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Divercity: Distributed virtual workspace for enhancing communication and collaboration within the construction industry (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., & Aouad, G. (2004, September). Divercity: Distributed virtual workspace for enhancing communication and collaboration within the construction industry. Presented at European Conference on Product and Process Modelling in the Building and Construction Industry (ECPPM),, Istanbul, Turkey

DIVERCITY is a large EU funded project in the area of construction IT undertaken by a European consortium of researchers and practitioners from the construction industry. It is the acronym for Distributed Virtual Workspace for enhancing Communication... Read More about Divercity: Distributed virtual workspace for enhancing communication and collaboration within the construction industry.

The scope in the INTELCITIES project for the use of the 3D laser scanner (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., Hamilton, A., Albergaria, P., & Gamito, G. (2004, September). The scope in the INTELCITIES project for the use of the 3D laser scanner. Presented at The Fourth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Lisbon, Portugal

The difficulty in visualising 2D plans of building elements and components brings about errors in interpreting design specifications in terms of accuracy, completeness. Besides, accessibility is another major problem encountered by surveyors. A numb... Read More about The scope in the INTELCITIES project for the use of the 3D laser scanner.

CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., Cook, M., & Hunt, G. (2004, September). CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation. Presented at The 9th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques to model buoyancy-driven airflows has always proved challenging. This work investigates CFD modelling of buoyancy-driven natural ventilation flows in a single-storey space connected to an atrium. Th... Read More about CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation.

Perception of low frequencies in small rooms (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Fazenda, B., & Avis, M. (2004, September). Perception of low frequencies in small rooms. Presented at IV Congreso Ibero-Americano de Acustica, Guimaraes, Portugal

Critical listening rooms are spaces carefully designed to provide the listener with an accurate listening environment. It is well known that in small rooms, resonances may occur that will cause some amplification or attenuation of sound at certain fr... Read More about Perception of low frequencies in small rooms.

Industry-driven innovative system development for the construction industry: The DIVERCITY project (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., & Aouad, G. (2004, September). Industry-driven innovative system development for the construction industry: The DIVERCITY project. Presented at in the Proceeding of 20th Annual Conference of Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM),, Edinburgh, UK

Collaborative working has become possible using the innovative integrated systems in construction as many activities are performed globally with stakeholders situated in various locations. The Integrated VR based information systems can bind the frag... Read More about Industry-driven innovative system development for the construction industry: The DIVERCITY project.

Treatment of hydrocarbons using constructed wetlands (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Jeffree, M., & Scholz, M. (2004, August). Treatment of hydrocarbons using constructed wetlands. Presented at Nuffield Science Bursaries Scottish Celebration Event, Edinburgh, UK

Handwriting authentication by envelopes of sound signature (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Li, F. (2004, August). Handwriting authentication by envelopes of sound signature. Presented at 17th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, 2004. ICPR 2004., Cambridge, United Kingdom

Frictions between a rigid-nib pen and paper result in audible sounds that are correlated with the dynamics of writing. Such writing-sounds were previously used as a biometric identity to achieve writer authentication. This paper presents an alternati... Read More about Handwriting authentication by envelopes of sound signature.

Making do - the eighth category of waste (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Koskela, L. (2004, August). Making do - the eighth category of waste. Presented at 12th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Helsingor, Denmark

The seminal authors on the Toyota Production System present a list of seven wastes. Even if many subsequent authors have suggested additions to this list, it is usually presented in its original form. This paper contends that there is a very common,... Read More about Making do - the eighth category of waste.

The need for a condition monitoring database management system (2004)
Presentation / Conference
El-Shtewi, H., Li, Y., Gu, F., & Ball, A. (2004, July). The need for a condition monitoring database management system. Presented at American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, Manchester, UK

This paper describes the growing need for a novel approach to a Condition Monitoring Database Management System (CMDBMS). Through the study of a condition monitoring case and the examination of commonly used maintenance management systems, the needs... Read More about The need for a condition monitoring database management system.