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        Activity-based teaching for Unitec New Zealand construction students 

        Harfield, Toby; Davies, Kathryn; Hede, Joseph; Panko, Mary; Kenley, Russell (2007)
        In 1993, Betts and Liow called for a shift from traditional ‘chalk and talk’ teaching methods to ‘active learning’ for construction students. However, this study appears to be the first to provide an active learning classroom ...
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        Assistive technology for relieving communication lumber between hearing/speech impaired and hearing people 

        Akmeliawati, R.; Bailey, D.; Demidenko, S.; Gamage, N.; Khan, S.; Kuang, Y. C.; Ooi, Melanie; Gupta, G. S. (Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2014-05-15)
        This study proposes an automatic sign language translator, which is developed as assistive technology to help the hearing/speech impaired communities to communicate with the rest of the world. The system architecture, which ...
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        Auckland 2040: A resilent urban region on the water 

        Bogunovich, Dushko; Bradbury, Matthew (2012)
        Further spatial expansion of Auckland is inevitable, but this does not have to lead to environmental disaster and a poor quality of life. An alternative approach has been developed.
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        The benefits of, and barriers to, implementation of 5D BIM for quantity surveying in New Zealand 

        Stanley, Ryan; Thurnell, Derek (Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, 2014)
        Building Information Modelling (BIM) models are relational and parametric in nature, and 5D BIM is where model objects include specification data and other properties which can be directly used for pricing construction ...
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        Build back better : implementation in Victorian bushfire reconstruction 

        Mannakkara, Sandeeka; Wilkinson, Suzanne; Potangaroa, Regan (2014-04)
        “Build Back Better” (BBB) is a prominent concept in post-disaster reconstruction and has emerged from identifying the need for the reconstruction phase to be taken as an opportunity to decrease the vulnerability of communities ...
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        Collaborative partnership for education for sustainability: New Zealand vocational education 

        Sharma, Rashika (Common Ground Publishing, 2011)
        This year marks the midpoint of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development but sustainability still remains a foreign concept in the New Zealand vocational and trade education curriculum. Thus research was conducted ...
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        A comparative approach to determining the growth of productivity of the New Zealand construction industry 

        Abbott, Malcolm; Carson, Chris (University of Technology, Sydney - UTSePress, 2013)
        In recent years there has been increasing interest in the productivity and efficiency of the construction industry in New Zealand. In part this interest has manifested itself in the increased use of numerous statistical ...
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        Creative and imaginative scholarship: Lifelong learning for an unpredictable future 

        Sharma, Rashika; Monteiro, Sylila (Common Ground Publishing, 2010)
        The continued process of economic globalization challenges education as a means of achieving individual success in a constantly changing society. Education of today might be obsolete tomorrow in a technologically driven ...
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        A design methodology and various performance and fabrication metrics evaluation of 3D Network-on-Chip with multiplexed Through-Silicon Vias 

        Said, M.; Shalaby, A.; Madipour, Farhad; Morteza, B.; El-Sayed, M. (Elsevier, 2016)
        The use of short Through-Silicon Vias (TSVs) in 3D integration Technology introduces a significant reduction in routing area, power consumption, and delay. Although, there are still several challenges in 3D integration ...
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        Development of a force feedback system for a SCORBOT robotic arm gripper 

        Chand, Praneel; Lal, S.; Kumar, R. (Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN), 2016-12)
        This paper presents the development of a linear control based force feedback system for a scorbot robotic arm. The scorboter-4u is a 5 degree of freedom (DOF) robotic arm with a 2-fingered parallel configuration gripper. ...
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        Development of engineering qualifications in New Zealand : a brief history 

        Blakeley, John (Unitec ePress, 2016-02-15)
        Author John Blakeley provides a brief history on engineering qualifications in New Zealand, starting at 1840 through to the present day.
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        The effect of airtightness on indoor air quality in timber houses in New Zealand 

        Berry, Terri-Ann; Chiswell, Jordan H. D.; Wallis, Shannon; Birchmore, Roger (Unitec ePress, 2017-12-13)
        This two-part study considers the impact of airtightness based on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) only. Two identical buildings (test and control) were constructed in Auckland, New Zealand. ...
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        The effects of lumber seasonal growth rings on microwave measurements 

        Holmes, Wayne; Bogosanovic, Mirjana; Emms, Grant; Mukhopadyay, S. (Massey University, 2014-12-01)
        In order to determine more accurate indicators of wood structure obtained by microwave sensing and improve our understanding of plane wave propagation through this complex material, we have undertaken a permittivity survey ...
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        The effects of lumber seasonal growth rings on microwave measurements 

        Holmes, Wayne; Bogosanovic, Mirjana; Emms, G.; Mukhopadhyay, S.C. (2014-12-01)
        In order to determine more accurate indicators of wood structure obtained by microwave sensing and improve our understanding of plane wave propagation through this complex material , we have undertaken a permittivity ...
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        Efficient analytical moments for the robustness analysis in design optimisation 

        Rajan, A.; Ooi, Melanie; Kuang, Y. C.; Demidenko, S. (Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2016-10-17)
        System uncertainties play a vital role in the robustness (or sensitivity) analysis of system designs. In an iterative procedure such as design optimisation, the robustness analysis that is simultaneously accurate and ...
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        Embedding Building Information Modelling into Construction Technology and Documentation courses : A case study of the Unitec National Diploma Programmes 

        McGarrigle, Malachy (Unitec ePress, 2014-11-18)
        The aim of this research is to generate a resource to assist construction lecturers in identifying opportunities where Building Information Modelling [BIM] could be employed to augment the delivery of subject content ...
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        Employee preferences for work-life benefits in a large New Zealand construction company 

        Thurnell, Derek; Morrison, Emily Jane (UTSePress, 2012)
        The construction industry is a challenging environment in which to work, with job characteristics that are linked to work-life conflict, and it is important for its future sustainability that initiatives to support employee ...
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        Estimation of impact of sea level rise on land and water resources when data is sparse - case of Colombo. Environment and ecology research 

        De Costa, Gregory; Dassanayake, Wajira (Horizon Research Publishing (HRPUB), 2016-09)
        This paper highlights investigation and the impacts on the changes in groundwater table caused by sea level rise due to climate change in Wellington New Zealand and translates it to possible impacts in Colombo Sri ...
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        Experimental testing of a rocking timber shear wall with slip-friction connectors 

        Loo, Wei Yuen; Kun, Chern; Quenneville, Pierre; Chouw, Nawawi (John Wiley, 2014-01-24)
        Allowing a structure to uplift and rock during an earthquake is one way in which activated forces can be capped and damage to the structure avoided or minimised. Slip-friction connectors (also known as slotted-bolt connectors) ...
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        Factors promoting innovation and efficiency in the construction industry : a comparative study of New Zealand and Australia 

        Chancellor, Will; Abbott, Malcolm; Carson, Chris (University of Technology Sydney (UTS) ePress, 2015)
        There have been numerous concerns about the lack of productivity improvement in the New Zealand construction industry. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to determine the main drivers of productivity in the industry. ...

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