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Rice, Grant G. III. "Caricaturing buildings for effective visualization." Texas A&M University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3196.
Full textGalland, Cathy. "Effective teacher leadership a quantitative study of the relationship between school structures and effective teacher leaders /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5605.
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Wang, Tian. "Effective Thermal Resistance of Commercial Buildings Using Data Analysis of Whole-Building Electricity Data." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1586524438396894.
Full textZhong, Wanyun. "Chilled Water Storage for Effective Energy Management in Smart Buildings." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1396146461.
Full textWehrli, Sara E. "The cost effective redesign of an apartment building using LEED standards." Muncie, IN : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/690.
Full textPourghazian, Hanif. "Industrial Construction Methods for Cost-Effective and Sustainable Multi-Storey Buildings." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Royal Institute of Technology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-9212.
Full textBando, Hano Alfredo Keitaro. "The incremental value of smart buildings upon effective rents and transaction prices." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117306.
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Smart buildings have grown from an increase in digital technologies that can sense, recognize and verify the experiences of the building and its inhabitants. Nascent literature has identified what it means to be considered smart. Buildings must respond to all three components of systems, performance, and service and has to have the following components: a) Smartness and technology awareness, b) economic and cost efficiency, c) personal and social sensitivity and d) environmental responsiveness. Yet, it is unclear whether these systems have any value to the users or its owners. This thesis studies the economic impact of Smart, Connected and Green buildings upon rents and transaction prices. Using numerous data sources, we identify buildings that offer at least one so-called "smart" amenity and link them with the building's achieved rent and transactions prices as well as to other so-called "innovation" amenities, like greenness and or fiber-lit connectivity. Results documented in this study suggest that buildings that offer a more integral solution (i.e. buildings that are Smart, Connected and Green) have a premium in both rents and transaction prices over similar office products. While products that offer a more disintegrated solution have a smaller premium or even no incremental value premium, with the exception of green only buildings that offers a premium by themselves. This study contributes to the vast literature on real estate innovation but explores particularly the recent commercial office products that are Smart Buildings.
by Alfredo Keitaro Bando Hano.
S.M. in Real Estate Development
Aljundi, Kamar. "Is BIM an effective methodology to integrate LCA in the buildings' design?: case study: building of the University of Aveiro." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/23198.
Full textO setor de construção tem vindo a crescer consideravelmente desde a revolução industrial, contribuindo para o aumento dos impactes ambientais na Terra, tais como o aquecimento global, smog, e mudanças climáticas. Como tal, são necessários edifícios mais sustentáveis para reduzir esses impactes. De facto, como a indústria da construção se inicia com a escolha dos materiais a aplicar, a seleção de materiais com menores impactes ambientais e com uma elevada durabilidade são essenciais para alcançar uma construção mais sustentável, particularmente se integrados logo nas fases iniciais de projeto. Durante o século passado, o conceito de sustentabilidade e as suas estratégias desenvolveram-se significativamente, proporcionando à comunidade cientifica e técnica diversas metodologias e sistemas com o intuito de promover edifícios verdadeiramente sustentáveis, tais como ACV, e sistemas de avaliação da sustentabilidade como o BREEAM e o LEED. Por outro lado, o setor da construção assistiu nos últimos anos a uma revolução tecnológica com a introdução da metodologia Building Information Modelling - BIM. Com efeito, é uma metodologia na qual as especialidades de arquitetura e engenharia estão integradas, podendo ser modeladas e geridas ao mesmo tempo, no mesmo ficheiro e no mesmo ambiente, desde as fases iniciais do projeto. Assim, esta visão mais sistemática e organizada tem a potencialidade de diminuir os erros na fase da construção e da operação. Este trabalho analisou o edifício do Departamento de Comunicação e Arte da Universidade de Aveiro, que foi concebido como um edifício sustentável do ponto de vista energético. A ACV foi utilizada para calcular os impactes ambientais de três diferentes soluções estruturais (mista, metálica e betão armado), numa perspetiva Cradle-to-Cradle, considerando dois períodos de vida útil: 50 anos e 100 anos. Usaram-se ainda duas abordagens de cálculo: (i) a abordagem tradicional de ACV, usando o SimaPro baseado no modelo BIM-3D; e (ii) o BIM-ACV, usando o Tally e o modelo BIM-3D. Esta comparação concluiu que existem vários obstáculos na aplicação da ACV no setor da construção, particularmente no que respeita à (in)existência de bases de dados específicas que influenciam os resultados da ACV. Além disso, essas duas abordagens destacaram as potenciais vantagens que a integração da ACV no BIM poderia ter no setor da construção, em geral, e particularmente para a obtenção da construção sustentável. Concluiu-se, ainda, que a estrutura de betão armado tem menos impactes relativos ao aquecimento global do que as outras que foram também consideradas. Por fim, este trabalho permitiu evidenciar a necessidade e a potencialidade da integração da ACV no BIM no setor de construção. Adicionalmente, conclui-se que é necessário desenvolver uma base de dados nacional de materiais e de técnicas construtivas, de modo a minimizar os erros e a incerteza dos cálculos da ACV, quer usando a abordagem tradicional LCA ou o BIM-ACV.
The buildings’ sector has been growing since the industrial revolution and consequently it has been contributing increasingly to the world negative environmental impacts, such as global warming, smog emissions and climate changes. Thus, more sustainable buildings are needed, since it is essential to reduce the negative impacts of the construction sector. Indeed, since the construction process starts selecting construction materials with less environmental impacts and high durability that are essential to reach more sustainable constructions, particularly when applying it from the early stage of design phase. During the last century, sustainability concept and strategies have been developed significantly, providing the Scientific and Technical community with various methodologies and systems aiming to promote real sustainable buildings, such as LCA, and labelling and assessing systems like BREEAM and LEED. On the other hand, the construction and design sectors have recently been facing a new technology revolution with the Building Information Modelling – BIM, approach. In fact, BIM is a methodology in which the architectural and engineering areas can be modelled, cooperated and managed at the same time, in the same file and environment and since the early stages of the design. Thus, BIM provides less errors in the construction and operation phases in a much more organised and systematic approach. This work analyses the building of Communication and Art Department of the University of Aveiro, which was designed as a sustainable building according the energy efficiency. LCA methodology was used to calculate the environmental impacts of three different structural solutions (mixed, steel and concrete) in a Cradle-to-Cradle perspective, considering two life spans: a 50-year life span and a 100-year one. Throughout this case study, applying LCA in the construction sector was experienced using two approaches: (i) LCA traditional approach using SimaPro and BIM-3D model; and (ii) BIM-based LCA using Tally and BIM- 3D model. This comparison showed that there are various obstacles when applying LCA in the construction sector, particularly the (in)existence of specific database, since they influence LCA results. Moreover, those two approaches highlighted the potential advantages that LCA integration with BIM could add to the construction sector, in general, and particularly to sustainable construction. This study also concludes that the concrete structure has less global warming impacts than the others that were considered. Finally, this work showed the necessity and the potentiality of integrating LCA in BIM in the construction sector. In addition, it concludes the need to develop a national database of construction materials and techniques that could minimise the errors and the uncertainty of LCA calculations whether using LCA traditional approach or BIM-based approach.
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Doleman, Robert G. "A study of facility management knowledge classification for the effective stewardship of existing buildings." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2013. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/574.
Full textBartlett, Jack D. "Reaching post-modern America effective strategies for church ministry /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.
Full textMcDonald, Timothy Myles. "Maintaining Fire-fighter Tenability in Unsprinklered Single-storey Industrial Buildings using Roof Venting." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7600.
Full textHoul, Yassine. "Increasing Effective Thermal Resistance of Building Envelope's Insulation Using Polyurethane Foam Incorporated with Phase Change Material." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1505159/.
Full textCano, Jorge C. "Effective energy conservation and management in the building sector : the answer to the energy predicament." FIU Digital Commons, 1985. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1995.
Full textLee, Jianna Jiyeon. "Eco-Effective Regenerative High-rise Buildings in Benefit of Nature and the Growth of Resilience of a City." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1592135919693388.
Full textAkinlolu, Mariam Temisola. "Framework for the effective implementation of total quality management in the maintenance of tertiary instituition buildings in South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2630.
Full textThe standards of maintenance management of building facilities at many educational institutions, including tertiary institutions, need improvement. TQM has been proven to be effective in the improvement of quality in the maintenance of school building facilities, although many tertiary institutions are still grappling to implement TQM in the maintenance of their buildings. This particular research project investigates the extent of TQM practices; determines challenges experienced; determines success factors and establishes a framework that will ensure the effective implementation of Total Quality Management in the maintenance of tertiary institution buildings in South Africa. A quantitative research design was adopted, where a questionnaire with closed-ended questions was distributed to purposively-sampled maintenance workers in a tertiary institution. A total of 54 respondents participated in the study. The study adopted a case study approach. Five CPUT campuses were selected as the cases for the research study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Data analysis was carried out by means of ranking; ANOVA test and Kruskal-Wallis test of association. The findings obtained indicate that all the TQM practices were implemented. Respondents perceived non-involvement of maintenance workers in decision-making as the most frequently experienced challenge during their building maintenance activities. A statistically significant different existed in the perception of workers’ affiliated campuses on TQM success factors. Findings revealed that TQM success factors were extensively practiced with respect to training and education of maintenance workers, use of statistical methods, and commitment to satisfaction to school stakeholders, as well as commitment from top management. To improve the maintenance management standard of buildings in tertiary institutions and ensure effective TQM implementation during maintenance activities, the study suggests a framework that provides interventions in situations where significant differences were found. It also suggests nine factors to the CPUT Maintenance Department to ensure effective implementation or actualisation in the maintenance of its buildings. A further study to identify new trends in the application of TQM in the maintenance of school buildings by conducting continuous studies from time to time is highly recommended.
Fu, Tuan-Chun. "Development of Effective Approaches to the Large-Scale Aerodynamic Testing of Low-Rise Building." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/986.
Full textAbdul, Hamid Nor Hayati. "Seismic damage avoidance design of warehouse buildings constructed using precast hollow core panels." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Civil Engineering, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1153.
Full textTransue, Samuel D. "Are building design rating systems effective towards the goal of sustainability in the design and construction of public and private buildings and how will new energy performance and sustainable design requirements affect the professional liability of building design professionals?" Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/524.
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Wiedemann, Stefan J. "Modular prefabrication versus conventional construction as a cost effective alternative for the construction of single family detached housing in the Montreal area." Thesis, McGill University, 1990. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59854.
Full textBučko, Ondrej. "Efektivní řízení technologií budov s důrazem na měření vlhkosti a koncentrace CO2." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií, 2021. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-442540.
Full textCerezo, Davila Carlos. "Building archetype calibration for effective urban building energy modeling." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111487.
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In response to the current environmental challenges, city governments worldwide are developing action plans to both reduce GHG emissions and increase the resilience of their built environment. Given the relevance of energy use in buildings, such plans introduce a variety of efficiency and supply planning strategies ranging from the scale of buildings, to full districts. Their implementation requires information about current building energy demands, and how these demands, and the city's energy ecosystem at large, may change as a result of a specific urban intervention. Unfortunately, metered data is not available at a sufficient level of detail, and cities face an "information gap" between the aggregate scale of their emission targets, and the scale of implementation of energy strategies. To close it, municipalities and other interested stakeholders require modeling tools that provide accurate spatially and temporally defined energy demands by building. Urban Building Energy Models (UBEMs) have been proposed in research as a bottom-up, physics based, urban modeling technique, to estimate energy demands by building for current conditions and future scenarios. Given the large number of data inputs required in their generation, UBEMs have relied on their characterization through "building archetypes". Yet, in the absence of detailed building and energy data, this process has remained somewhat arbitrary, relying on deterministic assumptions and the subjective judgement of the modeler. The resulting simplification can potentially lead to predictions that misrepresent urban demands and misinform decision makers. In order to address these limitations and enable the large scale application of UBEMs, this dissertation introduces a set of modeling and calibration techniques. First, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of citywide municipal UBEMs, an 80,000 buildings model is generated and simulated for the city of Boston, based exclusively on currently available and maintained municipal datasets. An automated modeling workflow and a new library file format for archetypes are developed for that purpose, and current limitations of municipal datasets and practices are identified. To improve the reliability of UBEMs in reproducing metered demands, a new calibration approach is proposed, which applies principles of Bayesian statistics to reduce the uncertainty in archetype parameters defined stochastically based on a sample of metered buildings. The method is demonstrated and validated in the model of a residential district in Kuwait with 323 annually metered buildings, showing errors below 5% in the mean and 15% in the variance when compared with the measured EUI distribution. The accuracy of the resulting UBEM when reproducing EUI distributions is also compared with typical deterministic approaches, resulting in an error improvement of 30-40%. The method is expanded for its application when monthly energy data is available, and applied for the calibration of a sample including 2,662 residential buildings in Cambridge, MA. Finally, the relevance of calibrated archetype-based UBEMs in urban decisions is discussed from the perspectives of policy makers, energy providers, urban designers and real estate owners in two application cases in neighborhoods of Kuwait City and Boston.
by Carlos Cerezo Davila.
Ph. D. in Building Technology
Silva, Vera. "Cost-effective Building Constructions – Carbon Fibres Reinforcement." Thesis, KTH, Byggnadsteknik, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-35085.
Full textKassavou, A. "Building an evidence base for effective walking groups." Thesis, Coventry University, 2014. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/21295df9-0d78-4227-995c-af00182d2003/1.
Full textKwaye, Alphonse Shefa. "Effective Strategies for Building Trust in Virtual Teams." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5740.
Full textBather, Sebastian N. S. (Sebastian Neville Sven). "Building and sustaining effective relational contracts in multinational firms." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80688.
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The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how complex interactions in organizational transactions and behavior can be better understood by using theory related to relational contracts. Further, given this understanding, suggestions are made as to how firms can increase competitive advantage by building and sustaining better relational contracts in their organizations.
by Sebastian N.S. Bather.
S.M.
Cronin, Philip Scott. "Character Education in Public Schools: Building an Effective Program." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73698.
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Hughes, Moreen Patricia. "A proposal for building effective relationships in women's ministries." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.
Full textCary, Charles William III. "Effective Lengths of Web-Tapered Columns in Rigid Metal Building Frames." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36645.
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Nejati, Anna, and Emma Staffansson. "VeckoRevyn : Effective communication strategies within social media towards relationship building." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-56910.
Full textWinegar, Scott. "Developing the bench building an effective homeland security undergraduate program /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2008. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/08Mar%5FWinegar.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Bellavita, Christopher. "March 2008." Description based on title screen as viewed on May 19, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86). Also available in print.
Lawrence, Larry Richard. "Servant leadership building effective leadership teams within the parish council /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p064-0129.
Full textKim, Bo Young. "Building a design team management model for effective corporate design management." Thesis, Brunel University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.479438.
Full textVelez, Enrique(Velez Lopez). "Is embedding the reactor building below grade a cost-effective proposition?" Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/129930.
Full textThesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, February, 2020
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The construction cost of reactor buildings has escalated substantially over time primarily for three reasons. First, new safety requirements, such as the post-9/11 airplane crash measures, have been imposed. Second, labor rates for construction workers and the cost of raw materials such as steel for rebar and cement for concrete have increased. Third, the deployment of new plant designs, such as AP1000 (Advanced Pressurized 1000 MWe Reactor) and EPR (European Pressurized Reactor), has been plagued by first-of-a-kind challenges and a general loss of construction know-how by the nuclear industry in the U.S and Western Europe. Embedding the reactor building below grade is a potential approach to reducing the construction cost of new plants, be they large LWRs (Light Water Reactors), SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) or Generation-IV designs. There are important trade-offs. Embedment of a reactor building requires a much larger excavation effort than is necessary for above-grade plants. However, embedded buildings have lower loads during an earthquake or an airplane crash, thus requiring a lot less reinforcement. The cost of the building itself can therefore be significantly lower. In this thesis we analyze various modularized, silo-type reactor buildings (i.e., the type used, for example, in GEH's (General Electric Hitachi) BWRX-300 (Boiling Water Reactor X-300) design) for a set of reference seismic loads at sites with both soil and rock stratigraphy. The comparison includes a completely embedded design, a partially-embedded design and an above-ground design. The level of reinforcement required is determined from FEM (Finite Element Method) analysis of the building, and the cost of constructing the buildings is estimated from productivity data, labor rates and materials costs obtained from industry sources. This leads to the finding that there are some building layouts and sites where there is a potential cost reduction in embedment.
by Enrique Velez.
M. Eng.
S.M.
M.Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Johnson, Karen Mitterling. "District Leadership Building Principal Capacity in Improving Teacher Quality: Implementing Effective Professional Development." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7512.
Full textXiao, Ranran. "A study of effective apparel brand building strategies in the Chinese market." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2010. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2010/r_xiao_052810.pdf.
Full textTitle from PDF title page (viewed on July 13, 2010). "Department of Apparel Merchandising, Design and Textiles." Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-55).
Titus, Anton Jacobus. "Building safe and secure schools for effective learning in the Western Cape." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_8209_1255355549.
Full textExisting situations at various schools, especially in post apartheid South Africa suggest that the education environment for effective teaching and learning is problematic for several reasons namely a lack of safety and security, poor governance and management and a lack of community ownership and partnership. This research however assumed that the implementation of safety related policies and other departmental guidelines is the foundation for effective learning, especially in the Western Cape. The primary aim and objective of this research was to ensure that learning takes place in an environment free from crime, violence, drugs, intimidation and fear. It was an assessment to acquire information from schools and other role-players regarding the status of safety and security in schools and to verify whether crime prevention policies are implemented.
Finn, Margaret M. "Relationships between central office administrators and building principals in effective school districts /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1988. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/10809053.
Full textPinfold, Laura. "Innovative practices for effective management of building production processes within urban centres." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2173.
Full textUrbanisation and globalisation are the foremost trends propelling the growth and development of cities and towns in the world today. The Cape Town central business district is an example of an urban centre that is required to deal with rapid urbanisation. The increasing number of inner-city developments evoked the congested construction sites and are rapidly becoming the norm within the industry. Innovative building production management is crucial in driving productivity which includes reducing cost at all stages, from planning to completion. However, from several literatures, construction firms are not significantly proactive towards innovative technology that could enhance the efficient delivery of building production. The improved building production management is advancing at a slow pace both in South Africa and internationally. Hence, this research analyse the strategies that could significantly enhance current building production processes and establish the effective management systems that could enhance efficient building production in the urban centres. Innovative methods of stimulating building production processes are needed to ensure that building projects are completed within timeframes and budgets. The research method is both quantitative and qualitative using surveys for data collection. This type of research aims to record an accurate and adequate description of the problem statement and the sub-question. Data for the study are collected through observations, semi-structured and unstructured qualitative interviews and quantitative close-ended questionnaires administered to construction stakeholders working in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. This research focuses on the City of Cape Town to gain an understanding of the dynamics of innovation in building production processes within the building industry. The population of this research include building project managers, registered contractors as well as consultants. Quantitative data obtained from the structured questionnaire design was analysed with descriptive statistics, Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software 21 and content analysis are used to analyse the qualitative data obtained through interviewees.
Qiao, Zhi. "Building Reliable and Cost-Effective Storage Systems for High-Performance Computing Datacenters." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707348/.
Full textRowlands, Adrian Stanley. "Effective collaboration in construction : the importance of managing power." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6835/.
Full textNgan, Chiu Chung. "Is mediation an effective alternative dispute resolution method to resolve building management disputes?" access abstract and table of contents access full-text, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/ezdb/dissert.pl?ma-slw-b22446072a.pdf.
Full text"Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master of Arts in arbitration and dispute resolution, LW 6409 dissertation." Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Apr. 1, 2008) Includes bibliographical references.
Dunaiski, Wibke Irmtraut. "Investigation into the effective lengths of web compression elements in parallel chord trusses /." Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/2033.
Full textMadden, Jennifer R. "The Collaboration Blueprint: Designing and Building Effective Strategies for Innovation and Rejuvenative Collaboration." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1427799769.
Full textCho, Joungill. "Effective use of customized incentives for trust-building in the online financial industry /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3004233.
Full textCrosby, Robert. "Equipping Christians for effective ministry through biblical team building in the twenty-first century." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0617.
Full textRabbi, Ahm Fazle. "Mobile advertisement : a model for designing personalised visual ads for effective brand memory building." Thesis, Southampton Solent University, 2011. http://ssudl.solent.ac.uk/3004/.
Full textO, Siu-lan Isis, and 柯笑蘭. "Building an effective decision support system: a study for a local retailer of telecommunicationproducts." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1990. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31264724.
Full textDodd, Emily Rose 1975. "Effective use of integration mechanisms for complex projects : an empirical analysis of building projects." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80586.
Full textRamos, Jennifer. "A Qualitative Study on Effective Strategies for Building Positive Relationships in the AVID Classroom." Thesis, Brandman University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10017597.
Full textPurpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine, understand, and describe the effective strategies secondary AVID teachers in Region 3 of California employ to build positive relationships with students.
Methodology: This qualitative study focused on how AVID teachers build positive relationships with their students, and data were collected through one-on-one interviews and classroom observations. The researcher interviewed eight AVID teachers, who were recommended by the regional AVID coordinator as having strong relational skills with students. From those teachers interviewed, the researcher conducted observations of four AVID teachers to gain a better understanding of the strategies they used to build positive relationships with students. Using both of these data collection instruments allowed the researcher to discover common patterns and themes regarding the effective strategies secondary AVID teachers use to build positive relationships with their students.
Findings: Based on the perceptions of AVID teachers, the implementation of AVID curriculum to support student success, establishing clear academic and behavioral expectations for students, showing a genuine interest in students, nurturing characteristics of the teacher, teacher involvement, and the impact of AVID program characteristics were findings from this study.
Conclusions: Three conclusions can be drawn from this study regarding the strategies AVID teachers use to build positive relationships with their students. First, teachers need to use a relevant curriculum that engages students. Second, teachers who show a genuine interest in students are able to connect to students in a meaningful way. Lastly, teachers need to exhibit characteristics that nurture their students.
Recommendations: Further research is advised. A study could be conducted on teacher preparation programs and their effectiveness in preparing teachers to build positive teacher–student relationships. Another study could examine the impact positive teacher–student relationships have on teachers and students. A study could examine gender imbalance with teachers, specific to the AVID program. A future study could look at the differences in building positive teacher–student relationships between male and female teachers. Another study could examine the implications AVID program characteristics have in relationship building. And lastly, one could replicate this study using non-AVID teachers as the population.
Akinyede, Imisioluseyi Julius. "Framework for effective management of cost constraint on building project delivery in South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1063.
Full textAccording to findings presented in literature, construction projects are restrained within budgeted cost. Hence, the operational system is challenged within prohibitive cost limits to deliver projects at a stipulated time and at a satisfactory quality. This has prompted the intention of establishing effective management of cost constraint on building project delivery in South Africa. Data for the main study were collected through observations, semi-structured and unstructured qualitative interviews and quantitative close-ended questionnaires administered to construction stakeholders working in the Western Cape and Gauteng provinces, South Africa. Findings are that the following are factors that affect cost during building production process: additional works without contractual procedure, inadequate co-ordination of design phase and construction phase during production by project managers, financial mismanagement, frequent changes in design, cost of materials in the market, fluctuation of price of materials. Additional findings are proper monitoring and controlling at stages during production, procurement of competent contractors and subcontractors, involvement of experienced professionals in production, proper briefing by the client during production process, targeting quality during production, prompt decision taking during production, and the establishment of effective communication systems on site during production, frequent changes in building design by the client during production affect construction cost; frequent changes in building design during production cause rework; changes in building design during construction caused by errors and omissions detected affects quality of project delivered; and specification due to procurement of new materials during construction causes changes in building design, labour productivities, wrong planning for machine usage on site, late delivery of equipment during production and unanticipated increases in prices of building materials. Late delivery of materials also affects production process. Regular meetings on site will promote efficient productivities of human resources, team work on site during production, general progress reports on site during production, projects schedule/timetable for production and work programmes for site activities. The study concluded by recommending that proper adoption of these findings by the South African construction stakeholders during production processes will enhance delivery of building projects at reduced construction resources, at the standard of quality expected, at the time stipulated, at the budgeted cost specified, and to the satisfaction of the client. Interest will be achieved as illustrated under each objective of the research study. This research recommends further investigation of the effects of building material supply management during production processes in the South African construction industry.