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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AUTOMATION AND MANAGEMENT USING XML

  • Byeong Cheol Lho;Jeong Hoon Kim;Ok Youn Yu;Julian Kang
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.592-595
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    • 2005
  • Concrete slab bridge is one of most common structures employed for local road constructions because of its simplicity in design and construction. Computer applications were developed to automate the repetitive computation for these simple structures. However, in most cases, managing the electronic documents produced by these applications has not been incorporated with design automation application yet. Resultant documents are often managed by individuals and disappear as time goes by due to lack of systemic management. This paper introduces a Web-based application developed to not only speed up the design process but also enhance the collection and manipulation of resultant electronic documents.

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Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model Using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Method for the Most Suitable Temporary Earth Retaining System

  • Jung, Bae Yu;Byung, Cho Han;Jin, Han Sang;Won, Kwon;Ho, Jo Jae;Youl, Chun Jae
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.620-621
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    • 2015
  • In this study, the multi-criteria decision-making model based on Quality Function Deployment Method is proposed. Multicriteria decision-making is an attempt to link QFD method with the TOPSIS. By this effort, a model that makes client's decision-making more rational and objective in design phase is suggested. The multi-criteria decisionmaking model confirming to the Owner's requirements will improve the productivity of the construction industry and the satisfaction of the customer. Further study extending the range of the requirements, not only the Owner's requirement will be necessary to cover the various factors as much as possible. And then, finally as a flexible platform to achieve a sustainable quality management, web-based multi-criteria decision-making model can be utilized by the relevant stakeholders simultaneously with the feed-back and sharing the necessary informations.

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A Study on the Establishment of Visual Landscape Impact Factors for Natural Landscape Management (자연경관관리를 위한 시각적 경관영향 요소 설정에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Min-Ji;Shin, Ji-Hoo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.135-146
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    • 2018
  • A Visual landscape planning and management system has been introduced and implemented by each ministry so as to solve the problems of visual landscape destruction due to recognition on the value of natural landscape of beautiful territory and various development projects. At present, this system emphasizes the importance of the visual and perceptual aspect of the landscape however, there is a lack of techniques required for comprehensively predicting, evaluating, and managing it. Furthermore, sustainable landscape management after the completion of development projects has been inadequately carried out, as the focus has been only on consultation in the planning process of the development project in institutional performance. To this end, we presented objective and standardized criteria to predict and judge the effects of development projects on landscapes before project implementation. During the implementation of the development project, the influence of the visual landscape becomes accumulated in the construction progress stage. There is a need to identify the main viewpoints and to examine the continuous changes in the landscape-influencing factors, owing to the remarkable influences on the landscape, such as the change in the topography and the change caused by the artificial structure. During the stage of managing the influence on the visual landscape after the completion of the project, the influence on landscape should be monitored by measuring the change in the continuous landscape-influencing factors and determining the extent to which the actual reduction plan has been implemented. These processes should be performed continuously to maintain the quality of the visual landscape. The change in the landscape caused by the development project is shown to cause relatively greater visual damage than other factors composing the landscape owing to the influence of the artificial factors including the structure or the building. This shows that not only detailed examination of the visual impact before the development project but also continuous management is required during and after the development project. For this purpose, we derived eight landscape-influencing factors including form/shape, line, color, texture, scale/volume, height, skyline, and landscape control point. The proposed considering to be of high utilization in that it has a clear target of the landscape influencing factors.

Pilot-Project Design on Introduction of Payment of Forest Landscape Service (산림경관서비스 지불제 도입을 위한 시범사업 설계)

  • Choi, Jaeyong;Lee, Dongkun;Lee, Hochul;Ko, Jaechun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.112-122
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    • 2009
  • Payment of Forest Landscape Service (PFLS) is based on the value of landscape conservation and is a positive forest policy inducing the owners of mountains to improve environmental service quality with economic incentives. The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of PFLS and find out the elements related to PFLS such as associated statutes, target applications, eligible owner's requirements, and applicable environmental services. Research sites were selected in designated reserved forests by law and surveys were carried out with 28 professional forestry engineers and 10 owners of reserved forests located in Chungnam Province in November, 2008. As a result, the owners are willing to participate pilot-project of PFLS if they could have tax incentives. Preferred activities in their forestry are eco-tourism and carbon emission trading as PFLS business model. Although they expect low economic benefit from the PFLS, respondents answered introducing PFLS will give good opportunities for owners of a reserved forest to enhance willingness to manage their forestry properly for the landscape conservation. In this study, PFLS evaluation indicators and policy directions are established and recommends the strategies to cope with changing needs of forestry conservation by inducing the owners' active participation in the sustainable forest landscape management.

Status of Policy Implementation and Review of Institution on Multi-functionalization of School Facilities (학교시설 복합화 제도 검토 및 정책 현황)

  • Byun, Kyeong-hwa
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2023
  • This study aims to analyze related laws and institutions and identify research trends and the policy implementation status of the multifunctionalization of school facilities. Beginning in 2001 at Seoul Geumho Elementary School, the enactment of the "Act On The Establishment, Operation And Management Of Multifunction School Facilities" in 2020, was elucidated through the concept and spectrum of the multifunctionalization of school facilities. The relevant research mainly focuses on elementary schools, elderly facilities, and space planning. The Living SOC Project in 2019 acted as a trigger in promoting the multifunctionalization of school facilities as a central government policy. In 2023, the Ministry of Education announced measures and guidelines for establishing the multifunctionalization of school facilities by conducting the project with respect to the "Nulbum School" policy.

A Study on the Establishment of Integrated Information System for School Facilities -on the Design Direction of Information Implementation- (학교시설 통합정보시스템 구축방안에 관한 연구 - 정보화 구축설계 방향을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Sang Min;Ro, Keun Chul;Yoo, Seung Ho
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.30-38
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    • 2017
  • Despite the fact that school facilities are one of the most important public facilities, information about school facilities is not systematically managed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the direction of system construction to provide objective data on school facilities, which is the basic element of school facility policy. In this study, we propose a system construction method to improve the information management procedure of school facility information and school facilities, and suggest a system design direction for providing service that can be practically used.

Contribution to the development of tiles made of paper board sludge

  • Velumani, P.;Manikandan, P.
    • Advances in environmental research
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.285-294
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    • 2020
  • Growth of any country rest in the consumption of industrial wastes for its infrastructure amenities. Countries like India positively desires a vital utilization of industrial waste resembling paper sludge in the construction industry to make various building materials. Also, it is the duty of all civil engineers or researchers to attach them in mounting new materials from the waste dumped as land fillings. In every construction project, about 70% of cost accounts for the procurement of materials. If this, can be minimized consequently the cost of construction will certainly be condensed. Research has established that the waste paper sludge can be reused in the construction field for a probable scope. The construction diligences munch through a massive quantity of non-renewable resources. On the additional dispense, more waste paper board sludge ends up in landfills or dumpsites than those recycled. Consequently, waste paper sludge for use as a construction material composes a step towards sustainable development. Keeping this in mind an endeavor has been made to utilize paper board sludge acquired from the paper board industry and used with several pozzolanic and cementitious materials for a specific purpose. The addition of paper sludge has been varied from 0% to 20% by weight of cement. The tests done with the samples expose that four samples showed significant outcomes with remarkable strength and durability properties which guide to move for the next phase of research for producing lightweight tiles.

DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE CEMENTLESS MORTARS

  • Keun-Hyeok Yang;Seol Lee;Sang-Ho Nam
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.1630-1636
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    • 2009
  • Nine alkali-activated (AA) mortars were mixed and cured at water or air-dried conditions to explore the significance and limitation for the application of the combination of Ba and Ca ions as an alkali-activator. Ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) was used for source materials, and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) and barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2) were employed as alkali activators. Test results clearly showed that the water curing condition was more effective than the air-dried curing condition for the formation of the denser calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gels that had a higher molar Si/Ca ratio, resulting in a higher strength development. At the same time, the introduction of Ba(OH)2 led to the formation of 2CaO·Al2O3·SiO2·8H2O (C2ASH8) hydrates with higher molar Si/Al and Ca/Al ratios. Based on the test results, it can be concluded that the developed cementless mortars have highly effective performance and high potential as an eco-friendly sustainable building material.

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The contribution of column optimization on the embodied energy performance of concrete framed buildings

  • Miller, Dane;Doh, Jeung-Hwan;Ho, Nhat Minh;Peters, Tim
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.564-567
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    • 2015
  • The incorporation of sustainability principles into the structural engineering design of buildings is increasingly important. Historically the focus of improvements to the environmental performance of structures has been operational energy considerations. Current research has highlighted the requirement for changing the approach by increasing the consideration of embodied energy in structures. This research was conducted to build on previous research by the authors in quantifying the contribution of column optimization to the embodied energy performance of concrete framed buildings. Ultimately, the authors intend to develop mechanisms through which sustainable design can be quantified, enabling alleviation prior to construction. Columns are a key structural element to consider as part of this development process. The outcomes of this assessment reinforced previous findings, observing that reduced structural weight as a result of other sustainable design measures carries manifold benefits include column design savings. Through the quantification of the embodied energy outcomes during this research phase, the columns were shown to contribute up to 19.71% of the total embodied energy of the structural system dependent upon construction technique used.

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Study on the Layout of Water Diversion Projects Influenced by China's Macro Developing Strategies

  • Peng, Xiang
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.59-66
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    • 2008
  • A country's macro developing strategies will greatly impose upon its water resources allocation. Based upon the relationship between national macro developing strategies and water diversion projects layout, the paper discusses the vital influence of water diversion projects caused by China's food security and sustainable development strategy implemented in recent years, and points out that it is an inevitable choice of constructing inter-basin water diversion projects in north China in view of local water resources can't meet the demand of socio-economic development and eco-environment protection, and then recommends China's water diversion projects layout in the current and future, which attaching most importance to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

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