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Aboshia, A M A, Rahmat, R A, Zain, M F M and Ismail, A (2017) Enhancing mortar strengths by ternary geopolymer binder of metakaolin, slag, and palm ash. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35(05), 438–55.
Bergsdal, H, Brattebø, H, Bohne, R A and Müller, D B (2007) Dynamic material flow analysis for Norway's dwelling stock. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 557–70.
Bradley, P E and Kohler, N (2007) Methodology for the survival analysis of urban building stocks. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 529–42.
Buser, M and Carlsson, V (2017) What you see is not what you get: Single-family house renovation and energy retrofit seen through the lens of sociomateriality. Construction Management and Economics, 35(05), 276-87.
Ding, G K C (2007) Life cycle energy assessment of Australian secondary schools. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 487–500.
Dorst, K (2007) Building for the visual age. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 581–3.
Eppler, M J (2007) Toward a visual turn in collaboration analysis?. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 584–7.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: boundary objects; collaboration; communication; graphic format; knowledge exchange; visual practices
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0961-3218&volume=35&issue=5&spage=584
- Abstract:
The significance of the visual perspective on collaboration is that it offers tremendous potential and variety. Collaboration is probably not limited to the area of design which is the context of the Building Research & Information special issue on 'Visual Practices: Images of Knowledge Work' (2007), but also for areas where collaborative drawings do not necessarily represent tangible objects. The rich and close descriptions of the use and appropriation of visual artefacts reveal that images help groups to focus attention, to surface areas of agreement and disagreement, to make implicit knowledge and past experiences explicit, to discover new perspectives, and to document or revise decisions. The empirical accounts documented in the special issue also show that there is still much to learn about how joint visual structures facilitate (or impede) group cognition and deliberation. Several future challenges are highlighted. First, to enable theory-building in the fragmented visual practices domain, research will need to be collected from diverse fields of knowledge. Second, an extended classification of visual boundary objects is need, for example, based on the examples gathered in the special issue papers. Third, research is needed to understand which set of attributes matches with which type of collaboration task. Fourth, broadening the scope of graphic formats that are used as boundary objects is another promising research area for the study of visual practices. Finally, the negative or dysfunctional side merits research: what are the disadvantages and risks of visual practices?
Francis, V (2017) What influences professional women's career advancement in construction?. Construction Management and Economics, 35(05), 254-75.
Glew, D, Smith, M B, Miles-Shenton, D and Gorse, C (2017) Assessing the quality of retrofits in solid wall dwellings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35(05), 501–18.
Goh, E and Loosemore, M (2017) The impacts of industrialization on construction subcontractors: A resource-based view. Construction Management and Economics, 35(05), 288-304.
Lingard, H and Turner, M (2017) Promoting construction workers' health: A multi-level system perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 35(05), 239-53.
Nicolini, D (2007) Studying visual practices in construction. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 576–80.
Nieboer, N (2017) Improving energy performance of Dutch homes: coping with general investment behaviours. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35(05), 488–500.
Oladokun, V O, Proverbs, D G and Lamond, J (2017) Measuring flood resilience: a fuzzy logic approach. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35(05), 470–87.
Oliver, G (2007) Erosion of drawing as a thinking and collaborative tool. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 571–5.
Stenberg, A-C (2007) Green ideas travelling across organizational boundaries. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 501–13.
Swan, W, Fitton, R, Smith, L, Abbott, C and Smith, L (2017) Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing 2010-2015. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35(05), 456–69.
Torrington, J (2007) Evaluating quality of life in residential care buildings. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 514–28.
Van Bueren, E and De Jong, J (2007) Establishing sustainability: policy successes and failures. Building Research & Information, 35(05), 543–56.