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Skip to Search Results- 32Al-Hussein, Mohamed (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 4Bouferguene, Ahmed (Campus Saint-Jean)
- 2Ahmad, Rafiq (Mechanical Engineering)
- 2Behzadipour, Saeed (Mechanical Engineering)
- 2Bouferguene, Ahmed (Campus Saint Jean)
- 2Chen, Yuxiang (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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- 2Alberta Building Code
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Fall 2012
This thesis describes a methodology for process improvement of panelized home building production lines through increasing productivity and reducing production cycle time based on lean production and simulation tools. In panelized home building, panels are produced in a factory and then moved to...
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Spring 2011
Sustainable development issues and environmental concerns continue to gain headlines as demand within Canada’s residential construction industry escalates. Current construction practices adhere to traditional methods of construction, with inherent weaknesses such as high labour costs, negative...
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Lean-Mod: An Approach to Modular Construction Manufacturing Production Efficiency Improvement
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Modular construction manufacturing (MCM) is superior to the current on-site construction system which is hampered by inefficiency and material and process waste. Modular buildings are potentially built through a more efficient and cost-effective method, but in the current manufacturing-based...
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A framework to quantify the economic impact of changing the road pavement standard and related municipal bylaws on housing affordability in cold weather regions
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Jurisdictions in winter regions impose restrictions on asphalt paving of neighbourhood roadways based on severity of cold weather. These limitations are imposed mainly to avoid the inadequate compaction of asphalt that results in poor performance of roads. Paving restrictions during the weather...
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Improving the Efficiency, Productivity, and Cost-Effectiveness of Modular Design and Construction Processes
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This thesis provides a methodology to incorporate building information modeling (BIM), lean construction, and simulation modelling into a cohesive package in the context of modular manufacturing. BIM was used to construct a three dimensional model from which the wall and object properties were...
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A Framework for Design of Panelized Wood Framing Prefabrication Utilizing Multi-panels and Crew Balancing
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The construction industry is highly competitive and continually striving towards improving its performance in terms of time, cost, quality, and safety. Improved performance is essential to survival in today’s construction market. In this regard, measuring productivity can facilitate improved...
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Integrated Production Planning and Control System for Prefabrication of Panelized Construction for Residential Building
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Panelized construction has been recognized as a promising approach to residential construction. However, its full potential in terms of productivity improvement has not yet been realized due to the absence of an automated production planning and control system. This research thus conceives an...
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BIM-based Automated Planning for Panelized Construction in the Light-Frame Building Industry
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Building information modelling (BIM) has been recognized as an information technology with the potential to profoundly change the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, and has drawn attention from numerous scholars within the construction domain. Despite the reported...
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Automation of design and drafting for wood frame structures and construction material waste minimization
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With the creation and continuous enhancement of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, innovations in the area of computer modeling for the construction industry have brought numerous benefits in terms of precision, operability, extensibility, and time-cost savings, among others. Nevertheless, the...
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Least-Construction-Cost Approaches for New Housing to Achieve Higher Energy-Efficiency Requirements of Building Codes
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Effective November 1, 2016, new homes constructed in Alberta, Canada, are required to comply with “Section 9.36: Energy-Efficiency Requirements” of the Alberta Building Code (ABC) 2014. This section introduces ~57% stricter energy requirements for building envelope than the previous code;...