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Engaging in design activism and communicating cultural significance through contemporary heritage storytelling: A case study in Brisbane, Australia 参与设计行动主义并通过当代遗产故事传达文化意义:以澳大利亚布里斯班为例

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-09-01 DOI: 10.1108/JCHMSD-10-2015-0039

Kimberley Wilson, C. Desha

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引用次数: 16

Insights into the adoption of green construction in Malaysia: The drivers and challenges 马来西亚采用绿色建筑的洞察:驱动因素和挑战

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-08-07 DOI: 10.21834/E-BPJ.V1I4.165

A. Bohari, M. Skitmore, Bo Xia, Xiaoling Zhang

{"title":"Insights into the adoption of green construction in Malaysia: The drivers and challenges","authors":"A. Bohari, M. Skitmore, Bo Xia, Xiaoling Zhang","doi":"10.21834/E-BPJ.V1I4.165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21834/E-BPJ.V1I4.165","url":null,"abstract":"The construction sector is an essential in providing physical development for nations to cater to the demand for infrastructures such as education, housing, and manufacturing. However, the adverse impact of the building sector on the environment has triggered a growing awareness of the sustainable approach. Green construction is becoming expected in every construction project, and Malaysia is developing a national pathway to sustainable construction. After a comprehensive literature review, this research used semi-structured face-to-face interviews with industry experts to explore the current practices. In the Malaysian context, the compliance with government policy and industry guidelines has been the primary push factors to deliver green projects. The most common barrier faced was the low level of knowledge and awareness of project stakeholders. This paper helps provide a basis for future research and increase stakeholder awareness of green construction in the Malaysian construction industry and beyond. © 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Keywords: Green Building; Green construction, Drivers, Barriers.","PeriodicalId":21486,"journal":{"name":"Science & Engineering Faculty","volume":"4 1","pages":"37-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86177045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 18

Simulation on the self-compacting concrete by an enhanced Lagrangian particle method 自密实混凝土的增强拉格朗日粒子法模拟

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-08-01 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8070748

Jun Wu, Xue-mei Liu, Haihua Xu, Hongjian Du

引用次数: 5

Distributed Control and Management of Renewable Electric Energy Resources for Future Grid Requirements 面向未来电网需求的可再生电力资源分布式控制与管理

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-07-13 DOI: 10.5772/63378

G. Mokhtari, A. Anvari‐Moghaddam, G. Nourbakhsh

引用次数: 19

Investigating the relationships between safety climate and safety performance of retrofitting works 研究安全气候与改造工程安全性能之间的关系

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-07-06 DOI: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.130750

Evan A. Nadhim, C. Hon, Bo Xia

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引用次数: 3

Evaluation of a near-adiabatic compression process to increase fire safety within oxygen systems, focusing on non-metals 评估近绝热压缩过程，以提高氧气系统内的消防安全，重点是非金属

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-07-01 DOI: 10.1520/STP159620150063

M. Ryan, T. Steinberg, Barry Newton

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引用次数: 0

Statistical Considerations for Adiabatic Compression Testing 绝热压缩试验的统计考虑

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-07-01 DOI: 10.1520/STP159620150077

Barry Newton, T. Steinberg

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引用次数: 0

Comparison of Combustion Products of Bulk Aluminum Rods Burning in High Pressure Oxygen in Normal and Reduced Gravity 大块铝棒在常压和失重高压氧下燃烧的燃烧产物比较

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-07-01 DOI: 10.1520/STP159620150064

Owen Plagens, T. Steinberg

引用次数: 0

Facet Joint Orientation and Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment in Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis（Accepted) 退行性腰椎侧凸患者的小关节定位和矢状椎盂对准(已接受)

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-07-01 DOI: 10.1166/JNN.2016.11380

Liang Wang, Bangke Zhang, Zhiyun Li, Xuhua Lu, Q. Guo

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引用次数: 0

The effects of adult degenerative lumbar scoliosis on the facet joint contact forces: a finite element study 成人退行性腰椎侧凸对小关节接触力的影响:一项有限元研究

Science & Engineering Faculty Pub Date : 2016-07-01 DOI: 10.1166/JNN.2016.11369

Sai-Fu Yin, Qiang Chen, Ping Huang, Xuhua Lu, Zhiyun Li

引用次数: 1