{"title":"Concrete: Ongoing research is providing solutions to many of the issues that have been highlighted in the broader usage of high‐strength concrete","authors":"H. G. Russell","doi":"10.1080/01823329008727032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823329008727032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124784753","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}
{"title":"Low cost urban housing — thermal efficiency","authors":"Rukhsana Rahooja, Muzaffar Hasan, Tanveer Saleem","doi":"10.1080/01823329008727020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823329008727020","url":null,"abstract":"Structural Engineer, Mrs Rahooja, is a Principal Scientific Officer with the National Building Research Institute, Karachi and with her colleages, Mr Muzaffar Hasan and Mr Tanveer Saleem, describes their study into the thermal efficiency of low cost housing in the warm, humid climate of Karachi, with mean outdoor summer temperatures of 35°C.","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"186 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133484365","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}
{"title":"CIB ‘89‐housing","authors":"R. Lawrence","doi":"10.1080/01823329008727023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823329008727023","url":null,"abstract":"Architect, Roderick Lawrence, of the Centre of Human Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva, presents an inventory of eight classes of housing indicators. The paper attempts to identify and overcome the shortcomings of some housing evaluations. The author proposes a conceptual reference model for future studies in specific contexts.","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129086593","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}
{"title":"CIB W55 ‐ building economics: A simple economic model incorporating cybernetic aspects for the building sector","authors":"I. Öfverholm","doi":"10.1080/01823329008727024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823329008727024","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presented to a meeting of W55 in Tampere by Ingmar Ofverholm of the University of Vienna deals with a new aspect of the old problem of conversion of future costs. The research is being incorporated into an extensive study on behalf of the Swedish Council for Building Research.","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130017223","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}
{"title":"CIB Working Commission W55: Techniques for handling risk exposure and risk attitude associated with investments with uncertain outcomes are presented. Advantages and disadvantages of each technique described","authors":"H. Marshall","doi":"10.1080/01823329008727019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823329008727019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125993474","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}
{"title":"Testing building materials","authors":"R. Mclean, G. Galbraith, C. Sanders","doi":"10.1080/01823329008727018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823329008727018","url":null,"abstract":"R.C. McLean and G.H. Galbraith of the Division of Therm‐Fluid and Environmental Engineering at the University of Strathclyde and C.H. Sanders of the Building Research Establishment, Scottish Laboratory describe an experimental and mathematical procedure for the specification of differential permeability. Functions are developed for a number of commonly used building components.","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124080876","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}
{"title":"Housing and urban poor: Rrural migrants’ initial integration into urban economy goes into seeking shelter as cheap as possible in most convenient locations for job opportunities and families","authors":"K. Owusu‐Adade","doi":"10.1080/01823329008727022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823329008727022","url":null,"abstract":"Research Officer, Kwasi Owusu‐Adade, at the Building and Road Research Institute at Kumasi, highlights the role housing plays in the life of the rural migrant and concludes that a greater commitment by government could be demonstrated in practical terms. Low‐income housing requires a supply of land on a rolling basis with the encouragement of locally produced materials, material depots and the provision of basic amenities for illegal settlements which do not seriously inhibit future overall development.","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130325728","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}
{"title":"Major building research facilities: The second part of an earlier 1987 paper reviewing new major building research facilities in France, Japan, Norway and the USA","authors":"G. Sebestyén","doi":"10.1080/01823328908727001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823328908727001","url":null,"abstract":"Professor Gyula Sebestyen, Secretary General of CIB, completes his review of major building research facilities with a climate wind tunnel at CSTB, Nantes; large‐scale climate simulator at ORNL, Tennessee; new earthquake engineering experimental facilities in Japan; large‐scale test facilities for durability and thermal studies in Trondheim and elevator testing tower in Connecticut. The first paper, in November/December 1987, covered large structural systems at Lehigh University; tensile testing machine at EMDA, Switzerland; experimental building for heating at CERUG, Gaz de France; fire prediction and simulation at NIST; lighting and HVAC at NIST; wind tunnel computer program at Shimizu Construction, and wind measurement equipment at CSTB.","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117148321","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}
{"title":"CIB working commission W55","authors":"L. Campillo","doi":"10.1080/01823328908727000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823328908727000","url":null,"abstract":"Professor Lidon Campillo of the Polytechnic University of Valencia sets out the socio‐economic, the infrastructure and institutional system for the Spanish construction industry. He confirms the need for Departments of Construction Economics in the University system and provides detailed construction statistics from 1980 to 1987 including an optimistic forecast for the future.","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"328 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115873914","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}
{"title":"CIB working commission W55","authors":"H. Marshall","doi":"10.1080/01823328908726999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01823328908726999","url":null,"abstract":"Harold E. Marshall, Leader of the Applied Economics Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States and Rapporteur of economic methods in W55, reviews technically correct methods and techniques that W55 recommends for helping many countries evaluate the economic performance of buildings.","PeriodicalId":225553,"journal":{"name":"Batiment International, Building Research and Practice","volume":"419 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115559958","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}