School of Building Construction: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Quantitative analysis for modeling uncertainty in construction costs of transportation projects with external factors
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-23)Highway construction costs are subject to significant upward and downward variations from project to project and over time. Variations in construction cost disturb transportation agencies in making right investment decisions ... -
Analyzing uncertainty in the price of materials and financial risk management strategies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05-11)Significant volatility and unprecedented uncertainty in the price of asphalt cement is a serious challenge for both contractors and state DOTs with regards to proper cost estimating and budgeting of transportation projects. ... -
Lost to lucrative: A study of the Atlanta BeltLine
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04-27)How does a designer know how to transform a lost space into a place that people will revisit? This study explores the revitalization of lost spaces into public trails by using the Atlanta BeltLine as a case study. Over ... -
Changes in quality management approaches for design-build highway projects
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04-27)The purpose of this study is to determine changes in quality management approaches of design-build (DB) highway projects compared to those in design-bid-build (DBB) projects. Identifying the existing challenges in the ... -
User-perceived effectiveness of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integration in infrastructure construction environments
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04-10)A multi-layered performance analysis (MPA) method was proposed. Information analysis, technology performance, and human performance addressed based on the users' experience and perception measurement method in this study. ... -
If these walls could talk: Automated performance measurement for building modeling decisions using data analytics
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-01-10)Building information modeling (BIM) is instrumental in documenting design, enhancing customer experience, and improving product functionality in capital projects. However, high-quality building models do not happen by ...