Project Phases

2011 ◽  
pp. 237-254
Keyword(s):  
Project Phases

Understanding the Role of Online Media Platforms in Airport Capital Projects and Community Outreach

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812199347
Author(s):  
Max Z. Li ◽  
Megan S. Ryerson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Capital Projects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
Common Content

Community outreach and engagement efforts are critical to an airport’s role as an ever-evolving transportation infrastructure and regional economic driver. As online social media platforms continue to grow in both popularity and influence, a new engagement channel between airports and the public is emerging. However, the motivations behind and effectiveness of these social media channels remain unclear. In this work, we address this knowledge gap by better understanding the advantages, impact, and best practices of this newly emerging engagement channel available to airports. Focusing specifically on airport YouTube channels, we first document quantitative viewership metrics, and examine common content characteristics within airport YouTube videos. We then conduct interviews and site visits with relevant airport stakeholders to identify the motivations and workflow behind these videos. Finally, we facilitate sample focus groups designed to survey public perceptions of the effectiveness and value of these videos. From our four project phases, to maximize content effectiveness and community engagement potential, we synthesize the following framework of action items, recommendations, and best practices: (C) Consistency and community; (O) Organizational structure; (M) Momentum; (B) Branding and buy-in; (A) Activity; (T) Two-way engagement; (E) Enthusiasm; and (D) Depth, or as a convenient initialism, our COMBATED framework.

scholarly journals The Key Strategies to Implement Circular Economy in Building Projects—A Case Study of Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 754
Author(s):  
H.-Ping Tserng ◽  
Cheng-Mo Chou ◽  
Yun-Tsui Chang
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pilot Projects ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
The World ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Future Project

The building industry is blamed for consuming enormous natural resources and creating massive solid waste worldwide. In response to this, the concept of circular economy (CE) has gained much attention in the sector in recent years. Many pilot building projects that implemented CE concepts started to appear around the world, including Taiwan. However, compared with the pilot projects in the Netherlands, which are regarded as the pioneer ones by international society, many CE-related practices are not implemented in pilot cases in Taiwan. To assist future project stakeholders to recognize what the key CE-related practices are and how they could be implemented in their building projects in Taiwan, this study has conducted a series of case studies of Dutch and Taiwanese pilot projects and semi-structured interviews with key project stakeholders of Taiwanese pilot projects. Thirty key CE-related practices are identified via case studies, along with their related 5R principles (Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle) and project phases. Suggestion on CE-related practices, their 5R principles, project items, and phases to implement in building projects in Taiwan is also proposed while discussion on differences between two countries’ pilot projects is presented.

Estimating buildings' energy consumption and energy costs in early project phases

Facilities ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Stoy ◽  
Spiro Pollalis ◽  
Dusan Fiala
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Project Phases

Bring recovery to young people: the development of a “discovery college” in Ireland

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe Costello
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Irish Context ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Recovery Education

Purpose Discovery Colleges are new, exciting innovations. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of developing and implementing the first pilot of a Discovery College for young people in Ireland. This paper aims to assist in providing direction for future comparable projects. Design/methodology/approach The author takes a narrative approach to highlight the rationale for introducing the Discovery College model into an Irish context and to outline the project phases and participant feedback. Findings The pilot project is outlined and the key learnings are explained. Originality/value Recovery Education is a growing model both nationally and internationally, and this pilot was an innovative project, the first of its kind to bring Recovery Education to a younger audience in Ireland. This paper aims to assist in providing direction for future comparable projects.

Methodologies for tidal energy converters evaluation early project phases

2015 ◽  
pp. 613-620
Author(s):  
Luis Rivas ◽  
Amable Pinero ◽  
José Sanchez ◽  
Fernando de Miguel ◽  
M Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Tidal Energy ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Energy Converters

scholarly journals Central Park Squirrel Census Maps

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Garnett Slaughter IV
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Central Park ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Census Report

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> In October of 2018, the first official squirrel census of New York City’s Central Park was conducted. Throughout the project’s 30-month duration, maps were a critical tool &amp;ndash; from logistical planning and data gathering, to data analysis and presentation of census results. Of these project phases, two in particular generated important cartographical work, not only to the success of the census project, but within the historical lineage of Central Park maps: the Tally Map, which was used for squirrel and park data collection, and the series of maps to be used to present the census findings in the Official Central Park Squirrel Census Report.</p>

scholarly journals Four stages of making project management flexible: insight, importance, implementation and improvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 2117-2136
Author(s):  
Afshin Jalali Sohi ◽  
Marian Bosch-Rekveldt ◽  
Marcel Hertogh
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Practical Method ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Project Complexity ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Management Flexibility

Abstract Increased project complexity, project dynamics and changes in clients’ requirements are a few examples that suggest the necessity for flexibility in project management in order to deliver successful projects. Despite the fact that literature suggests adding flexibility to project management, there is no existing framework that provides a practical method for adding flexibility into the practice of project management in the construction industry. Therefore, this research is aimed at proposing a practical framework that helps practitioners in embedding project management flexibility into their project management practice. The research question is as follows: how to embed flexibility in the practice of project management in the early project phases? To answer the research question, four sub-questions have been formulated, which have been separately researched. The main question is answered by proposing a flexibility framework. This framework comprises four stages: understanding the current situation, practitioners’ perspectives on flexible project management, choosing enablers to become flexible and applying selected enablers to improve project performance. The framework is validated using the examples given by practitioners from 24 cases. Considering the movements towards flexibility and adaptability concepts, this research fills the gap in literature by providing a practical framework for project management flexibility. Moreover, it provides a step-by-step guideline for practitioners to embed flexibility in practice.

scholarly journals Variability of surface climate in simulations of past and future

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kira Rehfeld ◽  
Raphaël Hébert ◽  
Juan M. Lora ◽  
Marcus Lofverstrom ◽  
Chris M. Brierley
Keyword(s):  
Climate Variability ◽  
Temperature Change ◽  
Temperature Variability ◽  
Last Interglacial ◽  
Global Mean Temperature ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Events ◽  
Mean Temperature ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Intercomparison Project ◽  
Global Mean

&lt;p&gt;It is virtually certain that the mean surface temperature of the Earth will continue to increase under realistic emission scenarios. Yet comparatively little is known about future changes in climate variability. We explore changes in climate variability over the large range of climates simulated in the framework the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phases 5 and 6 (CMIP5/6) and the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project Phases 3 and 4 (PMIP3/4).&amp;#160;&lt;br&gt;This consists of time slice simulations for the Pliocene, Last Interglacial, Last Glacial Maximum, the Mid Holocene and idealized warming experiments (1% CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; and abrupt 4xCO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;), and encompasses climates with a range of 12&amp;#176;C of global mean temperature change. We examine climate variability from different perspectives: from local interannual change, to coherent climate modes and through compositing extremes. The change in the interannual variability of precipitation is strongly dependent upon the local change in the total amount of precipitation. Meanwhile only over tropical land is the change in the interannual temperature variability positively correlated to temperature change, and then weakly. In general, temperature variability is inversely related to mean temperature change - with analysis of power spectra demonstrating that this holds from intra-seasonal to multi-decadal timescales. We systematically investigate changes in the standard deviation of modes of climate variability. Overall, no generalisable pattern emerges. Several modes do show, sometimes weak, increasing variability with global mean temperature change (most notably the Atlantic Zonal Mode), but also the El Ni&amp;#241;o/Southern Oscillation indices (NINO3.4 and NINO4). The annular modes in the Northern (Southern) hemisphere show only weakly increasing (decreasing) relationships. &lt;br&gt;By compositing extreme precipitation events across the ensemble, we demonstrate that the atmospheric drivers dominating rainfall variability in Mediterranean climates persist throughout palaeoclimate and future simulations. The robust nature of the response of climate variability in model simulations, between both cold and warm climates and across multiple timescales, suggests that observations and proxy reconstructions could provide a meaningful constraint on climate variability in future projections.&lt;/p&gt;

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