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Journal articles on the topic "College buildings – Australia – Design and construction"
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Sriravindrarajah, Rasiah, and Elizebeth Tran. "Waterproofing practices in Australia for building construction." MATEC Web of Conferences 195 (2018): 01002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819501002.
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Waterproofing is an essential component in building construction to maintain the integrity of buildings with reduced maintenance cost. A comprehensive waterproofing system is an integrated combination of factors, and includes product selection, membrane detail, substrate preparation, design, installation and maintenance. It is designed to work under different environmental conditions, substrates and applications. Proper understanding of the issues related to waterproofing membrane systems is important to minimise the waterproofing failures in both commercial and residential buildings. This paper aims to discuss Standards and Codes; membrane systems and performance, waterproofing practices, design and installation techniques, inspection and testing and quality assurance adopted by the waterproofing industry in Australia.
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Xue, Ju, Shu Pei Wang, and Jia Huang. "Research on College Teaching Building Energy Saving Design." Applied Mechanics and Materials 641-642 (September 2014): 1016–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.641-642.1016.
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In recent years, with the increasing of energy consumption in our country, about the energy consumption problem of teaching buildings in university becomes more and more important. In this article, through analyzing the characteristics and energy consumption situation of the teaching building in Three Gorges University, and put forward some problems existing in university teaching building energy saving and the corresponding improvement suggestions, so as to promote the construction of the economical universities.
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Marfella, Giorgio, and Kimberly Winson-Geideman. "Timber and Multi-Storey Buildings: Industry Perceptions of Adoption in Australia." Buildings 11, no. 12 (December 16, 2021): 653. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120653.
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The use of Engineered Wood Systems (EWS) as structural alternatives or complements of traditional materials, such as steel and concrete, is of growing interest and acceptance in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Gathering evidence from the Australian context, this paper proposes a roadmap for the adoption of EWS as the primary structural materials of medium-rise buildings, with the scope of increasing levels of public awareness about the potential and current shortcomings of these building technologies. A nation-wide survey with stakeholders at the forefront of adoption in structural design, construction, and property development, indicates that the demand for timber in multi-storey projects has promising prospects of growth, but faces circumstantial industry-wide hurdles in the short to medium term. Awareness of benefits and inclination towards more use of timber among designers are positive factors that provide a promising base for further adoption. The translation of positive front-end design attitudes into adoption, however, requires holistic long-term investment efforts with industry-wide education. The pathway to innovation for timber in multi-storey projects needs to grow beyond mere promotional strategies of its benefits, seeking to expand technical knowledge through education and reaching out beyond a group of already committed and knowledgeable stakeholders at the forefront of adoption.
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Jensen, Christopher A., and Jessamie Yule. "Response strategies used to mitigate the effect of extreme weather on rural and remote housing in Australia." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1218, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 012049. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1218/1/012049.
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Abstract In the extreme climates of Australia, rural and remote locations have special site and dwelling requirements and therefore special design solutions. This can include construction constraints, bushfire risk, resource efficiency, comfort and respect for the surrounding environment and heritage. Existing regulations targeted at extreme weather impacts such as bushfire, flood, cyclones, and heatwaves often impact the design and material choices for rural and remote housing due to their exposed locations, including housing proposed for rebuild following damage resulting from an extreme weather event. These regulations also lead to increased costs and uncertainty about the suitability of rural land for construction, making it challenging for rebuilding communities in affected areas. Such well-intentioned regulations also create limitations on innovation through experimental / bespoke building design, such as; 1) novel solutions to extreme weather mitigation and resistance 2) material choices for construction; and 3) achievement of operational and embodied energy reductions. Experimental buildings provide significant innovation benefits to industry as is often seen in the development of sustainable and high-performance buildings. This research examines the academic and industry knowledge of current design regulations for extreme weather events and implications for experimental and innovative design, highlighting the challenges for buildings to achieve increasing standards of environmental performance whilst ensuring resilience in the face of increasing extreme weather events, with a specific focus on rural communities. Case study analysis is used to provide an understanding of the focus and strategies used by different groups in different locations to address the impacts of extreme weather.
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Zuo, Jian, Bo Xia, Jake Barker, and Martin Skitmore. "Green buildings for greying people." Facilities 32, no. 7/8 (April 28, 2014): 365–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/f-08-2011-0060.
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Purpose – This paper aims to identify the critical issues to be considered by developers and practitioners when embarking on their first green residential retirement project in Australia. With an increasingly ageing population and widespread acceptance of the need for sustainable development in Australia, the demand for green retirement villages is increasing. Design/methodology/approach – In view of the lack of adequate historical data for quantitative analysis, a case study approach is used to examine the successful delivery of green retirement villages. Face-to-face interviews and document analyses were conducted for data collection. Findings – The findings of the study indicate that one of the major obstacles to the provision of affordable green retirement villages is the higher initial costs involved. However, positive aspects were identified, the most significant of which relate to the innovative design of site and floor plans; adoption of thermally efficient building materials; orientation of windows; installation of water harvesting and recycling systems, water conservation fittings and appliances; and waste management during the construction stage. With the adoption of these measures, it is believed that sustainable retirement development can be achieved without significant additional capital costs. Practical implications – The research findings serve as a guide for developers in decision-making throughout the project life-cycle when introducing green features into the provision of affordable retirement accommodation. Originality/value – This paper provides insights into the means by which affordable green residential retirement projects for aged people can be successfully completed.
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Cohen, Robert, Barry Austin, Paul Bannister, Bill Bordass, and Roderic Bunn. "How the commitment to disclose in-use performance can transform energy outcomes for new buildings." Building Services Engineering Research and Technology 38, no. 6 (June 4, 2017): 711–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143624417711343.
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The paper describes the transformation that has taken place over the last 15 years in the energy efficiency of new office buildings constructed in Australia and considers if and how the UK could follow suit. The success in Australia has been greatest for the ‘base building’: the energy performance of the HVAC services in tenanted spaces and of all end uses in the common parts. It embraces a ‘ design for performance’ culture, supported by the NABERS ‘Commitment Agreement’, where developers and their teams sign up to an in-use performance target. The process is underpinned by advanced simulation, strategic sub-metering and fine-tuning post occupation to help eliminate wasteful deviations. The paper considers the opportunity for the UK to introduce a Commitment Agreement process for new office buildings, integrated with the Soft Landings Framework. It is argued that from a technical perspective base building energy performance in new UK offices could be as good as it is in Australia. However, there are non-technical drivers missing in the UK. To compete with their Australian peers, the UK property and construction industries need a base building energy measurement and rating system, creating the ability to set a performance target and disclose the outcome. Practical application: Design for performance uses a much more realistic building simulation model at the design stage. Although this requires a lot more inputs (details of the building’s proposed chillers, AHUs, ducts and valves, etc. and their controls), it enables the designers to capitalise from computer-aided-design to improve energy efficiency. This process deploys the technology improvement template by which much of the modern world has progressed so fast, and enables innovation to flourish. The more advanced HVAC model can predict target energy budgets for each sub-system (boilers, chillers, fans, pumps, etc.) against which the actual energy used, as measured with sub-meters, can be compared to inform fine tuning during early operation. Although a model’s predictions can be considered the ideal energy performance of the as-built system, there’s an expectation that the base building’s real performance should turn out to be within around 10% of that anticipated from the modelling.
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Tupenaite, Laura, Viktorija Zilenaite, Loreta Kanapeckiene, Tomas Gecys, and Ineta Geipele. "Sustainability Assessment of Modern High-Rise Timber Buildings." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 4, 2021): 8719. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168719.
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As woodworking and construction technologies improve, the construction of multi-storey timber buildings is gaining popularity worldwide. There is a need to look at the design of existing buildings and assess their sustainability. The aim of the present study is to assess the sustainability of modern high-rise timber buildings using multi-criteria assessment methods. The paper presents a hierarchical system of sustainability indicators and an assessment framework, developed by the authors. Based on this framework, the tallest timber buildings in different countries, i.e., Mjøstårnet in Norway, Brock Commons in Canada, Treet in Norway, Forte in Australia, Strandparken in Sweden and Stadthaus in UK, were compared across the three dimensions of sustainability (environmental, economic/technological, and social). Research has revealed that none of the buildings is leading in all dimensions of sustainability. However, each building is unique and has its own strengths. Overall multi-criteria assessment of the buildings revealed that the Brock Commons building in Canada has received the highest rank in all dimensions of sustainability. The paper contributes to the theory and practice of sustainability assessment and extends the knowledge about high-rise timber buildings. The proposed sustainability assessment framework can be used by both academics and practitioners for assessment of high-rise timber buildings.
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Gormley, Michael, David Kelly, David Campbell, Yunpeng Xue, and Colin Stewart. "Building Drainage System Design for Tall Buildings: Current Limitations and Public Health Implications." Buildings 11, no. 2 (February 16, 2021): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020070.
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National design guides provide essential guidance for the design of building drainage systems, which primarily ensure the basic objectives of preventing odor ingress and cross-transmission of disease through water-trap seal retention. Current building drainage system design guides only extend to buildings of 30 floors, while modern tall buildings frequently extend to over 100 floors, exceeding the predictive capability of current design guides in terms of operating system conditions. However, the same design guides are being used for tall buildings as would be used for low-rise buildings. A complicating factor is the historic roots of current design guides and standards (including the interpretation of the governing fluid mechanics principles and margins of safety), causing many design differences to exist for the same conditions internationally, such as minimum trap seal retention requirements, stack-to-vent cross-vent spacing, and even stack diameter. The design guides also differ in the size and scale of the systems they cover, and most make no allowance for the specific building drainage system requirements of tall buildings. This paper assesses the limitations of applying current building drainage system design guides when applied to the case of tall buildings. Primarily, the assessments used in this research are based on codes from Europe, the USA and Australia/New Zealand as representative of the most common approaches and from which many other codes and standards are derived. The numerical simulation model, AIRNET, was used as the analysis tool. Our findings confirm that current design guides, which have been out of date for a number of decades, are now in urgent need of updating as code-compliant systems have been shown to be susceptible to water-trap seal depletion, a risk to cross-transmission of disease, which is a major public health concern, particularly in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bruce, Toby, Jian Zuo, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, and Stephen Pullen. "Factors influencing the retrofitting of existing office buildings using Adelaide, South Australia as a case study." Structural Survey 33, no. 2 (May 11, 2015): 150–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ss-05-2014-0019.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the barriers preventing investment in the re-use of low-grade multi-storey building stock in order to identify attributes that determine whether an existing building is suitable for retrofitting. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with key industry practitioners to investigate existing practices and barriers facing low-grade building retrofits and what “ideal” multi-storey building features represent a successful investment opportunity. Findings – The findings showed that tenant commitment is necessary before any project goes ahead and that there exist many barriers influencing the investment decision. These include: high levels of asbestos found in existing buildings; changes in the National Construction Code necessitating enhanced fire safety and disability access; heritage listing; lack of awareness; overestimation of costs involved on simple and effective energy efficiency upgrades and change in tenant demands towards modern and efficient open plan offices. Many low-grade structures are privately owned inherited assets where the owners lack the expertise and capital to undertake retrofitting effectively. Research limitations/implications – The study is focused on the Adelaide CBD in South Australia but the findings are relevant to other Australian cities. Practical implications – There is room in the market for more positive and influential schemes such as the Green Building Fund that encourage more energy efficiency upgrading of these buildings. Social implications – The greater occurrence of retrofitting and re-use of older buildings, rather than demolition and rebuilding, has advantages with regard to reducing the impact of buildings on the environment and promoting sustainability. Originality/value – The research has indicated certain features of older buildings which render them as suitable candidates for retrofitting and refurbishment.
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Javed, Haniya, Arianna Brambilla, and Marcus Strang. "A climate-based moisture index approach for hygrothermal analysis in Australia." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2069, no. 1 (November 1, 2021): 012065. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012065.
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Abstract In Australia, one-third of new constructions are affected by condensation and about 50% of buildings suffer from mould risk, mainly due to inappropriate design and management strategies. Despite the potential structural damage and serious health hazards, there is a lack of preventive moisture management strategies at the legislative level. The first hygrothermal management provisions were adopted in the National Construction Code only in 2019, with very general indications that correlate the breathability of the membranes with the climate zone. However, the building code identifies only eight zones for the entire Australia, which were originally developed for thermal analysis and energy efficiency provisions. The result is a coarse climate grid that clusters locations with highly variable humidity conditions. This paper undertakes a semi-empirical approach to identify whether the current climate zones are suitable for hygrothermal purposes. This research represents the first step towards an Australian-specific moisture risks management framework, and it advances the discussion about the suitability of the current hygrothermal design and construction policy and practices. The outcomes reveal the highly variable moisture indices obtained for the different representative cities, affirming the inappropriate use of existing climate zone clustering for hygrothermal assessment purposes.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "College buildings – Australia – Design and construction"
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Wood, Mary Elisabeth. "Defining interior architecture : necessitating academic and professional collaboration and creating collaborative social spaces within the university setting." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1314218.
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This thesis defines the discipline of Interior Architecture from an academic perspective, from a professional perspective, and through a series of case studies on various building types. The primary building type, which is studied in this thesis, is the university setting, with specific emphasis placed on the "social spaces" within the university, where people interact and collaboratively engage one another and the environment around them. Interior architecture is explored through a study of numerous design elements and psychological phenomena, including proxemics, control of one's environment, response to technology, location of social spaces, permanence versus flexibility, provision of spatial variety, public versus private realms, and multisensory perceptions of three-dimensional space.Department of Architecture
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Gravina, Rebecca Jane. "Non-linear overload behaviour and ductility of reinforced concrete flexural members containing 500MPa grade steel reinforcement." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phg777.pdf.
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Includes corrigenda (inserted at front) and list of publications published as a result of this research. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 192-199) Investigates the overload behaviour and modes of collapse of reinforced concrete flexural members containing 500MPa grade reinforcing steel and evaluates the adequacy of current ductility requirements for design according to AS 3600 to ensure strength and safety.
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Wolff, Susan J. "Sustaining systems of relationships : the essence of the physical learning environment that supports and enhances collaborative, project-based learning at the community college level." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/32263.
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The purpose of this study was to: (a) determine the design features of the
physical learning environment that support and enhance collaborative, project-based
learning at the community college level; and (b) to gain an understanding of
the rationale for the selection of the features. The characteristics of the physical
environment investigated in the study were scale, location, functionality,
relationships, and patterns. Aspects of the rationale or purpose for the selected
features included: (a) important factors for consideration, (b) sequence of
consideration among the factors, (c) relationship among the factors, (d) derivation
of the factors, (e) design process considerations, and (f) theories used to make the
recommendation.
The literature review indicated a need for changing learning expectations to
prepare learners for rapidly changing roles and responsibilities in work, family, and
community for the 21st century. Collaborative, project-based learning was
identified as a pedagogy that prepares learners for these new learning expectations
by conceiving, developing, and implementing projects relevant to the learners' and
the communities' needs. This active learning process teaches critical thinking,
problem solving, teamwork, negotiation skills, reaching consensus, using
technology, and taking responsibility for one's own learning.
Data were collected in three phases using a phenomenological approach to
gain an understanding of the two foci areas of the study. Methods for collecting
data included site visits, observations, text, interviews, and designs. Participants
included architects, educators, and learners.
The findings from the study included the initial identification of 44 design
features of the physical learning environment that support and enhance
collaborative, project-based learning at the community college level and the
determination of the rationale for the selection of the features. Analysis and
synthesis of the features resulted in 32 design features that were placed in the
following six categories: (a) learning group size, (b) functional spaces for learning
activities, (c) adjacencies, (d) furnishings, (e) psychological and physiological
support of the learners, and (f) structural aspects. The essence of designing physical
environments that support and encourage collaborative, project-based learning is
the interrelationship among the categories and features within the categories.Graduation date: 2002
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Gravina, Rebecca Jane. "Non-linear overload behaviour and ductility of reinforced concrete flexural members containing 500MPa grade steel reinforcement / by Rebecca Jane Gravina." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21791.
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Includes corrigenda (inserted after title page) and list of publications published as a result of this research.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 192-199)
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Investigates the overload behaviour and modes of collapse of reinforced concrete flexural members containing 500MPa grade reinforcing steel and evaluates the adequacy of current ductility requirements for design according to AS 3600 to ensure strength and safety.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002
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Gebreslassie, Berhane. "Design, modelling and simulation of a green building energy efficient system." Thesis, 2018. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/37849/.
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Conventional commercial buildings are among the highest unwise consumers of enormous amounts of energy and hence produce significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). These have been built for years without considering their contribution to global warming. However, green buildings (GB) simulation for energy efficiency commenced in 1973 and many countries—in particular the United States—has responded positively to minimise energy consumption. Therefore, software companies have developed unique building energy efficiency simulation software, interoperable with Building Information Modelling. Hence, the past decade has witnessed a rapid increase in the number of studies on GB energy efficiency systems. However, similar studies also indicate that the results of current GB simulations are not yet satisfactory to meet GB objectives. In addition, most such studies did not run simulation to determine comprehensive building energy efficiency. This study aims to meet GB objectives through design, modelling and simulation of comprehensive ‘multilevel hexagonal-curve shape’ commercial office building, energy efficient system. In this study, every particular part of the building construction element was simulated for ensuring energy efficiency. Additionally, a control method is introduced that almost satisfies GB objectives by using appropriate modern cost-effective technologies, such as ‘Actuator Sensor Interface’. This method reduces the initial, running, and maintenance costs of electrical/electronic devices and limits wiring installations, leading to significant energy consumption reduction of about 50%. Further, renewable energy or green power, currently the key solution to tackle the energy crisis, plays a significant role in removing CO2 (negative emissions). In this research, its use is significantly maximised, hence decreasing the impact of global greenhouse gas emissions. This study not only considers energy sufficient buildings, but also building occupant comfort and building stability through simulations. In conclusion, energy saving of 63.5% is achieved overall, approaching NetZero energy saving/building energy self-sufficiency.
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Appuhamilage, Galhena. "Effects of Blast Loading on Reinforced Concrete Facade Systems." Thesis, 2015. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/29785/.
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Facade systems are an integral part of modern day construction, especially with reinforced concrete structures. These facade systems are typically designed to withstand the effects of normal service loads and severe weather conditions. However, these elements are rarely designed to withstand the effects of an external explosion, which is considered as a rising threat to structural safety with the recent escalation of terrorist activities. In addition, these facade systems will act as the first layer of defence against an external explosion limiting the damage to the main structure.
The aim of this research is to study the effects of blast loading on reinforced concrete facade systems. More specifically, the behaviour of reinforced concrete facade panels with flexible support conditions will be investigated. The overall aim was pursued by evaluating and utilising experimental studies relevant to this research to undertake 3-D finite element modelling using LS-DYNA and 1-D analytical modelling using a theoretical development. The validated numerical and analytical models were then utilised in a comprehensive parametric study.
Books on the topic "College buildings – Australia – Design and construction"
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Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Public Works. Report relating to the construction of an Australian Embassy complex in Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam: (fifth report of 1994). Canberra: Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1994.
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Australia. Parliament. Standing Committee on Public Works. Report relating to the construction of Perth office and warehouse complex for the Civil Aviation Authority: Seventh report of 1990. Canberra: Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1990.
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Guckert, Donald. From concept to commissioning: Planning, design, and construction of campus facilities. Alexandria, Va: APPA, 2002.
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König, Herbert. Alternative Verfahren der Planung und Finanzierung von Hochschulbauten. Hannover: HIS GmbH, 1993.
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Oregon Health and Science University. Oregon Health and Science University: Biomedical research building construction audit. Salem, OR: Secretary of State, Audits Division, 2007.
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The Long Room Hub at Trinity College. Kinsale, Ireland: Gandon Editions, 2010.
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Unions-International, Association of College. Revisiting construction: A look back at 10 years of college union projects. Bloomington, IN: Association of College Unions International, 2012.
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Nägelke, Hans-Dieter. Hochschulbau im Kaiserreich: Historische Architektur im Prozess bürgerlicher Konsensbildung. Kiel: Ludwig, 2000.
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Symposium, Hochschulrektorenkonferenz. Beschleunigung und kostengünstige Gestaltung von Hochschulbauten: Symposium der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Kaiserslautern, 6. Februar 1992. Edited by Göbbels-Dreyling Brigitte and Becker Werner 1938-. Bonn: Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, 1992.
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Kriulina, A. A. Ėrgodizaĭn obrazovatelʹnogo prostranstva. Moskva: PER SĖ, 2003.
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Hopkins, Robert, and Stephen Howard Edge. "The Spine, the New HQ for the Royal College of Physicians, Liverpool, UK." In Emerging Approaches in Design and New Connections With Nature, 202–24. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6725-8.ch009.
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This chapter catalogues the working experiences of the architects AHR and their design team and their clients, the Royal College of Physicians, for the design and construction of The Spine, their new Northern HQ, in Liverpool, UK. This iconic building opened in early 2021 and optimistically reflects the ethos and values of the college, and it is set to become one of the healthiest buildings in the world. It will describe and explain the biophilic and salutogenic design construction processes taken by the design team, from commissioning to completion. The main objective for the college when commissioning AHR architects to design their new building was to significantly expand their facilities and to reflect their standing in the world of medicine. So, the AHR design team endeavored to help them attain their goal of a WELL Platinum and the Building Research Establishments Environmental Assessment Methods (BREEAM) Outstanding certification.
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"Introduction." In Design Solutions and Innovations in Temporary Structures, 1–11. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2199-0.ch001.
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Chapter 1 is an introduction to the book and provides an overview of the areas in which temporary structures are used, namely the construction and repair of buildings and bridges. A description of the different types of temporary structures is given together with an overview of the problems which may arise in temporary structures projects. The differences between temporary structures projects and projects for permanent structures are highlighted. An introduction to the particularities of the design, assembly, maintenance and operation of temporary structures is presented in this chapter. It is also emphasised that the book compares the design codes used in the USA, Europe, Australia and Hong Kong. Finally, the chapter concludes with an overview of the remaining chapters of the book.
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Gerrard, Alex, Jian Zuo, George Zillante, and Martin Skitmore. "Building Information Modeling in the Australian Architecture Engineering and Construction Industry." In Handbook of Research on Building Information Modeling and Construction Informatics, 521–45. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-928-1.ch023.
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Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a modern approach to the design, documentation, delivery, and life cycle management of buildings through the use of project information databases coupled with object-based parametric modeling. BIM has the potential to revolutionize the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry in terms of the positive impact it may have on information flows, working relationships between project participants from different disciplines and the resulting benefits it may achieve through improvements to conventional methods. This chapter reviews the development of BIM, the extent to which BIM has been implemented in Australia, and the factors which have affected the up-take of BIM. More specifically, the objectives of this chapter are to investigate the adoption of BIM in the Australian AEC industry and factors that contribute towards the uptake (or non uptake) of BIM. These objectives are met by a review of the related literature in the first instance, followed by the presentation of the results of a 2007 postal questionnaire survey and telephone interviews of a random sample of professionals in the Australian AEC industry. The responses suggest that less than 25 percent of the sample had been involved in BIM – rather less than might be expected from reading the literature. Also, of those who have been involved with BIM, there has been very little interdisciplinary collaboration. The main barriers impeding the implementation of BIM widely across the Australian AEC industry are also identified. These were found to be primarily a lack of BIM expertise, lack of awareness and resistance to change. The benefits experienced as a result of using BIM are also discussed. These include improved design consistency, better coordination, cost savings, higher quality work, greater productivity and increased speed of delivery. In terms of conclusion, some suggestions are made concerning the underlying practical reasons for the slow up-take of BIM and the successes for those early adopters. Prospects for future improvement are discussed and proposals are also made for a large scale worldwide comparative study covering industry-wide participants.
Conference papers on the topic "College buildings – Australia – Design and construction"
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Lonergan, Hamish. "Explicitly Tacit: Polanyi’s “Tacit Knowledge” in the Architectural Theory of Charney and Rowe." In The 38th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand. online: SAHANZ, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55939/a4003p7gqw.
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The scientist and philosopher Michael Polanyi coined the term “tacit knowledge” in 1958 to describe a type of unconscious, embodied and social knowledge that could not be explicitly taught through rules or rote-learning. He argued, instead, that some knowledge relied on practice, critique, socialisation and personal biography. In this sense, something like tacit knowledge has long played an important role in architectural education — where skill is acquired through (re)drawing, writing and model-making, reviewed by teachers and peers — even before Polanyi named it. Yet, for all the affinities between design education and tacit knowledge, Polanyi’s epistemology has rarely been directly addressed in architectural theory. This paper considers two exceptions in the writing and pedagogy of Melvin Charney and Colin Rowe in the 1970s. Both figures used Polanyi’s philosophy to propose alternatives to the “ultra” positions of Modernism. Charney argued that Quebecois vernacular architecture reflected a tacit, collective building culture that was inseparable from the embodied construction practices of craftspeople. This could not be made explicit in construction manuals or histories; students had to discover it through drawing and building themselves. Meanwhile, Rowe credited Polanyi’s Beyond Nihilism (1960) in the gestation of Collage City (1978, with Fred Koetter). Polanyi’s essay argued that individual freedom was important in making new discoveries, but that individuals still had a responsibility to go beyond themselves by conforming to collective norms and standards. This, too, found a parallel in Rowe and Koetter’s rejection of Modernist utopianism. At the same time, a close reading of these minor encounters reveals certain continuities and misalignments between Rowe and Charney’s interpretation and Polanyi’s own position as a prominent anti-Communist and contributor to early neoliberalism. Ultimately, this paper aims to clarify the role of tacit knowledge in the theory of these two architect/educators and, in doing so, simultaneously clarify the relationship between tacit knowledge and architectural pedagogy more broadly.
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Thépaut, Rémi, and Patrice Sébille. "Seismic Design and Off-Site Construction of College Buildings for 500 Students with Timber Frame 3D Modules in Clisson (near Nantes, France)." In IABSE Symposium, Nantes 2018: Tomorrow’s Megastructures. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/nantes.2018.s32-27.
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Lin, Cheng-Xian, and Shahin Vassigh. "Learning in a Multidisciplinary Environment: Design of Thermal Fluids/Systems in Buildings." In ASME 2019 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ht2019-3707.
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Abstract Design of sustainable buildings requires collaboration among multidisciplinary teams who are equipped with knowledge and skill sets including architecture, construction, and engineering among others. In this paper, we report on an experiment, collected data, and learning outcomes of a multidisciplinary project involving students from three classes — a cohost of cross-college and cross-campus students with background in architecture, construction, and engineering. Emphasis of this study is placed on how student performance in applications of thermal/fluid science in the design of buildings at different climates was impacted by multidisciplinary team research, design, and collaborative activities. Students’ academic performance before and after the completion of projects in multidisciplinary teams were compared across multiple academic semesters. The study found that learning outcomes in a multidisciplinary environment can be enhanced in topic that are aligned with students’ background. However, the extent to which students’ performance can be improved by this approach, will depend on the discipline. Interpretation of multidisciplinary concepts from different perspective was one of the biggest challenges that the collaborative teams faced in our experiment.
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Purwaningrum, Diah Asih. "The Nusantaran Architecture Design Competition: A ‘Forced’ Traditionalisation of Indonesia’s Architectural Identity Translation?" In The 38th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand. online: SAHANZ, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55939/a4011patat.
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The Indonesian government has recently adopted the term ‘Nusantaran Architecture’ as an alternative representation of Indonesia’s architectural identity. This term is employed to capture the locality of the country, whose narration is developed around the idea of bringing back the indigenous culture as part of preserving the ‘authentic’ identity of the country. The term is incorporated in the national tourism plan, and is literally adopted in the Nusantaran Architecture Design Competition, a platform from which the government obtains design translations of the perceived identity. However, this design competition leads to ‘traditionalising’ architecture, depicted in how the winning designs incorporate the traditional design elements to ‘localise’ the buildings. This design competition is problematic not only for its top-down Javacentric method employed, but also for its direction in appropriating traditionalism in contemporary built form based on the architects’ and the juries’ arbitrary approaches. Since economic motive through ‘romantic tourist gaze’ dominates the translation of identity, it portrays not only the hegemony of capitalism in the way the country imagines its own identity, but also the presence of an Orientalist view as a legacy of colonialism. This paper investigates the problematic implementation of the Nusantaran Architecture Design Competition as an attempt to concretise the authorised version of the perceived identity. It also scrutinises the strong political influence that governs the whole identity construction process in adopting what is regarded as ‘given’ traditional architecture.
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Pham, Lam, Ekambaram Palaneeswaran, and Rodney Stewart. "Role of Maintenance in Reducing Building Vulnerability to Extreme Events." In IABSE Symposium, Guimarães 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/guimaraes.2019.1452.
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<p>The paper is to assess contribution of maintenance toward reducing building vulnerability to extreme weather events such as high wind, wild fire and flood. The aims are to gather technical knowledge to develop policy recommendations and guidelines for practice in Australia. Reducing building vulnerability to extreme events is one way of improving building resilience that is partly under the control of the building owners/occupiers. The performance of buildings will decease overtime without effective maintenance and their vulnerabilities to extreme events will increase. What are the opportunities to reduce building vulnerability via maintenance is the key question. Lack of consideration for maintenance during the design phase and lack of proper as-built documentation at completion of construction are the two main deficiencies of the Australian building system. The paper reviews the impacts of weather events in Australia. Losses due to storms, cyclones, wildfires and floods accounted for 96% to total losses due to disasters. Emerging risks for Australia are due to climate change, changes to construction practice and the introduction of new construction products without appropriate control. Maintenance activities currently carried out in Australia include (i) maintenance of essential safety measures, (ii) maintenance for habitability and</p><p>(iii) preventive maintenance for extreme events. Maintenance is considered as a post-construction activity and a responsibility for States and Territories governments. Opportunities for reducing building vulnerability vary with the types of events. For storms and cyclones, water penetration remains a recurring and costly issue. For floods, the opportunities for the owners/occupiers are mainly in preparation of the buildings before the floods and subsequent clean up and repairs. For wildfires, the main opportunity is in reducing the risk of ignition due to embers action with appropriate maintenance measures for the buildings and surrounding areas. The main recommendation of the research is to establish a building maintenance manual for each building with prescribed information including (i) as-built construction details relevant to maintenance, (ii) required preventive maintenance checklist.</p>
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Mađanović, Milica, Cameron Moore, and Renata Jadresin Milic. "The Role of Architectural History Research: Auckland’s NZI Building as William Gummer’s Attempt at Humanity." In The 38th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand. online: SAHANZ, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55939/a4007piywz.
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In response to the third thematic sub-stream of the 38th Annual SAHANZ Conference, this paper will discuss the role of architectural research in the architecture of Gummer and Ford, the Auckland-based practice, often described as one of the most prolific bureaus in interwar New Zealand. The paper is a fraction of a three-staged project, “Gummer and Ford,” developed by a team of researchers from the Unitec Institute of Technology in response to an event recognised as a milestone in the New Zealand architectural calendar – the 2023 centenary of the firm’s establishment. This paper explores the design principles of William Gummer, the principal designer of the firm. From 1914 to 1935, Gummer consistently published his view that the goal of the architect was to cater to humanity’s highest instincts. He was unwavering but vague on how this is achieved; through composition, unity, contrast, proportion and scale, appropriate use of materials is all needed to produce buildings of good character. But what did he really mean by this? A close reading of three books Gummer considered invaluable to architectural students – The Essentials of Composition as Applied to Art by John Vredenburgh Van Pelt, Architectural Composition by Nathaniel Cortlandt Curtis, and The Mistress Art by Reginald Bloomfield – offers a direct insight into the influences behind his thinking about architecture and his architectural production. Directly traceable to Gummer, the three titles include clear, precise instructions on both the functional and artistic nature of architectural design. Interestingly, this paper employs a method not dissimilar to Gummer’s design method. These books taken together, along with Gummer’s own writing, a study of renderings and construction drawings, and close observation of the buildings, an architectural analysis of Gummer’s work becomes possible – it is what Gummer himself referred to as Architectural Research. This historically focused study will bring a new perspective to understanding the value and contribution of traditional architects, not only in New Zealand but other English-speaking countries.
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Hogben, Paul. "The Making of a Newcastle Modernist: The Early House Designs of Sydney C. Morton." In The 38th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand. online: SAHANZ, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55939/a3982p26oy.
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In his article series “Modern Homes of Newcastle”, published in the Newcastle Morning Herald between 1961 and 1964, journalist Alan Farrelly wrote about the contemporary domestic architecture of Newcastle and its surrounds and in doing so brought public attention to the work of a generation of the city’s younger architects. Prominent amongst these was Sydney Charles Morton who had four houses of his own design featured in the series. These houses stand out for their bold modernist appearance involving stark rectilinear forms, light-weight construction, flat roofs and large amounts of glazing. For readers of the newspaper, they were an illustration of how far residential design in their region had come. This paper looks at the pre-history of these houses in the early domestic work of Morton which included the design of ‘Orana’, or what locally became known as “the chicken coop”. In the context of early 1950s Newcastle, where pitched roof, brick and tile homes were standard, ‘Orana’ certainly represented a radical departure and rethinking of the modern house. Like that of many of his generation, Morton’s work, and in particular his breakthrough project in ‘Orana’, occupies a position of ‘ultra’ defiance against convention. The aim of this paper is to understand how this position developed and grew in strength within his time as a student at Sydney Technical College and within his early practice.
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Lin, Sean, Bahaa Albarhami, Salvador Mayoral, and Joseph Piacenza. "Understanding the Impact of Climate Zones for Occupancy Trends in Sustainable Housing Designs." In ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2017-67897.
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The purpose of the paper is to provide a model prediction to capture how energy usage in sustainable buildings on college campuses is affected by different climate zones. A case study focus is on the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Student Housing Phase III which received a Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for the Building Design and Construction category. In a previous CSUF study, the energy usage and cost data for the 2014–2015 academic year was compared to the predicted data from the LEED NC 2.2. The comparison revealed there was a small discrepancy, 10%, between the values for predicted electrical consumption versus actual consumption; however, a greater difference, 135%, between the gas consumption exists. Using LEED approved simulation software, the ASHRAE 90.1 and LEED California Nonresidential Title 24 (NRT 24) compliant energy simulation models is compared; the results will provide input over which variables within student dormitory life affect the energy usage of the building. Some solutions may update the LEED project certification as well as reduce student energy usage.
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Huang, Siyi, Jiawei Wang, Lei Mao, Juan Ren, and Lei Zhang. "New Space Exploration of Chinese Education in the 21st Century Based on Heuristic Infiltration Teaching Method." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002405.
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With the rapid development of China in recent decades, people's life has undergone a qualitative change, facing a new way of life and a new way of thinking. In this context, this study will discuss what kind of buildings, Spaces and urban status have changed with these changes, which will change, what architects can do for these changes, and what attitude they should hold towards these changes.This study comes from the open architecture design course of the School of Architecture of Chang 'an University in 2021, which is taught by Lei Mao, an architect who graduated from Berlage Institute. The course trains students' comprehensive ability to find and solve problems in the design process through the classical heuristic and penetrative teaching method of Berlage Institute.Research contents and objectivesSince the 1970s, the resumption of National College Entrance Examination has restored order to the country's selection of talent, but the single and fixed selection method has led to the internal examination of learning competition, and thus the cram school system, which is independent of the education system. This paper will systematically study this new type of remedial education space.The author tries to through the method of design, research of urban living space in the phenomenon summarized, analysis, deconstruction, at the same time, compare with standardized format education space, summarized similarities and differences of the two, in the study based on the results of analysis of continuation education space in the form of architecture design of refactoring.Research pathResearch path :(1) Determination of research object (2) Construction of research framework (3) Investigation and information collection (4) Induction and analysis of spatial features (5) Expression of design drawings.Firstly, the architectural environment space of the cram school is determined as the research topic. Then, the research framework of the space history and type of cram school was set up. According to the framework, information was collected and the internal scale of space was studied. The research results were expressed with plan and axonometric map. At last, based on the preliminary research, the architectural design is carried out. In this stage, the connection between architecture and exterior is no longer emphasized, but the organization of the internal space of the building, and the reality is reflected through the design results, which causes social reflection.4. Conclusion(1) Architecture and space often develop with the changes of The Times. The cram school space evolved from the traditional education space, but its profit and commodity nature makes it different from the education space such as school.(2) Intensive cram school buildings are likely to emerge in the future. In the course, the relationship between architectural space scale, crowd and activity type is discussed, and the possibility of intensive design of cram school is proposed. Complement the existing educational space.(3)The architect in the design of new type of space, through combing the historical trace of the spatial analysis of the current existing strong correlation and weak correlation space types, explore the space variable and variable, on the basis of this system between ground-to-air refactoring, to get a new space pattern and space form.