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Last Planner System : views of main contractors and subcontractors within the New Zealand construction industry
(Curtin University (Bentley, Western Australia), 2018-09)The construction industry in Auckland, New Zealand is currently experiencing an economic boom, which is set to continue due to a forecasted level of unprecedented population growth in Auckland to 2025. The construction ... -
Last Planner System – a step towards improving the productivity of New Zealand Construction
(International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), 2013)Productivity of New Zealand’s construction sector is declining compared with other countries and with most other sectors of the New Zealand economy. In response, the New Zealand government has set a target to lift construction ... -
Learnings for construction project management personnel about offshore projects : a case study.
(Curtin University (Bentley, Western Australia), 2018)Involvement in the global construction project market is becoming more of a norm for designers and construction companies, no matter where the head office is located. As a result, practitioners need to be work - ready in ... -
Learnings from a collaborative academia –construction sector bespoke study programme – a reflective case study
(Australasian University Building Educators Association (AUBEA), 2018-09)The construction industry is known as a competitive, fragmented and often adversarial work environment. Maintaining high levels of productivity and profitability within such an environment frequently requires a diverse ... -
The licensed building practitioner scheme: another step in the New Zealand leaking building battle
(2012)The long-term proposal to license building practitioners, a reality from 1st March 2012, marks a significant retreat from the strong pioneering tradition of self-help building that historically has been a significant element ... -
Long-term reconstruction in Christchurch : learning from its governance structure
(i-Rec 6th International Conference, 2013)New Zealand is prone to significant natural hazards. Past experience in New Zealand has demonstrated an ability to cope with small-scale natural disasters; but the recent Canterbury earthquake sequence, in particularly, ... -
Longitudinal study of the success rates of a cohort of New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil) domestic students
(Institution of Engineers Australia, 2014)BACKGROUND Low success rates in the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering - Civil (NZDE) in 2011 were a cause for concern. The average success rate of the eight compulsory courses in the first year of study in the NZDE was ... -
Loss estimation methods utilised by stakeholders involved on residential post-canterbury earthquake reconstruction.
(International CIB World Building Congress, 2013)The importance of natural disaster economic loss estimations is paramount, in terms of assisting policy makers in mitigation decisions, risk assessments and tracking losses as they occur. Historically the New Zealand ... -
Loss of land surface resulting from sea level rise and climate change
(International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, 2015-07)The sea level rise in the Wellington Region has been studied recently and results have been presented in the report Sea-level variability and trends: Wellington Region (Bell and Hannah, 2012). In the last 100 years the sea ... -
Lyall Bay coastal remediation
(2017-06)An investigation has been undertaken at Lyall Bay in Wellington to propose options with regard to protecting the natural and built coastal infrastructure and reinstating a functional dune. Lyall Bay is an important ... -
Management of New Zealand quantity surveying practices: A longitudinal study
(Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 2008-08-01)This is a study of the management and strategy of quantity surveying firms in Auckland from the bottom of the property cycle in the late 1980’s to just past the next peak in 2008. Over the period the firms have developed ... -
Managing company responsibility for mental health in the New Zealand construction industry
(International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), 2019-06)Health and safety in the construction industry has traditionally had a strong emphasis on safety, with the health aspect receiving little attention beyond high profile issues related to asbestos and silica. More recently, ... -
Mapping roles in an altered landscape: The impact of BIM on designer-constructor relationships
(International Council For Research And Innovation In Building And Construction (CIB), 2013)The increasing uptake of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is contributing to pressures and changes in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, which require adjustments and adaptation in the roles ... -
The model answer : investigating the use of BIM Digital models to provide assessment feedback
(Australian Universities Building Educators Association (AUBEA), 2016-07)Rationale and aims of the project: * to analyse whether methods using non graphical text in digital models can deliver effective feedback to large student numbers after quiz assessment * to see if this approach could ... -
Modelling the performance of a diffusion absorption refrigeration system
(2015-04-25)The diffusion absorption refrigeration cycle was first identified nearly a century ago but until relatively recently its application had been limited to niche cooling applications such as camping refrigerators. The diffusion ... -
Modelling with hydrogen : a holistic challenge
(2019-08-29)Modelling methodology General/partial equilibrium nexus Critical drivers for hydrogen technologies Identifying key variables Interactions of variables Robust utilities and elasticities Transparency/portability Reg ... -
Modular construction and prefabrication for post disaster reconstruction projects : case studies and clients’ perspectives
(2019-10-16)Benefits of modular construction for PDR Industry opportunities & Participants need to make changes Apartment construction duration: traditional vs offsite 3D volumetric Construction cost: traditional vs offsite 3D ... -
Multi-regional system-dynamics modelling of integrated energy-system and transport sectors using UniSyD
(2017-05)Overview UniSyD Background UniSyD Structure Case Study & Sample Results Conclusions -
A new shear key for rocking timber shear walls
(Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES), 2013)Allowing shear walls to rock is one way of protecting structures from earthquake damage, or at least minimising this damage. Walls allowed to rock must have the ability to resist both overturning moment, and lateral forces. ... -
New Zealand quantity surveying practices – Continuing to adapt in a changing environment
(RICS Foundation/Glasgow Caledonia University, 2001)The management of four New Zealand Quantity Surveying firms is examined using a five part framework. Comparison is made between current practice and that observed during research in 1996. It is concluded that the firms are ...
