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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Refurbishment"”.
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Resilient Hospital Refurbishment
Despite periodical refurbishments, hospital buildings appear to become less resilient over the long term. This thesis considers the underlying reasons for this loss of resilience and examines the implications for the wider hospital system. Decisions made during a project can radically alter its …
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Refurbishment value stream optimization
One of Company X's many services is to refurbish systems at regular intervals during their use. Quick turnaround times are of the utmost importance both to keep Company X's costs low and to ensure the systems are returned to perform their services in the field as rapidly as possible. This research …
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Thermal Vacuum Chamber Refurbishment and Analysis
<p>Spacecraft are subject to different environments while on orbit around the Earth and beyond. One of the most critical of these environments that must be counteracted is the thermal environment. Each spacecraft has an operating temperature that is specified in the mission requirements. The …
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New technologies for energy savings in the refurbishment of existing buildings.
… during the whole life cycle of a building. The refurbishment of the existing building stock offers an opportunity to take effective and environmentally friendly solutions. A thermal energy storage system is very effective item to reduce the energy consumptions because it allows the possibility …
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Refurbishment of UK state school buildings: A strategy and framework for BIM-based Digital Twinning
… the role of BIM and Digital Twinning in the refurbishment of existing school buildings in the UK from the perspective of energy efficiency and the funding mechanisms made available for such carbon-reduction interventions. The nature of the subject matter necessitated the collection and …
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Low carbon domestic refurbishment in the UK social housing sector : a survey of attitudes, readiness and adoption
The buildings sector has been identified as being capable of delivering sizable efficiency savings from not only its current practices regarding new build but also in retrofitting the existing built stock. Indeed, there are more than 27 million homes in the UK, each contributing an average 5.1 …
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An integrated decision support model for the sustainable refurbishment of hospitals and healthcare facilities: developing a prototype.
… be found in the areas of asset maintenance and refurbishment. These challenges are complicated further, by the institutional and statutory requirements of the NHS to meet demanding sustainability targets. This in turn, is underpinned by exacting assessment methodologies and rating systems, and …
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Climate change and the built environment: an evaluation of sustainable refurbishment options for higher education buildings in the UK
… now and in the future are considered when refurbishment options are assessed. A framework has been developed, taking climate change impacts into consideration, which ranks different refurbishment options according to the following performance criteria: thermal efficiency, environmental …
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The potential for the refurbishment of historic hydropower generation for the benefit of local communities in the Highlands & Islands region
Research on the potential for the reuse of historic hydropower sites, such as mills and weirs, for the generation of hydropower in Scotland is limited, with only two previous studies. No definitive study has been made of historic hydropower sites in the Highlands and Islands, though the potential …
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The identification and recording of potential biological hazards in ancient monuments for inclusion in HBIM within refurbishment and demolition in ancient castles
… showing this within a process of demolition and refurbishment on a heritage historical building information modelling platform. Purpose - Little or no application exists regarding the implication or recording of health and safety information, (especially legislation), primarily aimed at ancient …
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Modern building services for listed historic buildings: problems and risk
… or upgrading of property is commonly accepted as refurbishment. The study initially focused on the refurbishment of listed historic buildings - the enquiry was then narrowed to investigate the integration of modern building services into listed historic buildings. This element of the refurbishment …
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Achieving deep carbon emission reductions in existing social housing: The case of Peabody
… be achieved, but only through extensive stock refurbishment, including a widespread use of solid wall insulation. An external context of substantial reductions in the carbon intensity of the national grid and constrained resident demand for energy is also required. Even where considerable …
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A decision-making framework for the sustainable redevelopment of abandoned public buildings in Nigeria.
… and technical - SEEPT), four alternatives (refurbishment, conversion, demolition and procurement) and ten criteria (project preparation and coordination, social sustainability, energy efficient, waste generation, preservation of historical value, investment, profitability, structural …
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Improving operational effectiveness in the job-shop environment through discrete event simulation and innovative process design
… the production system is dedicated to the refurbishment of these electro-mechanical systems; it could be characterized as a high-mix low volume production system with a-job-shop layout. The operations team is being pressured to increase both production volumes and the product mix, while …
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Role of timber diaphragms in the seismic response of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings
… section to the next. The effect of different refurbishment techniques was also probed during the experimental campaign. The outcomes of a testing campaign regarding out-of-plane refurbishment techniques of existing timber floors by means of timber to timber composite structures are described. …
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Elementary School Teachers' Adoption of Technology in Turkey: An Evaluation
… includes many different purposes from physical refurbishment of school buildings, to reducing class sizes. This project is also aimed at increasing technology use in education. Through this project, information and communication technology (ICT) classes have been established. This study focused …
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Sporting mega-events and their influence on the social and physical capital of communities in the host city: The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games experience
… documentation and 11 in-depth interviews on the refurbishment of the Broadbeach Lawn Bowls Club (BLBC) as a venue for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (the Games) in Gold Coast City, Australia. The thesis concludes with a discussion of the diverse impacts the Games had on the PC and SC of the BLBC, …
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Implementing various lean methodologies and creating a business development plan at an ABB Greenfield site
… Finally, the production area for the Robot Refurbishment line was redesigned based on the target of reducing factory floor space for use in other ventures, meanwhile simultaneously increasing lead times in the manufacturing process.
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The Measurement & Verification of Energy Conservation Measures at a Coal-fired Power Plant
… power plant (CFPP) following an extensive refurbishment programme. The CFPP consisted of multiple subcritical pulverised fuel generating units and the refurbishment programme aimed to improve the overall net heat rate by 1%. The purpose of using M&V is isolate the performance changes …
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