Browsing by Study Area "Construction + Engineering"
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Articular and artificial cartilage, characteristics, properties and testing approaches - a review
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2021-06-18)The design and manufacture of artificial tissue for knee joints have been highlighted recently among researchers which necessitates an apt approach for its assessment. Even though most re‐searches have focused on specific ... -
Asbestos remediation in the Cook Islands : a long-term solution for making schools safer
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-12-22)Asbestos contamination in the South Pacific originates mainly from construction products containing asbestos (SPREP, 2011). In Rarotonga, asbestos contamination in the soil surrounding two schools examined (Nikao Maori and ... -
Assessing the earthquake performance of existing buildings of various material types and configurations in New Zealand
(IOP Publishing, 2019-05)The Initial Evaluation Procedure, conducted as part of Initial Seismic Assessment, is the main topic of this paper. An overview is provided of the eight key steps which define this procedure, and how they are used to ... -
Assessing the impact of mechanical ventilation on indoor air quality in homes in subtropical New Zealand
(2022-12)Introduction Positive pressure ventilation (PPV) PPV characteristics Humidity & molds Method - design, recruitment Mould & IAQ, questionnaire Results - temperature and RH, satisfaction Results sample - Hamilton, PM, ... -
Assessment in virtual design and construction education
(Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 2015-07)Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) is effecting a fundamental change throughout the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and educational institutes have taken different approaches in response. A ... -
Assessment of grease traps used in food services sector in Auckland
(2020-12-07)Fat, oil and grease (FOG) deposits in sewer systems is becoming a serious concern water industry. These deposits can come from both domestic and commercial wastewaters. Watercare has reported that 70% of the sewer blockages ... -
Assessment of grease traps used in the small-scale food Industry: a pilot study
(Unitec ePress, 2021-12)Fat, oil and grease (FOG) deposits in sewer systems are becoming a serious environmental concern for infrastructure engineers and council managers. These deposits can come from both domestic and commercial wastewater. Water ... -
An assessment of risk factors impacting budget variability in New Zealand commercial construction projects
(2019-09)A review of several authors shows that various risk factors abound which potentially impact on the outturn tender sums (OTS) of construction projects from the design stage elemental cost plans (ECPs)/budget estimates. ... -
Assistive technology for relieving communication lumber between hearing/speech impaired and hearing people
(Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2014-05-15)This study proposes an automatic sign language translator, which is developed as assistive technology to help the hearing/speech impaired communities to communicate with the rest of the world. The system architecture, which ... -
Attitudes and perceptions towards early contractor involvement procurement
(Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 2015-07-08)Early contractor involvement (ECI) procurement is a relatively recent development in construction, which allows the contractor to have input into the design phase of a project. In comparison, under traditional construction ... -
Auckland 2040: A resilent urban region on the water
(2012)Further spatial expansion of Auckland is inevitable, but this does not have to lead to environmental disaster and a poor quality of life. An alternative approach has been developed. -
Auckland Waterfront : from a local political compromise to the global environmental agenda
(2007)The central proposition of this paper is that at this very moment Auckland has a unique historic opportunity to make a radical transition to an environmentally sustainable way of building cities. The opportunity that has ... -
Auckland WaterPark
(2006)Like many waterfront cities in the world, Auckland is experiencing the slow but sure transformation of a heavily industrialised and polluted harbour into a lifestyle zone of apartments and marinas. This paper discusses and ... -
Augmenting industry collaboration with architectural practices through design and development of productive internship schemes
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2020-02-20)This project investigates how industrial engagements between Unitec and local architectural practices can be reinforced through work placement schemes providing Architectural Technology students with diverse learning ... -
Baby steps with BIM – learning to walk the talk
(Heriot-Watt University School of the Built Environment, 2017-07-21)Although there is a great deal of enthusiasm reported for companies to adopt BIM for improved project outcomes and industry productivity, the process of developing BIM expertise is not always an easy one. Project teams ... -
The barriers to a community contracts approach in post-disaster reconstruction
(6th International i-Rec Conference, 2013)The need to involve communities in post disaster reconstruction is seen as an imperative for sustainable if not ‘sensible’ post disaster reconstruction. One contractual approach is the use of community contracts. Such ... -
Barriers to building and construction waste reduction, reuse and recycling : a case study of the Australian Capital Region
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-12-22)Building and construction waste materials continue to be a major problem causing significant environmental impact worldwide. Broad university-industry collaborative research was undertaken in 2014 to identify the barriers, ... -
The benefits of, and barriers to, implementation of 5D BIM for quantity surveying in New Zealand
(Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, 2014)Building Information Modelling (BIM) models are relational and parametric in nature, and 5D BIM is where model objects include specification data and other properties which can be directly used for pricing construction ... -
BIM 2010 : the benefits and barriers for construction contractors in Auckland
(2010)A Report for Industry Project CONS 7819 RESEARCH QUESTION: BIM 2010: What are the benefits and barriers to the adoption of BIM technologies by medium to large commercial main contractors in Auckland? Building ... -
BIM interoperability limitations : Australian and Malaysian rail projects.
(EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences, 2016-03)Building information modelling (BIM) is defined as a process involving the generation and management of digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. The purpose of interoperability in ...