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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"homebuilding"”.
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Institutionalizing solar thermal technologies in the homebuilding industry
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1980.
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The effects of growth controls on the homebuilding industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
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The Study of Superintendent Training and its Effects on Homebuilding Cycle Time
… to determine how much time would be saved in the homebuilding cycle when field superintendents received training. The study took place during the 2007 calendar year with a production homebuilder in southern Nevada. New technologies and techniques were introduced during weekly training meetings …
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The owner building system, a case study and model of amateur homebuilding.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1972. M.C.P.
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Innovation and the big builders : barriers to integrating sustainable design and construction practices into the production homebuilding industry : the case of Pulte Homes
The homebuilding industry has held a dominant presence in the U.S. economy over the past century. It has been a source of profit, shelter and jobs for countless Americans. In order to meet the needs of an ever-burgeoning population, the industry itself has grown into a complex and vast linkage of …
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Hacking Suburbia: An Architect's Reconsideration of the Home
… have struggled to determine their role in the homebuilding industry and contributing to a tension between architects, homebuilders and consumers. During the rise of pattern books, architects originally marketed themselves as ‘tastemakers’, but through the provision of patterns they became …
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Delivering zero carbon homes and sustainable communities: the potential of group self-build housing in England
… on drivers for and barriers to zero carbon homebuilding is limited and fails to gather opinions from the broad range of professionals involved in the delivery of new homes. With the aim of addressing these gaps in knowledge, three complementary studies were conducted with an element of focus …
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An Evaluation of Perceived and Observed Safety and Productivity in Residential Construction
… working for the same general contractor in the homebuilding construction industry. For this research, questionnaires and behavioral observations were employed. The results demonstrated a significant moderate positive relationship between safety climate and perceived risk behavior at the crew …
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The formulation of an author's 'other' in late postmodern fiction
… Xavier, CEO of the Schneider Building Company (a homebuilding and real estate facade for his illegal activity), must decide to whom he will leave the family business, now that he has survived a heart attack. His boisterous but stem Texan wife, Sofia, busies herself by preparing for the upcoming …
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Planning for a multi-generational future : policies, regulations, and designs for multi-generational housing in the United States
… homes and a nuclear-family centered homebuilding industry and dominant culture in the United States does not match multi-generational housing needs. This thesis examines how planning professionals and practitioners may encourage more multi-generational housing opportunities as a way …
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Globalization of construction and real estate companies through mergers and acquisitions
… the huge US market. The third case is about the homebuilding industry, where the largest and most successful firms have grown rapidly through mergers and acquisitions. The example here is the highly admired Centex Corporation, which has experienced considerable increases in revenue and …
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The Next Generation of Residential Construction: Adoption of Green Building Programs, Environmentally Certified Wood Products and the Transparency of Environmental Friendliness
… drivers will influence the next generation of homebuilding. As the housing market continues its recovery, we must seek to understand the real and perceived weaknesses and strengths of the home building industry. Architects, as the visionaries in home design, have played an important role in the …