical testing." 2007. http://eprints.vu.edu.au/1465/1/Bergin-Seers.pdf.
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The value of small firms to the economy is recognised globally (Storey, 2003). In Australia small firms encompass 97 percent of all private sector businesses. Of particular interest to this research is the tourism industry, which is currently experiencing substantial turbulence. The tourism industry, like many other service sectors, is comprised mainly of small firms. Despite difficult conditions these small tourism enterprises remain key providers of services in Australia and continue to make an important contribution to both export activity and employment. There are many sectors that make up this industry, including accommodation, transport, attractions, cafes, bars and restaurants. Because of their interconnectedness there is a high degree of interdependence for these businesses. For example, the small motel sector is an important accommodation provider for travellers and a needed service by other tourism enterprises in the transport and attractions sectors. However, government agencies feel that these organisations may not be performing as well as they could be. Government concern about standards and the professionalism of tourism and related sectors has been the impetus for a number of support programs and accreditation schemes. Emerging from this concern is a need to better understand the influence that the owner-managers of these firms have on improved business performance outcomes; but study of business performance has been difficult as the performance construct incorporates many diverse and complex dimensions. Of relevance to this study is the considerable work by researchers of performance management in large manufacturing firms, where, in recent years the focus has turned to more holistic approaches to measuring performance. However, little has been done to utilise this knowledge for small tourism enterprises, and in particular small motels, as key service providers. Given that the management activities of business managers and the impact they have on business performance have been widely studied in large business there is a need for further research in the area in small motels. Therefore, the main question, which this research has attempted to answer in relation to small motels, is: How effective are the existing strategic management business performance measurement models for improved business performance in the small motel sector? This research employs a mixed method approach in an effort to draw on the existing performance measurement models to develop and test a performance measurement system (PMS) for firms and small motels specifically. A literature review of performance measurement and small business management research is utilised to develop a conceptual PMS for small motels. This review underpins the research, comprising a series of interviews with industry experts, which are used to refine the model for small motels. The refined model is empirically tested with small motel owner-managers using a case study approach. The six research issues explored in this research aim to solve the main research problem. In summary, the case research generally confirms the conceptual model as refined by the experts’ findings with some modifications. Overall, the research highlights that there are three components that need to be addressed in the PMS for small motels. The two key dimensions are the drivers and the results. To indicate how the two inter-relate in achieving the desired business results, a third component - a cycle of performance management for improvement, which includes processes of measuring and monitoring dimensions, is also included. Essentially, the cycle of performance management and measurement starts with the drivers, which determine the results. The drivers include the stakeholders’ and ownermanager’s wants and needs, which guide the strategy formulation and implementation and the firm’s capabilities and processes. The drivers are managed by the ownermanager to determine the business results. The results are measured by the outputs and the outcomes. The motel’s outputs are a result of the motel’s activities and are assessed by a balance of both financial and non-financial measures. The outcomes are the final product of the motel’s outputs and in the small motels are measured by both stakeholder and owner-manager satisfaction. Measures provide information about both the output and outcome results and are obtained during the measurement and monitoring process. Finally, the review system is concerned with the relationship between the drivers and the results to ensure continuous improvement and the delivery of the stakeholders’ desired wants and needs. In the small motels, a continuous improvement process is undertaken via a simple and informal system of control, review and deployment whereby the employees, customers and networks play a crucial role. The findings of this research contribute both to small business management and measurement theory, as well as providing a basis to guide small business policy makers and managers. As the methodology adopted in this research utilises a mixed method approach, part of which depends on case study research, recommendations rather than generalisations are presented. In order to generalise these findings to the wider small motel or small business sector there is a need for further research using a positivist survey approach. There is also an opportunity to conduct research to test this model with other industry sectors, where the unit of study would be selected from a different population of small firms. In conclusion, the final PMS for the small motels answers the research problem and highlights that existing performance measurement systems developed for large firms can be modified for the purpose of aiding improved performance in small motels. The PMS developed in this research is an holistic and integrated model that has not yet been widely studied with regard to small firms. The PMS for small motels, built and tested in this research, contributes to the field of performance management and provides a basis for further theory building.
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Ho, Yen-Hsuan, and 何妍萱. "The Research of Adaptive Building Facade Strategy and Prototype for Daylight Performance Simulation Based on the BIM Platform Framework." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4wu8uw.
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碩士逢甲大學
建築學系
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Facing the situation of climate change and energy crisis, buildings have adaptability to respond to the complex and dynamic environmental changes, which has become an important issue in the development of modern Smart buildings. On the other hand, with the development of building information modeling (BIM) and visual programming technology, architectural design is moving towards intelligent integrated generation. Under the intelligent building and BIM platform technical support, “ The Research of Adaptive Building Facade Strategy and Prototype Based on Daylight Performance Simulation ” are purpose to discuss the necessary ability of modern Adaptive Building Facade. Through the reviewing of the literature to sort the dimension of composition and required conditions of the adaptive building facade archetypes and to discuss the difficulties. In this research, we will use first Optimization strategy validation, second script-based automatic control, as an integrated frame, to discuss the dilemma between the design phase and the management phase. as well as to propose a method of pre-connect between the design phase and the management phase of the whole building lifecycle. Then we will test the operation status and collect the measured field data for the feedback evaluation. And actual build an adaptive facade model. The specific method is from the perspective of the prototype design to use daylight as the main environmental factor. The implementation is divided into "BIM platform modeling and simulation", and "solid model construction" two stages. By the cooperation between the two stage to verify the feasibility of its theory. This research concludes the design strategy and the field simulation, providing valuable reference for designers and managers. In the design strategy, we can propose more optimization recommendations based on the performance analysis results early in the building design stage. In the field simulation, it can provide the actual operation of the state simulation. Therefor , it can achieve and extend the ideal building lifecyclen in BIM.
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Lai, Po-Hsun, and 賴柏勳. "The Research on The Impact of Performance of Public-Listed Company Building Inde-pendent Director and Supervisor Compulsorily or Voluntarily." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72261206485442136644.
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碩士中國文化大學
會計研究所
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In order to promote the firm’s financial performance, increase the value of the company and shareholder, and avoid financial crisis, numerous companies voluntarily establish independent directors and supervisors. Taiwan Securities Trading Counter and Securities Market enforce that initial public offerings must set up at least two inde-pendent directors, one independent supervisor since February, 2002. The purpose of the paper is trying to find if old Public-listed company voluntarily establish or Initial public offerings compulsorily establish independent director and su-pervisor can prove firm’s performance. Besides, the paper also wants to find what kind of measurement index can exhibit directors and supervisor’s effect on performance to enterprises. The finding suggests: 1. Non-accounting measurement index is better than accounting measurement in-dex on exhibiting independent director or supervisor’s effect on company''s financial performance. 2. The influence on firm’s performance of the companies voluntarily establishing independent director or supervisor is stronger than the companies compulsorily estab-lishing independent director or supervisor. 3. The companies voluntarily establishing independent director or supervisor have positive relation with firm’s performance but not significance. 4. The companies compulsorily establishing independent director or supervisor have negative relation with firm’s performance but not significant.
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Lin, Ming-Ian, and 林明煙. "Building Model to Measure Performance of Industrial Clusters with Hybrid D.B.A. and DEMATEL - Emperical Research of Industrial Parks in Taiwan." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/11853990910042101144.
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博士長榮大學
經營管理研究所
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This research aims at building a new model of hybrid MCDM approaches which measuring performance of industrial clusters, meanwhile, through implement empirical analysis for industrial parks in Taiwan to affirm the validation of this new model. The complete process of this research is established on the basis of BSC framework, afterward, use DEMATEL approach to analyze mutual effect and causal relationship among BSC perspectives; AHP analysis is also an important process to obtain BSC perspectives weights for aggregating whole efficiency value before applying DEA method to analyze DMUs quantitative information. As a result, all DMUs performance that integrated by AHP and DEA is realized. The findings in this research are: the first, it can clarify the ranking problem for all DMUs and solve paradoxical DEA methodology when this new model is used to explore and evaluate performance; second, the BSC perspectives affection between AHP and DEMATEL is on opposition after analyzing AHP and DEMATEL separately; third, the correlation between the crosswise causal relationship and length wise subordinate relationship is positive when linked D.B.A. approach with DEMATEL. Hence, the proposed new model, integrated DEA, BSC, AHP and DEMATEL, will to be a comprehensive and up-to-date model and can be successful and pinpoint measuring performance on different research areas.
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Harborth, Ryan. "Sport as a generator for nation building, urban revitalisation and a meaningful architecture : towards the design of an urban framework and high performance centre for the Kings Park Precinct, Durban." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4999.
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The purpose of this thesis is to determine the significance of sport in society and its influence on the urban fabric and architecture. The project investigates the relationship between the built form and sport in the design of an urban framework and High Performance Centre for Kings Park, Durban. More specifically, the investigation has three primary objectives, ranging from the macro to the micro context or from the broad to the more specific, (Social, Urban and Architectural). The first aim will explore the social aspects of sport and its influence on culture, specifically with regard to nation building in South Africa. Secondly the focus narrows to the use of the sports event as a means of generating an urban intervention which uplifts an area of ‘lost space’ within the Kings Park Precinct. The final point focuses on creating a relevant and meaningful architectural response, which is responsive to both its users and the surrounding context.
The design of the proposed urban and architectural intervention will be facilitated through the investigation
of recent literature, theories, precedent and case studies, and personally conducted interviews with informed professionals. This research will determine a relevant architectural typology which is responsible and appropriate to its context. The design process becomes a reaction to defined internal and external stimuli with inherent restraints and opportunities, in which the end result becomes a synthesis of multiple inputs, generating a unique hybrid architecture.Thesis (M.Arch.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.
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YU, Chih-Kai, and 游智凱. "The Research of Discussion and Establishment on items and contents of the Public building Safety Inspection of the Fire-Prevention Refuge for Performance-based Designed." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85477149742425108299.
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碩士中華大學
建築與都市計畫學系碩士班
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With the changes of overall social environment and urban areas continuing to expand, in order to include more population in limited land resources, the buildings have been developed toward large area, large scale and high-rise type and the functions of use also tend to complex and multi-functional. But once such large public buildings catch fire, it will lead to significant casualties and damages. After several serious public disasters, the government began to pay more attention to the security of building and worked out many policies and measures. Article 77 of Construction Law stipulates: "Building owners, users should safeguard the legitimate use of the building and its construction and equipment. ...". In 1996, the Ministry of the Interior published “Building Public Security Check Certificate and Reporting Measures". Both showed the importance of building security maintenance after use. Usually during the design of such a large building space, the using behaviors and functional needs are often limited by the listing regulations that would lead to the lack of flexibility and freedom in design, and therefore results in potentially hindering the architectural design from further development. Therefore, in 2004, the Ministry of the Interior issued "Key Points for Approving the Application of Building Fire Prevention and Evacuation Performance Design" and began to implement functional regulations as a supplementary regulation to the listing regulations to ensure the security in the use of buildings. In 2008, “National Urban Planning and Construction Management Meeting” concluded: “After function design and approved by assessment agencies for building fire prevention performance, part of fire prevention and evacuation facilities of large multi-purpose buildings may be relaxed. So the general public security inspection should not apply to the multi-purpose buildings. Therefore, we understand that the existing public security inspection systems cannot implement the checks of asylum facilities of the fire prevention and shelter performance – designed buildings that certainly threaten the safety and security of public buildings. So it is necessary to explore and study the regulations of public security inspection mechanism for the shelter facilities of fire prevention and shelter performance – designed buildings. Based pm the assessment methods for fire prevention and shelter performance verification approved by the authorities in central government, the research analyzes discusses the factors that may affect building fire prevention and shelter calculations iii for the part of regulations that exempts the performance – designed from application. Coupled with practical experiences, cases and data that will be substituted into the calculations for analyses as evidences, the paper discusses and analyzes how to adjust the factors that may affect fire prevention and shelter calculations for performance – designed buildings that are exempted from the applications of some part of Building Code and Regulations, to reach a balance that may ensure the building fire prevention and shelter security. In the final part, in addition to the performance verification calculation, the researcher evaluates external factors and consider whether include them into control conditions. Based on above-mentioned discussions and the results of analyses, the paper maps out a public security checklist for the shelter facilities of fire prevention and shelter performance – designed buildings for authorities’ reference in modifying the public security checklist for the fire-prevention and shelter performance – designed buildings in future.
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Bergin-Seers, Suzanne. "A conceptual model of performance for small motels: development and empirical testing." Thesis, 2007. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/1465/.
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The value of small firms to the economy is recognised globally (Storey, 2003). In Australia small firms encompass 97 percent of all private sector businesses. Of particular interest to this research is the tourism industry, which is currently experiencing substantial turbulence. The tourism industry, like many other service sectors, is comprised mainly of small firms. Despite difficult conditions these small tourism enterprises remain key providers of services in Australia and continue to make an important contribution to both export activity and employment. There are many sectors that make up this industry, including accommodation, transport, attractions, cafes, bars and restaurants. Because of their interconnectedness there is a high degree of interdependence for these businesses. For example, the small motel sector is an important accommodation provider for travellers and a needed service by other tourism enterprises in the transport and attractions sectors. However, government agencies feel that these organisations may not be performing as well as they could be. Government concern about standards and the professionalism of tourism and related sectors has been the impetus for a number of support programs and accreditation schemes. Emerging from this concern is a need to better understand the influence that the owner-managers of these firms have on improved business performance outcomes; but study of business performance has been difficult as the performance construct incorporates many diverse and complex dimensions. Of relevance to this study is the considerable work by researchers of performance management in large manufacturing firms, where, in recent years the focus has turned to more holistic approaches to measuring performance. However, little has been done to utilise this knowledge for small tourism enterprises, and in particular small motels, as key service providers. Given that the management activities of business managers and the impact they have on business performance have been widely studied in large business there is a need for further research in the area in small motels. Therefore, the main question, which this research has attempted to answer in relation to small motels, is: How effective are the existing strategic management business performance measurement models for improved business performance in the small motel sector? This research employs a mixed method approach in an effort to draw on the existing performance measurement models to develop and test a performance measurement system (PMS) for firms and small motels specifically. A literature review of performance measurement and small business management research is utilised to develop a conceptual PMS for small motels. This review underpins the research, comprising a series of interviews with industry experts, which are used to refine the model for small motels. The refined model is empirically tested with small motel owner-managers using a case study approach. The six research issues explored in this research aim to solve the main research problem. In summary, the case research generally confirms the conceptual model as refined by the experts’ findings with some modifications. Overall, the research highlights that there are three components that need to be addressed in the PMS for small motels. The two key dimensions are the drivers and the results. To indicate how the two inter-relate in achieving the desired business results, a third component - a cycle of performance management for improvement, which includes processes of measuring and monitoring dimensions, is also included. Essentially, the cycle of performance management and measurement starts with the drivers, which determine the results. The drivers include the stakeholders’ and ownermanager’s wants and needs, which guide the strategy formulation and implementation and the firm’s capabilities and processes. The drivers are managed by the ownermanager to determine the business results. The results are measured by the outputs and the outcomes. The motel’s outputs are a result of the motel’s activities and are assessed by a balance of both financial and non-financial measures. The outcomes are the final product of the motel’s outputs and in the small motels are measured by both stakeholder and owner-manager satisfaction. Measures provide information about both the output and outcome results and are obtained during the measurement and monitoring process. Finally, the review system is concerned with the relationship between the drivers and the results to ensure continuous improvement and the delivery of the stakeholders’ desired wants and needs. In the small motels, a continuous improvement process is undertaken via a simple and informal system of control, review and deployment whereby the employees, customers and networks play a crucial role. The findings of this research contribute both to small business management and measurement theory, as well as providing a basis to guide small business policy makers and managers. As the methodology adopted in this research utilises a mixed method approach, part of which depends on case study research, recommendations rather than generalisations are presented. In order to generalise these findings to the wider small motel or small business sector there is a need for further research using a positivist survey approach. There is also an opportunity to conduct research to test this model with other industry sectors, where the unit of study would be selected from a different population of small firms. In conclusion, the final PMS for the small motels answers the research problem and highlights that existing performance measurement systems developed for large firms can be modified for the purpose of aiding improved performance in small motels. The PMS developed in this research is an holistic and integrated model that has not yet been widely studied with regard to small firms. The PMS for small motels, built and tested in this research, contributes to the field of performance management and provides a basis for further theory building.
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Chun-Chin, Lin, and 林春錦. "The study of the legitimate building to change performance of fire protection the use to consideration carry out research the mechanism:a case study of study of Taipei city." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15363804973733947316.
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Mota, Moises Tchijica. "The role of folktales in building personality : the case of the Lunda-cokwe people of Angola." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4198.
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This study deals with the relationship between culture and national development in Angola. It is self-evident that folktales are integral to the cultural heritage of any people, and the Lunda-Cokwe of Angola are no exception. Folktales pass on their knowledge and general cultural heritage to new generation. However, they are rarely regarded as a useful component on development process of a country. In general the development is largely measured in statistics reflecting material wealth. It maintains that, in order to bring about sustainable development and national unity, a holistic approach to personality building as well as nation building is required. The argumentation will not only take into account economic capital generated through national resources, such as diamonds from the Lunda provinces, but also requires other forms of capital, including social and cultural capital as articulated in Bourdieu’s theory of capital.African languages
M.A. (African languages)
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Ollas, Patrik. "Energy Savings Using a Direct Current Distribution Network in a PV and Battery Equipped Residential Building." Licentiate thesis, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-44775.
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Energy from solar photovoltaic (PV) are generated as direct current (DC) and almost all of today’s electrical loads in residential buildings, household appliances and HVAC system (Heating Ventilation and Air-conditioning) are operated on DC. For a conventional alternating current (AC) distribution system this requires the need for multiple conversion steps before the final user-stage. By switching the distribution system to DC, conversion steps between AC to DC can be avoided and, in that way, losses are reduced. Including a battery storage–the system’s losses can be reduced further and the generated PV energy is even better utilised. This thesis investigates and quantifies the energy savings when using a direct current distribution topology in a residential building together with distributed energy generation from solar photovoltaic and a battery storage. Measured load and PV generation data for a single-family house situated in Borås, Sweden is used as a case study for the analysis. Detailed and dynamic models–based on laboratory measurements of the power electronic converters and the battery–are also used to more accurately reflect the system’s dynamic performance. In this study a dynamic representation of the battery’s losses is presented which is based on laboratory measurements of the resistance and current dependency for a single lithium-ion cell based on Lithium iron phosphate (LFP). A comparative study is made with two others, commonly used, loss representations and evaluated with regards to the complete system’s performance, using the PV and load data from the single-family house. Results show that a detailed battery representation is important for a correct loss prediction when modelling the interaction between loads, PV and the battery. Four DC system topologies are also modelled and compared to an equivalent AC topology using the experimental findings from the power electronic converters and the battery measurements. Results from the quasi-dynamic modelling show that the annual energy savings potential from the suggested DC topologies ranges between 1.9–5.6%. The DC topologies also increase the PV utilisation by up to 10 percentage points, by reducing the associated losses from the inverter and the battery conversion. Results also show that the grid-tied converter is the main loss contributor and when a constant grid-tied efficiency is used, the energy savings are overestimated.