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Évaluations du confort lumineux et thermique dans un espace de bureau 'transparent' à simple et double vitrage sous un ciel clair ensoleillé. (2017)
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MEZERDI, T., BELAKEHAL, A. and BENNADJI, A. 2017. Évaluations du confort lumineux et thermique dans un espace de bureau 'transparent' à simple et double vitrage sous un ciel clair ensoleillé. = [Evaluation of the luminous and thermal comfort in a 'transparent' office space with single and double-glazing under a sunny clear sky]. Journal of applied engineering science and technology [online], 3(2), pages 97-103. Available from: http://revues.univ-biskra.dz/index.php/jaest/article/view/3862

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the light and thermal comfort in a 'transparent' office. This last term designates a working space whose outer wall is entirely glazed by a simple transparent glazing in a first case, and a transparent... Read More about Évaluations du confort lumineux et thermique dans un espace de bureau 'transparent' à simple et double vitrage sous un ciel clair ensoleillé..

Causes of building failure and collapse in Nigeria: professionals' view. (2017)
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HAMMA-ADAMA, M. and KOUIDER, T. 2017. Causes of building failure and collapse in Nigeria: professionals' view. American journal of engineering research [online], 6(12), pages 289-300. Available from: http://www.ajer.org/papers/v6(12)/ZR0612289300.pdf

Shelter or housing is the first thing humans need for living in this world even before food. The construction sector is the provider of physical infrastructure essential for human sustenance and economic development. Moreover, the advancement in vert... Read More about Causes of building failure and collapse in Nigeria: professionals' view..

Carbon and cost critical elements: a comparative analysis of two office buildings. (2017)
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VICTORIA, M.F., PERERA, S., DAVIS, A. and FERNANDO, N. 2017. Carbon and cost critical elements: a comparative analysis of two office buildings. Built environment project and asset management [online], 7(5), pages 460-470. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-12-2016-0086

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and compare cost and carbon critical elements of two office buildings, and to help achieve an optimum balance between the capital cost (CC) and embodied carbon (EC) of buildings. Design/methodology/ap... Read More about Carbon and cost critical elements: a comparative analysis of two office buildings..

Challenges of motivating postgraduate built environment online teaching and learning practice workgroups to adopt innovation. (2017)
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MOORE, D. R. and FISHER, T. 2017. Challenges of motivating postgraduate built environment online teaching and learning practice workgroups to adopt innovation. International journal of construction education and research [online], 13(3), pages 225-247. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2017.1356400

Successful implementation of teaching and learning (T&L) innovation within an e-learning context in higher education institutions involves overcoming challenges. A key component of success in this regard is the level of motivation of those tasked wit... Read More about Challenges of motivating postgraduate built environment online teaching and learning practice workgroups to adopt innovation..

Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project. (2017)
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PRITCHARD, D., SPERNER, J., HOEPNER, S. and TENSCHERT, R. 2017. Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project. ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences [online], IV-2/W2: proceedings of the 26th ICOMOS/ISPRS (International Council on Monuments and Sites/International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) International CIPA (International Committee of Architectural Photogrammetry) symposium (CIPA 2017): digital workflows for heritage conservation, 28 August - 01 September 2017, Ottawa, Canada, pages 213-220. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W2-213-2017

Contemporary terrestrial laser scanners and photogrammetric imaging systems are an invaluable tool in providing objectively precise, as-built records of existing architectural, engineering and industrial sites. The comprehensive three-dimensional (3D... Read More about Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project..

A continuous improvement framework using IDEF0 for post-contract cost control. (2017)
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OMOTAYO, T. and KULATUNGA, U. 2017. A continuous improvement framework using IDEF0 for post-contract cost control. Journal of construction project management and innovation [online], 7(1), pages 1807-1823. Available from: https://doi.org/10520/EJC-8506b6f28

Advancements in construction project management have necessitated a comprehensive rethink of construction project processes. Gantt charts and critical path analysis have been produced to create a work breakdown structure which can identify challenges... Read More about A continuous improvement framework using IDEF0 for post-contract cost control..

A Gemba Kaizen model based on BPMN for small-and medium-scale construction businesses in Nigeria. (2017)
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OMOTAYO, T. and KULATUNGA, U. 2017. A Gemba Kaizen model based on BPMN for small-and medium-scale construction businesses in Nigeria. Journal of construction project management and innovation [online], 7(1), pages 1760-1778. Available from: https://doi.org/10520/EJC-8503ec7a8

This article presents a demonstration of how gemba kaizen, which is continuous improvement in the workplace, can be implemented using business process modelling and notation (BPMN). The scope of the study is construction businesses in Nigeria. In dev... Read More about A Gemba Kaizen model based on BPMN for small-and medium-scale construction businesses in Nigeria..

The B2Com relationship: an empirical study of the measure of relationship quality in a business-to-community relationship. (2017)
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OSOBAJO, O.A. and MOORE, D. 2017. The B2Com relationship: an empirical study of the measure of relationship quality in a business-to-community relationship. International business research [online], 10(7), pages 118-147. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v10n7p118

The quality of relationship between Oil Producing Companies (OPC) and their Host Communities (HC) within the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria (NDRN) is a source of concern for different stakeholders such as the practitioners, government, communities, an... Read More about The B2Com relationship: an empirical study of the measure of relationship quality in a business-to-community relationship..

Myths of sustainability: an evaluation of their enduring influence on sustainable construction in Singapore. (2017)
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YIN, B.C.L. and LAING, R. 2017. Myths of sustainability: an evaluation of their enduring influence on sustainable construction in Singapore. Architecture and civil engineering: proceedings of the 5th International architecture and civil engineering annual conference (ACE 2017), 8-9 May 2017, Singapore [online], article 121. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5176/2301-394X_ACE17.121

Singapore faces specific and immediate risks due to environmental challenges and climate change. To overcome these challenges, the government has been making efforts to implement policies and guidelines on building designs and construction methods in... Read More about Myths of sustainability: an evaluation of their enduring influence on sustainable construction in Singapore..

Aviemore: dude, where's my town centre? (2017)
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RICE, K., HUGHES, E., LAING, R. and DEVECI, G. 2017. Aviemore: dude, where's my town centre? Architecture and civil engineering: proceedings of the 5th International architecture and civil engineering annual conference (ACE 2017), 8-9 May 2017, Singapore [online], article 120. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5176/2301-394X_ACE17.120

This paper concerns the development of Aviemore, a village in the Highlands of Scotland, and the importance of considering a lost 'town centre'. Aviemore evolved rapidly as an all-year tourism destination in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly through the co... Read More about Aviemore: dude, where's my town centre?.

Toward a systemic view to cost overrun causation in infrastructure projects: a review and implications for research. (2017)
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AHIAGA-DAGBUI, D., LOVE, P.E.D., SMITH, S.D. and ACKERMANN, F. 2017. Toward a systemic view to cost overrun causation in infrastructure projects: a review and implications for research. Project management journal [online], 48(2), pages 88-98. Available from: http://www.pmi.org/learning/library/systemic-view-cost-overrun-causation-infrastructure-projects-10703

Infrastructure cost overruns receive significant amount of attention in the academic literature as well as the popular press. The methodological weaknesses in the dominant approaches adopted to explain cost overrun causation on infrastructure project... Read More about Toward a systemic view to cost overrun causation in infrastructure projects: a review and implications for research..

Post-cracking tensile behaviour of steel-fibre-reinforced roller-compacted-concrete for FE modelling and design purposes. (2017)
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JAFARIFAR, N., PILAKOUTAS, K., ANGELAKOPOULOS, H. and BENNETT, T. 2017. Post-cracking tensile behaviour of steel-fibre-reinforced roller-compacted-concrete for FE modelling and design purposes. Materiales de construcción [online], 67(326), article ID e122. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2017.06716

Fracture of steel-fibre-reinforced-concrete occurs mostly in the form of a smeared crack band undergoing progressive microcracking. For FE modelling and design purposes, this crack band could be characterised by a stress-strain (σ-ϵ) relationship. Fo... Read More about Post-cracking tensile behaviour of steel-fibre-reinforced roller-compacted-concrete for FE modelling and design purposes..

Methodological choices in relationship quality (RQ) research 1987 to 2015: a systematic literature review. (2017)
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OSOBAJO, O.A. and MOORE, D. 2017. Methodological choices in relationship quality (RQ) research 1987 to 2015: a systematic literature review. Journal of relationship marketing [online], 16(1), pages 40-81. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15332667.2016.1242395

This literature review covers different methodological choices (i.e. data collection method, sample size, sample characteristics and analytical instrument) in 122 relationship quality (RQ) peer-reviewed articles, published in accredited academic jour... Read More about Methodological choices in relationship quality (RQ) research 1987 to 2015: a systematic literature review..

A multi-criteria group decision-making method for the thermal renovation of masonry buildings: the case of Algeria. (2016)
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SEDDIKI, M., ANOUCHE, K., BENNADJI, A. and BOATENG, P. 2016. A multi-criteria group decision-making method for the thermal renovation of masonry buildings: the case of Algeria. Energy and buildings [online], 129, pages 471-483. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.08.023

The future of masonry buildings with heritage values is certain - the investments in making such buildings energy-efficient during renovations to meet the energy consumption requirements will increase over the next decade. However, decision makers fa... Read More about A multi-criteria group decision-making method for the thermal renovation of masonry buildings: the case of Algeria..

Evaluation of the promotion of through-life management in public private partnerships for infrastructure. (2016)
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KOSKELA, L., ROOKE, J. and SIRIWARDENA, M. 2016. Evaluation of the promotion of through-life management in public private partnerships for infrastructure. Sustainability [online], 8(6), article number 552. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su8060552.

One justification of public private partnerships (PPP) is the alleged benefit they offer in terms of through-life management (TLM). Aiming at an evaluation of this claim, the dominant reasoning connecting PPPs and TLM is first defined: In creating a... Read More about Evaluation of the promotion of through-life management in public private partnerships for infrastructure..

Bilateral central core and an external envelope and its impact on the thermal behaviour of individual self-construction housing in the city of Biskra. (2016)
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WAFIA, M., AZEDDINE, B. and AMAR, B. 2016. Bilateral central core and an external envelope and its impact on the thermal envelope and its impact on the thermal behaviour of individual self-construction housing in the city of Biskra. Procedia environmental sciences [online], 34: proceedings of 2015 Improving sustainability concepts in developing countries international conference , 5-7 December 2015, Cairo, Egypt , pages 328-335. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2016.04.029

The essence of architectural design rests upon in kind of manipulation between dualism central core and external envelope of any architectural composition; there are some compositions that are concerned with the external envelope,while other composit... Read More about Bilateral central core and an external envelope and its impact on the thermal behaviour of individual self-construction housing in the city of Biskra..

Adaptable buildings for sustainable built environment. (2016)
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MANEWA, A., SIRIWARDENA, M., ROSS, A. and MADANAYAKE, U. 2016. Adaptable buildings for sustainable built environment. Built environment project and asset management [online], 6(2), pages 139-158. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-10-2014-0053

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the ability of 'adaptable buildings' to respond to future potential built environment changes in sustainable way. Design/methodology/approach - A detailed literature review and a case study were under... Read More about Adaptable buildings for sustainable built environment..

A dynamic framework for managing the complexities of risks in megaprojects. (2016)
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BOATENG, P., CHEN, Z. and OGUNLANA, O.S. 2016. A dynamic framework for managing the complexities of risks in megaprojects. International journal of technology and management research [online], 1(5), pages 1-13. Available from: https://journal.ktu.edu.gh/index.php/ijtmr/article/view/41

The future of mega infrastructure projects is certain - there will be more risks to manage! The challenge is being met through research and innovation combining current approaches with new. This research adopted a dynamic approach through the combina... Read More about A dynamic framework for managing the complexities of risks in megaprojects..

Evaluation multicritère pour la rénovation thermique des bâtiments en maçonnerie. (2016)
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SEDDIKI, M., ANOUCHE, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2016. Evaluation multicritère pour la rénovation thermique des bâtiments en maçonnerie. Revue des energies renouvelables [online], 19(1), pages 29-40. Available from: http://www.cder.dz/spip.php?article2893

In Algeria, the residential and tertiary sectors are the ones with the highest energy consumption, making use of 34% of the total energy ; consequently, the government has launched a thermal renovation program for existing buildings to reduce this co... Read More about Evaluation multicritère pour la rénovation thermique des bâtiments en maçonnerie..