scholarly journals Attitudes and Practices of Homeowners in the Decision-making Process for Building Energy Renovation

2017 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 52-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Abreu ◽  
Rui Oliveira ◽  
Jorge Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Attitudes And Practices

Open Building, Energy and Sustainability: The Import of Leed™ Rating

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-54
Author(s):  
Robert J. Koester
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Design Decision ◽  
Strategic Design ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Two Systems ◽  
And Function

This paper addresses opportunities available for meeting sustainability objectives in building construction by using the conceptual alignments of Open Building and LEED™ Rating. These two systems utilize hierarchical, scalar categorizations to structure issues of design as a set of nested constructs and function as methodologies for affecting both problem definition and the management of strategic design process. Each system addresses the distribution of control in the design decision−making process as a positioning of decisions in space and time. Establishing the correlation of the two systems can facilitate the conversation among all participants involved in the origination, construction, use, and management of buildings−and their systems−as they seek to assure the sustainability of what they design, build, and use.

scholarly journals Educating Producers to Systematically Evaluate the Cows they are Culling

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Moorman
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Evaluation Form ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Cull Cows ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
Cull Cow

Our research will assess the effectiveness of an effort to educate Ontario dairy producers to systematically evaluate the cows they plan to cull. Using a number of health and welfare-related criteria, our team aims to advance decision-making of producers regarding whether culled cows are fit for transport. Our goal is to educate dairy producers to eliminate the shipping of unfit cows, involve their veterinarians in the decision-making process, and to encourage development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for evaluating cull cows.  Currently, Ontario’s dairy industry lacks a systematic evaluation method to aid producers in the decision to remove and transport cows. Moreover, the dairy industry’s proAction initiative requires all farms to have a documented SOP regarding the shipping of cattle. Additionally the veterinary community is interested in being more involved in the SOP development and decision-making process on their client’s farms. This pilot research project will run from January to April 2017, inclusive. Twenty bovine veterinarians have been recruited to each enrol 10 of their dairy clients. Veterinarians will provide their clients with a Pre-survey, Cull Cow Evaluation Forms, an information package, and a Post-survey. The Pre-survey is intended to gage the knowledge of dairy producers regarding culling and shipping cattle and assess their current attitudes and practices. The producers will then be asked to complete an Evaluation Form for every cow they cull from the milking herd during the study period. A Post-survey will then be sent to the producers to assess if their attitudes and practices have changed.

AAC Decision-Making and Mobile Technology: Points to Ponder

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Abbott ◽  
Debby McBride
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Communication System ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Ipod Touch ◽  
Feature Match

The purpose of this article is to outline a decision-making process and highlight which portions of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluation process deserve special attention when deciding which features are required for a communication system in order to provide optimal benefit for the user. The clinician then will be able to use a feature-match approach as part of the decision-making process to determine whether mobile technology or a dedicated device is the best choice for communication. The term mobile technology will be used to describe off-the-shelf, commercially available, tablet-style devices like an iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad®, and Android® or Windows® tablet.

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