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Representing simmodel in the web ontology language [PDF]
, 2014 Many building energy performance (BEP) simulation tools, such as EnergyPlus and DOE-2, use custom schema definitions (IDD and BDL respectively) as opposed to standardised schema definitions (defined in XSD, EXPRESS, and so forth).
Corry, Edward +2 more
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Standing at a Crossroads: The Building Trades in the Twenty-First Century [PDF]
, 2005 American building trades unions have historically played a critical and stabilizing role in the nation’s construction industry, establishing uniform standards and leveling the competitive playing field.
Erlich, Mark, Grabelsky, Jeffrey
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Sustainability, 2018 The construction industry is among the sectors that need closer attention due to their environmental impact. The Circular Economy (CE) model promotes the transition to more sustainable production models, which are based on careful management of resources
Pedro Núñez-Cacho +3 more
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Key stakeholders’ perspectives towards UK new-build housing defects [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: Research on housing defects has limited its enquiry to the classifications of defects, potential impact of defects, and their detection and remediation during construction and the builder’s liability period, without considering the warranty ...
Building Employers Confederation (BEC) +12 more
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Performance-based building and innovation: Balancing client and industry needs [PDF]
, 2005 One reason for the interest in performance-based building is that it is commonly advocated as a powerful way of enhancing innovation performance by articulating building performance outcomes, and by offering relevant procurement actors the discretion to ...
Averill JD +20 more
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Asian Development Policy Review, 2019 The study examined the impact of firm size on firm?s performance in Nigeria: A comparative study of selected firms in the building industry in Nigeria using annual data from 2004 to 2017. The technique used in the research work was panel analysis.
Oyelade Aduralere Opeyemi
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Materials, 2019 Bio-sourced materials combined with a polymer matrix offer an interesting alternative to traditional building materials. To contribute to their wider acceptance and application, an investigation into the use of wood-polymer composite boards is presented.
A. Kremensas +4 more
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Mass Customization in the House Building Industry: Literature Review and Research Directions
Frontiers in Built Environment, 2019 Mass Customization is a manufacturing paradigm which enables customized and personalized design at a cost near mass production. Mass Customization’s ability to lower unit cost, increase quality, and shorten project duration for customized offerings is ...
Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen +4 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The protonated form of butyrate, as well as other short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs), is membrane permeable. In acidic extracellular environments, this can lead to intracellular accumulation of SCFAs and cytosolic acidification. This phenomenon will be particularly relevant in acidic environments such as the large intestine or tumor microenvironments ...
Muwei Jiang +2 more
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New Zealand Film Industry: Building Culture and Identity [PDF]
, 2018 Below Australia, as close to the bottom of the populated world as one can go, lies the small country of New Zealand, the true “land down-under.” New Zealand offers close to 103,500 square miles of picturesque and varied landscape, along with a population
Swart, Victoria
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