Improving Dynamic Knowledge Movements with a Knowledge-Based Framework during Conceptual Design of a Green Building Project

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohreh Pourzolfaghar ◽  
Rahinah Ibrahim ◽  
Rusli Abdullah ◽  
Nor Mariah Adam ◽  
Abang Abdullah Abang Ali
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Incomplete Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
Building Project

Many researchers believe that tacitness of knowledge contributes to incomplete knowledge flow. In this article, the authors focus on obtaining the required mechanical and electrical tacit knowledge for architectural conceptual design purpose by observing activities of a design team involved in a green building project. The authors used the case study research methodology to demonstrate how the authors could utilize Macmillan's conceptual design framework and integrate it with the structure of repertory grid technique to obtain a framework of knowledge-based conceptual design for a green building project. The contribution of this study is developing a technique for capturing tacit knowledge during the conceptual design process that leads to an improvement in knowledge movements during the architectural conceptual design stage.

scholarly journals Explicating Mechanical and Electrical Knowledge for Design Phase of Green Building Projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 1650002
Author(s):  
Zohreh Pourzolfaghar ◽  
Rahinah Ibrahim ◽  
Nor Mariah Adam
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Flow Problems ◽  
Conceptual Design Phase ◽  
Construction Knowledge ◽  
Building Project

Construction projects usually encompass numerous disciplines, requiring the integration of knowledge from civil, mechanical, electrical and other engineering domains. Some researchers contend that the integration of construction knowledge and experience at the early design phase would improve the overall project performance. Domination of tacit knowledge during design phase of building projects is the major source of knowledge flow problems between involved professionals. Therefore, this study intends to explicate the required mechanical and electrical knowledge which has to be considered during the conceptual design phase of a green building project. To fulfil this goal, a case study has been conducted to specify the entity of the required mechanical and electrical knowledge. The primary method for the data collection here is observation. Furthermore, this study employs the triangulation method in order to validate the collected data. The results contain the required mechanical and electrical knowledge which has to be considered during the conceptual design phase of a green building project.

scholarly journals Tacit knowledge, as a source of competitiveness: case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Patricia RIVERA-ACOSTA ◽  
Rosa Elia MARTÍNEZ-TORRES ◽  
Maricela OJEDA-GUTIÉRREZ
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Family ◽  
Study Methodology

In the society of the XXI century it is generally accepted that a new intangible resource of organizations is knowledge, in addition to the other existing resources: human, capital, raw materials and equipment. This is particularly true in a knowledge-based society and economy, where knowledge has become an invaluable medium for all organizations, particularly businesses. The objective of this paper is to make a diagnosis to describe how to apply knowledge management in the family business Campechanas la Escondida de la Trinidad. This project is based on a case study methodology, with a descriptive type of research; the collection of information uses as instruments with a qualitative approach, observation and interviewing. The results obtained show a dependence on the tacit knowledge possessed by bakers who apply in the artisanal process, in addition to family members, lack human talent management, formal training and innovation, which has limited their competitiveness.

scholarly journals A Technique to Capture Multi-Disciplinary Tacit Knowledge During the Conceptual Design Phase of a Building Project

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohreh Pourzolfaghar ◽  
Rahinah Ibrahim ◽  
Rusli Abdullah ◽  
Nor Mariah Adam
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Incomplete Knowledge ◽  
Conceptual Design Phase ◽  
The Impact

The construction industry is suffering from incomplete knowledge flow that results in time and cost over-runs. Many researchers believe that a large part of this problem is related to the design phase being a tacit knowledge-dominated area. Since tacitness of knowledge contributes to incomplete flow of knowledge, we posit that facilitating the conversion of tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge can improve the overall knowledge flow. Within this context, this paper analyses recognised knowledge-capturing techniques and compares them in view of the operating characteristics of the conceptual design phase. This paper proposes a new tacit knowledge-capturing technique for this phase. The outcomes include a new knowledge-capturing technique, a method for validation of the proposed technique, and recommendations on how to deal with the challenges concomitant with the application and utilisation of the proposed technique in the building industry. By proposing a combinational tacit knowledge-capturing technique, this study attempts to mitigate the impact of the potential incomplete knowledge flow during the conceptual design phase in building projects.

Mechatronic Multicriteria Profile (MMP) for Conceptual Design of a Robotic Visual Servoing System

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abolfazl Mohebbi ◽  
Sofiane Achiche ◽  
Luc Baron
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Visual Servoing ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Choquet Integral ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Robotic Visual Servoing ◽  
And Control

Mechatronic systems are a combination of cooperative mechanical, electronics and control components. The high number of their components, their multi-physical aspect, the couplings between the different domains involved and the interacting design objectives makes the design task very tedious ad complex. Due to this inherent complexity, a concurrent systematic and multi-objective design thinking methodology is crucial to replace the often used sequential design approach that tends to deal with the different domains separately. In this research we present a new multi-criteria profile for mechatronic system performance evaluation in conceptual design stage. The newly introduced Mechatronic Multi-criteria Profile (MMP) includes various quantitative members such as intelligence, reliability, complexity, flexibility and cost. A nonlinear fuzzy integral called 2-additive Choquet Integral will be used for the aggregation of criteria and fitting the intuitive requirements for decision-making in the presence of interacting criteria. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method will be validated via a case study of designing a robotic visual servoing system.

Climatic-Adaptability Solution in Traditional Architectural of Desert Areas of Iran/Kashan

2014 ◽  
Vol 935 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Masoumian
Keyword(s):  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Climatic Adaptability ◽  
Desert Areas ◽  
Dry Climates ◽  
Building Project

Nowadays, the shortages of fossil based energy on the earth and the pollution caused by using them is a noticeable problem that people are challenging with. As a result, human try to use natural resources vastly instead of fossil-based ones to reduce their consumption dramatically. In this circumstance, the role of architects are more important than ever in reducing the need for energy by proper designing likewise the past construction history. Green building design criteria emphasizes the energy-efficient performance of fenestration materials. Iran is a country comprising of four main different climatic areas. Selecting materials and using proper techniques for a building project is a challenging task in each part. Ancient buildings were built by different materials, techniques and forms in different parts of this country. One of the main parts of climatic areas in Iran is the hot and dry climates such as deserts. The appropriate materials and techniques which were used in ancient buildings in this part of the country to make this area comfortable for people will be investigated in this paper. Moreover, the buildings of Kashan, located in the desert part of Iran, will be mentioned as case study.

A knowledge-based system for multi-disciplinary conceptual design synthesis

2012 ◽  
Vol 226 (12) ◽  
pp. 2950-2966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ze-Lin Liu ◽  
Yong Chen ◽  
You-Bai Xie
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Synthesis Algorithm ◽  
Design Task ◽  
Knowledge Based System ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
Prototype Software

Exploring wide multi-disciplinary solution spaces to create conceptual design solutions is a difficult task for human designers due to lack of sufficient multi-disciplinary knowledge. A viable approach would be to develop a computer-aided system to synthesize the wide variety of knowledge for a given design task. However, the existing design synthesis systems are mainly domain-specific, focusing on conceptual design synthesis in a single or few limited disciplines. Therefore, this article introduces the development of a knowledge-based system for multi-disciplinary conceptual design synthesis, including the establishment of a knowledge base for organizing multi-disciplinary principle solutions and a design synthesis algorithm. The implementation of a prototype software is also reported, with the conceptual design of a solar fountain as a demonstrative case. The results of the case study show that the system can automatically and conveniently generate multi-disciplinary conceptual solutions.

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