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Showing 1 to 20 of 102 for “"Construction costs"”.
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Estimation of ship construction costs
Since the end of the Cold War naval procurement for the US Navy has seen a dramatic decrease. This decrease in defense spending has placed existing programs under more scrutiny than previous years. As a result there is less tolerance on the part of taxpayers and Congress for procurement cost …
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Reducing residential construction costs : a comparison of residential construction costs in the Boston metropolitan area
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1989.
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Neural networks applications in estimating construction costs
… application of neural networks technology to construction cost estimating problems. This is done by developing neural networks applications for a number of case studies constructed from the historical cost data of actual construction projects. Parameter-based cost estimating applications, …
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A study of selected variables of school construction costs
… and finance, to the per pupil cost of new school construction. Variables selected were: Financial--assessed value, local effort in facility construction, state and federal funds, and the educational expenditures of the district; Building descriptors--the length of construction time, the percentage …
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Estimating Post-Construction Costs of a Changing Urban Stormwater Program
… must be maintained over time. Maintenance costs of these facilities, however, are poorly understood. A case study of five municipalities around the United States is used to estimate inspection and enforcement costs for each case site. Maintenance activities and costs were collected at the …
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Equivalent CO2 Emissions and Construction Costs of Buildings Designed Using Recycled Aggregate Concrete
… and analysed for equivalent CO2 emissions and costs during construction. In cases where higher quality RCA was available the reduction in eCO2 emissions was determined to be as high as 13.7%. Even with lower quality RCA, emission reductions of up to 8% were observed with certain alterations to …
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Optimizing the planning of remote construction sites to minimize the consequences of explosive attacks
Remote construction sites, such as oil production facilities and military forward operating bases, are often located in hostile areas that are vulnerable to the threat of explosive attacks. These attacks produce devastating and far-reaching consequences. From 2011-2015, explosive attacks targeting …
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Loggers' perceptions of the costs of best management practices on timber harvesting operations in Virginia
… in this study are pre-harvest planning, road construction, broad base dips, water turn-outs, water bars, streamside management zones, stream crossings, and site stabilization. Loggers provided an estimate of the cost or expense for constructing each BMP. They gave an indication of how costly …
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An economic evaluation on FRP for bridge construction in South African coastal areas
… However, the use of FRP composites for bridge construction is faced with challenges. These challenges arise from uncertainties regarding the high material and initial construction costs. Additionally, there is limited research available on the costs involved when incorporating the fibres in …
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Impact of the Miami 21's parking requirements on the real estate developments in the city of Miami
… 11000, incentivized the large availability and construction of parking spaces in new real estate developments throughout the city, encouraging people to own and use cars even more. The excess of parking spaces due to the former parking requirements, in practice, generated two distinct, immediate …
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Optimal applications of high-strength concrete in structural walls of tall buildings
… cost of concrete and reinforcing steel; the construction costs including the placement costs of the steel reinforcement and wet concrete, and the formwork cost; and the cost-benefit additional floor area gains, corresponding to thinner walls resulted from applications. In lateral load …
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LEED Certification of Campus Buildings: A Cost-Benefit Approach
… fill the gaps in the literature by providing construction costs and energy and water costs for a sample of campus LEED-certified buildings within the United States. Finding out if campus greening makes sense economically from a full lifecycle standpoint can help address possible upfront green …
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Piecing together modular : understanding the benefits and limitations of modular construction methods for multifamily development
… explain the benefits and limitations of modular construction as it pertains to primarily wood-frame, multifamily housing in the United States. This thesis attempts to educate the consumer/builder/developer about what the modular construction process entails from beginning to end. Long term …
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Variation in the Dynamic Response of Housing Markets
… with the hypothesized effects of information costs, supply costs, and expectations of future price behavior to uncover variation in the dynamic response of housing. The results suggest that fluctuations in home sale transactions volume, construction costs, and expectations of future price …
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Risk perception of unentitled land
… of delivery. Additionally, given the high fixed costs of development, such as land value and construction costs, developers face the risk that their projected rental revenue or asset valuation might shift unfavorably by the time of delivery. While nearly all developments face these risks, …
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Feasibility, benefits and challenges of modular construction in high rise development in the United States : a developer's perspective
Modular construction has long been utilized in the construction of residential and many other commercial product types as a means for potentially quicker construction delivery times. Over the past 5 years this construction technique has slowly been introduced into the high rise residential market …
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Analyzing the Factors that Lead to Housing and Construction Cost Escalation: A Case Study Focused on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
<p>Riyadh city suffers from high housing and construction costs, which have increased by more than 200% over the last 7 years. This problem led to a significant interest from the government and the citizens of the city in understanding the causes of housing and construction cost escalation and the …
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The relationship between the Massachusetts' building code and construction cost escalation
… cost escalation as they relate to rising construction costs. However, there are other factors attributing to increased construction costs that are often overlooked. In these twenty years, four editions of the Massachusetts building code have been released; Massachusetts is currently …
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Effectiveness, cost, and implications of forest haul road stream crossing structures and best management practices in Virginia
… one culvert, and one improved ford. During construction, rainfall simulation was utilized to estimate the sediment contribution of each crossing with minimal BMPs (BMP-), BMPs equal to state recommendations (BMP), and BMPs beyond state recommendations (BMP+). Construction costs were recorded …
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Fast bus protection using iec 61850
… disturbance clearing time, engineering and construction costs, and interoperability between multivendor microprocessor-based relays were used as the criteria for the evaluation. This research measured the protection speed of the hardwired method and the IEC 61850 method for the fast bus …
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