Priority Scheduling in the Planning of Multiple-Structure Construction Projects

The Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings has introduced the standard of “nearly zero-energy buildings” (NZEBs). European requirements place the obligation to reduce energy consumption on all European Union Member States, particularly in sectors with significant energy consumption indicators. Construction is one such sector, as it is responsible for around 40% of overall energy consumption. Apart from a building’s mass and its material and installation solutions, its energy consumption is also affected by its placement relative to other buildings. A proper urban layout can also lead to a reduction in project development and occupancy costs. The goal of this article is to present a method of optimising single-family house complexes that takes elements such as direct construction costs, construction site organisation, urban layout and occupancy costs into consideration in the context of sustainability. Its authors have analysed different proposals of the placement of 40 NZEBs relative to each other and have carried out a multi-criteria analysis of the complex, determining optimal solutions that are compliant with the precepts of sustainability. The results indicated that the layout composed of semi-detached houses scored the highest among the proposed layouts under the parameter weights set by the developer. This layout also scored the highest when parameter weights were uniformly distributed during a test simulation.

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“…Both of these disadvantages will be studied further by the authors. The individual sections of the model have been discussed in [53,54].…”

Section: Overall Construction Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multi-Criteria Optimisation of an Experimental Complex of Single-Family Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

Fedorczak-Cisak

Kotowicz²,

Radziszewska–Zielina

et al. 2020

Energies

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“…The development of the construction industry led to a situation in which construction processes have become an increasingly dynamic and complex activity [1]. Likewise, awareness of the need to manage projects more efficiently in the construction industry has become greater [2].…”

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Assessment of the effectiveness of communication between the participants of a construction project utilizing meta-network theory: a case study

2023

Archives of Civil Engineering

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This paper investigates the fact that construction projects, due to their specificity, are complex, temporary and dynamic. Over their course, participants change, successive construction works are done and new information becomes available. This carries over to difficulties in communication. In the literature, numerous studies note the fact that a network-based approach to the analysis and monitoring of communication as a part of complex construction projects is commendable. Relations between agents, knowledge and tasks in the context of communication within a construction project can be visualized in the form of a meta-network, and suitably developed structural measures can be used to analyze them.In this paper, the authors used meta-network theory to analyze relations between project participants, knowledge and tasks in the context of communication within a construction project, on the basis of the construction of a housing estate located in Katowice, Poland. Meta-network structural analysis allowed for a deeper understanding of these relations and the detection of essential information about the level of communication in the project under investigation, which was a basis for further discussion. The authors also stress the benefits from the approach presented and argue that it should be a starting point for effective management in the sphere of communication in construction companies.

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“…The energy crisis in 1970's started the process of changes in our way of dealing with buildings. Yet the focus has been on construction of new buildings, neglecting the needed reductions in energy use for conditioning and utilization of buildings [1,2,3]. For this reason, we a small international network of researchers decided to develop a universal template for all types of buildings, new and old, in all different climates [4].…”

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Modular statistical system for an integrated environmental control

et al. 2020

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In this paper series, we will examine the relation between the smart grid and the next generation of buildings. The new objective is now to design buildings so that the energy exchange takes place in time suitable for both sides. The building takes energy from the grid and give it back at different time because in the next generation of buildings they are equipped in advanced control system that controls energy storage for several hours and the new or retrofitted building can eliminate energy peaks and valleys for itself and assist the smart grid in equalization of the load. The control systems include monitoring and modeling of energy use and indoor environment to arrive to a weather-based prediction, Therefore, in part 1 of the paper series we address collecting, processing and analysis of the measurement data that can be done by the new modular statistical software alone or in conjunction with a dedicated neural network. We want to minimize energy use and maximize the thermal comfort of the occupants. Using the modular structure of the database, data transformation technologies and other existing tools, the modular statistical software (MSS) has been created to process large amounts of data as input to the decision-making algorithm. This is to enable buildings automated control (BAC) to take over the control of heating/cooling, ventilation, illumination and other performance aspects that relate to sustainability of built environment.

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Priority Scheduling in the Planning of Multiple-Structure Construction Projects

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Multi-Criteria Optimisation of an Experimental Complex of Single-Family Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

Multi-Criteria Optimisation of an Experimental Complex of Single-Family Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

Assessment of the effectiveness of communication between the participants of a construction project utilizing meta-network theory: a case study

Modular statistical system for an integrated environmental control

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