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Architectural accessibility of shools: Implications for individual education plans for pupils with physical disabilities [PDF]

Specijalna Edukacija i Rehabilitacija, 2015
In available studies of inclusive practice and IEP, emphasis was placed on the activities undertaken to reach the accessibility of teaching programs for students with special needs.
Nikolić Snežana, Ilić-Stošović Danijela, Banović Olivera   +2 more
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Technology adoption in the BIM implementation for lean architectural practice [PDF]

, 2010
Justification for Research: the construction companies are facing barriers and challenges in BIM adoption as there is no clear guidance or best practice studies from which they can learn and build up their capacity for BIM use in order to increase ...
Arayici, Arayici, Bernstein, C. Usher, Coates, Coghlan, Durward, Eastman, K. O'Reilly, Koskela, L. Koskela, Liker, M. Kagioglou, Mihindu, O'Brien, P. Coates, Smith, Y. Arayici   +17 more
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Dynamic control of a reconfigurable stair-climbing mobility system [PDF]

, 2013
Electric-powered wheelchairs improve the mobility of people with physical disabilities, but the problem to deal with certain architectural barriers has not been resolved satisfactorily.
Cerrada, J., Morón Fernández, Carlos, Somolinos Sánchez, José Andrés   +2 more
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A holistic multi-methodology for sustainable renovation [PDF]

, 2018
A review of the barriers for building renovation has revealed a lack of methodologies, which can promote sustainability objectives and assist various stakeholders during the design stage of building renovation/retrofitting projects.
Aliakbar Kamari, Bammer, G., Bertalanffy, L. von, Bhaskar, R. A., Boeri, A., Checkland, P., Checkland, P., Checkland, P., Churchman, C., Churchman, C. W., Cross, N., Dallas, M., Degan, G., Denzin, N., Dorst, K., Estkowski, T., Groat, L., Habermas, J., Hillier, F. S., Jackson, M. C., Jayaratna, N., Kamari, A., Kamari, A., Kamari, A., Kamari, A., Kamari, A., Keeney, R. L., Linstow, H. A., Mason, R., McNamara, C., Mitroff, I. I., Näegeli, C., Petkov, D., Poul Henning Kirkegaard, Rossella Corrao, Saaty, T. L., Schunck, C., Simon, H. A., Simonsen, J., Stina Rask Jensen, Triantaphyllou, E., Vo, H. V., Weinberg, G. M., Woyseth, H.   +43 more
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Architectural barriers in the passage of the deficient physicist to the hospitals of Sobral, Ceará

Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2006
Quantitative study on architectural barriers in the passage of the deficient physicist to the hospitals of Sobral, Ceará, with the objective of mapear the access conditions architectural of the carriers of physical deficiency to the four hospitals of the
Paulo César de Almeida, Antonia Eliana de Araújo Aragão, Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca, Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo   +3 more
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Circularity Indicators as a Design Tool for Design and Construction Strategies in Architecture

Buildings, 2023
This study addresses the challenges and barriers associated with the implementation of circular economy principles in architectural design and construction practices.
Francesco Incelli, Luciano Cardellicchio, Massimo Rossetti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of temperature on post-breakage behaviour of laminated glass beams: experimental approach [PDF]

, 2010
The assessment of the post-breakage performances of laminated glass elements used in construction need to take into account the sensitivity to the temperature of the mechanical behaviour and properties of the product, in particular of the interlayer ...
Belis, Jan, Callewaert, Dieter, Delincé, Didier, Galmart, Filip, Matthijs, Nicholas, Van Impe, Rudy   +5 more
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Estudo da acessibilidade de idosos ao centro da cidade de Caratinga, MG

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
Este estudo, ao abordar a questão da acessibilidade urbana dos idosos, traz à tona a discussão do planejamento do espaço urbano e a importância de se identificar as necessidades dos idosos em relação ao ambiente construído e em relação a seu deslocamento
Renato Campos Freire Júnior, Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco Arêas, Fernando Zanela da Silva Arêas, Luis Guilherme Barbosa   +3 more
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Lead as an Architectural Sound Barrier [PDF]

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1962
Very high values of sound-transmission loss can be provided by lead-backed building materials at moderate costs. To achieve this requires optimizing the thickness of the building material—gypsum board, plywood, hardboard, or sheet metal—in relation to panel weight. Some practical examples are shown, along with a low-cost laminating technique.
Lewis S. Goodfriend, Paul B. Ostergaard
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Achieving Level 2 BIM by 2016 in the UK [PDF]

, 2014
The growth and advantage of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has recently gained momentum in the expanding needs of the construction industry, one that varies across disciplines.
Ganah, Abdulkadir, John, Godfaurd Adjaie
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