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Abdelhady, I A I (2013) A new business process model for enhancing BIM implementation in architectural design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Ackerman, P J, Jr. (2014) Condition assessment, indices, and risk-based decision-making for public school infrastructure management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Albassami, A A (2014) A framework for international commercialization of innovative products in residential construction: A case of structural insulated panels (SIPs) in the United States and Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Carr, P G (2000) An investigation of the relationship between personality traits and performance for engineering and architectural professionals providing design services to the building sector of the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Charoenvisal, K (2013) A BIM interoperable web-based dss for vegetated roofing system selection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Chen, C (2007) Soft computing-based life-cycle cost analysis tools for transportation infrastructure management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Chen, Q (2007) An object model framework for interface management in building information models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Comu, S (2013) Examining the impact of facilitation on the performance of global project networks collaborating in virtual workspaces, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Giustozzi, F (2012) Life cycle assessment of sustainable road pavements: Carbon footprinting and multi-attribute analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Gross, M E (2010) Aligning public-private partnership contracts with public objectives for transportation infrastructure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Hildreth, J C (2003) The use of short-interval GPS data in construction operations analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Johnston, B A (2012) Characterizing virtual prototype constructability programming for the pictographic instruction of procedure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Jung, Y (2009) An approach to organizational intelligence management (a framework for analyzing organizational intelligence within the construction process), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Kim, J S (1995) Reliability-based design of a retaining wall, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Kim, K (2003) A resource-constrained CPM (RCPM) scheduling and control technique with multiple calendars, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Kim, S (1990) Development of risk assessment decision support system for hazardous materials movement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Kim, W (1996) A systems approach to transportation infrastructure management: Development of a highway management system for the Virginia DOT, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Lucko, G (2003) A statistical analysis and model of the residual value of different types of heavy construction equipment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Lytle, A M (2011) A framework for object recognition in construction using building information modeling and high frame rate three-dimensional imaging, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

McCoy, A P (2008) Commercialization for innovative products in the residential construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Mitchell, Z W, Jr. (1998) A statistical analysis of construction equipment repair costs using field data and the cumulative cost model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Novak, V M (2012) Managing sustainability value in design: A systems approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Park, B (2002) Development of a virtual reality excavator simulator: A mathematical model of excavator digging and a calculation methodology, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Pinero, J C (2003) A framework for monitoring performance-based road maintenance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Pishdad-Bozorgi, P (2012) Case-based study and analysis of integrated project delivery (IPD) approach and trust-building attributes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Platt, R T (1998) Development of a ready-to-assemble construction system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Prateapusanond, A (2004) A comprehensive practice of total float pre-allocation and management for the application of a CPM-based construction contract, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Quagraine, V K (2007) New strategies to improve the management capacity of contractors for labor-based methods in road rehabilitation in Ghana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Sands, K S, II (2014) Ethics education and its relationship to undergraduate construction students' professional ethical sensitivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Shiratuddin, M F (2009) Framework for context-aware information processing for design review in a virtual environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: personnel; design practice; information processing; owner; content analysis; action research; case study
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  • URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/1033510590
  • Abstract:
    Design review is a process of reviewing construction design documents to ensure that they reflect the owner's design intent, and are accurate in describing the owner's desired building or facility. Information generation becomes more intensive as the design stage progresses. The use of valuable information during design review stage can lead to a more comprehensive and high quality design, and a building or facility that is constructible, and within the intended budget. However, in current design practices, valuable design review information is scattered, ineffectively placed, and is not used efficiently. The design review process will be more efficient if this valuable information is integrated and centralized. The author developed a framework to improve the design review process by incorporating a centralized repository of design review information and 3D CAD model, in an interactive Virtual Environment (VE). To develop the framework, the author used Action Research style where he identified and confirmed the design review problem area, promoted the potential solutions to the problem, and developed a prototype. In gathering and analyzing the data for the research, the author used the synthesis of three methods. They include review of literature, a case study (interviews with industry personnel and content analysis of design review documents), and dissemination of the author's progressive findings in conferences, conference proceedings and journal publications. From his findings, the author developed the framework to improve the design review process by using information filtering based on context-aware concept, coupled with the benefits of a VE. The required design review information in the form of textual, numerical and geometric information is processed (queried, retrieved and stored). The author defined four contexts for information filtering: discipline-centric, task-centric, object-centric, and location-centric. IF-THEN rules are used to trigger the processing of the required design review information and present it to the design reviewer in a VE. A low cost 3D Game Engine is used as the enabling development tool to develop a work-in-progress (WIP) prototype design review application in a VE.

Shoghli, O (2014) A decision support system for multi-objective multi-asset roadway asset management (DSRAM), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Taiebat, M (2011) Tuning up BIM for safety analysis proposing modeling logics for application of BIM in DfS, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Thabet, W Y (1992) A space-constrained resource-constrained scheduling system for multi-story buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Thompson, R M (2006) An investigation of change to key provisions in the AIA A201 and its impact on perceptions of the value-added benefit of the design professional during construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Tiwari, R (2015) A decision-support framework for design of non-residential net-zero energy buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Tucker, R R (2014) Influence of individual perceptions on engineering team performance within design-build infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Williams, R C (2008) The development of mathematical models for preliminary prediction of highway construction duration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.