scholarly journals Design Leadership: Three Pedagogical Pairings for Performative Practice

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Mistur ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Performance Based Design ◽  
Divide And Conquer ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
The Way

Who will lead in the much-needed awakening to the problem of the divide-and-conquer mentality that has strapped the construction industry to vast inefficiencies BOTH in the way buildings are conceived, designed, delivered AND how they perform? And in the barrage of contemporary claims for performance-based design – what is the fate of “Design”? This paper examines these questions with examples of substantial and emerging pedagogical initiatives that are critically founded and practically executed with a view toward a more integrated and better-designed future – of performative built environments and the practices that produce them.

scholarly journals Effective additive for foam concrete

2020 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 07005
Author(s):  
Vladimir Belov ◽  
Pavel Kuliaev
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Foam Concrete ◽  
Technogenic Wastes ◽  
Effective Additive ◽  
The Way

In search of a building material of the XXI-st century, architects, investors and builders are increasingly coming to one recently successfully approved solution - the use of foam concrete in construction, which, due to its exceptional characteristics, meets the multilateral requirements of the construction industry. The article presents the way to use technogenic wastes in the production of non-autoclave foam concrete.

scholarly journals A Phenomenological Investigation of the Presencing of Space

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-46
Author(s):  
Francisco Mata
Keyword(s):  
Built Environments ◽  
Spatial Experience ◽  
The Sublime ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Distinctive Type ◽  
Phenomenological Perspective ◽  
The Way

In this paper the author explores certain fulfilling personal experiences that he describes as the presencing of space, i.e. the way in which an individual’s spatial involvement may put him or her in contact with reality as a whole. These experiences are investigated from a phenomenological perspective, and the differences between them and other similar experiences, such as that of the sublime or topophilia, are highlighted. A neologism is introduced: topoaletheia (from the Greek topos, space understood as region, and aletheia, disclosure) to name a distinctive type of spatial experience. This concept may enrich the discussion about our involvement with space in our built environments.  

Enhancing the Contracting Touch Points Through Innovation

2021 ◽  
pp. 266-285
Author(s):  
Solaiman A. Elkhereiji
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Collaboration Tools ◽  
Architecture And Design ◽  
The Way

The subject of this chapter revolves around how Industry 4.0 is changing our way of life. The way we communicate, travel, socialize, learn, relax, or do business changed significantly. As a major architecture and design offices, Industry 4.0 technologies are adding new layers to our business every day. This affects the design of offices, houses, communities, and cities. The relation with contractors, customers, and all stakeholders have changed creating new interfaces, channels, and touch points. Terms such as “collective intelligence” or “crowdsourcing” come into the picture with development in the mobile technology, collaboration tools, and Industry 4.0 ecosystem. It is interesting to see how this advanced means are facilitating new mindsets in design architects and construction industry. Customer expectations are being elevated as well. This is adding a lot of touch points with suppliers and consumers, and that is why a new innovative contracts and contracting is required.

scholarly journals RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS THE WAY OF DEVELOPING THE ECONOMIC SECTOR IN LITHUANIA / STATYBOS SEKTORIAUS, KAIP LIETUVOS ŪKIO ŠAKOS, VAIDMUO IR PLĖTROS TYRIMAS

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kęstutis Peleckis ◽  
Valentina Peleckienė
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Way

One of the most important stages in the construction process is selecting the right contractor considering the smallest price that may raise many doubts. The cheapest option may be uneconomi­cal in view of a failure of technical quality and assessment of building lifetime. The article reviews literature and worldwide used practice to establish the most important factors of contrac­tor’s competitiveness. The paper also determines the main factors of the competitiveness of roofing contractors and evaluates qual­ity as a competitive advantage of the companies having influence on other factors of competitiveness. In conclusion; important proposals for assessing the competitiveness of the contractor and recommendations for future research are provided. Santrauka Vienas svarbiausių statybos proceso etapų – parinkti tinkamą rangovą. Rangovo pasirinkimas pagal mažiausią kai­ną kelia daug abejonių. Pigiausias pasirinkimas gali būti neekonomiškas, atsižvelgiant į nepakankamą pagamintos produkcijos techninę kokybę ir įvertinant statybos objekto gyvavimo trukmę. Norint išsiaiškinti svarbiausius rangovo konkurencingumo veiksnius, buvo atlikta pasaulinės literatūros ir praktikos apžvalga. Straipsnyje nustatyti pagrindiniai įmonių, klojančių prilydo­mąsias stogų medžiagas, konkurencingumo veiksniai. Įvertinta kokybės, kaip įmonės konkurencinio pranašumo, įtaka kitiems jos konkurencingumo veiksniams. Pateikti siūlymai rangovo konkurencingumui vertinti, taip pat būsimų tyrimų pasiūlymai.

Concrete Crack Repair with Polymer Modified Mortars: The Status Quo in the South African Construction Industry and the Way Forward

2015 ◽  
Vol 1129 ◽  
pp. 422-428
Author(s):  
Jannes Bester ◽  
Deon Kruger
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
South African ◽  
Patch Repair ◽  
The South ◽  
Concrete Repair ◽  
Repair Work ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Crack Repair ◽  
The Way

In recent years, concrete repair has become an integral part of the construction industry. With the vast quantity of concrete used in the South African construction industry over the past 100 years, one can expect an increase in repair and rehabilitation requirements during the extended lifecycle of exposed concrete structures. Crack repair, re-profiling of spalled areas and surface sealing with polymer related materials forms the bulk of such repair and rehabilitation operations. Due to the complexity of these projects and the variety of professionals and other stakeholders involved from the diagnostics to the implementation phase (specialists consultants, contractors, suppliers and owners of the structures), considerable problems seem to have surfaced to ensure cost-effective but sustainable and durable outcomes. It has been found that in many concrete repair projects, the responsibility for the repair work, adequate quality control and the assessment of successful patch repairs are not fully embraced by the various stakeholders.This concern has led to the research as reported in this paper. The research entailed a series of questionnaires drawn up specifically for the four different stakeholder sectors of the concrete repair industry. The results indicate that, although there is agreement that concrete repair is a highly specialized field, there is not enough training in the correct use of the repair materials, nor enough knowledge regarding the diagnostics or material specification and selection processes. Knowledge on polymer modified mortar are also minimal. These problems are compounded by inadequate quality control and lack of ongoing monitoring of patch repair failure. The paper concludes with suggestions on the way forward.

scholarly journals COMFORT ENVIRONMENT FOR HUMAN AND UPDATED NORMATIVE REGULATION

2020 ◽  
pp. 118-128
Author(s):  
Maksym Omelianenko ◽  
Maryna Omelianenko
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Parametric Method ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Normalization Method ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Construction Practice ◽  
The Way

The article explains the necessity to implement new methodological approaches to the establishment of regulatory support of the construction industry based on the parametric normalization method and defines the first priority steps towards regulatory framework reformation. A comfort environment is the main goal of architectural activities. However, in the majority of cases, this goal is implemented by overcoming various artificially created obstacles. One of the obstacles includes the current regulatory support that does not allow project designers to develop new interesting architectural and engineering solutions due to its content and excessive specification, as well as slows down the adoption of advanced technologies appearing in global designing and construction practice and entering the Ukrainian market. There is the way out. It is referred to the implementation of the parametric method for defining regulatory requirements, which will help project designers solve construction object creation issues unlike the current prescriptive (or administrative) method. The introduction of the parametric method means not only changes in approaches to the definition of regulatory requirements, but also fundamental changes in the whole structure of regulatory support.

scholarly journals O RECONHECIMENTO DAS CERTIFICAÇÕES AMBIENTAIS NO SETOR DA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (Especial) ◽  
pp. 203-206
Author(s):  
Danielle Elis Garcia Furuya ◽  
Michelle Taís Garcia Furuya ◽  
Rodrigo Coladello de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Environmental Certification ◽  
Professional Field ◽  
The Way

The adoption of sustainable practices has become increasingly common in the professional field. In order to avoid wasting materials and using products that cause less environmental impact, the construction industry seeks to put sustainability into practice. Environmental certifications play a key role in this sector as a way to ensure that such practices are performed correctly. In this context, the objective of the article was to conduct a study on the role of environmental certifications in the civil construction sector, taking into account the way they are disclosed and applied. Although the professionals of the area are aware of the possibility of a building receiving a certain certification, it was verified that the information regarding the concept and the process to obtain an environmental certification are scarce.

Embedding “green” in project-based organizations: the way ahead in the construction industry?

2015 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 420-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoling Zhang ◽  
Yuzhe Wu ◽  
Liyin Shen
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
The Way

Managing the External Provision of "Knowledge Management" Services for Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 2874-2889
Author(s):  
Hedley Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Internal Generation ◽  
Management Services ◽  
The Way

Knowledge management has largely been considered from the perspective of internal generation. It is posed that external provision will increase due to the diversity of problems and scarce resources, the arising issues being explored through a case study. The aim is to explore this process for construction projects. It will be shown that the successful delivery of knowledge services for the construction industry depends upon the way in which the provider conducts its marketing and the operation of gatekeepers in the project organisation. These issues are explored in relation to the main concepts and theories, applying and evaluating these through the case study approach.

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