Browsing Construction + Engineering Conference Papers by Title
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5D BIM in a consulting quantity surveying environment
(Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MoBIE), 2014)BIM is triggering a revolution in the construction industry, and the concept known as 5D BIM, which ultimately is concerned with a cost dimension being added to objects contained within the BIM model, has the potential to ... -
An academic managing an IT project using construction knowledge
(2001-10)The author is a construction project manager with considerable experience who became an academic, teaching in the area of construction management about nine years ago. Since then he has widened his academic interests to ... -
Action and Re action: home grown timber and imported prefabricated housing.
(2009)One thousand prefabricated buildings were imported in a systematic manner by the New Zealand Government from Europe and erected in the Titahi Bay area of Wellington and the Tamaki area of Auckland NZ. These kitset buildings, ... -
Active demand side management of a grid connected photovoltaic energy system using optimal control
(2018-04)In this study, optimal energy management for a grid-connected photovoltaic-battery hybrid system was proposed to benefit customers at the demand side. The management of energy flow aims to minimize electricity cost subject ... -
The adoption of modern office workspaces by tertiary education institutes : a case study of Unitec
(UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney), 2016-07)Modern office workspaces, and particularly activity-based workspaces (ABW) are emerging in the education sector. The primary reasons for making changes to workspaces vary from institute to institute. Yet, there is limited ... -
Air tightness, friend or foe?
(2020-02-20)Industry standard calculations recognise airtightness as a positive characteristic when houses are designed to consume low levels of energy for heating or for cooling. In addition, airtightness will insulate the internal ... -
Analysing construction cost estimation factors as a map
(2020-11)For construction projects, different factors such as the type the of project, material costs, project conditions and duration are combined to estimate the total project cost. Hence it is essential for the relationships ... -
Analysing rain garden infiltration efficiency using MOUSE Model
(International Association For Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHRAPD), 2016-08)A MOUSE model was developed to simulate rain garden and calculate the annual stormwater runoff volume. The key parameter settings of the simulation model are strictly built on Auckland Regional Council Technical Publications ... -
Analysis of employability skills for civil engineers in New Zealand
(Institution of Engineers Australia, 2014-12)Background The transition from university to a career in civil engineering is a challenging process. This study examined the perceptions of engineering graduates regarding the difficulties they encountered in their ... -
Application of Artificial Neural Network model to forecast runoff for Waikato river catchment
(2018-05)As we know that over the past decade or so the Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques (e.g. ANN - Artificial Neural Network & FIS - Fuzzy Interference System) have been used as an alternative modelling tools in water ... -
Application of climate change adaptation, resilience, and beach management strategies on coral Islands
(Engineers Australia and IPENZ, 2015-09)Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are particularly vulnerable to climate change, climate variability and sea level rise. For many island nations, the very existence of some low-lying islands and their associated ... -
Application of floating vegetative pads (FVP) to improve stormwater quality : a pilot scale study
(2016-08)Henderson Creek contributes one of the largest load of sediments & heavy metals (e.g. Copper - Cu and Zinc - Zn) into the Central Waitemata Harbour, Auckland. Cu and Zn particles do not decompose so they are persistent, ... -
Applying a performance-focused race-yacht methodology to the design of a superyacht
(Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 2015-05)A background in designing and sailing custom high-performance race yachts unrestricted by rating rules and formulas has fostered a penchant to prioritise performance and enjoyment of sailing in each new design. This project ... -
Are we listening, are we learning?
(Elsevier B.V., 2014)New Zealand is said to be coming to grips with the post-disaster situation in Christchurch according to articles published by politicians, government agencies and business entrepreneurs. Christchurch has been subjected to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 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 ...
