Relational competence in complex temporary organizations: The case of a French hospital construction project network

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Pauget ◽  
Andreas Wald
Keyword(s):  
Construction Project ◽  
Relational Competence ◽  
Temporary Organizations ◽  
Hospital Construction ◽  
Project Network ◽  
French Hospital

The Contribution of Ergonomics to the Design of Hospital Architecture

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (26) ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Villeneuve
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Hospital Construction ◽  
Specific Contribution ◽  
Hospital Architecture

While the contribution of architecture to construction projects is not in doubt, that of ergonomics raises a number of questions. What does ergonomics have to do with architecture? How does its contribution add value to a project? What does the ergonomist do that an architect cannot do? To answer these questions, the shared ground and exclusive fields of the two disciplines need to be defined. In this paper, the specific contribution of ergonomics is illustrated by the results of an intervention in a new hospital construction project.

Application of Neural Network in Duration Implicit Cost Control for Construction Projects

2013 ◽  
Vol 431 ◽  
pp. 365-369
Author(s):  
Bi Lin Shao ◽  
Li Qing Wang ◽  
Qiong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Cost Control ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Back Propagation ◽  
Control Model ◽  
Network Diagram ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Project Network

According to the characteristics of construction project, it set the third level of duration implicit cost, deepening the understanding of the duration implicit cost in construction project. Through analyzing the similar characteristics of the technique of project network diagram and neural network, it built a duration implicit cost control model based on neural network, which can adjust the project network diagram to the optimization direction. Aiming at the defects of the traditional neural network, the variable learning rate back-propagation arithmetic and the additional momentum method were introduced, and the duration implicit cost control model was built, improving the accuracy of the control for the neural network technique.

Cluster ofBacillusSpecies Bacteremia Cases in Neonates during a Hospital Construction Project

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1035-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith R. Campbell ◽  
Kristina Hulten ◽  
Carol J. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Air Filters ◽  
Hospital Construction

We report an outbreak ofBacillusbacteremia among premature infants during a construction project. Our investigation revealed potential environmental sources. After replacement of air filters, cleaning of the unit, emphasis on hand hygiene, and relocation of the loading dock for linen and supply delivery, no further cases were detected.

scholarly journals Analysing the Key Points for Cost Control of EPC Model Hospital Construction Project

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Nayan Bu
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Construction Enterprise ◽  
Construction Period ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Hospital Construction ◽  
Construction Model

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">As the EPC (Engineering Procurement Construction) model became one of the widely used models in the areas of local and international construction, project management based on the EPC highlights its importance. EPC project commonly refers to the four stages of the project implementation process which are design, procurement, construction and delivery to a construction enterprise for integrated management.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">The advantage is that it can unleash the leading role of the design by overall optimization in the implementation of the project to realize reasonable cross and full coordination in the various stages of design, procurement and construction, achieving savings in investments as desired by the owners, shorten the construction period, improve the quality and other targets</span>.

scholarly journals Client requirement representations and transformations in construction project design

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-241
Author(s):  
William Henry Collinge
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Making ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Design Resources ◽  
Hospital Construction ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Socially Motivated

Purpose This paper aims to examine how client requirements undergo representational and transformational shifts and changes in the design process and explore the consequence of such changes. Design/methodology/approach A series of design resources relating to hospital departmental configurations are examined and analysed using a social semiotic framework. The findings are supplemented by practitioner opinion. Findings Construction project requirements are represented and transformed through semiotic resource use; such representations deliver specific meanings, make new meanings and affect project relationships. Requirement representations may be understood as socially motivated meaning-making resources. Research limitations/implications The paper focuses on one set of project requirements: hospital departmental configurations from a National Health Service hospital construction project in the UK. Practical implications The use of semiotic resources in briefing work fundamentally affects the briefing and design discourse between client and design teams; their significance should be noted and acknowledged as important. Social implications The findings of the paper indicate that briefing and design work may be understood as a social semiotic practice. Originality/value This original paper builds upon scholarly work in the area of construction project communications. Its fine-grained analysis of briefing communications around representations of specific requirements is novel and valuable.

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