scholarly journals Understanding Innovation for Sustainability within the Australian Building Industry: An Evolutionary Social Learning Model

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Binder
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
The Social ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Sustainable Building Materials

This paper argues that within the context of the building sector, inter-organizational relationships are determinants of innovation. To explain the workings of these relationships and their dialectical nature, an evolutionary social learning model is proposed that draws on Vygotsky's (1978) developmental psychology, Bourdieu's (1977) concept of habitus, and Wittgenstein's (1958) insights. A case study of the development of a tool designed to make builders select more sustainable building materials is analyzed to illustrate how the social learning model developed here allows an understanding of innovation. The “EcoSelector” was the tool developed to guide the builders in their selection of materials. The model provides managerial and behavioral insights into groups or individuals seeking to implement innovations in general, and sustainability innovations in particular.

scholarly journals Measuring perception about sustainability of building materials in Kosovo

Facilities ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 436-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Visar Hoxha ◽  
Tore Haugen ◽  
Svein Bjorberg
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Materials Selection ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Low Energy Consumption ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Sustainable Building Materials

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop the empirically tested framework about the knowledge and perception about sustainability of building materials in Prishtina, Kosovo from the perspective of users, construction industry and facility managers. Design/methodology/approachA survey of representative sections of the population was designed and carried out in the capital city of Kosovo to determine the knowledge and perception of the population about the sustainability of building materials and to determine the main criteria of selection of sustainable building materials. The study may be used as guidelines for sustainable real estate developers in Prishtina during the materials selection process. Qualitative interviews were conducted with architects, consulting engineering companies, construction companies and facility managers from the region of Prishtina with open-ended questions also being used. FindingsResults of quantitative research find that embodied energy, durability and low energy consumption are used as key criteria that influence the materials selection process on the part of users. The results of the cross-case analysis of qualitative measure the perceptions of construction industry and facility managers, according to which durability to a large degree is the main criterion for selection of sustainable building materials followed by embodied energy and low energy consumption. Research limitations/implicationsThe study of measurement of level of knowledge and perception about sustainability of building materials in Kosovo focuses only on one pilot city; hence, further research is needed throughout Kosovo to validate the empirically tested tool within other geographical settings in Kosovo. Originality/valueThis survey represents the first quantification of knowledge and perception regarding the sustainability of building materials among users, construction sector and facility managers.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KINERJA DAN KEBUTUHAN PETANI GARAM DI KABUPATEN PAMEKASAN SEBAGAI DASAR PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN MODEL SOCIAL LEARNING

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Umi Hanik ◽  
Mutmainah Mutmainah
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Observational Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Balanced Information

Model social learning merupakan suatu pendekatan menggunakan teori observational learning. Model ini telah digunakan oleh Dinas Perikanan Kabupaten Pamekasan untuk meningkatkan kualitas sumber daya manusia. Sayangnya, model social learning belum sepenuhnya berdampak pada peningkatan sumber daya manusia melalui program-program yang dijalankan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan analisis kinerja dan kebutuhan guna mengetahui masalah yang dihadapi petani garam Kabupaten Pamekasan dan menentukan kebutuhan yang harus dimiliki oleh petani garam Kabupaten Pamekasan agar dapat meningkatkan kualitas sumber daya manusia. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis kajian studi kasus. Teknik pengambilan data menggunakan wawancara mendalam ke pihak-pihak terkait, uji keabsahan datanya menggunakan triangulasi sumber dan metode, dan analisis datanya menggunakan metode induktif. Hasil analisis kinerja menunjukkan bahwa terdapat beberapa kendala dari beberapa aspek dalam pelaksanaan program dan analisis kebutuhan menunjukkan bahwa petani garam membutuhkan kompetensi keterampilam dan pengetahuan untuk membuat garam dan kompetensi untuk mengubah pola pikir dengan diimbangi sistem penyampaian informasi yang tidak menyebabkan terputusnya informasi.Title: Performance and Need Analysis of Salt Farmers in Pamekasan Regency as a Based of Development of the Design of Social Learning ModelThe social learning model is an approach using observational learning theory. This model has been used by the Pamekasan District Fisheries Office to improve the quality of human resources. Unfortunately, the social learning model has not fully impacted the improvement of human resources through the implemented programs. This study aimed to analyze the performance and needs in order to determine the problems and the needs of the salt farmers in Pamekasan Regency in order to improve the quality of human resources. This research was a case study qualitative research with. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with related parties, their validity were tested using triangulation of sources and methods, and their data analysis were using inductive method. The results of the performance analysis showed that there are several obstacles from several aspects of the program’s implementation and needs analysis showed that the salt farmers need the competence of skills and knowledge to produce salt as well as the change of mindset with a balanced information delivery system that does not cause interruption of information.

scholarly journals Magnesium Oxybromides MOB-318 and MOB-518: Brominated Analogues of Magnesium Oxychlorides

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4032
Author(s):  
Anna-Marie Lauermannová ◽  
Michal Lojka ◽  
Filip Antončík ◽  
David Sedmidubský ◽  
Milena Pavlíková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Simultaneous Thermal Analysis ◽  
Heating Process ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Magnesium Oxychloride ◽  
Sustainable Building Materials

The search for environmentally sustainable building materials is currently experiencing significant expansion. It is increasingly important to find new materials or reintroduce those that have been set aside to find a good replacement for Portland cement, which is widely used despite being environmentally insufficient and energy-intensive. Magnesium oxybromides, analogues to well-known magnesium oxychloride cements, fit both categories of new and reintroduced materials. In this contribution, two magnesium oxybromide phases were prepared and thoroughly analyzed. The stoichiometries of the prepared phases were 5Mg(OH)2∙MgBr2∙8H2O and 3Mg(OH)2∙MgBr2∙8H2O. The phase analysis was determined using X-ray diffraction. The morphology was analyzed with scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The chemical composition was studied using X-ray fluorescence and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was also used. The thermal stability and the mechanism of the release of gasses linked to the heating process, such as water and hydrobromic acid evaporation, were analyzed using simultaneous thermal analysis combined with mass spectroscopy. The obtained results were compared with the data available for magnesium oxychlorides.

scholarly journals Social Learning with Costly Search

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Mueller-Frank ◽  
Mallesh M. Pai
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Discount Rate ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Search Costs ◽  
Social Optimum ◽  
Linear Rate ◽  
The Social

We study a sequential social learning model where agents privately acquire information by costly search. Search costs of agents are private, and are independently and identically distributed. We show that asymptotic learning occurs if and only if search costs are not bounded away from zero. We explicitly characterize equilibria for the case of two actions, and show that the probability of late moving agents taking the suboptimal action vanishes at a linear rate. Social welfare converges to the social optimum as the discount rate converges to one if and only if search costs are not bounded away from zero. (JEL D81, D83)

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