Browsing Construction + Engineering Conference Papers by Title
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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, ... -
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 ... -
BIM-Lean relationship assessment framework: A conceptual establishment
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2022-06)The construction industry is seeking ways to reduce waste (material and production related process waste) to improve productivity and efficiency. Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean are two vital innovations for ... -
Building adaption for waste minimisation : impact of policies
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-12-22)Construction and demolition waste represents a significant wastage of natural resources and energy while also contributing to air pollution. Measures to reduce construction waste include achieving flexibility in design of ... -
Building structural performance. Presentation conducted at the Building Structural Performance, Auckland.
(2015-01)Initial Seismic Assessment ISA is intended to be a coarse evaluation and is recommended as first step in the overall assessment process ISA provide a board indication of the expected performance of a building taking ... -
Capturing construction client values
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2017-10)To improve the delivery of construction services, it is important to understand client values. The research aims to capture construction client values. To help achieve this, a systematic literature review was used. The ... -
Challenges facing BIM education : development of BIM resources for teaching and learning
(Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 2015-07)Building Information Modelling (BIM) is becoming the new norm in the AEC industry and also part of many construction project management (CPM) programmes. In terms of teaching BIM there is the need for specific resources ... -
Challenges for the use of hydrogen: White paper for Task 38 – power to X
(French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), 2020-09-18)Power to hydrogen (PtH) Hydrogen to power (H2P) Hydrogen injection in NG grid (HG-H2) Hydrogen to Natural Gas – Methanation (HtG-M) Hydrogen to Fuel Cell – Vehicle (HtF-H2) Hydrogen to Liquid Synfuels (HtF-S) Hydrogen ... -
Changes to water resources resulting from sea level rise and climate change
(International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, 2015-07)This paper highlights investigation and the impacts of the changes in groundwater table caused by sea level rise due to climate change in Whaiwhetu Aquifer, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The aquifer is located in coastal zone ... -
Client value in procured construction services: New Zealand participants' perspectives
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium. (NZBERS), 2014-11)MOTIVATION: Due to the lack of a practical evaluation method to assist clients with measuring value in construction services when hiring service providers, there is greater emphasis on price rather than clients’ values. ... -
Climate change adaptation legislation and the construction sector
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2020-02-20)Climate change will inevitably, drastically impact the coastal nation of New Zealand. Through literature review, it was identified that much of the existing work in relation to climate change literature, legislation and ... -
Climate change, natural hazards and the Auckland Unitary Plan : too little too late?
(Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2015-09)Natural hazards remain a substantial risk for the people of Auckland, its property and its infrastructure. With over 3100 km of coastline and extensive urbanization, Auckland remains vulnerable to hazardous coastal erosion ... -
Collaboration in the New Zealand commercial construction sector : a case study of a medium sized construction company
(Central Queensland University, 2019-11)The New Zealand commercial construction sector is experiencing a significant economic boom. During this boom many companies are struggling to operate efficiently, resulting in failures to meet project expectations, clients ... -
Combined sewer overflow forecasting with feed-forward back-propagation artificial neural network
(World Enformatika Society, 2006)A feed-forward, back-propagation Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model has been used to forecast the occurrences of wastewater overflows in a combined sewerage reticulation system. This approach was tested to evaluate its ... -
Community engagement : rebuilding Samoan fale post 2009 tsunami
(2013)This paper examines the factors underpinning the successes achieved by a team of Unitec volunteers that worked with Habitat for Humanity (HfH) in Samoa, rebuilding fales (traditional houses) in early 2010. This team built ... -
Community Engagement: Rebuilding Samoan Fale post 2009 Tsunami
(i-Rec 6th International Conference, 2013)A team of Unitec volunteers worked with Habitat for Humanity (HfH) in Samoa in early 2010, rebuilding fale (traditional houses) alongside the villagers, using collaborative techniques derived from Samoan cultural customs. ... -
Comparative analysis of public and private client values for post disaster reconstruction services
(2017-09)There is a common belief that continuous improvement in delivery of contracting services is to be achieved through analysing client values. The current paper aims to help contractors to provide better services to their ... -
Comparison of planning and consenting procedures for water resources projects in Sri Lanka and New Zealand
(Zhongguo shui li shui dian chu ban she, 2008-11)This paper compares and contrasts dam & reservoir water resources development projects between a developing and a developed country taking into consideration the drivers, approval processes, potential conflicts among ...
