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    Information and Document Management System for Construction Sites
    Vaz-Serra, PVS ; Vera-Cruz, M ; Ribeiro, Francisco Loforte, FLR (CIB WORKING COMMISSION, 2010)
    Each construction project is unique in terms of how specialist professionals manage and use project documents. A construction sites use and generate a large body of documents containing valuable information across project participants. Therefore, the efficient deployment of construction projects depends partly on the effective communication among project participants. This communication, however, is hindered by the large amount and wide variation of the project information and documents involved and the spatial dispersion of construction sites. This paper presents an intranetbased information and document management system that facilitates project information and communication management within a large construction company. The system implementation and testing have shown that it can provide structured and reliable information, quick and remote access, and prompt updating capabilities of stored documents.
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    Codes and conferences - a new era for building researchers and educators
    O'Leary, T ; Zillante, G (AUBEA, 2010)
    This paper discusses building conference rankings, metrics and issues that impact on AUBEA academics under the new 2010 Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) framework. Part one this paper gives a brief outline of current ERA developments where Field of Research (FoR) Codes appear as a more weighty consideration when universities seek to establish research strength and higher ranking in clusters around the ERA classifications. For conferences listed in the ERA building discipline a basic locational and tier analysis is presented as is a listing of ‘multi-disciplinary’ conferences where building is part of the discipline mix. Part two presents the results of an electronic survey of AUBEA participants conducted in April 2010 who are active in Australian Construction Research. Survey analysis reveals a low level typically ‘business as usual’ attitude to ERA issues, however with some individual opinion on conference listings and further comment on implementation of ERA metrics, research outputs, data gathering and reporting at various levels in the individual institution, e.g. Division, Faculty or School/Department. The current and likely future implications of ERA introduction for both individual academics and HDR students are considerations addressed in the survey analysis and discussion section of the paper.
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    An Investigation of Institutional Arrangements for Design and Delivery of Multimodal Public Transport
    Lazanas, K ; Stone, J (Australasian Transport Research Forum, 2010)
    Intermodal service coordination designed to achieve a 'seamless network' is a common feature of high-quality public transport systems. This paper explores the intention and the reality of the institutional arrangements that govern the coordination of bus, tram and train services in Melbourne under the franchise agreements. State Government policies and contractual obligations set out the intended lines of responsibility for the planning of transport networks in relation to design and delivery of coordinated multimodal services. Interviews, designed to examine the practical application of these policies and obligations, were conducted during 2009 with staff from the Department of Transport, the private operators, the Bus Association and from Metlink - the company established to improve communication and coordination of public transport services. The results of this investigation highlight the significant differences between actual practices and the stated intentions of both government policies and existing contracts with private sector organisations. The lack of effective designation of responsibilities, ineffective communication at many levels across numerous institutions, and an absence of skilled staff will continue to impede the development of a cohesive transport network in Melbourne. These problems were not addressed in the design of the new franchise agreements that began in December 2009.
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    Vietnam Veterans, Hollywood, and the Persian Gulf War
    HARVEY, K ; Crotty, M (University of Queensland, School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, 2009)
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    A life cycle energy comparsion of textile and glass materials for building envelopes
    Hertzsch, EUH ; Crawford, RH (UNITECH Institute of Technology, 2010)
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    Lehmwickel and the German Diaspora
    LEWIS, M (Brandenburg University of Technology, 2009)
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    Sustainable organic building materials for housing: the case of post-disaster reconstruction in Indonesia
    AHMED, K ; O'BRIEN, D (School of Architecture and Design, University of Tasmania, 2009)
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    Vertical living kids: creating supportive environments for children in Melbourne's central city high rises
    MIZRACHI, D ; WHITZMAN, C (Australian Sustainable Cities Research Network, 2009)
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