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Benchmarking for Action & Satisfaction in Facility Operations & Maintenance
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Author
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Dodd, Justin
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Industrial management
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Description
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While benchmarking is a well-established strategy that organizations have been using to manage performance and seek continual improvement for almost 4 decades, the field of facility management has only started using benchmarking in the last 20 yea...
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Design of a 4D Deliverable for Construction Schedule Updates
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Author
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DeWitt, Savannah
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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Advancements in digital technology within the construction industry have significantly impacted the way in which the built environment comes to fruition. The use of 4D technology provides enhanced communication of the plan of action established by...
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Development of a Highway Maintenance Cost Index
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Author
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Riccio, Austin
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Transportation
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Description
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation records maintenance activities performed in house, but does not have an efficient way of forecasting future costs. The problem with not having an efficient way to forecast future highway maintenance ...
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Evaluating Organizational Readiness to Implement Change Within the Workplace
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Author
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Kasana, Dipin
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Management
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Description
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Organizational change is an initiative to transition from a current state to a desired future state, where the initiatives can be either planned or unplanned, based on motivational factors. This study evaluates the impact of organizational charact...
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Title
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INCORPORATING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING METHODS IN CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION
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Author
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Carter, Mikkea
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Curriculum planning
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Description
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Architecture, engineering and construction industries are advancing in collaborative methods for completing projects. Consequently, institutions of education are investigating methods of teaching students how to effectively function in teams in or...
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Title
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Predictive Maintenance Optimization Framework For Pavement Management
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Author
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Kumar, Amit
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation
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Description
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The development of a progressive modern highway system is essential for the enhancement of the road capacity, safety, efficiency, commerce, and national defences of a country. These highway systems consist of various integrated individual asset co...
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Title
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Quantifying Fire Hazards of Sustainable Initiatives in the Built Environment
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Author
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Saunders, Christina
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Sustainability
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Description
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We are now challenged with design-oriented goals of sustainability initiatives requiring energy efficiency in the built environment. Stricter energy codes have added more potential fuel load to a structure and its building envelope. However, these...
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SCAN-BIM-FEA A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION IN A CURTAIN WALL
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Author
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Patil, Gouree Prakash
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Computer engineering, Agricultural engineering
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Description
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Evaluating the structural integrity of curtain walls during the life cycle of a building project can assist architects in developing better designs, inform manufacturers on the needs to produce stronger building elements, help contractors establis...
