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The Goldilocks Effect: How the “Just Right” Writing Styles of Global Corporate Responsibility Frameworks Shapes Their Use by Businesses

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 21st century has witnessed a surge in the number of global corporate responsibility (GCR) frameworks issued by international organizations (IOs). Our study investigates whether and to what extent these frameworks shape businesses' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communications.
Adam William Chalmers, Robyn Klingler‐Vidra   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Algorithm for Parsing IFC Models [PDF]

, 2014
Information technology has made a pivotal progress across disparate disciplines, one of which is AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) industry. CAD is a form of computer-aided building modulation that architects, engineers and contractors use
Hardeep Singh Rai, Mayur Jethwa, Raninder Kaur Dhillon   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Generation of new BIM domain models from escape route analysis results

Developments in the Built Environment
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) schema is an open format for BIM models that secures permanent data availability independent of software vendors. This is particularly important for public stakeholders such as building authorities.
Simon Fischer, Harald Urban, Christian Schranz, Matthias Haselberger, Florian Schnabel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data interoperability assessment though IFC for BIM in structural design – a five-year gap analysis

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2017
In the last years the aec (architecture, engineering and construction) industry has been influenced by the development of building information modelling (bim). With the creation of complex systems, the need for efficient in­teroperability arises.
Marina Figueiredo Muller, Amanda Garbers, Filipe Esmanioto, Natan Huber, Eduardo Rocha Loures, Osiris Canciglieri Junior   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cryoprecipitate utilisation, shortages and institutional policies in the United States: A survey of practices and policies

Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Since the COVID‐19 pandemic, demand for blood products has remained high, while donations have declined. Institutional policies guiding the use of these products may affect their availability, utilisation and waste. We surveyed blood banks (BBs) in the United States (U.S.) to assess policies and practices related to cryoprecipitate ...
Chinelo P. Onyenekwu, Mariam Ratiani, Jenna Wade, Angela Treml   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Banking on Sustainable Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks for SME Finance in the EU and African Union

Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 455-471, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how legal and institutional frameworks influence bank financing for sustainable innovation among SMEs in the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU). Using institutional theory, it analyzes how coercive, normative, and mimetic pressures interact across international, regional, and domestic levels to shape green lending ...
Priscilla Akua Vitoh
wiley   +1 more source

Geographic capabilities and limitations of Industry Foundation Classes

, 2018
Infrastructure design is conducted in a 3D Cartesian coordinate system with the assumption that the Earth is flat and that the scale is constant over the entire project area.
Uggla, Gustaf, Uggla, Gustaf,, Horemuz, Milan, Horemuz, Milan,   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Bridging Interoperability Gaps Between LCA and BIM: Analysis of Limitations for the Integration of EPD Data in IFC

Buildings
The construction industry is a major consumer of raw materials and a significant contributor to environmental emissions. Life cycle assessment (LCA) using digital models is a valuable tool for conducting a science-based analysis to reduce these impacts ...
Aitor Aragón, Paulius Spudys, Darius Pupeikis, Óscar Nieto, Marcos Garcia Alberti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Achieving Complete and Near-Lossless Conversion from IFC to CityGML

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2018
The Singapore Government has embarked on a project to establish a three-dimensional city model and collaborative data platform for Singapore. The research herein contributes to this endeavour by developing a methodology and algorithms to automate the ...
Rudi Stouffs, Helga Tauscher, Filip Biljecki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The prevalence of cannabidiol (CBD) use in North America and Europe: A meta‐analysis

Addiction, Volume 121, Issue 7, Page 1653-1670, July 2026.
Abstract Background and aims The global cannabidiol (CBD) market has expanded in recent years. Several studies suggest CBD use, whether for medical or recreational purposes, is on the rise; however, no systematic assessments of its prevalence have been conducted so far. This meta‐analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of CBD use in North America and
Sara Weidberg, Clara Iza‐Fernández, Layla Alemán‐Moussa, Andrea Krotter, Alba González‐Roz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source