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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Deferred Maintenance"”.
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Portfolio management and deferred maintenance at universities
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, February 2000.
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A framework for determining the impact of deferred maintenance and/or obsolescence of a highway system
… a framework to account for the impact of deferred highway maintenance and/or construction on user and non-user benefits. This will aid the decision-making process and help guide the effective use of scarce financial resources. The framework proposes the concept of a Comprehensive Level of …
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Risk based decision making for the deferment of U.S. Navy submarine maintenance
Maintenance of United States Navy submarines is a complex set of operations comprised of scheduling, budgeting, and executing a continuous stream of work across multiple vessels in the same maintenance facility year after year. Local personnel are involved in the details of the day to day …
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Unintended effects of federal transportation policy: a look at the lifecycle costs of the interstate system
… the added costs of past policies - particularly deferred maintenance - and the implications of current inaction. The research finds an estimated $7.2 billion dollar shortfall in annual funding on the Interstate system alone - mostly for reconstruction. Additionally, the results indicate a …
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A national study of state tax appropriations for capital needs in public higher education
… periodic facilities audits; and (3) the total deferred maintenance has more than doubled from FY1997 to FY2008. Key conclusions include: (1) A major facilities information gap exists, with missing data at the federal and state levels; and (2) From FY1997 to FY2008, while the total US population …
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A new life for hotels : adaptively reusing limited service hospitality properties as workforce housing
… are visually unappealing and have significant deferred maintenance needs. Coupled with this dynamic is the fact that the United States is facing a nationwide housing crisis and suffers from a structural shortage of affordably priced housing alternatives. This thesis examines the economics of …
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Emerging from stasis : a new typology for the public building in centro Havana/
… products of decay induced by decades of deferred maintenance, offer rich opportunities to imagine the insertion of a new type of public institution into the existing fabric of the city. In a context where the state is currently the only real agent for change, this project proposes a …
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Power and Control in Disinvested Affordable Housing: San Francisco’s Limited Equity Housing Co-operatives
… face critical survival questions, including deferred maintenance and disrepair, potential redevelopment, political instability, and waning institutional support. This client-linked thesis delves into the landscape of one local government's relationship with its co-operative housing ecosystem. …
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The Inserted Order
… outdoor recreation. The issue is that years of deferred maintenance have led to the deterioration of the interior of many of these structures, making traditional renovation methods cost-prohibitive. However, the masonry shells remain largely intact, which is where this proposal comes into play. …
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Residents ask us 'Why is the living room so cold?' A systems approach to mapping retrofit decision-making among non-profit housing stakeholders in British Columbia and Saskatchewan, Canada
… of these aging buildings which have substantial deferred maintenance. This can mitigate the effects of climate change while preserving affordable housing for the growing number of Canadians in housing need – both critical for transforming unsustainable housing systems. However, policy and program …
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Energy resilience on a local level : inclusive planning for disaster
… conditions, causing complicating factors like deferred maintenance and cheap materials selection. For islands' electricity systems especially, shocks could also come in the form of physical shortages of imported fuel, or other supply chain issues stemming from severe weather. Islands in the …
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Case-based reasoning for modeling bridge deterioration
… loads, severity of environmental conditions, and deferred maintenance decisions are the main reasons for this rapid deterioration. Transportation agencies have developed Bridge Management Systems (BMS's) to select optimal maintenance actions and to predict future funding needs. BMS's require …
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The Ghost of Olmsted: Nature, History & Urban Park Restoration in Boston's Emerald Necklace
… austerity measures led to neglect due to deferred maintenance. By the 1980s, they had become derelict havens of crime with degraded ecosystems in need of restoration. </p> <p>Efforts to restore the parks of the Emerald Necklace represent a new park typology: the Conservancy Park. This …
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Exploring the Effectiveness of the Grizzly Success Program at Georgia Gwinnett College: A Quantitative Study
<p>Research suggests that summer bridge programs are a successful strategy for helping at-risk students succeed in college by offering additional tutoring, mentoring, and advising (Slade et al., 2015). Bridge programs are effective for increasing student success (Bir & Myrick, 2015). However, …
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Facility Matters: The Perception Of Academic Deans Regarding The Role Of Facilities in Higher Education
The purpose of this study was to examine how academic deans perceived the characteristics of facility built environment and its impact on learning in higher education. Q methodology was used as the means to explore the subjective opinions of academic deans within the State of Florida regarding the …