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Craig, S. Bartholomew, Clara E. Hess, Jennifer Lindberg McGinnis, and Denis O. Gray. "Leadership in University-Based Cooperative Research Centres." Industry and Higher Education 23, no. 5 (October 2009): 367–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000009789711864.
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In spite of the importance often attached to the role played by leadership in university-based cooperative research centres, we know very little about what ‘leadership’ means in this specific context. The research reported here used a qualitative approach to identify fifteen dimensions of leadership performance for directors of university-based cooperative research centres, which might serve as the basis of a future quantitative leadership performance measure. Nineteen university faculty members working in research centres were interviewed, and their responses were content-analysed to identify both facilitators and inhibitors of centre directors' performance. Facilitative performance dimensions included: technical expertise, ambition/work ethic, broad thinking, embracing ambiguity, balancing competing stakeholders, leveraging social capital, obtaining resources, navigating bureaucracy, granting autonomy, interpersonal skill, team building and task adaptability. Inhibiting performance dimensions included: abrasiveness, disorganization and conflict avoidance. The results are discussed in terms of the commonalities and particularities they reveal about cooperative centre leadership relative to leadership performance in other settings.
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Chien, Shen-Wen, and Wei-Jou Wen. "A Research of the Elevator Evacuation Performance and Strategies for Taipei 101 Financial Center." Journal of Disaster Research 6, no. 6 (December 1, 2011): 581–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2011.p0581.
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Issues revolving around the use of elevator evacuation in highrise buildings for emergencies (both firerelated and nonfire-related) have long been under debate. This research investigates the performance of using elevator evacuation in Taipei 101, the second tallest building in the world. Taipei 101 Financial Centre (the main building) is used mainly for office occupancy and contains a total of 61 elevators. The analysis for this study was carried out using simulation results from building EXODUS and FDS. The results show that using elevators as a method of evacuation can help shorten up the time in a nonfire-related emergency, but in the case of fire events, elevator evacuation is less effective due to the nature of the structural layout, reliability of electric power and other factors. The results for nonfire-related evacuation time found in this study correspond to some literature on elevator evacuations from abroad.
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Nugradi, D. N. A. "Post occupancy evaluation for green building certificated (case study UGM law centre building)." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 969, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 012065. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/969/1/012065.
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Abstract Green building has recently become the main approach in the construction of a building, including in Indonesia. A building that has been certified as a green building does not mean that it has all the components that meet the requirements of comfort, health and safety, especially if the main goal for certification is to pursue energy efficiency in buildings. The purpose of this study is to describe the level of user satisfaction of the UGM Law Learning Center building after the building is certified as a green building. This type of research is a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) in the form of survey research with a quantitative descriptive approach. The steps to be taken are: identification of building performance based on the EDGE instrument, identification of building data, interviews, observations, data search through questionnaires, quantitative descriptive analysis. The results of the study indicate that, in general, the spaces in the building have met the activity needs and user comfort, but there are several aspects that need to be improved, namely: visual comfort, cleanliness, and spatial efficiency.
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Agus, Muhammad Ridwan, and Febriyan Ramadhana. "Seismic Performance of Existing R/C Building with Irregular Floor Plan Shape." MATEC Web of Conferences 215 (2018): 01035. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201821501035.
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Bu33333333ilding with irregular floor plan has the eccentricity of force to the centre of building isappears to be more susceptible to deformation and damage when subjected to earthquake movements than with regular floor plan. This study aims to determine the seismic performance of buildings with the irregular floor plan in displacement and drift by service and ultimate performance limit.The object of research is Padang Pariaman public works office building. The evaluation method used non-linear static analysis(Pushover) which is one method to evaluate the seismic performance of the building.Pushover analysis performed by providing a static load in the lateral direction gradually to achieve a specific displacement target. This research is based on SNI-1726-2012, ATC-40 and FEMA 356. The results of the analysis show that the maximum lateral force of 10909.9 kN occurs in step-6 pushover analysis with a displacement of 0.165 m, maximum drift = 0.0705 m and maximum in-elastic drift = 0.025 m.This means the building is included in the IO (Immediate Occupancy) performance level. Although there is damage from small to medium level, still has a big threshold against the collapse, which means the building is safe against the earthquake.
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Liang, Ruobing, Liang Zhao, and Peng Wang. "Performance Evaluations of LoRa Wireless Communication in Building Environments." Sensors 20, no. 14 (July 9, 2020): 3828. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20143828.
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The Internet of things presents tremendous opportunities for the energy management and occupant comfort improvement in smart buildings by making data of environmental and equipment parameters more readily and continuously available. Long-range (LoRa) technology provides a comprehensive wireless solution for data acquisition and communication in smart buildings through its superior performance, such as the long-range transmission, low power consumption and strong penetration. Starting with two vital indicators (network transmission delay and packet loss rate), this study explored the coverage and transmission performances of LoRa in buildings in detail. We deployed three LoRa receiver nodes on the same floor and eight LoRa receiver nodes on different floors in a 16-story building, respectively, where data acquisition terminal was located in the center of the whole building. The communication performance of LoRa was evaluated by changing the send power, communication rate, payload length and position of the wireless module. In the current research, the metrics of LoRa were quantified to facilitate its practical application in smart buildings. To the best of our knowledge, this may be the first academic research evaluating RTT performance of LoRa via practical experiments.
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Steemers, Koen. "Research into practice: Potsdamer Platz, Berlin." Architectural Research Quarterly 1, no. 1 (1995): 76–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1359135500000130.
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The purpose of the research project described in part here was to inform strategic environmental and architectural issues in the design of three buildings for Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. The design team consists of Richard Rogers Partnership (architects), the Martin Centre (research consultants), RP+K Sozietät (environmental engineers), debis Immobilienmanagement mbH (client), and Drees & Sommer AG (project manager). The research element of the project was funded by the European Union's JOULE II Solar House Programme (JOU2-CT93-0436) and the Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa. Our role in the design development was as daylighting and sunlighting research consultants with the aim of informing building form, façade design and the interior to improve environmental performance. This paper focuses particularly on the research and development of the façade, briefly describing the role of research activities in design. The purpose of this paper is thus not to describe new or pure research, but rather to investigate the architectural potential of environmental issues and analysis techniques.
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Campagna, L. M., F. Carlucci, P. Russo, and F. Fiorito. "Energy performance assessment of passive buildings in future climatic scenarios: the case of study of the childcare centre in Putignano (Bari, Italy)." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2069, no. 1 (November 1, 2021): 012146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012146.
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Abstract The building sector is a primary target for GreenHouse Gas emissions mitigation efforts, as it accounts for 36% of final energy use. The most effective mitigation strategies include the energy retrofit of the existing building stock. Among existing buildings, particular attention should be paid to school buildings, which are among the most diffuse public buildings in Europe, most of them built decades ago, with a resulting high potential in terms of refurbishment effectiveness. Moreover, schools cover a social function and require high levels of indoor environmental quality. In this field, the research activity is intense, but retrofit strategies are still conceived considering historical weather data, which could not represent correctly present and future climate patterns, reducing the retrofit effectiveness. In this work, an energy retrofit to “Passivhaus standard” of a childcare centre located in the Mediterranean area is analysed through dynamic simulations. A post-retrofit building model is simulated using Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) and compared with the ones simulated in future weather scenarios, created using the morphing method. The analyses aim to assess if the technical solutions currently adopted on the basis of the TMY will lead to acceptable energy performance in future decades. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis of different design solutions is performed, aiming to assess their effectiveness in future weather conditions.
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Zhou, Tie Gang, Dao Qiang Peng, and Jing Hua Cheng. "Research and Application of Green Rammed Earth Wall Construction Technology." Advanced Materials Research 512-515 (May 2012): 2780–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.512-515.2780.
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The traditional rammed earth building refers theses structures which uses tools such as pestle or hammer etc to fill undisturbed soil materials after a simple processing by the method of compacting layer by layer. construction technology of the modern rammed earth mainly makes improvements in terms of rammed earth materials、ramming tools and construction technology which can effectively improve the durability and safety performance of rammed earth building. This article is focusing on how to select scientifically which one is the best rammed earth material and introducing improvement situation about construction technology of rammed earth wall, which combined with researching and practicing of pilot project, under the guidance of the International centre for research and application of earth construction.
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Cochran Hameen, Erica, Bobuchi Ken-Opurum, and Young Joo Son. "Protocol for Post Occupancy Evaluation in Schools to Improve Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy Efficiency." Sustainability 12, no. 9 (May 3, 2020): 3712. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12093712.
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Research has shown a strong correlation between the performance and health of young students and teachers, and the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of their schools. A post occupancy evaluation (POE) of a school’s IEQ can help stakeholders understand the current conditions of the building and their impact on occupant wellbeing and productivity. It can also provide pathways for building performance upgrades and resource allocation for school administrations. However, current research on POE in schools frequently omits the contexts of young students during evaluations. Furthermore, there is limited research on guidelines for performing POE and measurements in school facilities. This study adopted the National Environmental Assessment Toolkit (NEAT) and tailored qualitative methods to evaluate eight schools over an eight-year period. The methodology was refined throughout the study to develop a protocol for robust investigation of IEQ conditions in schools. The NEAT was developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Centre for Building Performance and Diagnostics for measuring the IEQ of office buildings. The paper addresses the challenges that may occur during POE and measurements (POE+M) and the differences between POE+M for offices and schools. It also determines how the POE+M process can be efficiently implemented to include all primary stakeholders in order to improve data collection for IEQ and energy efficiency analysis.
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Lacasse, Michael A., Abhishek Gaur, and Travis V. Moore. "Durability and Climate Change—Implications for Service Life Prediction and the Maintainability of Buildings." Buildings 10, no. 3 (March 12, 2020): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings10030053.
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Sustainable building practices are rooted in the need for reliable information on the long-term performance of building materials; specifically, the expected service-life of building materials, components, and assemblies. This need is ever more evident given the anticipated effects of climate change on the built environment and the many governmental initiatives world-wide focused on ensuring that structures are not only resilient at their inception but also, can maintain their resilience over the long-term. The Government of Canada has funded an initiative now being completed at the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) Construction Research Centre on “Climate Resilience of Buildings and Core Public infrastructure”. The outcomes from this work will help permit integrating climate resilience of buildings into guides and codes for practitioners of building and infrastructure design. In this paper, the impacts of climate change on buildings are discussed and a review of studies on the durability of building envelope materials and elements is provided in consideration of the expected effects of climate change on the longevity and resilience of such products over time. Projected changes in key climate variables affecting the durability of building materials is presented such that specifications for the selection of products given climate change effects can be offered. Implications in regard to the maintainability of buildings when considering the potential effects of climate change on the durability of buildings and its components is also discussed.
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Cavadas, Ana. "Visualising the Collaboration Network of a European Marine Research Infrastructure." U.Porto Journal of Engineering 6, no. 2 (November 27, 2020): 98–118. http://dx.doi.org/10.24840/2183-6493_006.002_0009.
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Collaboration has been recognised as an effective mean to foster the performance of research organisations. Throughout the years, numerous initiatives and investments have been made towards building research capacity and promoting collaborative research.
With a focus on the effects of the implementation of a distributed Research Infrastructure on Marine Sciences – the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC), this study applies bibliometric approaches and social network theory to examine the structure, characteristics and trends in the collaboration network of the European Marine Sciences research community over the last 20 years.
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Rusgiyanto, Rusgiyanto. "Performance Evaluation and Pounding Effects between KPFT Building Alternative Design for SGLC Building." Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum 5, no. 1 (January 17, 2019): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jcef.41163.
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Main Office building of the Faculty of Engineering (KPFT) is one of the buildings located within the complex of the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada. There is a plan to build a new building adjacent to the KPFT building. The design can interact simultaneously in support of earthquake so that the pounding effect can occur. The pounding effect due to earthquake loads is to improve the quality of KPFT building. This study applies numerical study to determine the effect of adding new structures around the old structure. This research uses 3 structure models, i.e. KPFT building without a wall (SKTD), the new Smart and Green Learning Center (SGLC) structure (SB), and the composite building (SG). This research uses linear time history analysis. There are 3 earthquake records including Superstition Hills-02, Darfield New Zealand, and El Mayor-Cucapah. The results shows story drift from the KPFT building (SKTD model) is reduced after the adjacent building has occurred. The performance level for SKTD models is Life Safety (LS), whereas the performance level for KPFT building after combining with the new structure is Operational (OP). The KPFT building after combining with new structure has a better performance level due to its drift ratio.
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Seo, Seongwon, Selwyn Tucker, and Peter Newton. "Automated Material Selection and Environmental Assessment in the Context of 3D Building Modelling." Journal of Green Building 2, no. 2 (May 1, 2007): 51–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/jgb.2.2.51.
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There is significant scope for increasing the performance of commercial buildings across all dimensions of sustainability. For this to be realised, however, requires the development of more advanced real time assessment systems which provide automated eco-efficiency performance checking direct from 3D CAD as a regular and integral part of the design process rather than in late or post-design where options are more restricted. An integrated approach to directly link choice of materials and their environmental impacts with 3D CAD model object-oriented files containing significant building information, has been developed by the Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation as a first step in this process. From 3D CAD objects, the system called LCADesign* automatically obtains the quantities of all building components associated with the selected products, calculates a complete inventory of constituents of building products, and links these to a Life Cycle Inventory database of building materials. The Life Cycle Inventory database includes all resource usage and emissions to the environment from the extraction of raw material resources, through their manufacture, transport, use, recycling, and maintenance. A number of performance assessment indicators can then be used to compare options in the choice of materials or design. An application to a commercial building project in Melbourne, Australia is provided to illustrate the potential of virtual building modelling.
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Moldovan, Macedon, and Ion Vişa. "Development of an indoor testing rig for façade integrated solar thermal collectors." E3S Web of Conferences 85 (2019): 04005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20198504005.
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New solar thermal collectors with triangular and trapezoidal shapes and different colours (red, blue, green etc.) were developed in the Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling Research Centre, R&D Institute of the Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania to increase their architectural acceptance when integrated in buildings façades. An indoor testing rig was developed to assess: a) the performance of the new solar thermal collectors vertically installed on the façade, b) the influence of the façade integrated solar thermal collectors on the building envelope and thus on the indoor thermal comfort, c) the influence of the building envelope on the solar thermal collectors efficiency. The design process of the indoor testing rig is presented in the paper along with numerical simulations and experimental results.
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Zomer, C., I. Custódio, S. Goulart, S. Mantelli, G. Martins, R. Campos, G. Pinto, and R. Rüther. "Energy balance and performance assessment of PV systems installed at a positive-energy building (PEB) solar energy research centre." Solar Energy 212 (December 2020): 258–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.10.080.
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Talip, Muhammad Syukri, Mariam Felani Shaari, Sabarinah Sh Ahmad, and Ricardo B. Sanchez. "Optimising Daylighting Performance in Tropical Courtyard and Atrium Buildings for Occupants’ Wellbeing." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 6, no. 16 (March 27, 2021): 93–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.2710.
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Daylighting has attracted increasing attention from researchers as an energy-efficient and sustainable building design technique. This research investigates the daylighting of atrium and courtyard building by comparing the performance of various Window to Wall Ratios (WWR) appropriate to Malaysia's tropical climate. The most acceptable option for daylight performance was to specify a moderate WWR value of 30% with shading devices. The results of The Radiance Daylighting Simulations confirmed the daylight performance by a comparison of calculated data and modelling. The findings show the combinations of daylighting parameters that work for courtyard and atrium buildings for the occupants' wellbeing. Keywords: Daylighting Performance, Courtyard, Atrium, Tropical, Radiance Simulations eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.2710
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Jenkins, David. "Integrating building modelling with future energy systems." Building Services Engineering Research and Technology 39, no. 2 (February 27, 2018): 135–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143624418761478.
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The low-carbon building design process for a building engineer is often confined to construction, building services and occupancy. However, as we see coincident changes in climate, technologies, fuels and operation, it becomes important to extend this understanding to include wider energy systems, while clarifying the importance of the built environment within that system. With energy systems, such as the National Grid, involving multiple actors from different disciplines, a key challenge is to provide guidance and future projections that are translated into different discipline-specific vernaculars, but with a genesis of common assumptions. More generally, integration across the disciplines must be reflected by modelling approaches, policy-making frameworks and outputs. This article will demonstrate the initial stages of the energy demand research of the Centre of Energy Systems Integration project, where novel modelling techniques are being used to explore the effect of future buildings on national energy systems. Practical application: The tools and techniques described within this article are designed with future industry practice in mind. The driver is the increased importance of external factors outside the traditional building envelope in determining the energy and carbon performance of a building (or buildings). Building engineers, and others within building design teams, require a new portfolio of tools and resources to better account for the impact of buildings on wider energy systems and vice versa. The role of such practitioners is therefore likely to evolve.
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Chombo, Ignatius Morgen, and Sang Hoon Youm. "Building performance evaluation of public housing in Harare, Zimbabwe." Acta Structilia 28, no. 2 (November 30, 2021): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/24150487/as28i2.1.
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This study sought to evaluate the performance of residential building spaces in public housing in Harare, Zimbabwe. It specifically measured building performance indicators determined by the building’s characteristics and the physical, locational and service attributes of buildings. A quantitative research design was adopted, in which questionnaires and observations were used in data collection. A two-stage sampling technique was used, because the population could be subdivided into clusters. From residents in three clusters, which include Highfield-Venice Flats, Avenues Flats and Mbare Flats, 263 respondents were conveniently chosen. Results from the independent t-test that was conducted showed that, at 95% confidence level, there exist significant differences in residential satisfaction among residents of Highfield-Venice Flats and those of Avenues Flats (t = 2.159, p-value= 0.035>0.05). Overall, residents are dissatisfied with the attributes of the buildings in which they live and the general residential situation. There is a general dissatisfaction with the buildings, suggesting that the building performance is not meeting their needs and expectations. Housing attribute preferences, privacy, dwelling proximity, and neighbourhood attachment showed a significant and positive impact on general residential satisfaction. Hence, there is a need to improve housing attribute preferences such as improving the quality of air and lighting as well as noise levels, since respondents expressed dissatisfaction with these attributes. Housing ceilings can be installed to reduce noise levels. More so, the quality of air and lighting can be improved by inserting more air ventilations and wider windowpanes. Privacy should be improved by ensuring that the residential structures have boundary walls that may be needed by the residents. More so, dwelling proximity ought to be improved. The Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities and other public housing institutions can consider developing structures such as shopping centres, public schools as well as roads and social amenities such as parks, pools and workout facilities before they build residential houses.
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Shahzada, Khan, Akhtar Naeem Khan, Amr S. Elnashai, Mohammad Ashraf, Muhammad Javed, Amjad Naseer, and Bashir Alam. "Experimental Seismic Performance Evaluation of Unreinforced Brick Masonry Buildings." Earthquake Spectra 28, no. 3 (August 2012): 1269–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/1.4000073.
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This paper presents an experimental study on the performance of a full-scale unreinforced brick masonry (URM) building system tested under quasi-static loading at the Earthquake Engineering Centre, University of Engineering and Technology in Peshawar, Pakistan. The configuration and materials used in the single-story URM building are typical of those found in the northern areas of Pakistan affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. This study is a part of ongoing research for the earthquake impact assessment of the city of Abbottabad. Combined shear and flexural behavior was observed during the test. The experimental data was analyzed and is presented in the form of force-deformation hysteresis loops and envelope curves. Based on the measured data, different performance levels have been established. The measured response of the test structure is also compared to the estimated response obtained using three capacity evaluation procedures and the two are found to be in good agreement.
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Somboonwit, Nuttasit, and Nopadon Sahachaisaeree. "Modeling the Impacts of Local Factors for Healthcare Building Energy Performance Improvement in Thailand." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 3, no. 8 (May 23, 2018): 157–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i8.288.
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This research aims to perform, compare, and evaluate Integrated Building Design (IBD) processes, collaborating the Building Information Modeling (BIM) with Building Performance Simulation (BPS) applications to perform energy analysis and to improve the building energy performance of a Generalizable Building Design (GBD), an universal application on health care facilities design in Thailand. The IBD processes produce the simulation results in a harmonious direction. Slight variation of building orientation could alter the extent of energy consumption. The integration of the three measures could minimize the energy consumption greatly. The study addresses limitations of the IBDs in the software integration processes.
Keywords: Local Factors in Construction ; Energy Performance Improvement ; Generalizable Healthcare Building Design ; Integrated Building Design.
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Al-Karaghouli, A., and I. Abood. "Thermal performance evaluation of an energy and environmental research center building during winter." Applied Energy 65, no. 1-4 (April 2000): 231–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0306-2619(99)00081-1.
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Al-Karaghouli, A., I. Abood, and N. I. Al-Hamdani. "The solar energy research center building thermal performance evaluation during the summer season." Energy Conversion and Management 32, no. 5 (January 1991): 409–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0196-8904(91)90001-y.
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Khor, Soo-Cheen, Wai-Yew Tiang, Olanrewaju Ashola Abdullatef, and Soon-Han Wai. "Evaluate Workforce Perspective in Industrialised Building System." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 6, no. 19 (August 31, 2021): 15–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajebs.v6i19.390.
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The workforce is essential in the construction sector for the Industrialised Building System (IBS). Previous researchers often obtain data and opinions from the perspective of construction professionals and often neglect the labour workforce opinion. The research is to study the perspective of IBS by evaluating workforce performances factors to improve IBS performance amongst the workforces. The data collection amounts 60 targeted respondents. This study found a strong correlation between motivation, education, and workforce skill level, affecting productivity in implementing IBS. Eventually, the resolution proposes an improvement of the workforce's monetary incentive and academic level. Keywords: Workforce; Industrialised Building System (IBS); Construction Industry; Malaysia eISSN 2514-751X ©2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajebs.v6i19.390
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Fiala, Ctislav, Jaroslav Hejl, Vlastimil Bílek, Jan Růžička, Tomáš Vlach, Magdaléna Novotná, and Petr Hájek. "Experimental Verification of Subtle Frame Components Prototypes from High Performance Concrete for Energy Efficient Buildings." Solid State Phenomena 249 (April 2016): 301–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.249.301.
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Mechanical properties of high performance concrete (HPC) enable design of subtle structural elements. Subtle HPC frame concept comes from the effort to integrate load bearing elements into building envelope in order to reduce risks of thermal bridges. Substantial advantages of subtle structural elements are material and energy savings during production, transportation, manipulation and assembling. Paper presents preparation and implementation of construction of experimental frame at University Centre UCEEB in Buštěhrad. Individual structural elements were made in prefa plant ŽPSV a.s. in Litice nad Orlicí. Construction of frame prototype is the result of long term research when the vertical and horizontal structural elements and their connections were successively designed and experimentally verified. This article shows experimental results of horizontal load bearing structures - floor panels and beams - in detail. Samples were tested by four-point bending test and also creep of floor panels was measured. Accomplished calculations, experimental verification and analysis have showed that subtle HPC frame is the effective solution from reliability aspects as well as from environmental and economical parameters. Minimal columns cross sections enable their complete implementation into building envelope and they also contribute to high quality architectonic solution of buildings interiors.
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Alsaqabi, Yazeed, Abdulbasit Almhafdy, and Ahmed AbdelMonteleb M. Ali. "An overview of Wall Envelope Thermal Performance in Arid Climate Buildings." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 5, no. 15 (December 25, 2020): 159–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2501.
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Energy efficiency is an important issue that has been considered by many construction sectors. Recently, the research attention is focused on the thermal performance of the wall envelope, in particular, for its high energy consumption. This paper conducted a literature review highlighting the recent studies and research approach and methodology on the building wall envelope. Results indicate that climate, insulation and orientation are the key factors that should be considered on wall envelope design and installation. Keywords: Wall Envelope, Orientation, Thermal Performance, Insulation Thickness eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2501.
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Haider, Usman, Usama Khan, Asif Nazir, and Muhammad Humayon. "Cost Comparison of a Building Project by Manual and BIM." Civil Engineering Journal 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 34–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/cej-2020-03091451.
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This article focuses on comparison between Manual/Traditional and Building Information Modelling (BIM) software based approaches for cost comparison. Centre line method for manual and Revit software for BIM based approaches are used in this research. The principal objectives of this research are to calculate quantities by Manual Centre line method, then to make the cost estimation fast, accurate, efficient, and errorless by using BIM software Rivet, and finally the comparison study of manual based and BIM / Software based estimation. For manual approach, quantities are calculated by multiplying the measurements of length, breadth, and height. Then to get the total quantities the deduction is subtracted from the quantities and final BOQ is prepared for which estimated cost of building is calculated. For BIM based approach, 3D model from 2D floor plan of building is prepared in Revit software, then to estimate the cost of building structure elements, sheets of quantities are generated in the schedule option of the view tab in the software. The Percentage difference between Manual and BIM / Revit Software estimation in brick work, RCC Slab, Plaster Work, PCC for Flooring, Floor Tile Work, Skirting, Paint Work, False Ceiling, Doors and Aluminum Work is 4.57, 2.61, 7.58, 3.27, 1.87, 6.73, 8.03, 1.87, and 0.00% respectively. The total cost difference between manual and BIM based estimation approach comes out to be 4.8%. It is thus concluded that the BIM-assisted estimates have better performance over traditional/manual estimating methods.
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Ng, Alfred, Carly Henshaw, and Michael Carter. "Partnering to develop a talent pipeline for emerging health leaders in operations research." Healthcare Management Forum 30, no. 3 (April 7, 2017): 146–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0840470416677601.
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In initiating its first central office for Quality Improvement (QI), The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) sought to accelerate momentum towards achieving its “Quality and Sustainability” strategic priority by building internal capacity in the emerging QI specialty of operations research. The Scarborough Hospital reviewed existing models of talent management in conjunction with Lean and improvement philosophies. Through simple guiding principles and in collaboration with the University of Toronto’s Centre for Healthcare Engineering, TSH developed a targeted approach to talent management for Operations Research (OR) in the Office of Innovation and Performance Improvement, reduced the time from staffing need to onboarding, accelerated the development of new staff in delivering QI and OR projects, and defined new structures and processes to retain and develop this group of new emerging health leaders.
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Abisuga, Abiodun Olatunji, Cynthia Changxin Wang, and Riza Yosia Sunindijo. "A holistic framework with user-centred facilities performance attributes for evaluating higher education buildings." Facilities 38, no. 1/2 (August 24, 2019): 132–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/f-07-2018-0083.
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Purpose This paper aims to identify user-centred facilities performance attributes of higher education buildings and how they can be used to evaluate individual learning spaces. These attributes are then consolidated for developing a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) framework in this context. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review of the literature on the POE of higher education buildings is conducted. Findings This study identifies 36 facility performance attributes in higher education buildings, which can be categorised into four dimensions: ambient; spatial; technology; and building support and services requirements. These facility performance attributes need to meet user requirements to achieve satisfactory feedback. It is also important to note that user requirements differ from one learning space to another; thus, it is essential to consider the characteristics of individual learning spaces. Research limitations/implications The proposed evaluation framework is context-based and may not be suitable to evaluate other types of buildings. It may be further extended and enhanced to meet other facility management evaluation needs. Practical implications The POE framework developed in this research can be used to generate facilities management analytic to inform future design and improve existing higher education facilities. Originality/value This research has developed a holistic POE framework tool to meet user requirements in higher education buildings.
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Raj, Ranjana. "Analysis of RC Framed Post Tensioned Slab Structure to Evaluate the Performance of Floating Column with and without Shear Wall using ETABS." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VI (June 30, 2021): 5279–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.36201.
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This research aims to develop analytical study of post tensioned slab with floating column. In present scenario buildings with floating columns are of typical feature within the fashionable multi storey construction practices in urban India. Such sorts of constructions are highly undesirable in building inbuilt seismically active areas. For this buildings are given floating columns at one or more storey. These floating columns are highly disadvantageous during a building inbuilt seismically active area. The earthquake forces that are developed at different floor levels during a building got to be carried down along the peak to the bottom by the shortest path. Deviation or discontinuity during this load transfer path leads to poor performance of the building. In this paper, analytical study of post tensioned slab to evaluate the performance of floating column at ground level or at alternative story for G + 10 story building without shear wall, shear wall at corner, shear wall at center, shear wall at external middle and combined shear wall are provided for regular building is taken for study. The response of building like storey drift, storey displacement and storey shear has been wont to evaluate the results obtained using ETABS software.
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Saidi, Taufiq, Teuku Budi Aulia, Bambang Setiawan, Nora Abdullah, and Muttaqin Hasan. "Spectral displacement (SD) of banda aceh’s soft soil for seismic vulnerability assessment." MATEC Web of Conferences 197 (2018): 10001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819710001.
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Reliable spectral displacement (SD) in a wide range of response periods is crucial in seismic vulnerability assessment for Banda Aceh-Indonesia as the city is founded on a thick-soft soil. This SD is excellent for estimating building drift ratio from which the vulnerability of building is assessed. SD can be obtained from conversion of the acceleration spectra (converted SD) and site response analysis (analyzed SD). In this paper, both converted- and analysed-SDs are developed for Banda Aceh’s soft soil case using three historical seismic events of the 2012 Simeulue II, the 2013 Mane-Geumpang, and the 2013 Bener Meriah earthquakes and three soil models from which acceleration-displacement response spectrum (ADRS) of Banda Aceh’s soft soil is proposed. This proposed ADRS is compared to the generic response spectra of Centre of Research and Development of Housing and Settlement (PUSKIM) Indonesia. It can be concluded that the Proposed ADRSs can be used as another source in determining the performance of a building beside the PUSKIM ADRSs. Furthermore, the developed SDs were used to calculate the drift of 2-, 3-, and 4-storey typical shop-house buildings at Banda Aceh-Indonesia.
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Taminana, Shesagiri, Lalitha Bhaskari, Arwa Mashat, Dragan Pamučar, and Haritha Akkineni. "Secure Cloud Auditability for Virtual Machines by Adaptive Characterization Using Machine Learning Methods." Operational Research in Engineering Sciences: Theory and Applications 4, no. 3 (December 15, 2021): 59–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.31181/oresta20402059t.
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With the Present days increasing demand for the higher performance with the application developers have started considering cloud computing and cloud-based data centres as one of the prime options for hosting the application. Number of parallel research outcomes have for making a data centre secure, the data centre infrastructure must go through the auditing process. During the auditing process, auditors can access VMs, applications and data deployed on the virtual machines. The downside of the data in the VMs can be highly sensitive and during the process of audits, it is highly complex to permits based on the requests and can increase the total time taken to complete the tasks. Henceforth, the demand for the selective and adaptive auditing is the need of the current research. However, these outcomes are criticised for higher time complexity and less accuracy. Thus, this work proposes a predictive method for analysing the characteristics of the VM applications and the characteristics from the auditors and finally granting the access to the virtual machine by building a predictive regression model. The proposed algorithm demonstrates 50% of less time complexity to the other parallel research for making the cloud-based application development industry a safer and faster place.
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Graves, Richard, and Patrick Smith. "MINNESOTA SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GUIDELINES: History, Effectiveness and Path for the Future." Journal of Green Building 13, no. 2 (March 2018): 163–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/1943-4618.13.2.163.
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INTRODUCTION The Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines is a progressive sustainability program for state funded buildings which serves as a model for sustainability in Minnesota buildings. The program was created by the State of Minnesota in 2001 and developed by a team led by the Center for Sustainable Building Research (CSBR) at the University of Minnesota. Unlike other green building programs, it focuses on measured performance improvements, using a list of required metrics instead of a menu of potential options. The program is structured to provide a feedback loop to the building design, construction and operations industry in the state. Elements of the program are used through all phases of the development of state-funded buildings in Minnesota from pre-design through design, and construction and for ten years of operations. It is continually updated and improved in collaboration with state agencies and industry stakeholders and could serve as a model for localized green building programs.
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Ye, Hao-Wen, Nai-Qian Feng, Zhi-Wei Ran, Li-Xun Lin, Yan Ling-Hu, Shi-Kun Qi, and Yi Dong. "Research on Fracture Toughness of C120 Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Kingkey Financial Center Project." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2012 (2012): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/537432.
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By adding polypropylene fiber, fracture toughness of C120 ultra-high-performance concrete in Kingkey Financial Center project has been enhanced. The tests conducted by the Building Material Lab of the Civil and Water Conservancy Institute of Tsinghua University provided satisfactory results of mechanical property and fracture toughness of C120 ultra-high-performance concrete.
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Elgheriani, Lobna, and Brian Cody. "The Impact of High-Rise Residential Building Design Parameters on the Thermal and Energy Performance: A Literature Review." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 4, no. 11 (July 14, 2019): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1717.
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Nowadays, high-rise buildings are developing very fast to cater to the increase in demand in major urban cities. This phenomenon has contributed to several environmental problems in both construction and operation. High-rise buildings design parameters seem to lack contextual environmental consideration. Evaluating the impact of such design parameters is a practical approach to enhance the overall energy and thermal performance. Existing research gaps are distinguished based on this review. Future research directions are also proposed through a methodological scheme to investigate comparatively, the effects of different geometric factors on both thermal and energy performance, specifically in the high-rise residential buildings with consideration to different climatic regions. Keywords: Energy Performance; Thermal Performance; High-rise Buildings; High-rise Residential BuildingseISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1717
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Yakowec, Jing Jing Wang, Ingrid Stendhal, Hakim Lakhani, and Joseph O. Jacobson. "Building a cancer registry performance dashboard by leveraging existing workflow documents at a comprehensive cancer center." Journal of Clinical Oncology 36, no. 30_suppl (October 20, 2018): 296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.30_suppl.296.
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296 Background: Quantifying the performance of a cancer center’s cancer registry is important to plan for resources needed to address shortcomings and projected increases in workload. The objective of this project was to understand the workflow, reporting requirements, and existing documentation of the cancer registry at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in order to build a dashboard that quantifies monthly performance. Methods: Current state workflow maps were created detailing the three phases of the cancer registry’s operations: case finding, case abstraction, and case follow-up. Individual meetings and a workshop with the cancer registry staff were held to validate workflows, gather operational challenges and improvement ideas, and set performance metrics. Leveraging information already being collected by staff as part of their workflow, a database was designed to collect and auto-visualize monthly performance using Excel and Tableau. Results: The performance dashboard shows monthly trends of ‘on target’ status of the cancer registry’s case finding, case abstraction, and case follow-up efforts. It also quantifies how delayed the cancer registry is in case finding or abstraction and provides new case count trends by care facility, staffing capacity based on case load, and trends in lost to follow-up patients. One hundred percent of the performance dashboard data is from documentation already generated by the cancer registry staff on a routine basis. Data on monthly case load from September 2017 through March 2018 are presented in the table below; given a maximum limit of 86 cases to abstract per abstractor per month, the cancer registry is currently at more than full capacity. Conclusions: A well-designed cancer registry performance dashboard that leverages existing data does not add burden to registry staff and informs how best to manage and utilize resources according to case load. [Table: see text]
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Kleiner, Mendel. "The Göteborg Organ Art Center: An international research center for organ history, organ building, teaching, and performance practice." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 104, no. 3 (September 1998): 1840. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.424420.
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Gumilang, Dhimastahta Dhanar, Sumarno Sumarno, and Harmilyanti Sulistiyani. "Interior Revitalization of Indonesian National Building Gresik with Art Deco Themed Damar Kurung." Pendhapa 12, no. 2 (December 18, 2021): 52–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.33153/pendhapa.v12i2.4081.
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The Interior Revitalization Planning at the Indonesia National Building in Gresik by adapting Art Deco Style with the theme " Damar Kurung" is en effort to conserve a public space which is a performance building. The building so far tends to be underutilized due to various things, one of which is the condition of the building and its interior which is no longer feasible. Revitalization of important buildings is carried out as an effort to maintain the sustainability of architectural buildings as part of the culture of the people. The activities that are accommodated mainly are traditional arts. Revitalization by utilizing the building as a center for cultural activities for the people of Gresik and its surroundings. This design adopts an art deco style with damar kurung as the theme applied in the interior. Research using the Kurtz programming method. The design includes lobby, canteen, office, control room, auditorium, stage, dressing room, and backstage.
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Vita, Giulio, Anina Šarkić-Glumac, Hassan Hemida, Simone Salvadori, and Charalampos Baniotopoulos. "On the Wind Energy Resource above High-Rise Buildings." Energies 13, no. 14 (July 15, 2020): 3641. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13143641.
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One of the main challenges of urban wind energy harvesting is the understanding of the flow characteristics where urban wind turbines are to be installed. Among viable locations within the urban environment, high-rise buildings are particularly promising due to the elevated height and relatively undisturbed wind conditions. Most research studies on high-rise buildings deal with the calculation of the wind loads in terms of surface pressure. In the present paper, flow pattern characteristics are investigated for a typical high-rise building in a variety of configurations and wind directions in wind tunnel tests. The aim is to improve the understanding of the wind energy resource in the built environment and give designers meaningful data on the positioning strategy of wind turbines to improve performance. In addition, the study provides suitable and realistic turbulence characteristics to be reproduced in physical or numerical simulations of urban wind turbines for several locations above the roof region of the building. The study showed that at a height of 10 m from the roof surface, the flow resembles atmospheric turbulence with an enhanced turbulence intensity above 10% combined with large length scales of about 200 m. Results also showed that high-rise buildings in clusters might provide a very suitable configuration for the installation of urban wind turbines, although there is a strong difference between the performance of a wind turbine installed at the centre of the roof and one installed on the leeward and windward corners or edges, depending on the wind direction.
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Evans, William K., Yee Ung, Anna Chyjek, Angelika Gollnow, and Carol Anne Sawka. "Cancer Care Ontario’s lung disease pathway initiative: Building resources for lung cancer quality care." Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2013): e17531-e17531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.e17531.
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e17531 Background: Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) is the provincial agency mandated to improve the quality of cancer care in Ontario. CCO has driven quality improvement (QI) on a programmatic basis but in 2008, introduced Disease Pathway Management (DPM) as an additional QI approach. The lung cancer (LC DPM) began in 2009 as a two-year, phased initiative. Methods: The LC DPM team, consisting of clinicians, patients and system stakeholders, was organized into five groups and focused on aspects of the patient journey from diagnosis to end-of-life care, guided by draft pathway maps of the ideal state. 17 improvement concepts were identified of which 8 were selected for detailed development at a provincial consensus conference and validated as LC DPM’s Priorities for Action. 14 regional road shows presented region-specific performance and quality data to practitioners involved in LC patient care to promote ideas for improvement. Funding was provided to support both provincial and regional initiatives that addressed identified gaps. Results: Key outputs of the LC DPM initiative were: establishment of lung diagnostic assessment programs in 14 regions; completion of diagnostic and treatment pathways for NSCLC and SCLC which were grounded in evidence; 10 improvement projects on various stages of the cancer continuum; and 6 one-year Dyspnea Management Pilot Projects. For the dyspnea projects, each funded centre used different approaches and evaluated impacts on patient symptom burden, measured by Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS), patient satisfaction and quality of life. The learnings from each project have been summarized and will be shared with all regional cancer programs to facilitate knowledge transfer. Tools to support the patient experience include a LC Patient Pathway Map (PPM) and a document, Understanding Lung Cancer. The physician and patient pathways and related materials are available on CCO's website at https://www.cancercare.on.ca Conclusions: LC DPM has proven an effective strategy to accomplish system changes across a large geography that impact the quality of LC care, processes and patient experience. Indicator development and performance management will be used to sustain the gains achieved.
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Campiotti, Carlo Alberto, Carlo Scibetta, Noemi Caltabellotta, Germina Giagnacovo, and Eglè Jotautiene. "Impact of green walls on the performance of a building in a Mediterranean climate." RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA', no. 2 (January 2020): 9–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/riss2019-002-s1002.
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The use of a passive dissipation system on a building reduces energy consumption and improves energy efficiency. This technology is important considering that in the EU more than 40% of primary energy consumption for heating and cooling derive by the construction sector. This article reports the effects of a green wall, spaced 60 cm from the building wall, placed on a demonstration building at the ENEA Casaccia Research Center. The values of global solar radiation parameters, wall surface temperature, relative humidity inside and outside the interspace between the green wall and the building were detected. The results show that plant greening on the building reduces heat flux into the building, by reducing air temperature of building wall, especially in summer.
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Shiah, Guan Chyun, and Chia Lun Liu. "A Case Study of Earthquake Resistant Retrofit Design with Economical Braced Steel Frame System for a Primary School." Applied Mechanics and Materials 157-158 (February 2012): 1083–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.157-158.1083.
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This paper makes a case study of an elementary school in Feng-shan District, Kaohsiung City. According to “The handbook of seismic resistant evaluation standard for school buildings” issued by National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) in 2009, this study analyzes elementary school building adopting braced steel frame retrofit system, conducts seismic evaluation, as well as compares its seismic performance with shear-wall retrofit structure and RC strengthening of columns . If space permits, braced steel frame retrofit system can be applied into school building retrofit scheme; its seismic performance is compared with shear wall and RC strengthening of columns proposals. Adopting shear wall or RC strengthening of columns retrofit would affect main structure system of school building. These constructions will make existing reinforced concrete school building crack, especially old school building whose structure strength is greatly influenced. Therefore, an economic braced portal frame systems are proposed as new way of retrofitting. This paper uses ETABS program to make a seismic evaluation for structural system of the study object. It also compares the research object with commonly-used shear wall retrofit and RC strengthening of columns retrofit, thus to judge whether it meets requirements stipulated in seismic standards issued by NCREE and provide an another alternative scheme for the primary school retrofit construction.
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Dell'Acqua, Federica. "Environmental design and urban regeneration for the peripheral areas in North Naples." TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, no. 24 (July 26, 2022): 136–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/techne-12874.
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The worsening of climate risks means climate adaptation measures and the acceleration of transition towards carbon neutrality need to be strengthened according to international Building renovation guidelines. The vulnerability to climate impacts and the inadequate performance of the built environment in the suburbs of cities determine the urgency required to intervene on these contexts through regenerative processes oriented to achieve the objectives of Green Transition. This paper presents the results of the research carried out by the Federico II University “PER_CENT/ PERIPHERIES AT THE CENTRE”. The research develops a methodology for the ecosystem-based renewal of the projects of the post-earthquake PSER (Programma Sperimentale di Edilizia Residenziale) in North Naples.
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Khazaei, Mohsen, Reza Vahdani, and Ali Kheyroddin. "Optimal Location of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers in Regular and Irregular Tall Steel Buildings Plan." Shock and Vibration 2020 (September 16, 2020): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9072637.
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Tuned mass dampers are one of the most common devices for the passive control of structures subjected to earthquakes. The structure of these dampers consists of three main parameters: mass, damping, and stiffness. Tuned mass dampers reduce the amplitude of the responses affecting on a mode. In most cases, only a single TMD (tuned mass damper) or a few dampers at several points above the building height are installed on the roof of the building, requiring considerable mass and space in some parts of the structure as overhead. It is also more important to predict the elements that will meet the required mass. In this research, the performance of multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs) is investigated in L- and U-shaped regular and irregular tall steel buildings with 10 and 20 floors, under the near- and far-field records. Nonlinear time history analysis is also applied to evaluate the multiple tuned mass dampers effects on the seismic responses of the structures. The SAP2000 API and MATLAB genetic algorithm are used to determine the optimal location of the MTMDs in the roof plans of the buildings. The results show the effects of multiple tuned mass dampers in reducing the seismic response of acceleration, displacement, and base shear up to 50, 40, and 40% in average, respectively. The results of determining the optimum location of MTMDs in the models indicate the importance of the symmetry of the dampers relative to the centre of mass of the building.
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Muhammad Hilmi, Erizal, and Joana Febrita. "Analisis Kinerja Struktur pada Bangunan Bertingkat dengan Metode Analisis Respon Spektrum Berdasarkan SNI 1726:2019." Jurnal Teknik Sipil dan Lingkungan 6, no. 3 (December 31, 2021): 143–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jsil.6.3.143-158.
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The issuance of SNI 1726:2019 indicates that the planning has passed a certain transition period so that the existing regulations will no longer apply. The planning that has been made for the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) buildings still uses the standards that were previously in place. This study aims to analyze the performance of structures in CRC buildings with spectrum response analysis methods based on SNI 1726:2019. The research method is carried out in several stages, starting from data collection, structure modeling, loading analysis, structure conformity analysis, and structure performance check. Modeling of CRC building structures is done based on the image of as built drawing contractors. Calculation of loading on building structures includes gravitational and lateral loads. The amount of mass participation obtained has been more than 90%, while the value of the period of structure and dynamic basic shear force has been controlled so that it meets the requirements in accordance with SNI 1726:2019. Based on the drift ratio value, the performance level of the CRC buildings is Immediate Occupancy (IO). The result of checking the influence of P-Delta obtained θ value does not exceed θmaks so that it can be categorized as safe.
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K. Jarallah, Husain, D. K. Paul, and Yogendra Singh. "SEISMIC EVALUATION AND RETROFIT ON AN EXISTING HOSPITAL BUILDING." Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development 24, no. 06 (November 1, 2020): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.31272/jeasd.24.6.1.
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The nonlinear pushover analysis was used to evaluate an existing 8-storey reinforced concrete framed hospital building under seismic force and presented in this manuscript. The ‘Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital' is one of the important hospitals at Delhi-India, it was selected for this research. The three-dimensional frame model was used to model the building with a fixed base. The beams and columns were modeled by using three-dimension line frame elements with the centre lines joined at nodes. Diagonal strut elements were used to model the brick masonry infills. The slabs were considered as rigid diaphragms. The plastic hinge rotation capacities as per Federal Emergency Management Agency 356 (FEMA 356) with Performance Levels were adopted in this study, considering the axial force-moment and shear force-moment interactions. The nonlinear pushover analysis of the selected building was done with infills and it was observed that the infills (due to their small number in the considered building) do not make any appreciable effect on the performance level, except their failure at an early stage. The Capacity Spectrum Method (CSM) and Displacement Coefficient Method (DCM) were used to estimate the performance point of the building. The values of various coefficients as per Federal Emergency Management Agency 440 (FEMA 440) were adopted. The DCM was observed to give slightly higher target displacements, as compared to CSM. It was observed in the nonlinear pushover analysis that the unreinforced masonry (URM) infills collapse before the performance point of the building for the Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCE). As the intervention inside the functioning hospital is extremely difficult, it was explored whether it is possible to safeguard the infills by stiffening the building by providing external buttresses. Two cases of retrofitting schemes with 1.2m wide and 3m wide buttresses in transverse direction were used and analysed. It was found that this is not a practicable approach, as the infills collapse even with 3m wide buttresses.
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Walker, Andy, Doug Balcomb, Gregory Kiss, Norm Weaver, and Melinda Humphry Becker. "Analyzing Two Federal Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Projects Using ENERGY-10 Simulations." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 125, no. 1 (January 27, 2003): 28–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1531643.
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A new version of the ENERGY-10 computer program simulates the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems and evaluates a wide range of opportunities to improve energy efficiency in buildings. This paper describes two test cases in which the beta release of ENERGY-10 version 1.4 was used to evaluate energy efficiency and building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) for two federal building projects: an office and laboratory building at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory (SAO) in Hilo, Hawaii, and housing for visiting scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland. The capabilities of the software, the design assistance provided by ENERGY-10, and a synopsis of results are given. Estimates of annual energy delivery by the five PV arrays of the SAO are compared to F-Chart to help inform a validation of ENERGY-10. Results indicate that, by simulating both the building electrical load and simultaneous PV performance for each hour of the year, ENERGY-10 facilitates a highly accurate, integrated analysis useful early in the design process. The simulation is especially useful in calculating the effect of PV on the building peak load, and associated demand cost savings.
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CİRİTCİ, İlke, and Gül YÜCEL. "THE RISKS OF NONSTRUCTURAL BUILDING COMPONENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF EARTHQUAKE AND PEDESTRIANISED STREETS IN HISTORIC CITY CENTERS: ISTANBUL BEYOGLU CEZAYIR STREET CASE." TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DESIGN ART AND COMMUNICATION 11, no. 2 (April 1, 2021): 541–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.7456/11102100/014.
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In most of historical cities, some streets have been pedestrianised in order to facilitate pedestrian circulation. This situation affects functions of historical buildings and increases also pedestrian density of streets. Many historical cities in the world are threatened by earthquake. It is important to consider earthquake related disasters for the pedestrianization practices in historical cities. The historical urban centers, most of have masonry buildings, may not perform well enough to overcome the risks. Building structural system, construction date, number of storey, maintenance and repair conditions and physical changes due to functional changes are similar factors affecting the performance of the building earthquakes. Although buildings have performed sufficiently structurally against earthquakes, nonstructural components damages may occur. In case of earthquake, poor performance of nonstructural components may cause loss of function, economic losses and especially loss of life and injury. The nonstructural components of building such as parapet, roof, chimney, eave, canopy and windows are considered as risk factors that may cause injuries during earthquake. In this study, nonstructural building components that may occur possibility of injury are discussed and brought forward proposals for pedestrianised streets safety located in Cezayir Street, Istanbul. The main factors affecting the choice of Cezayir Street are; its close location to the most important cultural center of Istanbul; Istiklal Avenue, being a renovated area and the intensive street usage. The nonstructural building components of historical building in the Cezayir Street were evaluated using data obtained on-site observation of building façade as parapets, ornaments, eaves, chimneys, windows and canopies. According to the research result, it can be said that the façade glazing which is located at mostly additional flats on the buildings may lead to risk during earthquake.
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Hashim, Ahmad Ezanee, Siti Aida Samikon, Mohamad Sufian Hasim, and Mahyudin Mahmood. "Facilities Management AUDIT in Managing Healing Facilities in Public Health Care Built Environment: User Satisfaction Viewpoint." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 1, no. 4 (August 8, 2016): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.376.
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Healthcare organizations have recognized the powerful impact of supply breakdowns and have exploited supply chain management for their quality program, especially regarding lean operations. This study aims to investigate strategic Facilities Management (FM) as a function to support the objectives of providing efficient services to healthcare sector through measuring user satisfaction focusing on public training hospital building. This research involved correlation analysis of the results obtained. The findings show that there is a strong significant relationship among the building performance criteria and the importance of POE guidelines in functional and technical performance criteria.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Sustainable; Quality of Life; Facilities Management Audit; Public Healthcare; Built Environment
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Salam, Rendi. "PENGARUH MOTIVASI DAN UPAYA PENCEGAHAN TERHADAP KINERJA KADER KESEHATAN." SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF REFLECTION : Economic, Accounting, Management and Business 3, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 381–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.37481/sjr.v3i4.234.
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Dengue cases always occur in every year. This requires the people involved to improve their performance, including the health cadres. This study aims to analyze the effect of motivation and prevention efforts on the performance of health cadres. Design research conducted in the preparation of this is associative quantitative. The research data were obtained from the statement of health cadres in Pamulang Health Center, which amounted to 50 people. The analysis technique uses regression with several other analyzes needed. Research facts show that motivation is the most dominant variable in influencing employee performance, then effort. This confirms, if the performance of health cadres is very dependent on morale
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Hardie, Mary, Graham Miller, Karen Manley, and Stephen McFallan. "Innovation Performance and Its Impact on Profitability Among Different Sectors in the Australian Construction Industry." Construction Economics and Building 6, no. 1 (November 20, 2012): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v6i1.2964.
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The BRITE (Building Research Information Technology and Environment) project was established by the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation to encourage innovation in the construction industry. While innovation is generally perceived to be broadly beneficial, there has been little formal study of its occurrence or impact in Australian construction or of the factors which foster an innovative atmosphere within an enterprise. In order to benchmark innovation performance, the BRITE project conducted a survey in 2004 into the nature, incidence and variety of technological and organisational innovations in various sectors of the industry. With some exceptions, the survey found that clients and consultants engaged in significantly higher levels of innovation than did suppliers, main contractors or trade contractors. Within the industry sectors those organisations classified as high innovators favoured the adoption of advanced management practices and had formal evaluation systems in place to judge their progress. They reported significant positive impacts on their profitability from innovation and can therefore provide instructive examples for the rest of the industry to follow.