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The Role Of The Contract Administrator Under The Principal Irish Standard Forms Of Building Contract, Tony Cunningham

Other Resources

Construction contract administration concerns the effective execution of construction contracts. The primary objectives of the individual appointed to administer a building contract typically include delivering the project safely, to the specified quality standards, on time, and within the employer’s budgetary constraints. The administrator’s task is to orchestrate and motivate the various designers and constructors to deliver the best possible performance both individually and as members of the team. This study has investigates the contribution made by the contract administrator in administering construction projects and outlines the decision-making, advisory and information roles undertaken by the contract administrator in the context of …

Local Approaches To Regional Problems: Suburban Government Responses To Portland's Regional Housing Crisis, Emma Deppa

Dissertations and Theses

The Portland metropolitan region has seen unprecedented growth in the last three decades, resulting in both economic expansion and considerable gentrification. While lauded for its commitment to sustainability and a "smart development" ethos, many questions remain for the city with respect to the needs of displaced residents and a burgeoning population of young professionals. This study examines how various levels of government implement growth management policies to accommodate these demographic changes, and aims to assess whether and how the consequences of growth, especially gentrification and displacement, are meaningfully addressed. Qualitative interviews were conducted with staff members and elected officials from …

Lifelong Housing Design: User Feedback Evaluation Of Smart Objects And Accessible Houses For Healthy Ageing, Matteo Zallio, Niccolò Casiddu

Conference Papers

According to the latest research by the European Community and ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics) surveys, Europe has the highest average age for its population. According to those data, in the near future, it could be necessary to move from a welfare model based on the centralization of care systems, to a system based on the distribution of certain healthcare facilities [1]. This means that the ageing population is ever increasing, thanks to better lifestyles, innovative medical care and wider access to different services. This work seeks to observe and analyse key implications of architectural and interior design features …

Exterior Of Dinand Gets A New Look, Evangelia Stefanakos

Civitas Branching Documentation

This article describes new art installations and landscaping which enhance the exterior spaces of Dinand Library at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The murals, "Civitas Branching" and "Lungs of the Planet," are collaborative art projects created by students of the College and members of the Worcester community. They were installed in April 2016. A dedication ceremony was held April 20, 2016.

Generation Rent Needs Grown-Up Housing Guidelines Now, Lorcan Sirr

Media

The private rented sector in Ireland accommodates 705,000 people in 324,000 tenancies—in properties owned by 172,000 registered landlords. In the past 18 months alone there has been an increase of 12,000 registered landlords.

Ua66 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter, Cheryl Stevens, Dean

Ogden College of Science & Engineering Publications

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Design + Build: College Of Dupage Architecture Design + Build Studio, Summer 2016, Mark A. Pearson

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

A project that explores the modulation of light, shadow, and pattern. A mosaic tapestry of shadow. A light modulator. A space that captures the ephemeral, fleeting, poetic characteristics of daylight.

Student Design + Build Team:

• Andrew Dunlop III
• Arlinda Haxhiu
• Michael Keslinke
• Jose A. Maldonado
• Drew Peterson
• Malak Saadeh
• Scott Sallmann

Faculty and Staff:

• Professor: Mark A. Pearson, AIA
• Construction Shop Supervisor: Mark Rose

For more information about the project, visit our Design Build 2016 website.

Crossing Boundaries: Blurring The Lines Between Engineers And Architects, Thomas Fowler, Iv, Kevin Dong

Architecture

For the past three years an interdisciplinary studio has teamed students, academics, and practitioners to develop a master plan, college buildings and housing designs for a Poly- technic College in Tanzania, Africa. Since 2012, groups of architectural majors and architecture - all engineering majors developed a master plan for the college and most recently developed plans for housing and classroom facilities. The project requires students to think differently – recognizing and developing building solutions which account for cultural differences, material differences, technology differences, and resource differences; when compared to those typically designed for in westernized areas. The driving objective was …

Projektimi I Objekteve Te Banimit (Vilë Luksoze), Denis Qerimi

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij punimi të diplomës është projektimi i Objektit i objektit të banimit në qytetin e Ferizajt. Si fillim janë analizuar objektet banimit në këtë qytet , dhe gjatë analizave është vërejtur mungesa e objekteve ta banimit tipi vile luksoze. Aplikimi i këtyre objekteve (vilë luksoze) ka filluar kohët e fundit të përdoret edhe në Kosovë , perderisa në vendet evropiane ka qenë i zhvilluar shumë kohë më parë. Tendeca e këtij projekti është që në një objekt të jenë të perfshira të gjitha hapësirat e nevojshme për një jetesë sa më të mirë. Lokacioni që kam zgjedhur nuk …

Objekt Shumëbanesor Për Student - Konvikt, Besart Isufi

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Ndërtesat E Banimit-Banimi Individual “Vilë, Dardan Kastrati

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Vilë Për Pushim Dhe Administrim Prone, Artan Jashari

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi kryesor i përzgjedhjes se kësaj tematike ka qenë ideja e krijimit të Vilës e cila shfrytëzon konceptin origjinal të zhvillimit të Vilës e cila mban në vete edhe funksionet komplementare përpos banimit. Duke u munduar që të gjithë banorëve, apo anëtarëve të familjes të cilët e shfrytëzojnë objektin të kenë mundësinë t’i përmbushin të gjitha nevojat e tyre jetësore, duke përfshirë punën, pushimin, aktivitetin e lirë, arratisjen nga jeta dinamike e qytetit dhe relaksimin. Prandaj si problematikë është trajtuar çështja e biznesit familjar, të cilët në kuadër të Vilës kanë mundësinë të kultivojnë produktet që zhvillohen në vend. Si …

Projektimi I Ndërtesës Shoqërore-Shkollë Fillore, Abetare Rexhepi

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Letter On "Urban Mining", Rumiko Handa

Architecture Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity

“Urban mining” (in “Source material”) may be a new term, but we have a long history of repurposing layers of a building that has become obsolete. Ise Shrine in Japan is rebuilt every 20 years; each time, dismantled columns, beams, and other components are bestowed upon other shrines, which reuse them in high veneration. The Coliseum had been a mine for stone and metal since the fourth century, and in 1452, Pope Nicholas V, intending to rebuild Rome, reportedly removed 2,522 cartloads damaged by an earlier earthquake. The ancient arena’s travertine can be found in buildings throughout the city.

In …

The Experiment And Analysis Of Active Mechanisms For Enhancing Heat And Mass Transfer In Sorption Fluids, Ziqi Shen

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This project was funded by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE RP-1462). It is a three years’ research, including the literature review, labs construction, experiments and data analysis.

In this thesis, first of all, we conducted literature review of mechanism motion influence on heat and mass transfer and additive effect in absorption chiller. This part helps us understand the basic idea of how mechanism motion affects the heat and mass transfer of sorption fluids and gives us reference on how to select the experiment instrument and the experiment operation range.

In the second part, the instrument selection …

Use Of Cycling Paths Along The Morogoro Brt Line, Ford Sanger

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

As the urban population continues to increase rapidly in Dar es Salaam it will become increasingly important to find sustainable means of urban transportation. With planned infrastructure improvements in the city to help alleviate traffic congestion, bicycles, which represent a largely underutilized form of urban transportation, have the potential to play a large role in the future of the city. Through background research, direct observations, community surveys, and interviews, both formal and informal, this study sought to understand the impact of the recent addition of bike lanes along the first phase of the Dar Bus Rapid Transit line. It was …

The "Creative Workspace": A Comparative Analysis Of Stakeholder Perceptions, Augustina Radziunaite

Master's Theses

The rise of information technologies and creative industries formed a new class of “creative knowledge workers” with special needs for a workspace design. The recent tendency of playful and bold workspace designs for creative industries was labeled by some researchers as a “creative workspace,” but a body of knowledge about design strategies supporting “creative knowledge workers’” performance is still limited.

This master’s thesis research attempts to define “creative workspace” design phenomenon based on the three main stakeholder groups’ perceptions. The research analyzes existing literature and conducts in-depth interviews with designers and users to collect the data and compare the findings. …

Bs News July/August

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

Potential Impacts Of Wildfires In The Rio Grande Watershed: Probability Of Occurrence Of Future Fire Events In The Risk Area Of El Rito Watershed, Zakia Afrin

Architecture and Planning ETDs

The main goals of this paper were to improve the understanding of the hydro-geomorphic effects of wildfires in the Rio Grande headwaters and identify the El Rito watershed as a fire prone risk area. To achieve the goals the researcher has conducted an extensive literature review about the impacts of wildfires in the Rio Grande watershed and built a system dynamic (SD) model to project the risk of fire occurrences in the El Rito watershed. The Powersim tool was used to simulate the probability of fire occurrence in the study area from 1970 to 2050 following the logit regression equation …

New Land Use And Water Policy Geographies In Emerging Cannabis Markets: The Case Of Pueblo County, Colorado, Jason Adam Kikel

Architecture and Planning ETDs

Voters and legislatures throughout the country are winding down the War on Drugs and legalizing marijuana for medical and retail use. While many regulatory decisions are made at state capitals nationwide, the marijuana landscape is largely shaped by local authorities exercising influence through land use planning. Over a decade after passing a voter-initiated medical marijuana program, Colorado voters approved a State Constitutional Amendment fully legalizing marijuana for adult use. The "Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Act of 2012" made Colorado the first state to legalize the sale, taxation, and possession of marijuana through a commercial market. Local governments were given the …