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Application of spectroscopy in additive manufacturing
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2021-01-04)Additive manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly expanding material production technique that brings new opportunities in various fields as it enables fast and low-cost prototyping as well as easy customisation. However, it is ... -
Erionite in Auckland bedrock and malignant mesothelioma: an emerging public and occupational health hazard?
(New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA), 2020-07-17)Overseas, emerging research has shown that where erionite is present in bedrock as a zeolite, and then subsequently disturbed and blown into the atmosphere, resulting exposure is associated with health effects similar to ... -
A new adaptive load-shedding and restoration strategy for autonomous operation of microgrids: a real-time study
(2020-01)Islanding operation is one of the main features of a MicroGrid (MG), which is realized regarding the presence of distributed energy resources (DERs). However, in order to deal with the control challenges, which an MG faces ... -
Mitigating nitrogen oxides exhaust emissions from petrol vehicles by application of a fuel additive
(Unitec ePress, 2020-08-10)This research has been commissioned by Eco Fuel Global Limited, a New Zealand-based company, to further evaluate the effects of their fuel-additive product on the tail-pipe exhaust emissions of petrol cars. At the time ... -
Encouraging circular waste economies for the New Zealand construction industry : opportunities and barriers
(Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, 2020-07-21)As our global population increases, the resulting waste mountain continues to rise. It has been identified that the Construction Industry contributes to a large proportion of the waste to landfill (and cleanfill) sites. ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
Particulate matter in residential buildings in New Zealand : Part II. The impact of building airtightness, mechanical ventilation using simulated occupancy
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-03-12)Many occupant activities can adversely affect indoor air quality which has been shown to be detrimental to human health. This research eliminated some of the variability of previous measured levels of indoor particulate ... -
Particulate matter in residential buildings in New Zealand : Part I. Variability of particle transport into unoccupied spaces with mechanical ventilation
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-03-11)Air pollution measured as particulate matter (PM) has been shown to be detrimental to human health and can lead to increased mortality rates. There are four main indoor sources of episodic PM emissions: smoking, cooking, ... -
Production and characterisation of low-tech activated carbon from coconut shell
(Journal of Hydrology and Environment Research - JHER, 2015-06-04)In this paper, prospect of employing a low-tech preparation of coconut shell as activated carbon was investigated. Activated carbon was prepared from locally available coconut shell with simple, inexpensive and low-tech ... -
Teaching and learning in AEC Education - the Building Information Modelling factor
(Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), 2018-07)Building Information Modelling (BIM) is effecting a fundamental change through the architectural, engineering and construction industry (AEC) and simultaneously influencing curricula and course delivery within these ... -
Medium-density dwellings in Auckland and the building regulations
(Unitec ePress, 2018-07-25)National thermal standards have historically been set to minimise winter heating energy in detached houses. It is uncertain whether these standards are optimal for the increasing number of joined, medium-density dwellings ... -
The power of place : a case study of Auckland's design creative industries
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2017-11-16)Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city which also has the largest concentration of creative sector employment and businesses in the country. This study examines the spatial logic of firms in the design creative subsector ... -
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 ... -
Development of a force feedback system for a SCORBOT robotic arm gripper
(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. ... -
File to factory : a case study of automated prefabrication house-building methods for small-to-medium enterprises
(Unitec ePress, 2017-12-23)The Eco-Digital Fabrication (EDFAB) research project aimed to investigate how automated prefabrication technologies and off-the-shelf construction products can be employed to disrupt building industry norms. The aim of ... -
The effect of airtightness on indoor air quality in timber houses in New Zealand
(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. ... -
Impacts of an innovative residential construction method on internal conditions
(MDPI, 2015-02-11)New Zealand houses are known for producing sub-optimal internal thermal conditions and unacceptably high internal moisture levels. These contribute to poor levels of health, mould and can coincide with the decay of structural ...
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