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Climate change adaptation legislation and the construction sector
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2020-02-20)Climate change will inevitably, drastically impact the coastal nation of New Zealand. Through literature review, it was identified that much of the existing work in relation to climate change literature, legislation and ... -
Review of digital technologies to improve productivity of New Zealand construction industry
(2019-12)The New Zealand construction industry continues to face pressures to improve productivity and lower construction costs. With the need to build more houses and infrastructure, quicker, to high quality and on time, there is ... -
Air tightness, friend or foe?
(2020-02-20)Industry standard calculations recognise airtightness as a positive characteristic when houses are designed to consume low levels of energy for heating or for cooling. In addition, airtightness will insulate the internal ... -
Nexus between creative industries and the built environment : creative place making in inner Auckland
(Higher Education Press (Beijing, China) + KeAi Communications (Oxford UK), 2019-10-22)A significant body of literature has examined the location decision-making of creative industry firms. However, research on the nexus between design creative industries and the built environment remains limited. The key ... -
The potential for treating asbestos & asbestiform minerals
(2019-11-26)Asbestos & asbestiform minerals Health Issues from asbestos Waves of asbestos exposure Asbestos case study – Cook Islands Asbestos case study – Canberra, Australia Potential asbestiform hazards Exposure to asbestiform ... -
Digital natives and digital technologies in construction education
(2019-11-28)Digitalisation is changing both our personal and professional lives. Although the construction industry has been seen as the least digitalised industry sector, digitalisation is emerging also there in the form of Building ... -
The curious case of the conflicting roles of hydrogen in global energy scenarios
(Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 2019-10-09)As energy systems transition from fossil-based to low-carbon, they face many challenges, particularly concerning energy security and flexibility. Hydrogen may help to overcome these challenges, with potential as a transport ... -
An assessment of risk factors impacting budget variability in New Zealand commercial construction projects
(2019-09)A review of several authors shows that various risk factors abound which potentially impact on the outturn tender sums (OTS) of construction projects from the design stage elemental cost plans (ECPs)/budget estimates. ... -
Sea level rise impact on underground freshwater lens : a case study
(Water New Zealand (WNZ), 2019-09-18)Sea-water intrusion is a growing environmental concern for communities that live along the coastal line and rely on local aquifers/fresh water reserves to meet their water supply & demand. The rising sea level is likely ... -
Professional pathways in BIM and digital construction
(2019-09)Increasing complexity in construction projects, together with widespread availability of technology applicable to many aspects of the construction industry, is driving demand for greater integration of information and ... -
International Energy Agency (IEA) strategic initiatives and activities for hydrogen
(2019-05-22)Hydrogen overview Light vehicle activity Buses Trucks Forklifts, trains and ferries Other IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes IEA H2TCP -- objectives IEA H2TCP strategy IEA H2TCP strategic activities Task 40 ... -
IEA Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Program (TCP) End of Term Report 2015-2020 and Strategic Plan 2020-2025
(2019-09-11)IEA Hydrogen TCP – Strategic Framework 2015-2020 EVOLVING CONTEXT: Over the past five years the landscape for hydrogen has changed ; momentum has accelerated dramatically in the last two years EVOLVING CONTEXT: Industry ... -
Modelling with hydrogen : a holistic challenge
(2019-08-29)Modelling methodology General/partial equilibrium nexus Critical drivers for hydrogen technologies Identifying key variables Interactions of variables Robust utilities and elasticities Transparency/portability Reg ... -
Prediction of electricity consumption for residential houses in New Zealand
(European Alliance for Innovation (EAI), 2018-07-10)Residential consumer’s demand of electricity is continuously growing, which leads to high greenhouse gas emissions. Detailed analysis of electricity consumption characteristics for residential buildings is needed to improve ... -
Proximal near-infrared spectral reflectance characterisation of weed species in New Zealand pasture
(IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, 2019-09-09)Recent extensive study was performed on Jacobaea vulgaris that characterized the plant leaves using hyperspectral reflectance against the successional stage of vegetation. It reported a high similarity of the leaf spectral ... -
Managing company responsibility for mental health in the New Zealand construction industry
(International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), 2019-06)Health and safety in the construction industry has traditionally had a strong emphasis on safety, with the health aspect receiving little attention beyond high profile issues related to asbestos and silica. More recently, ... -
Hydrogen and New Zealand’s heavy vehicle fleet
(2019-08)INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES What’s driving zero emission fuels – greenhouse gas emissions Countries banning fossil fuels Current hydrogen market Automotive executives perspectives of hydrogen Benefits of hydrogen H2Light ... -
Digital technologies and related competences in construction management in the era of fast-paced digitalisation
(International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), 2019-06)Digitalisation is changing both our personal and our professional lives. This change is continuous and fast-paced. Construction management professionals are required to work smart, using various smart digital technologies ... -
Assessing the earthquake performance of existing buildings of various material types and configurations in New Zealand
(IOP Publishing, 2019-05)The Initial Evaluation Procedure, conducted as part of Initial Seismic Assessment, is the main topic of this paper. An overview is provided of the eight key steps which define this procedure, and how they are used to ... -
A simple and rapid approach for the numerical simulation of non-linear elements and examples of its application
(IOP Publishing, 2019-05)In earthquake design philosophy non-linear inelastic damage is concentrated at predetermined locations in a structure, with the ultimate aim being to keep structural members critical for collapse avoidance, elastic. ...
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