Design Satisfaction Measurement

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Tong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
School Construction ◽  
Campus Planning ◽  
Construction Scheduling ◽  
Natural Lighting ◽  
Space Design ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Analytical Tools

This study presents a novel model for evaluating design satisfaction (DS) for primary school construction projects. The proposed model consists of three aspects including Teaching space design, Campus planning and design, and Eco-awareness oriented and 19 DS evaluation items (DSEIs). Eco-awareness oriented was the most important aspect and must be exerted during the design phase of school construction based on the DS evaluation results of 10 schools. Additionally, special attention should be paid to design of natural lighting in classroom (DSEI5), utilization of color in classroom (DSEI7) and construction scheduling and planning (DSEI11) as they are important DSEIs that received low satisfaction scores. The results of this study contribute to the efforts to improve DS and the quality of primary school construction. The framework, methodology, and analytical tools used in the study can be applied to build similar models for other aspects of construction and service performance for school construction projects.

The Construction of Campus with Growth and Open Landscape - Linyi University New Campus Landscape Planning

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 2563-2566
Author(s):  
Shi Ying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Water System ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Campus Planning ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Landscape Ecological ◽  
The University ◽  
Design Ideas ◽  
Open Campus

As colleges and universities to improve the overall level of the building, a good campus landscape is an important part of campus construction. In this paper, the new campus of the University of Linyi landscape ideas, landscape planning and design in general, the central area of landscape design and water system planning in four areas, described the landscape in Linyi University campus to block a corridor decorated with a matrix structure for the model of the landscape, ecological as a precondition to build growth and open campus planning and design ideas. To the construction of a modern university campus landscape play a role in learning.

Evaluating satisfaction with PCM services for school construction: A case study of primary school projects

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Tong Chen ◽  
Shen Li Liao ◽  
Chun Sheng Lu ◽  
Leonard Mortis
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Construction

Optimization Model for Parking in the Campus Environment

1996 ◽  
Vol 1564 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orikaye G. Brown-West
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Model ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
University Campus ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Campus Planning ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Site Characteristics ◽  
Business District ◽  
The University

Parking has long been recognized as a major land use problem in campus planning. Anyone who drives an automobile appreciates the difficulties of finding a parking space in areas of intense academic, administrative, student residential, and recreational activities. This shortage of parking spaces near activity centers has worsened as automobile ownership and registration on campus have increased. The problem is more pronounced and the solution more critical on large urban campuses located in or at the periphery of the central business district. An approach to solving the chronic and prevalent parking problem in the campus environment is addressed. An institution-based and evaluative model is introduced as a tool to determine how best to use existing land in the competitive and oftentimes policy-driven university campus environment. Practical solutions that will assist in the proper planning and design of campus parking spaces and facilities are also developed. The optimization model design takes into account the major operational and site characteristics, as well as parameters that traffic engineers and planners consider conducive to optimal parking. The model will help traffic engineers, campus planners, and university administrators maximize land on the university campus. It will also answer the question of what principles should be adopted in the proper planning of facilities for the vehicle at rest within the context of a diminishing campus environment in general and inadequate funding for facilities renewal and maintenance in particular.

scholarly journals Optimising Window Design on Residential Building Facades by Considering Heat Transfer and Natural Lighting in Nontropical Regions of Australia

Buildings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Zixuan Chen ◽  
Ahmed W. A. Hammad ◽  
Imriyas Kamardeen ◽  
Assed Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Pareto Optimum ◽  
Natural Lighting ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Window Design

Windows account for a significant proportion of the total energy lost in buildings. The interaction of window type, Window-to-Wall Ratio (WWR) scheduled and window placement height influence natural lighting and heat transfer through windows. This is a pressing issue for nontropical regions considering their high emissions and distinct climatic characteristics. A limitation exists in the adoption of common simulation-based optimisation approaches in the literature, which are hardly accessible to practitioners. This article develops a numerical-based window design optimisation model using a common Building Information Modelling (BIM) platform adopted throughout the industry, focusing on nontropical regions of Australia. Three objective functions are proposed; the first objective is to maximise the available daylight, and the other two emphasize undesirable heat transfer through windows in summer and winter. The developed model is tested on a case study located in Sydney, Australia, and a set of Pareto-optimum solutions is obtained. Through the use of the proposed model, energy savings of up to 8.57% are achieved.

scholarly journals Multi-dimensional optimization model for schedule fast-tracking without over-stressing construction workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1160-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zinab Abuwarda ◽  
Tarek Hegazy
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Schedule Optimization ◽  
Fast Tracking ◽  
Schedule Compression ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Technique Comparison

Fast-tracking is an important process to speed the delivery of construction projects. To support optimum fast-tracking decisions, this paper introduces a generic schedule optimization framework that integrates four schedule acceleration dimensions: linear activity crashing; discrete activity modes of execution; alternative network paths; and flexible activity overlapping. Because excessive schedule compression can lead to space congestion and overstressed workers, the optimization formulation uses specific variables and constraints to prevent simultaneous use of overlapping and crashing at the same activity segment. To handle complex projects with a variety of milestones, resource limits, and constraints, the framework has been implemented using the constraint programming (CP) technique. Comparison with a literature case study and further experimentation demonstrated the flexibility and superior performance of the proposed model. The novelty of the model stems from its integrated multi-dimensional formulation, its CP engine, and its ability to provide alternative fast-track schedules to strictly constrained projects without overstressing the construction workers.

scholarly journals Intergenerational Human Capital Spillovers: Indonesia’s School Construction and Its Effects on the Next Generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhashkar Mazumder ◽  
Maria Rosales-Rueda ◽  
Margaret Triyana
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
School Construction ◽  
School Building ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Building Project ◽  
Primary School Examination

We analyze the effects of increased access to education in one generation on human capital outcomes in the next generation. Using longitudinal data, we exploit the geographical and cohort variations in exposure to a massive primary school construction program in the 1970s in Indonesia. We show that the school building project increases primary school completion rates among both men and women. We find that children whose mothers were exposed to the school building project score higher on the national primary school examination, suggesting the importance of maternal education in the intergenerational transmission of human capital.

scholarly journals Thinking on the Planning and Design of Environmental Landscape in Qiang Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 02008
Author(s):  
Jundong Ye
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Architecture Design ◽  
Space Design ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Rural Revitalization ◽  
Design Idea ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Environmental Landscape ◽  
Related Design

Based on the analysis of the design of environmental landscape architecture in Qiangzhai Style, it is proposed that the design of landscape architecture should be based on computer-aided design technology. Landscape architecture design integrates many disciplines, and any good building usually includes two aspects of internal and external space design. The design idea is the premise of deciding whether the Qiang landscape architecture design can be done well or not. It needs more understanding of the Qiang architecture, culture and art to do the related design well. Cultural creativity is also an important part of the strategy of Rural Revitalization and the construction of characteristic villages in Qiang nationality areas.

scholarly journals Bottom-up accountability and public service provision: Evidence from a field experiment in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205316802091444
Author(s):  
Danilo Freire ◽  
Manoel Galdino ◽  
Umberto Mignozzetti
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
School Construction ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Mobile Phone Application ◽  
The Impact

Does local oversight improve public service delivery? We study the effect of a mobile phone application that allows citizens to monitor school construction projects in Brazilian municipalities. The app prompts users to submit data about construction sites, sends such crowdsourced information to independent engineers, and contacts the mayors’ offices about project delays. Our results show that the app has a null impact on school construction indicators. Additionally, we find that politicians are unresponsive to individual requests. The results question the impact of bottom-up monitoring on public service performance and suggest that interventions targeted at other groups, or focused on different issues, may produce better policy outcomes.

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