Construction + Engineering Journal Articles: Recent submissions
Now showing items 21-40 of 71
-
Review of digital technologies to improve productivity of New Zealand construction industry
(2019-12)The New Zealand construction industry continues to face pressures to improve productivity and lower construction costs. With the need to build more houses and infrastructure, quicker, to high quality and on time, there is ... -
Nexus between creative industries and the built environment : creative place making in inner Auckland
(Higher Education Press (Beijing, China) + KeAi Communications (Oxford UK), 2019-10-22)A significant body of literature has examined the location decision-making of creative industry firms. However, research on the nexus between design creative industries and the built environment remains limited. The key ... -
The curious case of the conflicting roles of hydrogen in global energy scenarios
(Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 2019-10-09)As energy systems transition from fossil-based to low-carbon, they face many challenges, particularly concerning energy security and flexibility. Hydrogen may help to overcome these challenges, with potential as a transport ... -
A review of the scholarly literature on CCPM : a focus on underpinning assumptions
(Inderscience, 2018-07-19)Since critical chain project management (CCPM) was introduced, there have been many reports of its successful application, along with some claims of its shortcomings. However, there has been no attempt to reconcile the ... -
Particulate matter in residential buildings in New Zealand : Part II. The impact of building airtightness, mechanical ventilation using simulated occupancy
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-03-12)Many occupant activities can adversely affect indoor air quality which has been shown to be detrimental to human health. This research eliminated some of the variability of previous measured levels of indoor particulate ... -
Particulate matter in residential buildings in New Zealand : Part I. Variability of particle transport into unoccupied spaces with mechanical ventilation
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-03-11)Air pollution measured as particulate matter (PM) has been shown to be detrimental to human health and can lead to increased mortality rates. There are four main indoor sources of episodic PM emissions: smoking, cooking, ... -
Production and characterisation of low-tech activated carbon from coconut shell
(Journal of Hydrology and Environment Research - JHER, 2015-06-04)In this paper, prospect of employing a low-tech preparation of coconut shell as activated carbon was investigated. Activated carbon was prepared from locally available coconut shell with simple, inexpensive and low-tech ... -
Teaching and learning in AEC Education - the Building Information Modelling factor
(Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), 2018-07)Building Information Modelling (BIM) is effecting a fundamental change through the architectural, engineering and construction industry (AEC) and simultaneously influencing curricula and course delivery within these ... -
Medium-density dwellings in Auckland and the building regulations
(Unitec ePress, 2018-07-25)National thermal standards have historically been set to minimise winter heating energy in detached houses. It is uncertain whether these standards are optimal for the increasing number of joined, medium-density dwellings ... -
The power of place : a case study of Auckland's design creative industries
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2017-11-16)Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city which also has the largest concentration of creative sector employment and businesses in the country. This study examines the spatial logic of firms in the design creative subsector ... -
A review of specialist role definitions in BIM guides and standards
(2017-10)Many handbooks and guides have been developed to assist with the adoption and implementation of BIM for organizations and projects. This paper examines the ways in which roles and responsibilities of BIM specialists are ... -
Development of a force feedback system for a SCORBOT robotic arm gripper
(Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN), 2016-12)This paper presents the development of a linear control based force feedback system for a scorbot robotic arm. The scorboter-4u is a 5 degree of freedom (DOF) robotic arm with a 2-fingered parallel configuration gripper. ... -
File to factory : a case study of automated prefabrication house-building methods for small-to-medium enterprises
(Unitec ePress, 2017-12-23)The Eco-Digital Fabrication (EDFAB) research project aimed to investigate how automated prefabrication technologies and off-the-shelf construction products can be employed to disrupt building industry norms. The aim of ... -
The effect of airtightness on indoor air quality in timber houses in New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2017-12-13)This two-part study considers the impact of airtightness based on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) only. Two identical buildings (test and control) were constructed in Auckland, New Zealand. ... -
Impacts of an innovative residential construction method on internal conditions
(MDPI, 2015-02-11)New Zealand houses are known for producing sub-optimal internal thermal conditions and unacceptably high internal moisture levels. These contribute to poor levels of health, mould and can coincide with the decay of structural ... -
The effects of lumber seasonal growth rings on microwave measurements
(2014-12-01)In order to determine more accurate indicators of wood structure obtained by microwave sensing and improve our understanding of plane wave propagation through this complex material , we have undertaken a permittivity ... -
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 ... -
Efficient analytical moments for the robustness analysis in design optimisation
(Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2016-10-17)System uncertainties play a vital role in the robustness (or sensitivity) analysis of system designs. In an iterative procedure such as design optimisation, the robustness analysis that is simultaneously accurate and ... -
The impact of informal settlement upgrading on housing affordability : the experience of Hanna Nassif in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(School of the Built Environment, University of Nairobi, 2016-06-21)Upgrading of informal settlements is a feasible way of improving access to decent and affordable shelter. However, there is limited knowledge of the impact of upgrading on housing affordability. This paper aims to ... -
A survey on big data processing infrastructure: evolving role of FPGA
(InderScience Publishers, 2015)In today’s commercial world, information is becoming a major economic resource thus leading to a statement - Information is wealth. It is a technical challenge for computer systems in managing and analyzing the large volumes ...