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Change Management In Construction: Necessity, Obstacles,And Suggested Solutions, Ihab M. H. Saad 2020 Northern Kentucky University

Change Management In Construction: Necessity, Obstacles,And Suggested Solutions, Ihab M. H. Saad

The Professional Constructor

The construction industry is one of the major harbingers of the economy of any industrialized nation. Its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product is undeniable. The major economic downturn that lasted from 2008 to 2011 resulted in a lot of change in the industry personnel at both the administration and labor force levels. This resulted in expediting the retirement of a generation of seasoned professionals, and creating a gap in the ranks of construction firms that is still to be completely filled. Similar impacts followed the uncertainty resulting recently from Covid-19 and the economic instability and uncertainty it caused. One …


Pert, Cpm And The Tangled History Of Network Scheduling, Charles Christopher Smith, Vivek Sharma, Gregory B. Baecher 2020 Ankura Consulting Group

Pert, Cpm And The Tangled History Of Network Scheduling, Charles Christopher Smith, Vivek Sharma, Gregory B. Baecher

The Professional Constructor

The origins of two network scheduling techniques: The Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT); and the Critical Path Method (CPM) are examined. Prior accounts hold that each are different and were created separately. PERT, developed within the U. S. Navy’s highly classified POLARIS nuclear missile program which began in 1955. CPM, the creation of American industrial concerns E. I. du Pont de Nemours (du Pont) and Remington Rand UNIVAC. With the objective of settling “an acrimonious dispute over parentage,” this research examines the literature and the original forms of PERT and CPM noting their ‘dead ring’ resemblances, synchronous development timelines, while …


In Partnership? Pedestrian Plazas In New York City, Topal Vardi Topal 2020 New Jersey Institute of Technology

In Partnership? Pedestrian Plazas In New York City, Topal Vardi Topal

Dissertations

Traditional public spaces —such as public parks, streets, and public squares—have long been part of the urban landscape. In today’s congested cities, however, creating such public spaces is difficult because they require capital investment, vacant land, and ongoing maintenance. Possibly in response to these obstacles, new types of urban public spaces have emerged.

Pedestrian plazas, one of these new types, is the topic of this research, with a focus on the New York City Plaza Program, which was the first such program in the U.S. For this research, the design, management, and use characteristics of five completed pedestrian plazas were …


L’Enjeu De L’Écriture Dans Mer Méditerranée De Louis-Philippe Dalembert: Dénonciation Ou Mise En Garde?, Nadia N. Iskandarani 2020 Professor, French Department, Faculty of Human Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon

L’Enjeu De L’Écriture Dans Mer Méditerranée De Louis-Philippe Dalembert: Dénonciation Ou Mise En Garde?, Nadia N. Iskandarani

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Louis-Philippe Dalembert, a Mauritian writer, published in 2019 his novel Mur Méditerranée that sheds the light on an actual issue: the migration crisis. To write this novel, the author was inspired by a real event that occurred in July 2014: the rescue story of illegal migrants by the Danish oil tanker Torm Lotte. In his novel, Louis-Philippe Dalembert portrays three women: Sembar Eritrean, Chochana the Nigerian, and Dima the Syrian; each of them flees the violence that rages in her country and throws herself into a ship that crosses the Mediterranean and leads migrants to Europe. Dalembert, deeply touched by …


Psychometric Characteristics Of The Ryff’S Psychological Well-Being Scale (Pwb-42) Of A Sample Of Kuwaitisالخصائص السيكومترية لمقياس "رايف" للهناء النفسىي (Pwb-42) لدى عينة من الكويتيين, Bader M. Al Ansari 2020 Professor, Psychology Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Psychometric Characteristics Of The Ryff’S Psychological Well-Being Scale (Pwb-42) Of A Sample Of Kuwaitisالخصائص السيكومترية لمقياس "رايف" للهناء النفسىي (Pwb-42) لدى عينة من الكويتيين, Bader M. Al Ansari

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

تهدف الدراسة الحالية إلى إعداد صورة عربية لمقياس الهناء النفسي (Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB-42 (Ryff,1989) يتكون من (42) بندًا× 6 اختيارات، بواقع (7) بند لكل مقياس فرعي، وتمثل العبارات في المقياس مكونات الهناء النفسى الستة التي اقترحتها "رايف"(الاستقلالية، والتمكين البيئي، والنمو الشخصي، و العلاقات الإيجابية مع الآخرين ، والحياة الهادفة ، وتقبل الذات ). استخدمت في هذه الدراسة عينتين مستقلتين من طلاب جامعة الكويت إجمالي قوامها (1643) فردا بواقع (762) من الذكور و (881) من الإناث، وذلك لحساب الثبات والصدق ولفحص الفروق بين الجنسين . تم تطبيق مقياس الهناء النفسي PWB-42، و قائمة "أوكسفورد" للسعادة (OHI)، ومقياس الرضا عن …


Are Optimists Happier And More Satisfied With Their Life?هل المتفائلون أكثر سعادة ورضا عن حياتهم؟, Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek 2020 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Are Optimists Happier And More Satisfied With Their Life?هل المتفائلون أكثر سعادة ورضا عن حياتهم؟, Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

استهدفت هذه الدراسة استكشاف العلاقة بين التفاؤل وكل من السعادة، والرضا عن الحياة، فضلاً عن فحص العلاقة بين التشاؤم والسعادة، والرضا عن الحياة. أجابت عينة متاحة (ن = 225) من طلبة جامعة الإسكندرية وطالباتها عن: القائمة العربية للتفاؤل والتشاؤم، ومقياسي التقدير الذاتي لكل من السعادة، والرضا عن الحياة، ولم تكشف النتائج عن فروق دالة إحصائيًا بين الجنسين في كل متغيرات الدراسة، في حين استخرجت ارتباطات دالة إحصائيًا بين التفاؤل وكل من السعادة، والرضا عن الحياة (موجبة)، وبين التشاؤم وكل من السعادة، والرضا عن الحياة (سالبة). وكشف تحليل المكونات الأساسية عن عامل ثنائي القطب لدى الجنسين، سمي: "الحياة الطيبة في مقابل …


Tiny Homes: 3 Things You Need To Know, Eric J. Forbush 2020 Brigham Young. University

Tiny Homes: 3 Things You Need To Know, Eric J. Forbush

Marriott Student Review

Tiny Homes are a modern trend that many millennials are embracing. This article explores zoning laws, cost, and utilities to help you decide if the Tiny Home lifestyle is right for you.


The Irish Construction Industry’S State Of Readiness For A Bim Mandate In 2020, Barry McAuley, Alan V. Hore, Roger P. West 2020 Technological University Dublin

The Irish Construction Industry’S State Of Readiness For A Bim Mandate In 2020, Barry Mcauley, Alan V. Hore, Roger P. West

Conference papers

It was recently announced that a BIM mandate for the Irish public sector is not imminent, suggesting that the sector is not yet ready for what such a mandate implies. Following on from a forward-looking BIM Roadmap for Ireland in 2017 and the publication by the authors of a detailed BIM in Ireland study in 2017 and 2019, what is the actual state of readiness for a more general BIM mandate in Ireland? This paper will review recent publications, seminars and industry initiatives on this topic of interest supported by an online survey to assess the current state of readiness …


Can Public Construction And Demolition Data Describe Trends In Building Material Recycling? Observations From Philadelphia, Kimberlee Marcellus-Zamora, Patricia Gallagher, Sabrina Spatari 2020 Thomas Jefferson University

Can Public Construction And Demolition Data Describe Trends In Building Material Recycling? Observations From Philadelphia, Kimberlee Marcellus-Zamora, Patricia Gallagher, Sabrina Spatari

College of Architecture and the Built Environment Faculty Papers

There is a significant amount of waste generated during construction and demolition (C&D) activities, but few data to understand the sources, age, spatial origin, and its fate following entry into the waste management system. With few public records that track C&D waste flows, we turned to industry and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to quantify C&D data and meta-data using material flow analysis (MFA). LEED databases are not normally used to build life cycle inventories or material flow accounts because they do not house sufficiently detailed data. We propose using the geo-referenced data on reused C&D waste in …


Ventilation & Masks: Reducing Airborne Transmission Of Covid-19 In A Classroom, Eric A. Schiff 2020 Syracuse University

Ventilation & Masks: Reducing Airborne Transmission Of Covid-19 In A Classroom, Eric A. Schiff

SyracuseCoE

We've calculated the number of COVID-19 infections that will be spread from a single COVID-19 "superspreader" to students and teachers in a classroom shared for 4 hours in different ventilation and masking conditions.


Second Act Conversion Of The Mercado De Xabregas, João Santa-Rita 2020 Universidad Autónoma de Lisboa

Second Act Conversion Of The Mercado De Xabregas, João Santa-Rita

IntAR Interventions Adaptive Reuse

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Under The Radar Joe Garlick On Real Estate Development And Equity, Elizabeth Debs, Liliane Wong 2020 Rhode Island School of Design

Under The Radar Joe Garlick On Real Estate Development And Equity, Elizabeth Debs, Liliane Wong

IntAR Interventions Adaptive Reuse

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The Elephant Refuge 'Pre-Use' Vs ''Reuse', Heinrich Hermann 2020 Rhode Island School of Design

The Elephant Refuge 'Pre-Use' Vs ''Reuse', Heinrich Hermann

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Appropriating Architecture Digital Graffiti As Temporary Spatial Intervention, Dorothée King 2020 Art and Design Academy, Basel, Switzerland

Appropriating Architecture Digital Graffiti As Temporary Spatial Intervention, Dorothée King

IntAR Interventions Adaptive Reuse

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Being Architecture And Action From Descartes To Foucault, Barbara Stehle 2020 Rhode Island School of Design

Being Architecture And Action From Descartes To Foucault, Barbara Stehle

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Empowering Actions The Participatory Renovations Of A Shelter, Christian Campagnaro, Nicoló Di Prima 2020 Polytechnic University of Turin

Empowering Actions The Participatory Renovations Of A Shelter, Christian Campagnaro, Nicoló Di Prima

IntAR Interventions Adaptive Reuse

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Free Speech Comes Home La Casa Del Hijo Del Ahuizote, Enrique Aureng Silva 2020 Rhode Island School of Design

Free Speech Comes Home La Casa Del Hijo Del Ahuizote, Enrique Aureng Silva

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The Past Embodied In Action, Laura Gioeni 2020 Rhode Island School of Design

The Past Embodied In Action, Laura Gioeni

IntAR Interventions Adaptive Reuse

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Klan Kosova Resisting New Order, Astrit Nixha 2020 Rhode Island School of Design

Klan Kosova Resisting New Order, Astrit Nixha

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We Are Never Not Inside Discrete Objects And Nested Interiorities, Clay Odom 2020 University of Texas

We Are Never Not Inside Discrete Objects And Nested Interiorities, Clay Odom

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