Construction machines requirement for the building site

Construction Waste Generation in the Iranian Building Industry

Building industry as one of the greatest industries in Iran comprises a significant share of waste generation in the country. Since a large quantity of the generated construction waste is buried due to the lack of a recycling protocol, it leads to an undesired waste of resources and causes severe environmental issues. This paper provides a study on the problem of material loss/construction wast...

Determinants of Quality Assurance within the Building Construction Industry

Although a growing body of literature maintains that the construction industry plays a significant role in the economic development world-over, the extent of its regulation may, however, undermine the objectives of sustainable urban development. This study, as a result, investigates the factors influencing quality assurance within the building construction industry in Kenya, a case study of Kis...

Building Security Requirement Patterns for Increased Effectiven

This paper explores the representation of security concerns and their interactions appropriate for a Model Driven Development approach. The focus is on the representation of the security concerns early in the development process and as abstract forms easily related to the security aspects of the solution requirements, but in a manner that allows for the controlled refinement into a solution. Th...

A method for building self-folding machines

From construction site to design: The different accident prevention levels in the building industry

The construction industry is responsible for one of the highest incidences of work-related accidents in Brazil, as well as in various other countries. In spite of the dissemination of prevention programs and the proposals for developing safety design for the construction industry, construction sites remain dangerous and unhealthy places. Recently, safety has been proposed to be considered from ...