Most cities around the world are in danger of disasters. Among disasters, the earthquake is the most dangerous and ruining one. Iran has been located in the Alpine-Himalayas seismic belt, and because of the significant frequency of severe earthquakes happening all over the country compare to other countries and the state of the unsecured residential and non-residential buildings in most of the ...

although technical development has positive consequences for public welfare, its influences on environment especially by noise is considerable. three-dimensional maps of noise pollution made it possible to control and prevent its spread. in this research, primarily because of the lack of a standard model of noise in iran, we chose the standard noise mapping method 1 (smm1) which has been spread...

As a growing number of areas in the UK become ever more densely populated, increasing construction work is being undertaken and transportation networks built in order to cope with the growing population. The development of this infrastructure, coupled with the mechanisation of modern life, often results in exposure to various types of vibration from a range of sources such as rail, road traffic...

For decades chromated copper arsenate (CCA) was the primary preservative for treated wood used in residential construction. However, recent label changes submitted by CCA registrants will withdraw CCA from most residential applications. This action has increased interest in arsenic-free preservative systems that have been standardized by the American Wood Preservers’ Association. These include ...

The aim of this paper is to present Decision Support Concept (DSC) for management of construction projects. Focus of our research is in application of multicritera methods (MCM) to decision making in planning phase of construction projects (related to the problem of construction sites selection). The problem is identified as a significant one from many different aspects such as economic aspect,...

PATH (Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing) is a new private/public effort to develop, demonstrate, and gain widespread market acceptance for the " Next Generation " of American housing. Through the use of new or innovative technologies, the goal of PATH is to improve the quality, durability, environmental efficiency, and affordability of tomorrow's homes. PATH, initiated jointly by ...

NOTE: See http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/noirs/2008/participants2008.html for list of participants and contact information Session: A1.0 Title: Describing and Preventing Falls From Heights in Construction Moderator: Paul Becker A1.1 Title: Observation of Fall Risks in Residential Construction Sites Authors: Kaskutas V, Dale AM, Lipscomb H, Gaal J, Fuchs M, Nolan J, Patterson D, Evanoff B Introduction...

Changes to apartment designs initiated by clients are an inherent part of residential construction. Competition for customers where supply exceeds demand, and increasingly sophisticated consumers, have forced construction companies to accept the phenomenon. However, client changes delivered during construction adversely affect the stability and flow of work at the construction site. To cope wit...

The housing industry is characterized for its repeated building defects causing cost increase and time delay during the construction. In Spain, despite the Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación (Building Regulation Act) which establishes a general framework within which to promote overall building quality, defects during construction in houses remain a pervasive problem. This paper presents the f...