Innovative solutions for retrofitting and new construction of bridge structures responding to new functional demands

2006 ◽  
Vol 92 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Tobia Zordan ◽  
Enzo Siviero ◽  
Bruno Briseghella
Keyword(s):  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Bridge Structures ◽  
New Construction

Adopting an integrated service-model approach to overcome the skills shortage

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 649
Author(s):  
Peter Goode
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Integrated Services ◽  
Skilled Labour ◽  
Steel Manufacturing ◽  
Skills Shortage ◽  
Site Monitoring ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
New Construction

The Australian Government reports 80 planned or approved projects in the Australian resources sector will see demand for skilled labour increase by 70% by 2020. That is an estimated 70,000 new construction jobs and 16,000 ongoing positions in the sector. Several well-documented, proposed strategies address this skills shortage. One strategy that warrants closer attention is the Integrated Services Contract Model. This model allows a coordinated approach to resource planning and management across multiple sites and projects; it is being successfully used across the oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing industries. This approach is delivering improved safety, quality, and scheduling while reducing total costs as well as facilitating skilled-labour supply. Companies such as Santos are championing this model to level the resource profile and optimise its operations and assets across the Cooper and Eromanga Basins during five years. The steel manufacturing and mining industries are also using this approach, and the lessons are transferable. It has also been used by Woodside successfully for the past 15 years. An integrated services model relies on strategies such as asset management to better manage maintenance and shutdown requirements during an asset’s life-cycle, and a program-of-works approach across multiple sites and projects to identify essential versus non-essential work to reduce stress on the same labour pool. Remote and regional locations are also driving innovative solutions such as applying technology for remote site monitoring to reduce on-site manning requirements.

scholarly journals The Impact of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Contractor Costing in Offsite Construction Projects in the UK

2015 ◽  
pp. 331-338
Author(s):  
Tochukwu Moses ◽  
David Heesom ◽  
David Oloke
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Building Information ◽  
New Construction ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Cost Implications ◽  
The Impact

It is clear that challenging economic times inspire innovative abilities and solutions in the construction industry. In particular many of these innovations focus on cost implications, saving project time, reducing or eliminating waste, increasing productivity or redefining value. There is increasing pressure in the UK construction industry for new construction innovations, technology and processes with ability to lever a significant impact relative to disrupting the existing status quo; creating solutions that promote construction efficiencies deploying means to exploiting offsite construction approaches. The increased concern and challenge globally is that as knowledge and experience grows, the offsite manufacturers and suppliers are expected to demonstrate absolute innovative solutions that will heighten the proportion of project value being delivered through the use of offsite solutions on the bases that it makes sound project and business sense. Unparalleled huge cost saving benefits to clients and end users which is more than just creating a model is yet to be realized.

scholarly journals The Potential of the Reed as a Regenerative Building Material—Characterisation of Its Durability, Physical, and Thermal Performances

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4276
Author(s):  
Raphaele Malheiro ◽  
Adriana Ansolin ◽  
Christiane Guarnier ◽  
Jorge Fernandes ◽  
Maria Teresa Amorim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Construction Products ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Renewable Material ◽  
New Construction

Knowing the properties of vernacular materials is crucial to heritage conservation and to develop innovative solutions. Reed, considered to be a carbon-neutral and a carbon dioxide sink material, has been used for centuries for diverse uses. Its high availability and properties made it a popular building material, including in Portuguese vernacular architecture. An experimental investigation was conducted to evaluate the physical performance, thermal performance, and durability of the reed found in Portugal since the characterisation of this material was not found in previous studies. The influence of geometric characteristics and the presence of nodes on these properties were also analysed, and the results showed that they are irrelevant. The studied reeds were found to have an adequate thermal performance to be used as thermal insulation. Their thermal resistance (1.8 m2·°C/W) and thermal conductivity (0.06 W/m·°C) are under the requirements defined by Portuguese regulations on thermal insulation materials. Overall, the physical characteristics (moisture content, density, and retraction) are compatible to its use in the construction. Concerning durability, there was only a trend for mould growth in particular environments. The results provide valuable data to be considered in the development of new construction products based on this natural and renewable material. Additionally, considering the studied samples, the reed found in Portugal has characteristics suitable for use as a building material, especially as a thermal insulation material.

Challenges and innovative solutions at the new construction of the Bözberg Tunnel

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-75
Author(s):  
Thomas Zieger ◽  
Martin Bühler ◽  
Beat Rick ◽  
Werner Schmid ◽  
Karl Grossauer
Keyword(s):  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
New Construction

Behavioral Economics and Social Policy: Designing Innovative Solutions for Programs Supported by the Administration for Children and Families

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lashawn Richburg-Hayes ◽  
Caitlin Anzelone ◽  
Nadine Dechausay ◽  
Saugato Datta ◽  
Alexandra Fiorillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Innovative Solutions

Keynote

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne LIEDTKA
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Lens Design ◽  
Social Sector ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
The Impact

The value delivered by design thinking is almost always seen to be improvements in the creativity and usefulness of the solutions produced. This paper takes a broader view of the potential power of design thinking, highlighting its role as a social technology for enhancing the productivity of conversations for change across difference. Examined through this lens, design thinking can be observed to aid diverse sets of stakeholders’ abilities to work together to both produce higher order, more innovative solutions and to implement them more successfully. In this way, it acts as a facilitator of the processes of collectives, by enhancing their ability to learn, align and change together. This paper draws on both the author’s extensive field research on the use of design thinking in social sector organizations, as well as on the literature of complex social systems, to discuss implications for both practitioners and scholars interested in assessing the impact of design thinking on organizational performance.

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