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An Examination Of Time Related Issues Under The Principle ‘Traditional’ Irish Forms Of Contract, Tony Cunningham

Other Resources

Timely delivery of construction projects is an important priority for most building clients, particularly for those operating in the private sector. Construction projects, however, rarely run like clockwork and schedule overruns are commonplace. This study reviews various issues regarding time-management by contract administrators and quantity surveyors on ‘traditionally’ procured building contracts, with specific reference to the Irish RIAI and PW-CF-1 Contracts. The review examines commencement, progress and completion issues related to these contracts. These included the setting of programme durations, the consequences of delays caused by events beyond the control of the contracting parties, and delays for which either the …

The Adoption Of A Design Build Approach In Retrofit Projects – A Descriptive Case Study, Lloyd Scott

Conference papers

The delivery Design Build projects across the built environment in Ireland has begun to take significant shape. There are many examples of the traditional are moving towards more collaborative practices. There exists support for the integration of a design build project approach in the retrofit realm where designer, client and developer can work collaboratively. As with the regular design build process the intent behind this collaborative approach is to encourage those associated with the built environment to consider how retrofit design and construction can contribute positively to addressing elements of climate change and the design build process. The opportunity to …

New York After 9/11 [Chapter: Conflict And Change], Zachary Baron Shemtob, Patrick Sweeney, Susan Opotow

New York State City & Regional

An estimated 2 billion people around the world watched the catastrophic destruction of the World Trade Center. The enormity of the moment was immediately understood, and both news coverage and history of the catastrophe quickly took on global proportions—less understood has been the effect on the locus of the attacks, New York City, not as a seat of political or economic power, but as a community; not in the days and weeks afterward, but in the months and years. This period of tumultuous change offers important insights about New York today and holds important lessons for the future. New York …

A Study On The Impact Of Monetary Policies On Nigerian Property Market, Abiodun Jogunola, Chibuike R. Emele, Austin C. Otegbulu

Bullion

The authority responsible for formulating monetary policies in Nigeria has focused more on the oil and gas sector while other sectors such as the property sector have not been given their deserved attention with regards to monetary policy formulation. Hence, this study examined the impact of monetary policy rate on the Nigerian property market. It was revealed that the key economic indicators that are relevant to the real estate sector includes interest rate, (monetary policy instrument), GDP, exchange rate , inflation rate as well as international oil price. The findings showed that in the long term monetary policy rate has …

Biblioteka E Universitetit “Ukshin Hoti” Prizren, Bledi Susuri

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Fshati Si Fermë Në Bashkësi, Lindi Hasangjekaj

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Kampusi Multifunksional Edukativ Në Prishtinë, Uliks Bajçinovci

Theses and Dissertations

Idea së pari ka qenë për krijimin e një hapësire të sigurt, unike dhe inovative për qdo gjeneratë të Prishtinës me njoftimin e nivelit më të lartë teknologjikë, në ndërlidhje me cinemografin (Cinematography) dhe botën e lojrave kompjuterike (Video Games ‘’Pc Master Race’’ & ‘’Consle’’) ku aplikohet teknologjia e fundit software dhe hardware, ku bashkohen hobi të ndryshum në lojra kompjuterike, karaktera të librave dhe filmave comic (DC/MARVEL), dhe concepte të ndryshme inxhienerike, disa nga këto fusha sod kan shfaqjet më të mëdha në botë si ‘’Comic-Con’’, ‘’E3’’, ‘’CES’’, harmonizimi i artit modern me ambiciet inxhienerike të së ardhmës (Concept/Futuristic …

Projektimi I Objktit Shumbanesor Me Afarizëm, Shkëndijë Ramadani Syla

Theses and Dissertations

Temë kyqe në shoqëri janë ndërtimet e sidomos ato të llojit banesorë.Zhvillimi i hovshëm i këti lloj ndërtimi dhe mënyra jo e mirfillt e projektimit të tyre,më ka shtyr që për Temë të Diplomës ta shtjelloj këtë tip ndërtimi duke kontribuar në zhvillimin e projektimit të mirfillt,ku si princip ka gjithmon komoditetin e shoqëris,në plotësimin e kërkesave dhe dëshirave për një hapsir jetese sa më të mir dhe sa më funksionale.

Stadiumi I Malishevës, Shaqir Gjyliqi

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

London Music Centre, Stina Shabani

Theses and Dissertations

The aim of this thesis is to identify design challenges and opportunities of a Music Centre. The thesis is based on two fields of study: Architecture and Music,and the relation between them. The research was intiated through a series of questions that architects confront when asked to create something that can be undertood by everyone.It develops on the idea that a concept related to both fields will sum up the desired result. Translating Music elements into form in Architecture,is the task in order to create an Auditorium and a Music Centre that adapts both worlds.London is in need of a …

Ekosistemi I Zonës Së Blinajës Dhe Funksionalizimi Urban, Florim Gashi

Theses and Dissertations

Mundësitë për investime në zonat e përshatshme për turizëm dhe mundësia që ato të sjellin përfitime dhe të jenë të vetëqëndrueshme janë të limituara në Republikën në e Kosovës. Mirëpo në veçanti, Rezervati i Blinajës do të mund të ishte një mundësi e mirë dhe shembull i suksesit për projekte të ngjajshme në të ardhmën. Ky hulumtim është përpjekje që të dëshëmohet se ndërlidhja e ekosistemit, gjeografisë, natyrës si dhe projekti arkitektonik i dizajnuar nga autori në funksion të kësaj, synon që përmes të dhënave burimore por edhe atyre sekondare të dëshmojë që Blinaja është investim real në të ardhmën …

Projektimi I Bibliotekes, Vjollca Iseni

Theses and Dissertations

Në ditët e sotme,aftësimi i përdoruesve në informacion mbetet kusht i domosdoshëm që një biblotekë të mbijetojë. Ndryshimi nuk është i thjeshtë,por planifikimi i kujdesshëm,pranimi i koncepteve të reja dhe komunikimi i mirë brenda stafitë përmirëson dukshëm procesin e ndryshimtë. Kjo më ka shtyr që për Temë të Diplomës ta shtjellojë këtë tip ndërtimi i cili ka të bëjë me qasjen e përdorusve në informacion,të cilat duke funksionuarë në harmoni me njëra-tjetrën ndërtojnë urat lidhëse midis përdoruesve dhe informacionitë.

Exploratory Study Into Sustainability Expertise In The Irish Architecture, Engineering And Construction (Aec) Sector, Lloyd Scott, Emmanuella Asantewaa Twumasi

Conference papers

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector is a rich environment, involving the use of expertise at various levels with much intensity and in unique situations. In the attainment of sustainable construction, construction sustainability performance is indispensable. The participants implementing sustainable construction practices are key to a sustainable construction sector. This study seeks to understand the level of sustainability expertise in the Irish AEC sector which is part of an ongoing research at the Technological University of Dublin, within the School of Surveying and Construction Management. The early explorative phase of this research involves getting a depth of understanding as …

What You Don’T See, Brent Sturlaugson

Architecture Faculty Publications

Follow the supply chains of architecture and you’ll find not just product manufacturers but also environmental polluters and elusive networks of financial power and political influence.

An Introduction To Deep Learning, Maria Pantoja, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Drazen Fabris

Architectural Engineering

Deep learning (DL) is currently being researched and implemented to solve civil engineering related problems, including autonomous inspection and inventory of civil infrastructure projects. The article introduces DL, specifically a convolutional neural network and the supervised learning process used to train a model that will enable professional structural engineers to automatically detect types of earthquake damage.

The Distant Early Warning Line: Geographies, Infrastructures, And Environments Of Warning, Jordan Steingard

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line was a Cold War era project aimed at providing advanced warning of incoming Soviet attack via the northern periphery of Canada and the United States. The Line was comprised of radar stations across the 69th parallel, spanning from Western Alaska to Baffin Island, about 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Academic institutions and research labs, private corporations, and military entities collaborated to develop the DEW Line.

The domes used to shield the radar from the extreme terrain were designed by architectural icon Buckminster Fuller, who was elaborating upon a symbolic language of security …

Bs News September/October

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

From Establishment To Final Independence: A Study Of The National Archives Of The United States Of America From 1934–1985, Daniel M. Frett

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This thesis is a study of the National Archives of the United States from the institution’s establishment in 1934 under the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt to becoming the National Archives and Record Administration in 1985. The Archives during the 1930’s and 1940’s functioned as an independent agency, until the Archives lost their independence under the Hoover Commission. In 1949 the Archives became part of the newly formed General Services Administration. During the 1950’s and 1960’s National Archives helped change the archival profession. Furthermore, we see how the two independence movements in the 1960’s and 1980’s that were ultimately successful in …

Urban Food Entrepreneurship, Governance, And Economic Development In The Post-Industrial Cities Of Newark, New Jersey And Dayton, Ohio, John C. Jones

Dissertations

The local governments of post-industrial cities in the US struggle to foster economic development and to find uses for underutilized or abandoned urban land and buildings. Partly in response to growing consumer interest in locally produced foods, food entrepreneurs are increasingly using these underutilized urban properties for farming or for producing value-added food products. However, sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally, existing policies and regulatory regimes of local and state governments often restrict the ability of urban food entrepreneurs to grow. This dissertation documents urban food entrepreneurship in the post-industrial communities of greater Newark, New Jersey and greater Dayton, Ohio. The …

Crafting An Empire: The Hereke Factory Campus (1842-1914), Didem Yavuz

Dissertations

One of the starkest examples of the Ottoman Empire's new modernity was the fabrics and carpet model factory founded at Hereke in 1842. This dissertation focuses on the evolving conditions and social developments that took place over seventy-two years of production at Hereke, and discuss that the factory represented a microcosm of the Empire's wider industrial labor history. Hereke was used as a lens through which to explore a range of themes that, taken together, highlight the lifestyles of the early Ottoman workforce and its industrial relations: labor management, industrial action, child labor, class, gender, housing, education, clothing fashion, the …

Rural Sense: Value, Heritage, And Sensory Landscapes: Developing A Design-Oriented Approach To Mapping For Healthier Landscapes, Judith Van Der Elst, Heather Richards-Rissetto, Lily Díaz-Kommonen

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Landscape design needs a novel value system centred on human experience of the landscape rather than simply on economic value. Design-oriented research allows us to shift the focus from mechanistic paradigms towards new sensemaking approaches that value both the sensual and the cognitive in human experience. To move in this direction, we investigate cultural and natural aspects of sensory experience in rural landscapes, arguing that: (1) rural (non-urban) regions offer diverse sensory experiences for optimising human health; and (2) spatial interconnectedness between rural and urban areas means that healthy rural regions are critical for urban development. Our key argument is …

Historic Houses - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3253), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3253. Historic American Building Survey (HABS) Inventory forms for historic properties in Warren County, Kentucky; survey only, drawings were not executed for these houses. Some forms include photocopies of photographs or additional notes.

Understanding Campus Spaces To Improve Student Belonging, Michelle Samura

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Michelle Samura demonstrates that we can gain insight into students’ experience of connectedness with a campus community by considering how they use physical, human-built spaces and the meaning they attribute to them.

Measuring Landscape Performance: Case Study Investigation, Hannah Michelle Lopresto, Brandon Zambrano, Catherine De Almeida

UCARE Research Products

Participating in the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s 2018 Case Study Investigation has been an incredibly informative experience for our research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. We are eager to shine a spotlight on the landscape performance of two Great Plains projects: P Street Corridor, a revitalized downtown streetscape in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, a waterfront redevelopment in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Working on the post-occupancy study of both projects has been extremely beneficial in understanding how reclaiming underutilized sites can create high-performing landscapes. Both are public projects in urban settings with primary goals of transforming formerly unpleasant, …

Gentrifier By John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, And Marc Lamont Hill, Hannah Brais

The Goose

Review of John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, and Marc Lamont Hill's Gentrifier.

High Performance Mortar With 100% Recycled Aggregate Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles, Molly Schrager, Vito Francioso, Arjun Kadakia, Mirian Velay-Lizancos

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium

Concrete and mortar are materials commonly used in construction. Their main compounds are cement, aggregates (sand and gravel) and water. In an effort to increase the sustainability of these materials, the idea of using recycled aggregates from ground old concrete and using it to make mortar and concrete has gained more interest. It has two advantages: it reduces the need to mine for raw materials and lessens the amount of old and defective concrete that is typically put in landfills. But, the use of recycled concrete aggregate lowers the strength of mortars and concretes because the residual compounds in the …

Growing A Sustainable City?: The Question Of Urban Agriculture By Christina D. Rosan And Hamil Pearsall, Matthew Zantingh

The Goose

Review of Christina D. Rosan and Hamil Pearsall's Growing a Sustainable City?: The Question of Urban Agriculture.

Losing Its Way: The Landmarks Preservation Commission In Eclipse, Jeffrey A. Kroessler

Publications and Research

New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has an admirable history of protecting the city's historic character. Increasingly in recent years, the commission has backed away from proactively designated sites of historical, architectural, or cultural significance as city landmarks. At the same time, the commission has shown greater deference to the owner of a property when deciding whether to designate, and to the wishes of the owners of designated properties in matters of regulation, notwithstanding that owner consent is nowhere in the landmarks law. At the same time, the commission has introduced new definitions, such as “period of significance,” contributing/non-contributing, and …

Vila, Mergime Krasniqi

Theses and Dissertations

Duke e pasur parasysh që në Kosovë shumë hapësira janë të pandërtuara, sidomos ato vende ku janë kushtet më të përshtatshme për një jetë të qetë dhe larg dendësisë së qyteteve, projekti në fjalë ofron një shembull adekuat për të treguar se si do të duhej të shfrytëzoheshin këto përparësi. Ky projekt është një vilë luksoze për një familje 5 anëtarëshe. Duke u bazuar në rregullat e projektimit, banimi në këtë ndërtesë së bashku me rekreimin ngërthehen në kualitete më të larta si pjesë e peisazhit natyror. Pra në të plotësohen dhe integrohen funksionet e nevojat përtej utilitares. Objekti mban …

Kompleksi I Villave Për Pushim- Banishtë, Viona Raifi

Theses and Dissertations

Që kur qeniet njerëzore kanë ekzistuar, uji ka qenë një pjesë jetike e shëndetit dhe mirëqenies tone, ujërat termale janë përdorur për efektet e tyre shëruese. Banja termale në Dibër u themelua në vitin 1948. Këto banjat termale janë vërtetuar të jenë më të mirat në Balkan nga ekspertë Gjermanë dhe Francezë. Ata raportuan se në 1 litër ujë kishte rreth 4 gram minerale të ndryshme termike. Qëllimi i këtij projekti është krijimi i një kompleksi për relaks i cili do ti shërbej jo vetëm turistëve por edhe vet banorëve te Dibrës duke i oftuar një hapsirë shoqërore dhe relaksuese. …