Browsing by Author "Fernández-Solís, José L."
Now showing items 1-10 of 10
-
Munavar Ali, Muzafar Thameem (2017-07-31)The construction industry accounts for about one-third of gross capital formation and is ranked as one of the most corrupt. It is a multifaceted industry with unregulated transactions in which illicit behavior can be ...
-
Park, Soon Rock (2012-07-16)Currently, many researchers and stakeholders believe that effective delivery systems for construction projects are key to improving project quality and value in the construction industry. Therefore, it is important that ...
-
Ma, Min (2017-12-06)Design-Build (DB) and Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) are two widely used alternative project delivery systems in the construction industry. Previous studies have found inconclusive results on which of the two has ...
-
Neeraj, Anush (2016-05-04)Simulations and lean project case studies have appeared in academic publications for over two decades. Yet novices to Lean Construction have expressed frustration over an inability to make mental connections between the ...
-
Fernández-Solís, José L.; Kim, Bo Young (2021-08-06)This paper investigates four critical questions: First, has the amount of solar irradiance that the Earth receives (Global Horizontal Irradiance) increased over time? This question requires that scientific instruments ...
-
Sau, Arunabha (2010-10-12)From the various studies, it can be concluded that the excessive summer heating and the humidity are one of the major problems of the hot, humid climatic region. The literature review for this study shows that natural ...
-
Lagoo, Nishi (2012-07-16)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 ...
-
Chhajed, Shreyans (2014-08-01)Occupancy plays a major role in determining energy use of any building. It plays an even more crucial role in the case of a university classroom building. These buildings are typically loaded with highly variable occupancies ...
-
Özener, Ozan Özener (2011-02-22)This research study posits that an altered educational approach to design studio can produce future professionals who apply Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the context of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) to execute ...
-
Li, Yaxu (2015-12-07)For the past few years, almost every sector of the manufacturing and service industries has applied some form of lean methodology. Likewise, lean-based tools have been applied to simple and complex construction projects. ...