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A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Production Time in Industrialized Building Construction
DownloadFall 2021
Industrialized building construction is an effective approach for improving the performance and management of construction projects by offering higher quality products, minimized environmental impacts, and improved schedule predictability. The industrialized building construction approach...
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Fall 2017
This thesis proposes a method for assessing the indoor environment of a library—more specifically, how conducive a library’s indoor environment is to studying. The method involves the integration of tree analysis and the tallying heuristic function. A tree model is necessary in order to establish...
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Automating Off-Site Construction: Integrating BIM and Industrial Robotics through the RoboSimX Framework for Smart Manufacturing
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Off-site construction (OSC) has been slow to adopt automation and digitization, particularly since OSC requires manufacturing flexibility due to a need for diverse product designs in dynamic environments. While automation is crucial for OSC operations, integrating digital technologies with design...
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Performance and Cost Analysis of Utilizing Potable Water as a Hydronic Medium in Multi-unit Residential Buildings
DownloadSpring 2019
The use of potable water for hydronic purposes in buildings has been utilized for many years. Originally proposed as an energy- and cost-saving technique for single-family dwellings, it has evolved into systems that use potable water distribution to provide heating and cooling to multi-unit...
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Fall 2021
This thesis describes a framework to analyze the impacts of job sequencing on a window manufacturing company through implementation of various dispatching rules. In order to develop the framework, a study is carried out at a window manufacturing facility in order to gain comprehensive knowledge...