Browsing Civil and Environmental Engineering by Subject "construction"
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Analysis of a Construction Small-Projects Rework Reduction Program for a Capital Facility
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-12)Reducing field rework is widely regarded as an effective way of improving construction performance in terms of productivity, cost, schedule, quality, and safety. While existing rework reduction programs and much literature ... -
Assessment Methods for Advanced Masonry Work Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-19)The physically strenuous and demanding nature of construction tasks exposes workers to injury risks, can reduce productivity, and contributes to undesirable early retirement. In spite of these risks, human performance in ... -
Construction Workflow and Document Diagnostics
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-06)This research aims to determine if there is sufficient information encoded within construction workflow histories and document meta-data that may be exploited for the development of knowledge constructs such as diagnosis, ... -
Economic and Energy Impacts of Adaptive Reuse Building Construction
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-29)Adaptive reuse of buildings is an alternative to a building’s end-of-life where A building’s functional life may be extended to serve another purpose. Many studies suggest that adaptive reuse is more sustainable compared ... -
Integrated Daily Windows and But-For Analyses for Accurate Schedule Forensics in Construction Projects
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-04)Construction projects usually operate in dynamic multi-party constrained environments that frequently cause schedule delays and cost overruns and lead to disputes among parties. To mitigate such disputes and fairly apportion ... -
Spatial and Temporal Trends in Water Quality in a Mixed-Use Landscape: Agriculture vs. Urban Areas
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-22)The eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems is a growing water quality concern as it can promote the proliferation of harmful algal blooms that have severe environmental, health, and economic impacts. In United States alone, ... -
Valuation of in-situ Building Materials for Resource Recovery
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-08)The construction industry is among the largest contributors to global raw material consumption and is responsible for 40% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Recovery of building materials at the end of a building's life, ...