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Mobile Application Prototype for On-Site Information Management in Construction Industry
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyEmerald Group Publishing Limited, 2012)Purpose: This paper presents the results of a study aimed at investigating the information requirements for broad use mobile applications for construction projects. It also presents the results of usability testing of a ... -
Challenges and opportunities in environmental planning and permitting on transportation design-build projects
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-07-03)Environmental planning and permitting for transportation projects is often seen as one of the top reasons for project delay. On design-build projects, this process is often treated as the critical path to advertising the ... -
The impact of filter loading on residential hvac performance
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-11-20)Buildings are the primary user of energy in the USA. Within homes, the heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) system is the largest energy consumer. This study: (i) developed a new methodology for simulating filter ... -
An ambient intelligent environment for accessing building information in facility management operations; A healthcare facility scenario
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-11-21)The Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industry is constantly searching for new methods for increasing efficiency and productivity. Facility managers, as a part of the owner/operator role, work ... -
An automated safety planning approach for residential construction sites in Malaysia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014)in particular residential building construction. This paper aims at proposing an Automated Safety-Planning Plug-in (ASPP) for project scheduling software applications, to mitigate the occurrence of construction accidents. ... -
A prototype goal oriented construction prototype management application for owners
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-04-04)The construction industry has had difficulty adopting project management software effectively and in a widespread manner. This thesis seeks to uncover common problems preventing the adoption of new software for construction ... -
Novel build-to-rent strategies for single family homebuilders
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-04-04)Following the recession of 2007-2009, conditions in the housing and finance industries favored an increase in renter occupied homes relative to owner occupied homes. With rental properties comprising an increasing share ... -
The influence of rocker profile footwear on rollover during walking
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-05-05)Rocker profiles are one of the most commonly prescribed footwear modifications provided to individuals with impaired rollover. Impaired rollover is caused due to loss of neuromuscular function (i.e. stoke) or orthotic ankle ... -
Analysis of construction cost variations using macroeconomic, energy and construction market variables
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-06-20)Recently, construction cost variations have been larger and less predictable. These variations are apparent in trends of indices such as Engineering News Record (ENR) Construction Cost Index (CCI) and National Highway ... -
Feasibility of implementing prefabricated U.S. products and methods for residential construction in Thailand
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-06-24)Prefabricated construction has been a common construction method for American construction for more than a century. The concept of build it fast in the most economical way has not changed since the beginning; however, the ... -
Extending Building Information Modeling (BIM) interoperability to geo-spatial domain using semantic web technology
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-08-14)As Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications become more sophisticated and used within other knowledge domains, the limitations of existing data exchange and sharing methods become apparent. The integration of BIM ... -
An evaluation of home hospital care impacts on emergency department boarding using simulation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-01-06)The hospital emergency department (ED) is a critical source for health care amid a complex healthcare system in the United States. It is the gateway to care for a broad range of people, arriving from a variety of locations. ... -
Evaluating the impacts of enterprise resource planning on organizational performance for small to medium enterprises in manufacturing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-04-02)Today’s fast-paced global economy has intensified the demand for manufacturing companies to make their products more quickly and with higher quality to meet heightened consumer expectations while reducing costs. This ... -
An energy-aware, agent-based maintenance-management framework for improving the satisfaction of occupants
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-04-27)Nowadays, facility managers and related staffs are facing with much maintenance requests every day. The more complicated building system generates the more diverse and complex maintenance issues. With the limited budget ... -
Decision support system for masonry labor planning and allocation considering productivity and social sustainability
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-11-16)Masonry construction is labor-intensive. Processes involve little to no mechanization and require a large number of crews made up of workers with diverse skills, capabilities, and personalities. Relationships among crews ... -
A process for evaluating the benefits of near-infrared reflective roof coatings used on asphalt shingle roofs
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-12-04)Reflective roof coatings keep the roof cooler by minimizing solar absorption and maximizing thermal emission. Keeping the surface of the roof cooler allows less heat to be conducted into the interior of the building which ... -
Generalizable surrogate models for the improved early-stage exploration of structural design alternatives in building construction
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-01-15)The optimization of complex structures is extremely time consuming. To obtain their optimization results, researchers often wait for several hours and even days. Then, if they have to make a slight change in their input ... -
Evaluating supplier diversity development programs (SDDP) from the diverse supplier enterprise (DSE) perspective in the facility management industry
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-04-04)Supplier diversity refers to the practice of creating opportunities for historically underutilized populations in the workforce and business arena. Supplier diversity encompasses initiatives specifically designed to increase ... -
Successful delivery of flash track projects
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-04-14)This research explores a higher order of fast tracking, called Flash Tracking, in response to increasing calls for faster, more reliable project deliveries. Flash Tracking is defined as a time-driven project, which by ... -
Assessing the effects of augmented reality on the spatial skills of postsecondary construction management students in the U.S.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-04-18)There is a continual challenge within the construction industry to meet schedule, budget, and quality expectations. At the same time, there is an underlying problem where the older and more experienced workforce is retiring ...