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Abdul-Aziz, A-R and Wong, S S (2010) Exploring the internationalization of Malaysian contractors: the international entrepreneurship dimension. Construction Management and Economics, 28(01), 61.

Chow, L K and Ng, S T (2010) Delineating the performance standards of engineering consultants at design stage. Construction Management and Economics, 28(01), 11.

Davies, M, Jackaway, A, Hardy, R, Dewey, E and Littler, J (2000) A translucent louvre system: design concepts, modelling work and monitored data. Building Research & Information, 28(01), 42–50.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: design; louvers; glazing; shading; models; feedback; UK
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=qhgejwb0gjy36uyl
  • Abstract:
    A building has been constructed at the Building Research Establishment in the UK, which is intended as a model for office buildings of the future. The study enabled a research team to assist with refining an element of this building at design stage and monitor it in use. The element was the glass louvre itself within a system of automatically controlled louvers that were intended to provide solar shading to reduce heat gains. Initially it was anticipated that a secondary set of blinds would be used to control glare. However in the revised brief, the primary louvred shading system was designed to perform both functions and also, if possible, aid the penetration of daylight into the interior parts of the building. This paper considers some of the factors examined by the designers and describes a study undertaken by the researchers to investigate the shading devices using physical models. Comparisons are made between the conditions within the scale model and those experienced in the finished building. The implications of using scale models in future design studies are discussed.

Fay, R, Treloar, G and Iyer-Raniga, U (2000) Life-cycle energy analysis of buildings: a case study. Building Research & Information, 28(01), 31–41.

Hallowell, M (2010) Cost-effectiveness of construction safety programme elements. Construction Management and Economics, 28(01), 34.

Hatmoko, J U D and Scott, S (2010) Simulating the impact of supply chain management practice on the performance of medium-sized building projects. Construction Management and Economics, 28(01), 49.

Jacobsson, M and Linderoth, H C J (2010) The influence of contextual elements, actors’ frames of reference, and technology on the adoption and use of ICT in construction projects: a Swedish case study. Construction Management and Economics, 28(01), 23.

Jensen, D A (2010) A longitudinal study of a Type I differing conditions claim: investigating the contractor’s failure to meet the reasonable prudent standard. Construction Management and Economics, 28(01), 74.

Liu, L and Napier, Z (2010) The accuracy of risk-based cost estimation for water infrastructure projects: preliminary evidence from Australian projects. Construction Management and Economics, 28(01), 100.

Luo, J and Gale, A (2000) The evolution of the Chinese construction industry. Building Research & Information, 28(01), 51–8.

Sha, K, Deng, X and Cui, C (2000) Sustainable construction in China: status quo and trends. Building Research & Information, 28(01), 59–66.

Slaughter, E S (2000) Implementation of construction innovations. Building Research & Information, 28(01), 2–17.

Vijverberg, G (2000) Basing maintenance needs on accommodation policy. Building Research & Information, 28(01), 18–30.

Zhang, H and Li, H (2010) Multi-objective particle swarm optimization for construction time-cost tradeoff problems. Construction Management and Economics, 28(01), 88.