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Issues Facing Design Professionals Through The Lens Of Two Rain-Induced Roof Collapses, J. W. Lawson, M. E. Parolini

Architectural Engineering

The drainage of low-sloped roof systems involves multiple design professionals, and often each has a different opinion as to their design responsibility. Roofing issues have been identified as being a number one source of litigation, and rain-induced roof collapses continue to occur with alarming frequency. With the backdrop of several rain-induced roof collapses, this paper illustrates the complexity of assigning design responsibility for drainage systems; and investigates a variety of outcomes associated with the current building code provisions transporting rainwater from large low-sloped roof structures.

Cultural Change Through Bim: Driving Lean Transformation In Education, Avril Behan, Malachy Mathews, Kevin Furlong, Ciara Ahern, Una Beagon, Peter Brennan, Colin Conway, Lee Corcoran, Pierce Fahy, Alan Hore, Barry Mcauley, Trevor Woods

Conference papers

This paper presents a case study of how the adoption of BIM-based practices in the AECO industry is being reflected by cultural change in higher education in Ireland. The silo-mentality that has dominated the AECO sector for more than a century has, despite numerous reorganisations, been replicated in the structures of educational institutions, including in Dublin Institute of Technology since the inception of its founding colleges in the late 1800s. Most AECO programmes must include content that is external to the programme’s specific discipline. Through the School structures of the Institute, delivery of such content is known as "service teaching" …

"Defining Job Titles And Career Paths In Bim", Malachy Mathews

Conference papers

Ireland is undergoing a digital transformation. Some industries particularly in the areas of travel and retail have been radically transformed. However many industries are facing their biggest challenge in their existence already weakened by the economic crisis and constrained by their legacy business, it will be difficult for them to adapt and embrace the new rules dictated by digital change. Irelands design and construction industry is on the cusp of a digital transformation with early adopters now deriving some benefits from a move to a building information modeling (BIM) process. Digital transformation cannot happen unless there are personnel with the …

Appointing Main Contractors For Construction Work In The Republic Of Ireland. – An Overview., Tony Cunningham

Other Resources

This study examines the various options available for a client to appoint a contractor. The study investigates open tendering, selective tendering, prequalification, two stage selective tendering, competitive dialogue, negotiation and serial tendering. In most building contracts the contractor is selected on the basis of competitive tendering. The price which the contractor quotes for the job is heavily influenced by both the amount and intensity of the competition. Even in the case of negotiated tenders there is implicit competition, as the employer can break off negotiations. If there is no competition the contractor can, in effect, ‘name his price’. This study …

Architectural Characteristics Of Urban Dwellings In Kosovo, Verona Ymeri Hoxha

UBT International Conference

This seminar paper is a research on the theoretical framework of architectural history of 18th and 19th century urban dwellings in Kosovo. Special effort is placed on the particular type of urban dwelling in Kosovo known as “banesa qy tetare” [urban house] which has been a subject of study for especially Emin Riza and Flamur Doli in between the 1993 and 2013. Commencing with thorough description of “banesa” in terms of architectural characteristics, “banesas” ty p ology and chronological derivation of its ty p ology as well as spatial distribution, followed by composition of volumes that correspond to types of …

Interrelation Community- Academy Towards Sustainable Urban Planning, Binak Beqaj, Edmond Hajrizi

UBT International Conference

Considering urban development’s World-wide, which are based on economic, social, environmental, cultural trends and good governance; towards sustainable development of urban areas, while there coming y ears will be concentrated most of the World’s population, as result of that is very important development of interrelations Community-Academy conversely, in context of promotion of expected results such:

• Academic institutions as community based organization
• Community with base on general development projects
• Determination of common development objectives
• Sustainability through economic, social and environmental dimension

In general the aim of this study is through used comparative research methods and literature review, to present a better …

Architects Role In Change Influenced By Technology And Increasing Urban Data (Bim, Gis And Codes) From Global And Local Perspective, Ferhat Bejtullahu, Violeta Nushi, Enis Jakupi

UBT International Conference

Architects are highly dependent from technology and the need to have integrated tools that also allows them to create models. The main objective of this research is to identify architects role in change influenced by technology and increasing urban data (BIM, GIS and CODES). Architects role in given context is analyzed from global and local perspective. Specific objective of this research is to investigate the use of BIM and urban data from p ersp ective an architect, analy ze reduced architects’ influence, owners crush design fees and possibilities to take back design control. Literature review, daily spontaneous interviews with participants …

Architecture In Verses Of Professor Bashkim Fehmiu, Arbër Sadiki

UBT International Conference

The contribution of architect Bashkim Fehmiu as one of important personalities in Kosovo in second half of 20th century, includes many areas such as: academic as professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Prishtina, administrat ive, as founder of Prishtina Institute of Urbanism, contribution in the urban planning as the author of many urban plans of Prishtina, and his architectural contribution as the author of several important buildings of this period. Even his work in above mentioned areas is not still investigated, analyzed, classified, documented and published, nonetheless is recognized by many people, maybe as result of …

The Study Of The Multimodal Level Of Service For The Segment Of Urban Road “Fehmi Lladrovci” In Prishtina, Makfiret Abdullahu, Jetmir Berisha, Beni Kizolli

UBT International Conference

The purpose of this study is to present the analysis for the urban road “Fehmi Lladrovci” in the city of Prishtina, aiming to identify the geometric and the intensity of a traffic flow factors which influences to the reduction of multimodal level of service. The study is focused in urban roads categories for the level like road “Fehmi Lladrovci” is, this road is one of the main roads of the city . Integral parts of this study are the models applied to calculation of multimodal level of service for each modes of traffic as vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles and public transport …

Creating Urban Sense Of Community Through Façades, Binak Beqaj, Blerta Vula Rizvanolli, Gent Hasimja

UBT International Conference

Urbanization is a continuous process, affected with different elements in different development periods. Knowing that urbanization is a multi-sectorial process oriented to different activities with the aim of harmonizing urban –architectural landscape with natural landscape to achieve as much as possible urban sense of community living there (in behavior or sociological aspect). Considering that role of different buildings all over urban area not only through their interior view functions-destinations but also through their exterior view architectural form-façades is unsubstituted; this research is trying to give answer on question: At what level façades can create urban sense of community living in …

Earth Buildings – Reintroducing An Old Technique For Green Cities, Andrea Rieger-Jandl, Ulrike Herbig, Renate Bornberg

UBT International Conference

. It is widely believed that historic urban fabrics make an important contribution to foster identity and a sense of belonging for local people. To restore historic buildings, particular vernacular structures, is therefore an important contribution to achieve urban structures that deal with and respect local people with their particular way of living. One such historic element is earth construction, and in this case earth constructions of the central and eastern Europe region. Earth constructions turned out to be beneficiary for the micro climate, because of the material's ability to balance between day and night temperatures. Earth constructions are also …

Comparative Analysis Between The Istanbul House Plan Types And The Plan Types Of The Ottoman Houses On The Panagia District In Kavala, Greece, Velika Ivkovska

UBT International Conference

As part of the section on the Architectural History and the Architecture Values and Heritage, this paper will offer to the participants of the 4th IC ASPCE 2015 Durres Albania view on the development of the Ottoman House floor plans and its characteristics presented through the examples of the houses built in Istanbul between the 17th and 19th century and their comparative analysis with the Ottoman houses built in the Panagia district in the Ottoman town of Kavala, Greece. The Ottoman House has its specific characteristics and a huge value that has a special place in the universal history of …

The Phenomena Of Urban Sprawl – Study Case Of City Of Prishtina, Ilirjana Mejzini

UBT International Conference

Urban sprawl is a phenomena that affected the entire world, in particular the capital cities. There are different cases and forms of the city extensions, which influence the community in many ways, like: social behaviour, economic prosperity, irrational land use, infrastructure disorder, energy inefficiency as well as polluted environment. This paper explores typical examples of urban sprawl evident in European cities and the core reasons of its appearance. The analyses will focus on the rapid urban extension of Prishtina; it’s over population and all consequences affecting daily life. The aim of the p ap er is to highlight the most …

Analysis Of Hotels - Case Study Kosovo, Mimoza Sylejmani, Lulzim Beqiri, Rineta Jashari

UBT International Conference

The research deals with the analysis of the Hotels, where as a case study is taken Kosovo. Focus study were the cities with the greatest number of people, namely those which are visited more by tourists. The research is based on analytical method, which helps in the final results. Analyzed in terms of functional objects, architectural, access to the facility, their capacity and conditions that they offer guests. The classification of buildings is done in two groups; a) Those built before 1999 and b) Those built after 1999. Analysis show that cases of hotels built before 1999, which once met …

The Legalization Process Challenges On Illegal Constructions In Kosovo, Faton Spahiu, Rineta Jashari

UBT International Conference

A crucial point during the transition process of a country is the rule of law. This process is not easy and is often followed by negative outcomes. Illegal, uncontrolled and unplanned construction is one of them. This spreads process is usually very fast and spreads rapidly across the whole territory of the country. Similar to other countries of the Balkan Region, Kosovo has been dealing with this issue as well and has undergone a treatment process of equipping those buildings with legalizing permits. The law for constructions treatment without permit entered into force in 2014 and is implemented by the …

Christian Basilica, Serbian Orthodox Church Or Ottoman Mosque? Some Remarks On National Monuments Of Sacral Architecture, Caroline Jaeger-Klein

UBT International Conference

The territories of Kosovo do hold quite a number of historic sacral monuments that several national entities call “their” architectural heritage. Can we really speak of a single nations’ heritage in territories where, through the course of history, the politically leading or majority nation was shifted in place? To which nation does immoveable heritage belong, if the nation is no longer dwelling around the monument? Who takes care of such national heritage? Is heritage “national”? How can a national state administrate and manage architectural heritage that is not considered to be “his” national heritage? Questions like those are current status …

Traditional Aspect And Community Socialization Through Public Urban Space- Study Case Peja, Vlora Aliu, Binak Beqaj

UBT International Conference

It’s to be considered as an important issue, the issue of public space identification and social relationships of the community with them. It’s the fact that social aspect of the people living in urban areas is considered as main aspect identified with: •Inclusiveness and equity for different community categories •Sustainable integration of urban development and •Tradition Considering this, the aim is to insist on development of those public spaces and definition of their role on social, societal and traditional aspect for the community. Knowing that Peja as important urban area in Kosova, as city under modern development, is in the …

Systems Engineering Application Of Construction Permit Process And Positive Effects On Time Optimization – Case Study Kosova, Lulzim Beqiri, Zejnulla Rexhepi, Gezim Sadiku

UBT International Conference

Systems Engineering application to the construction industry is a permanent and continues process that bring optimization of processes that are followed with positive effects that influences positively several factor as time, cost and other related factors. Benefits through process engineering are driven forces toward process development of construction industry. This paper try to present benefits through engineering of permit process, relation of this optimization with other processes as time, cost and stakeholders benefit. The entire permit process is analyzed in Kosovo, some EU countries and as well comparison with process in Switzerland.

Wiggins, Otis Lee, B. 1905 (Sc 2949), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2949. Two cassette tapes which include an interview conducted by Robert H. McGaughey with Otis Lee Wiggins about the resettlement program undertaken by the Resettlement Administration Project 14 in Christian County, Kentucky. Wiggins was an administrator for the U.S. Resettlement Administration and discusses the Christian County program in great detail.

Discover Joyce's Dublin By Reading And Running, Barry Sheehan

Academic Articles

James Joyce told his friend Frank Budgen. “‘I want’ said Joyce, as we were walking down the Universitätstrasse, ‘to give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city one day suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be reconstructed out of my book.’” (Budgen, 1960, p.67, 68).

This research looks at the relevance of Dublin to Joyce’s writings and to the relevance of Joyce’s writings to Dublin. It is concerned with the virtual Dublin of Joyce’s writings, the physical manifestation of Dublin over time, and the relationships between them.

Numerous scholars read and analyse the writings of Joyce …

Interactive Pavillions: Responsive Transformation Of Structure Systems, Xiangru Chen

Architecture Thesis Prep

With the personal interest in tectonic design and kinetic structure arts. This study is aimed to explore the application of interactive technology in the transformation of the structure system in a tectonic architecture design--- to cross the gap between static tectonic design and kinetic structure in small scale. The responsive pavilion will sense and respond to the verification of gravity loads (for occupancy detection) and lights (for solar energy), with the spatial transformation of the entire structure system. As a result, the form of the architecture will follow the function. The responsive pavilion will spatially respond to the varied occupancy …

Radial Strain Behaviors And Stress State Interpretation Of Soil Under Direct Simple Shear, Xin Kang, Yao Cheng, Louis Ge

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Radial strain behaviors and stress state interpretation methods of silica sand consolidated at different K0 values under modified direct simple shear were investigated in this research. Consolidated drained triaxial compression test, direct shear box test, and wire reinforced direct simple shear tests were conducted, and the test results were compared and linked with the modified direct simple shear tests. Based on the observed testing data, simple shear specimens with constant lateral stress exhibited relatively small radial strain during shear, especially under small shear strains. After the peak shear resistance has mobilized, radial strain increased rigorously until the specimen failed. Confining …

Korbel Sawmill Report, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

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Designing Work: A Study Of Collaboration And Concentration In Open-Plan Offices, John Walsh

Academic Articles

This article looks at the design of open-plan offices, particularly in relation to the impact of spatial design on different work-modes. It examines the history of the open-plan office, looking at how the open-plan workplace has evolved. It reports the findings of a survey on office design of 150 office workers across multiple industry sectors, job types and age categories. Finally, assuming there will not be a return en masse to the traditional, space hungry, cellular office for most knowledge workers this article considers what have we learned so far, and how spaces can be designed to support different work-modes, …

Benchmark Problems For Large Strain Consolidation, Patrick J. Fox, Hefu Pu

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Modeling of the one-dimensional consolidation process for soil and other compressible porous media is important for a variety of engineering applications. This paper presents solutions for two benchmark problems for large strain consolidation of a saturated soil layer that can be used to check other analytical and numerical analysis methods. The solutions include effects of vertical strain, soil self-weight, nonlinear constitutive relationships, and changing material properties during the consolidation process. High-accuracy data are presented for each problem and include changes of settlement, void ratio, and excess pore pressure with time.

Contaminant Source Management Options For Wellhead Protection, Victoria Nelson

Community and Regional Planning Program: Professional Projects

Before regulations were introduced to protect the general public from waterborne illnesses, it was common for people to become sick and even die from contaminated drinking water. Many rivers and streams in the United States were so polluted that they were uninhabitable for wildlife and dangerous to human health. The pollution and contamination in the surface and groundwater caused a public out-cry for the government to step in and do something about the hazardous water conditions. As the U.S. government started regulating surface water, it realized that the main source of drinking water for half of the U.S. and 95% …

Muze Dhe Galeri Për Të Zhdukur, Driton Begisholli

Theses and Dissertations

Lufta e fundit në Kosovë ka lënë gjurmët e saj të pashlyeshme për historinë e popullit tonë dhe ende janë prezente plagët shpirtërore tek secili që ka qenë pjesë e saj. Ende nuk dihet asgjë për fatin e 1750 personave të cilët konsiderohen të zhdukur dhe nuk ka asnjë informacion për ta, ku edhe pas 16 viteve familjarët nuk dinë asgje për fatin e më të dashurve të tyre. Ende nuk ka asgjë e cila ndoshta edhe në mënyrë simbolike apo edhe një hapësirë të veçantë ku do të mund të tregohej më së miri kjo pjesë e historisë tonë. …

Objekt Administrativ - Raiffeisen Bank, Fiton Zogaj

Theses and Dissertations

Projektimi i ndërtesave Administrative në Kosovë mund të themi që është mëse e nevojshme, duke pasur parasyshë që shumica e administratve në vendin tonë janë të improvizuara dhe jo adekuate për kryrjen e punëve administrative.

Nëse duhet të diskutohet rreth bankave të cilat janë në kuader të objekteve administrative, që është temë kyqe e këti punimi, atëhere mund të themi që shumica e tyre janë në kuadër të objekteve me funksione të ndryshme, qoftë të banimit, afariste etj.

Në kuader të këti punimi Diplome me temë "Objektet Administrative", është përzgjedhur Raiffeisen BANK si qështje trajtimi se si duhet të funksionojë, …

Objekt Administrativ-Bank Konstruksioni Beton- Qelik, Donjeta Duraj

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i punimit tim të diplomës ka qenë studimi i bankave se si funksionojnë ato , cilat janë hapësirat që duhet të përmbajë dhe planifikohet planimetëria si dhe një analizë rreth materialeve që duhet përdorur duke filluar nga konstruksioni e deri në enterier si dhe eksterier. Si qëllim ka qenë ndërthurja e elementeve praktike dhe teorike duke filluar nga periudhat e hershme kur kan filluar të marrin formë bankat si objekte arkitektonike e deri tek periudhat e vonshme më moderne. Në fillim kam analizuar format e hershme arkitektonike dhe funksionin e pastaj zhvillimin e këtyre formave dhe diferencat ndërmjet bankave …

Muze Etnografik, Armend Begisholli

Theses and Dissertations

Bukuritë fizike të shqiptarit gërshetuar me ato të natyrës, ambientit ku ai jeton, qëndron e gjallëron përball stuhive të shumta të jetës fuqizohen edhe më veshjet kombëtare që padyshim se janë ditari më i mirë që flasin për rrjedhën e jetës, historinë e bujshme shqiptare me të gjitha sfidat. Muzetë etnografik moden e eskpresiv si një ndër pikat kryesore të shpalosjes së historise së veshjeve vërehet qartë qe i mungojn shtetit të Kosovës, andaj, duhet pasur si qëllim trajtimin e muzeve etnografik si ndërtim arkitektonik me karakteristika të arkitekturës moderne dhe tek i cili kemi gjithëpërfshirje të kulturës sonë e …