School of Building Construction: Recent submissions
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Identifying The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on The Sleep Quality of Aging Adults With MCI: A Comparative Study
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-15)Aging adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are underrepresented in built environment research, specifically studies that mainly focus on low socioeconomic status and racial minorities. Part of this thesis is a part ... -
Use Of XR Technologies to Trigger Interest in High School Students in a Construction Management Career
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-12-08)The construction management skilled workforce in the United States is shrinking as a big number of its employees approach retirement and are not being replaced quickly enough by younger generations. According to the ... -
Net-Zero Water Buildings & the Air Force
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-09-06)The Department of Defense has tasked the uniformed services to make a percentage of their installations net-zero waste, water, and energy. The purpose of this study is to determine if United States Air Force can make 10% ... -
Industry 4.0 And Short-Term Outlook for AEC Industry Workforce
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12-13)Technology is uniquely transforming our society to a significant degree. This transformation has been described as Industry 4.0 and encompasses machine learning, computerization, automation, artificial intelligence, and ... -
Enhancing Organizational Transformation for Design-Build Infrastructure Projects: Design Liability, Construction Quality Assurance, and New Engineering Leadership Requirements
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-07-29)Major transportation infrastructure projects have used alternative project delivery, such as design-build (DB), to streamline and expedite project delivery, transferring many roles and responsibilities from state departments ... -
Barriers and Potential Solutions to Gender Diversity in the Construction Industry
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-04)The construction industry faces significant challenges filling vacant jobs to match supply with demand. With 20 percent of the construction workforce not returning after the pandemic within a booming housing market and the ... -
Mitigation of Business Risk Exposure in Public Higher Education Facilities Management Using Key Performance Indicators: Analysis of the University System of Georgia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-05-25)The post-secondary education sector has sustained significant student growth, which has led to the expansion of institutional buildings and infrastructure. With increased growth and expansion experienced in previous years, ... -
DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSFORMING URBAN BUILDINGS AT MULTIPLE SCALES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-25)Due to the increasing population, cities are requiring more energy. Among urban elements, buildings account for about 40% of energy demands and 30% of carbon dioxide emissions globally. To address the increase of energy ... -
Clash Resolution Optimization based on Component and Clash Dependent Networks
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-25)Effective coordination across multi-disciplines is crucial to make sure that the locations of building components meet physical and functional constraints. Building information modeling (BIM) has been increasingly applied ... -
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: EFFECT OF DECERTIFICATION AND COMPETING IN THE GEORGIA TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION MARKETPLACE
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-04-29)The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) allocates billions of dollars annually for transportation projects. State Departments of Transportation (SDOT) that receive federal assistance for transportation contracting ... -
Conceptual framework for incorporating access for maintainability considerations in BIM coordination
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-05-05)Access to perform maintainability tasks has been addressed by facility managers as one of the common struggles they face once the construction project is delivered. The development of Building Information Modeling (BIM) ... -
A user-centered analysis of virtual reality in design review: Comparing three-dimensional perception and presence between immersive and non-immersive environments
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-01-03)Over the last few years, the adoption of Virtual Reality (VR) solutions by the construction industry has grown rapidly worldwide. These have been developed and used for different purposes, including collaborative design ... -
A framework for developing machining learning models for facility life-cycle cost analysis through BIM and IoT
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-04-02)This thesis presents a research project that developed a machine learning-enabled facility life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) framework using data provided by Building Information Models (BIM) and the Internet of Things (IoT). ... -
Sustainable energy technology, adoption, rebound, and resilience
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-01-22)While in the United States, centralized generation and distribution network are the basis of the current electric infrastructure, the recent surge in uptake of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems introduces a new avenue to ... -
Decision support system for the integration of sustainable parameters in single-family housing project delivery
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-07-26)The implementation of sustainable practices in building construction has a direct impact on the financial, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainable development. Powering and heating buildings consumes enormous ... -
Investigation of hybrid ventilation potential of commercial buildings in US
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-07-30)As one of the largest energy consumers in our society, commercial buildings take up approximately 20% of total energy consumption based on the data from Department of Energy (DOE). Among this energy consumption, nearly ... -
Modeling and predicting the variation of US highway construction cost
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-03-25)The U.S. government attaches great importance to highway construction every year. Because of the importance of highway construction projects and the tremendous expenditure, the budgeting and cost control is a significant ... -
Embodied life cycle assessment and potential environmental impacts of improvement options for detached single-family houses in Atlanta
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-01-11)20% of US energy consumption and the consequential environmental impacts are associated with the building sector. Previous studies showed that approximately 30% of a building's life cycle energy is attributed to its embodied ... -
Construction Management is Leadership Development
(2019-02-19)Construction managers lead the complex process of creating elements of the built environment. These skills are qualitative and interpersonal and call on each of us to think creatively about people. Done well, good leadership ... -
Multi-Scalar Design: Material Matters
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-01-15)Advances in material science, computation, and robotics are empowering the role materials can take in shaping buildings towards novel aesthetics and performative outcomes. Work at Harvard’s MaP+S group is investigating ...