Dissemination of Preliminary Design Build Bid Packages through an Interactive Web Site—An Industry Case Study

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Runser ◽  
Judith A. Runser
Keyword(s):  
Web Site ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Design Build

DESIGN-BUILD: AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDIO EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil Mohareb ◽  
Sara Maassarani
Keyword(s):  
Material Selection ◽  
Environmental Constraints ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Physical Scale ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Education Process ◽  
Real Target

Current architecture studios are missing an important phase in the education process, which is constructing the students’ conceptual ideas on a real physical scale. The design-build approach enables the students to test their ideas, theories, material selection, construction methods, environmental constraints, simulation results, level of space functionality and other important aspects when used by real target clients in an existing context. This paper aims to highlight the importance of using the design-build method through discussing a design project case study carried out by the Masters of Architecture design programme students at Beirut Arab University, who have built prototype units for refugees on a 1:1 scale.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Public Private Partnerships for Housing Projects in Bauchi State, North Eastern Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Sanda Nehemiah Yakubu ◽  
Natalia A. Anigbogu ◽  
Mallo Maren Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Attitudinal Change ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Development Fund ◽  
Cultural Variations ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Wide Acceptance ◽  
Design Build ◽  
North Eastern

Public Private Partnership (PPP) has gained wide acceptance as a strategy for housing provision in many countries. However, the level of success varies from one country to the other due to economic, political and cultural variations. This study examines PPP in housing in Bauchi State in Nigeria using Unity Housing Estate as a case study with the view to examine its performance and to suggest possible measures for improving the effectiveness of the concept. Methods of data collection used were semi-structured interviews and direct observation. Interviews responses were tape-recorded in addition to note taking which were subsequently transcribed and validated. The model of PPP used in the area was the Design-Build-Finance arrangement in which the private party takes the responsibilities for the design, finance and construction of the housing units. The houses were far beyond the affordability level of the target beneficiaries. Some of the challenges depicted were lack of political will, corruption among government agents and private sector developers, insincerity of contacting parties and unavailability of development fund. The study suggests among others, attitudinal change among stakeholders to ensure the success of PPP housing, the need to establish and empower relevant institutions that will help in fighting corruption.

Web Site Case Study #1: Blog

2009 ◽  
pp. 226-242
Author(s):  
Grant Hinkson ◽  
Craig Erskine ◽  
Matt Heerema ◽  
Chuck Mallott ◽  
Matthew Keefe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Site

Using Genetic Algorithms to Set Target Values for Engineering Characteristics in the House of Quality

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Brackin ◽  
Jonathan Colton
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Penalty Functions ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Test Results ◽  
House Of Quality ◽  
Design Specifications ◽  
Engineering Characteristics ◽  
Target Values

Abstract As part of a strategy for obtaining preliminary design specifications from the House of Quality, genetic algorithms were used to generate and optimize preliminary design specifications for an automotive case study. This paper describes the House of Quality for the automotive case study. In addition, the genetic algorithm chosen, the genetic coding, the methods used for mutation and reproduction, and the fitness and penalty functions are descrobed. Methods for determining convergence are examined. Finally, test results show that the genetic algorithm produces reasonable preliminary design specifications.

Buy the Book: Electronic Commerce in the Book Trade

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-301
Author(s):  
Claudia Loebbecke ◽  
Philip Powell ◽  
Carl Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Background Detail ◽  
The Impact

Exploitation of the World Wide Web (WWW) is a pipedream for many businesses, as they do not or cannot analyse their motives for having a web site. Many do not understand that there is more to a successful web site than having a corporate logo on a home page. They do not foresee the effort that goes into maintaining a web site, the increased competition from exposure to a ‘global market’ via the Internet and the impact a web site will have on the existing business. This case study allows analysis of the opportunities and risks of launching electronic commerce (EC) services in the case of the Co-op Bookshop, Australia's largest academic bookseller. The case describes Co-op's difficult progression to a profitable WWW presence and investigates potential developments due to growing competition from ‘global players’ and increasing amalgamation between bookselling over the WWW and electronic publishing. The case outlines the four possibilities by which a firm can profit from its Internet activities and transfers these general benefits to Internet service provision by bookstores. In particular, it directs attention to thinking of the core goals of the business, how a WWW presence helps to meet these goals and whether the introduction of a web site changes the direction of the business. This leads to a consideration of the nature of the web site. The case study allows exploration of the current customers and markets and why the firm focuses on these. Further, there are the issues of the resources required to set up and maintain a web site, how the site may be integrated into the existing business and its growth path. These issues are explored and modelled in the teaching notes and further background detail is given.

Simulation-Supported Early Stage Design Optimisation for a Case Study of Life Cycle Oriented Buildings

2019 ◽  
Vol 887 ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sören Eikemeier ◽  
Ardeshir Mahdavi ◽  
Robert Wimmer
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Design Optimisation ◽  
Stage Design ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Early Stage Design

To reduce the energy and resource consumption in the building sector this study is focusing on a design optimisation of life cycle oriented buildings. In order to optimise the performance of the buildings and in consequence also to achieve improved results for the mandatory Austrian energy certificate a simulation-based rapid design approach is used for the early stage design phase of the buildings, in particular for the architectural design of the buildings.Methods like the Window to Wall Ratio, at the very beginning of the design process, a parametric simulation with EnergyPlus or a more detailed optimisation approach with GenOpt are integrated in this study applied to example buildings. The results are showing that the method can be used in a circular approach for improving the heating demand of the Austrian energy certificate for this case study by more than 25 % compared to the preliminary design

scholarly journals The U-Turn in Government Facilitation: How Dutch Water Authorities Facilitate Nongovernmental Initiatives

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-367
Author(s):  
Sanne Grotenbreg
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Strategy Change ◽  
Process Factors ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Strategy Changes ◽  
Shaped Pattern

Public authorities in infrastructure, aiming to facilitate societal initiatives, explore new forms of collaboration with nongovernmental actors. A comparative case study of two Dutch initiatives is conducted: energy generation at a public dam and the realization of a nature reserve. It is analyzed how and why the authorities’ strategy regarding their nongovernmental partners changes over time. Authorities’ strategy change is modeled on two axes: governmental investments and governmental influence, and a differentiation is made between limited facilitation, invitational facilitation, partnering, and Design, Build, Finance, Maintain, and Operate. A U-turn-shaped pattern in authorities’ strategy is found: Authorities move from partnering to limited facilitation and subsequently revert to invitational facilitation. Institutional factors, process factors, and initiative characteristics are identified that explain the strategy changes. It is concluded that government facilitation is a dynamic, interactive process and that authorities adapt their strategy to the initiative at hand and are pragmatic in their approach.

Developing Committees to Create a Web Content Management System

2011 ◽  
pp. 216-236
Author(s):  
Sarah Robbins ◽  
Debra Engel
Keyword(s):  
Web Site ◽  
Management System ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Content Management System ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
University Of Oklahoma ◽  
The University

This case study examines the use of committees to develop a Web content management system in an academic library. It explains the process undertaken at the University of Oklahoma Libraries (libraries.ou.edu) to move from an HTML to a database-driven Web site and the issues involved with using committees to steer such projects. Creating a framework where librarians use locally developed content management tools to control Web site content while the systems office retains control of the presentation of content is also discussed. Another aspect of the case study includes the evolution of Web committees in the organization, the development of a system-wide philosophy, and the gradual acceptance of the Web site as a service that demands continual attention. The authors hope readers will benefit from these experiences when implementing similar projects.

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