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BSRI (Building Sustainability Rating Index) for Building Construction
(2018-03-15)
Sustainability has been defined by various institutions as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. This is a soft qualitative definition. It has ...
Structured Literature Review of Design-Build/Bridging, Design-Bid-Build & Design-Build
(2018-03-15)
This paper is a systematic literature review of journal papers and articles on the three project delivery systems (PDS), design-build/bridging (bridging), design-bid-build (DBB) and design-build (DB). Mean estimated project ...
Guidelines to Address Challenges Faced by Last Planner Users and Implementers at Organizational and Project Levels
(2018-03-15)
Plan unreliability is a crucial problem in construction industry. As the industry is fragmented and every project is unique, schedule delay is common phenomenon in the industry. Ballard and Howell proposed that shielding ...
A seminal case study on application of last planner system with cash flow data for improvement in construction management practices
(2018-03-15)
A major challenge faced by project managers is balancing the variables of scope, cost, and schedule. Changes in scope usually result in cost/schedule overruns. Variance in either or both of them creates disorder (typically ...
Federal Public Health Laws Supporting Data Use and Sharing
(Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015-03-19)
Reflective Practitioner: Grounding the Use of Instructional Technology in Principles, Teaching Philosophy, Course Goals and Disciplinary Values
(2018-03-15)
Necessity, when assigned to teach a large introductory class in Construction Science, required I learn quickly the requisite instructional technology and its application. The title, “Reflective Practitioner” is an anachronism ...
Assessing the Active Living Impacts of Urban Design Improvements: Brenham TX Main Street Program
(2018-03-16)
Literature search indicates that Main Street Program (MSP) is considered to be successful in achieving the goals of ‘preferred place to live’ and ‘increased active living’. The four point approach of MSP, (organization, ...
Comparative Analysis of Lean and Six Sigma in Building Construction: Benefits, Obstacles and Opportunities
(2018-03-15)
Lean and Six Sigma have been recognized as innovative strategies that can be used to transform a firm’s management practices to a newer level. However, there is little guidance, or evidence indicating whether Lean or Six ...
Federal Participation in Innovative Public Health Financing: the Social Impact Bond Act (HR 4885) and the Pay for Performance Act (S.2691)
(Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014-10-10)
Social impact bonds (SIBs) are relatively new financing mechanisms that can be used to finance public
health initiatives addressing issues such as asthma and infant mortality. Since 2010, when the world’s
first SIB ...
Corrections in the Chemical Literature: Their Number and Nature
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)
Corrections, errata, and corrigenda have played a vital role in maintaining the integrity of the scholarly journal record. Being cognizant of these corrections has always been a challenge for researchers and their management ...