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QR Codes: A Learning Tool
(2013)Why Create QR Codes for Students? -Share info, URL’s, YouTube videos, and more, without a single word. -Let students discover and learn at their own pace. -Use the QR Code over and over when the students need it. Take ... -
Quantifying and managing plastic waste generated from building construction in Auckland, New Zealand
(SAGE Publications, 2022-05-14)Each year, construction and demolition (C&D) waste contributes at least 25,000tonnes to the total amount of plastic landfilled in Auckland, New Zealand. The growing use of plastic in the packaging of building materials, ... -
Quantity surveyors perceptions of the role and capability of tertiary education in New Zealand
(Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA), 2013)Although in the past there have been various pathways into the Quantity Surveying profession in New Zealand, the most common route currently is through a Diploma or Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Economics. ... -
Quantity surveyors' perceptions of the role and capability of tertiary education in New Zealand
(Australasian Universities Building Education Association, 2013)Although in the past there have been various pathways into the Quantity Surveying profession in New Zealand, the most common route currently is through a Diploma or Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Economics. ... -
A reconfigurable data-path accelerator based on single-flux quantum circuits
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014-03)The single-flux quantum (SFQ) is expected to be a next-generation high-speed and low-power technology in the field of logic-circuits. CMOS as the dominant technology for conventional processors cannot be replaced with SFQ ... -
Reducing construction plastic waste to landfill: Making gold from straw
(2022-08)Construction waste breakdown Challenges & constraints True cost Waste disposal cost Waste research A circular economy The 6 Rs The issue Plastic waste Waste auditing Plastic type Plastic uses Novel solutions Difficult ... -
Reliability of wireless sensors using low cost WiFi chipsets for structural monitoring
(ICEIC 2019 Secretariat, 2019-01)This paper focused on the gathering of comparative temperature data from the ventilation systems installed in two buildings constructed to differing building standards. The Logging of temperature at 6 locations in the ... -
Removing hidden waiting time in critical path schedules : a location-based approach to avoiding waste
(International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), 2015-07)Production waste from non-productive activities is a well understood concept in Lean Construction Management. Waiting-time is also a well understood form of production waste. However, waste arising from the hidden ... -
Residential household electrical appliance management using model predictive control of a grid connected photovoltaic-battery system
(2016-12)Grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) based power generation technology is being pushed to the forefront as a viable alternative source of renewable energy, particularly in small-scale domestic applications. Due to the variable ... -
Resilient cities : the proposition of the convergence of individual and community resilience
(ITS University, Surabaya & Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2013)An unexpected result from a study of the Quality of Life (QoL) of 85 households in kampong Tunjungan, an informal settlement located in the CBD of Surabaya, Indonesia was the apparent existence of a resilience "tipping" ... -
The response of Auckland construction firms to recent technological changes
(Unitec ePress, 2021-07-08)Over the past decade the impacts of technology on the construction sector have been profound. This trend presents significant challenges for construction firms in an environment characterised by skilled-labour shortages ... -
A review of development issues as they apply to construction IT
(2008)The construction industry is widely characterised as conservative in both business practices and construction methods and processes. Companies are seen as reluctant to change existing practices, despite the potential for ... -
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 ... -
A review of specialist role definitions in BIM guides and standards
(2017-10)Many handbooks and guides have been developed to assist with the adoption and implementation of BIM for organizations and projects. This paper examines the ways in which roles and responsibilities of BIM specialists are ... -
A review of the scholarly literature on CCPM : a focus on underpinning assumptions
(Inderscience, 2018-07-19)Since critical chain project management (CCPM) was introduced, there have been many reports of its successful application, along with some claims of its shortcomings. However, there has been no attempt to reconcile the ... -
The rise and fall (and rise) of Winston Island
(2017-06)On 20th February 2016, the most energetic cyclone in recorded history, the category 5 Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston, tracked through central Fiji causing widespread damage and loss of life. At its peak, ten-minute sustained ... -
Risk analysis of public private partnerships in the development of new schools in New Zealand
(2010)The following report has been compiled for Industry Project, a paper within Unitec’s Bachelor of Construction (CM). This report intends to evaluate the influence of risk in the procurement of a new school in New Zealand ... -
River flow forecasting using gene expression programming models
(2012-07)River flow forecasting models provide an essential tool to manage water resources, address problems associated with both excesses and deficits, and to find suitable solutions. With changing climate and environmental ... -
Role of hidden neurons in a RBF type ANN in stream flow forecasting
(978-0-9758400-4-7, 2007-12)Although the use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in hydrological forecasting is widespread, the use of ANNs is occasionally treated with some scepticism due to its “Black Box” nature. Their use has posed some discomfort ... -
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 ...