The design and construction of houses normally require an architect＇s input. However, architects are increasingly being marginalized in these projects, and their roles are constantly being invaded by others. Despite ...The design and construction of houses normally require an architect＇s input. However, architects are increasingly being marginalized in these projects, and their roles are constantly being invaded by others. Despite repeated institutional interventions toward remedying this phenomenon, signs are not abating. This article examines the complexity of this phenomenon to explain the inadequacy of institutional interventions to address the problem. This article conceptualizes the phenomenon of marginalization and role invasion as a super wicked problem with six key features. First, the problem has a difficult definition. Second, the solution involves a large structural and economic burden. Third, time is of the essence. Fourth, multiple stakeholders attempting to solve the problem are part of the cause. Fifth, institutional interventions addressing the issue are weak or ill-equipped. Sixth, institutional interventions discount the future irrationally. The implications of this conceptualization for institutional intervention and research are discussed.展开更多
Building Information Modeling(BIM)technology can not only achieve project refinement management of the construction process based on a 3D model but also form a BIM-5D model based on the fusion of progress data and cos...Building Information Modeling(BIM)technology can not only achieve project refinement management of the construction process based on a 3D model but also form a BIM-5D model based on the fusion of progress data and cost data to achieve the dynamic control of the whole process of project cost.This paper discusses the application of BIM-5D in the cost control of finished house construction,aiming to provide technical reference for China’s finished house project units,so that they can master how to realize the construction of cost control system based on BIM,the monitoring of the key coefficients of the cost,corrective action,to ensure that the project cost deviation is within the controllable range,and to make an effective guarantee for the economic benefits of the project construction.展开更多
On the border between southwestern China and Bhutan,in the Xizang Autonomous Region,there is a small vllage called Dowa which sits at an altitude of 5,070 meters.For years,vllagers there have struggled with extreme al...On the border between southwestern China and Bhutan,in the Xizang Autonomous Region,there is a small vllage called Dowa which sits at an altitude of 5,070 meters.For years,vllagers there have struggled with extreme altitude,oxygen scarcity,and drastic temperature fluctuations.However,in 2024,the launch of the Heart-Warming House on the Plateau project brought transformative changes,greatly improving their quality of life and overall well-being.By contributing just 3,000 yuan per household,families in the vllge gained access to homes with stable indoor temperatures and oxygen levels.Now,let's step into Dowa Village and witness its beauty and the warmth of its people frsthand.展开更多
Through questionnaire survey and field interview of farmers and herdsmen,this paper studied the comfortable housing projects implemented since 2006 in Namling County of Shigatse City.Taking the comfortable housing pro...Through questionnaire survey and field interview of farmers and herdsmen,this paper studied the comfortable housing projects implemented since 2006 in Namling County of Shigatse City.Taking the comfortable housing projects in Namling County as an example,this paper elaborated the relationship between the poverty alleviation and the comfortable housing projects for farmers and herdsmen and discussed the necessities for implementing comfortable housing projects in the context of the poverty alleviation.There are some problems at the same time of social,economic and ecological benefits of implementing the comfortable housing projects for farmers and herdsmen.Finally,it came up with pertinent recommendations for strengthening and improving the construction of comfortable housing projects in Namling County.展开更多
Post-war Iraq is a mix of potential opportunities, promising intentions, and difficult challenges. After 2003, the government adopted a program to manage the housing crisis and satisfy housing needs. Through a fieldwo...Post-war Iraq is a mix of potential opportunities, promising intentions, and difficult challenges. After 2003, the government adopted a program to manage the housing crisis and satisfy housing needs. Through a fieldwork survey, we aimed to present this program by reviewing the government targets, main housing problems, governmental legislations, and construction process. We found that the government abandoned its centralized role in its National Housing Project as it opened the door of Iraqi housing market to foreign and local investors. We also found that, considering the enormous need for housing the occupancy rate of the governmental housing units are so low and construction is also generally slow. We deduced that the pricing model of the government＇s national housing project is far from our general notion of public housing for low-income post-war people. Moreover, it is necessary for the government to formulate a clearer strategic vision and to adopt more innovative approaches to address effectively and rapidly the trade-offs of the short and long terms objectives of the reconstruction process in post-war Iraq.展开更多
The design and execution of large-scale housing projects always have negative environmental impacts in terms of excessive consumption of non-renewable energy resources and environmental pollution. These negative impac...The design and execution of large-scale housing projects always have negative environmental impacts in terms of excessive consumption of non-renewable energy resources and environmental pollution. These negative impacts are multiplied in the case of large-scale housing projects where a large number of standardized units are implemented in a repeated manner. This proposed paper will study and evaluate the environmental impacts of large-scale housing projects according to criteria of environmental design. The case study project is Haram City that is a housing project for small low-income families. The project consists of 50,000 housing units and is located in 6th of October City, which has a hot dry desert climate that necessitates special design considerations and applications of environmental design concepts. The project will be analyzed and evaluated in terms of site layout, design of buildings, orientation, materials used, construction techniques, thermal behavior, landscaping, etc.展开更多
With the continuous development of China's economy and science, the construction industry has made some progress in the process of development. The quality of site management is obviously conducive to the smooth i...With the continuous development of China's economy and science, the construction industry has made some progress in the process of development. The quality of site management is obviously conducive to the smooth implementation of construction projects. Management must pay attention to the basic requirements of on-site management quality, pay attention to the optimal allocation and resource utilization, actively strengthen the management and coordination of project costs, reduce working hours, fully reflect the important value and role of orderly management, reduce the possibility of quality and safety accidents.展开更多
The disaster area of the Pishan M_S6.5 earthquake in 2015 is located in the southern margin of the Tarim Basin,where the natural condition are harsh,and the economy is extremely backward.Moreover,because of a large nu...The disaster area of the Pishan M_S6.5 earthquake in 2015 is located in the southern margin of the Tarim Basin,where the natural condition are harsh,and the economy is extremely backward.Moreover,because of a large number of residential housing with poor seismic performance in the disaster area,the damage and economic losses are serious.Since the most disaster area is located in the piedmont overflow,with poor site conditions such as shallow groundwater level and soil foundation,the magnifying effect of ground motion has a significant impact on the damage.In conclusion,we believe that investment in antiearthquake housing projects should be increased in post disaster reconstruction.Furthermore,for the north of the disaster area,with the dense population,poor conditions like soft soil foundation and poor engineering geological conditions,we recommend that in the future construction of anti-earthquake housing projects,more attention should be paid to strengthen the foundation treatment and precaution measures.展开更多
Since its process evolved in recent years, the definition of gentrification has expanded to cover different forms of social upgrading, new spaces and new actors around the world. Studies on gentrification in Chinese c...Since its process evolved in recent years, the definition of gentrification has expanded to cover different forms of social upgrading, new spaces and new actors around the world. Studies on gentrification in Chinese cities began to take off in the 2000 s. However, they all mainly focused on the newly emerging global cities and there has been a lack of investigation on provincial cities. Furthermore, discussions on gentrifiers′ profiles and their motivations for housing choice are absent from literature on Chinese gentrification. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the relevance of the broad definition of gentrification in provincial Chinese cities through empirical research on urban redevelopment projects in Chengdu, and to examine the characteristics of gentrifiers(as new incoming residents) in it. The results show the rationality of gentrification processes as urban redevelopment in Chengdu, and reveal original outcomes on the corresponding gentrifiers′ profiles and the motivations behind their housing choice, which are different from the general features of gentrifiers in standard Western gentrification research.展开更多
In the new era of the 21st century in China, the quality of people's life is constantly improving. House construction refers to the construction of various buildings and related equipment, the main goal of housing...In the new era of the 21st century in China, the quality of people's life is constantly improving. House construction refers to the construction of various buildings and related equipment, the main goal of housing construction is to meet the needs of people's various life and work, and improve people's living standards. For the construction site, technical management is the key factor and main reason of construction quality. This paper introduces the content of technical management of residential construction projects, analyzes the problems of technical management in construction site, and probes into the concrete measures to solve these problems.展开更多
Real estate has been one of the fastest growing sectors in China since its opening to the outside world. The sustained, steady growth of the national economy has provided favourable conditions for the rapid growth of ...Real estate has been one of the fastest growing sectors in China since its opening to the outside world. The sustained, steady growth of the national economy has provided favourable conditions for the rapid growth of the real estate industry, and the higher profits anticipated have attracted a large volume of overseas capital into the industry. Various real estate companies have flourished, and a number of luxury hotels, villas and holiday展开更多
In recent years, with the acceleration of urbanization in China, the construction project has made unprecedented breakthrough and progress. With the application of new technology and equipment, the efficiency and qual...In recent years, with the acceleration of urbanization in China, the construction project has made unprecedented breakthrough and progress. With the application of new technology and equipment, the efficiency and quality of construction projects have been significantly improved. Among them, the waterproof part of the building construction often has a direct impact on the overall stability and quality of the building, so it has always been a widely concerned construction content. Therefore, starting from the main causes of leakage in construction engineering, some key technical problems existing in construction engineering are discussed in depth. Include underground waterproof system, concrete proportion, concrete quality, underground waterproof detail structure and coiled material waterproof layer technology, and later maintenance management, hoping to further improve the waterproof construction level of housing construction projects in China.展开更多
With the increase of the convenience of the construction object, to improve the quality of housing construction, it is necessary to be competent in construction management, master the key points of construction techno...With the increase of the convenience of the construction object, to improve the quality of housing construction, it is necessary to be competent in construction management, master the key points of construction technology. This paper mainly analyzes and discusses the highlight of housing project management and building technology, examines the development status and shortcomings of housing project management and building technology, and puts forward effective measures to strengthen housing project management. Based on this, the paper puts forward some technical points of construction projects.展开更多
With the rapid development of China's social economy, the scale of construction projects is also in the process of expanding. Tower crane plays a very important role in housing construction. Tower cranes have many...With the rapid development of China's social economy, the scale of construction projects is also in the process of expanding. Tower crane plays a very important role in housing construction. Tower cranes have many advantages. For example, the range of work is relatively large;the height of the lifting is relatively high. In the concrete construction process of the house construction project, it is necessary to continuously optimize the installation environment of the tower crane, so as to ensure that the project can be completed within the specified time limit and further reduce the project cost.展开更多
With the continuous development of China's economy, the growth space of construction industry is expanding gradually. Under the background of the market with increasing demand for housing, the quality of engineeri...With the continuous development of China's economy, the growth space of construction industry is expanding gradually. Under the background of the market with increasing demand for housing, the quality of engineering has become the most important issue in society. The most important reason is that the quality of engineering is closely related to people's life safety and property safety, This requires the construction personnel to focus on the quality of the project during the construction. In the process of development of the construction industry, a variety of types have been formed, which will enhance the attention of all walks of life on the construction quality. Based on this, this paper studies the construction quality control measures of building engineering for reference.展开更多
With the sustained and rapid development of economy and society, the cost management of housing construction project has ushered in an unprecedented major development opportunity. How to adopt a standardized and effec...With the sustained and rapid development of economy and society, the cost management of housing construction project has ushered in an unprecedented major development opportunity. How to adopt a standardized and effective implementation strategy of whole process cost control, comprehensively optimize and improve the overall effect of housing construction project cost, and maximize the implementation efficiency of housing construction project has become one of the key topics in the implementation of modern housing construction project. Based on this, this paper discusses the whole process cost control of housing construction project cost.展开更多
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami triggered significant destruction to housing and related infrastructures across various coastal districts of south India.Research shows that tsunami reconstruction projects in Kerala expe...The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami triggered significant destruction to housing and related infrastructures across various coastal districts of south India.Research shows that tsunami reconstruction projects in Kerala experienced different degrees of success and failure.On this background,this study explored factors that contributed to the successful implementation of tsunami housing projects in Kerala by(1)consolidating various critical success factors(CSFs)for post-disaster reconstruction(PDR)projects under‘‘project management success traits’’through content analysis of existing literature;(2)deriving a conceptual model that envisages project success in PDR contexts;and(3)assessing the impacts of those success traits on tsunami housing projects using confirmatory factor analysis.Necessary data were gathered through a survey of various stakeholders involved in tsunami reconstruction projects in Kerala using structured questionnaires.The research revealed that PDR project success is attributed to critical dimensions of project management such as institutional mechanisms,reconstruction strategies,project implementation,and stakeholder management.A conceptual model with the interplay of project success,success traits,as well as their CSFs identified the project management actions that must be monitored during reconstruction.Since the project management approach is widely recognized for PDR projects,these success traits hold huge potential for effective organization and management of housing reconstruction projects.The study also helped to identify project management traits that need improvements for the successful implementation of post-disaster housing projects in Kerala.Thus the research findings can serve as a foundational study for formulating project management strategies appropriate to PDR projects in Kerala.展开更多
文摘The design and construction of houses normally require an architect＇s input. However, architects are increasingly being marginalized in these projects, and their roles are constantly being invaded by others. Despite repeated institutional interventions toward remedying this phenomenon, signs are not abating. This article examines the complexity of this phenomenon to explain the inadequacy of institutional interventions to address the problem. This article conceptualizes the phenomenon of marginalization and role invasion as a super wicked problem with six key features. First, the problem has a difficult definition. Second, the solution involves a large structural and economic burden. Third, time is of the essence. Fourth, multiple stakeholders attempting to solve the problem are part of the cause. Fifth, institutional interventions addressing the issue are weak or ill-equipped. Sixth, institutional interventions discount the future irrationally. The implications of this conceptualization for institutional intervention and research are discussed.
基金University-level self-study project:Construction cost control research of finished house based on BIM-5D(Project No.2023xzky06)。
文摘Building Information Modeling(BIM)technology can not only achieve project refinement management of the construction process based on a 3D model but also form a BIM-5D model based on the fusion of progress data and cost data to achieve the dynamic control of the whole process of project cost.This paper discusses the application of BIM-5D in the cost control of finished house construction,aiming to provide technical reference for China’s finished house project units,so that they can master how to realize the construction of cost control system based on BIM,the monitoring of the key coefficients of the cost,corrective action,to ensure that the project cost deviation is within the controllable range,and to make an effective guarantee for the economic benefits of the project construction.
文摘On the border between southwestern China and Bhutan,in the Xizang Autonomous Region,there is a small vllage called Dowa which sits at an altitude of 5,070 meters.For years,vllagers there have struggled with extreme altitude,oxygen scarcity,and drastic temperature fluctuations.However,in 2024,the launch of the Heart-Warming House on the Plateau project brought transformative changes,greatly improving their quality of life and overall well-being.By contributing just 3,000 yuan per household,families in the vllge gained access to homes with stable indoor temperatures and oxygen levels.Now,let's step into Dowa Village and witness its beauty and the warmth of its people frsthand.
文摘Through questionnaire survey and field interview of farmers and herdsmen,this paper studied the comfortable housing projects implemented since 2006 in Namling County of Shigatse City.Taking the comfortable housing projects in Namling County as an example,this paper elaborated the relationship between the poverty alleviation and the comfortable housing projects for farmers and herdsmen and discussed the necessities for implementing comfortable housing projects in the context of the poverty alleviation.There are some problems at the same time of social,economic and ecological benefits of implementing the comfortable housing projects for farmers and herdsmen.Finally,it came up with pertinent recommendations for strengthening and improving the construction of comfortable housing projects in Namling County.
文摘Post-war Iraq is a mix of potential opportunities, promising intentions, and difficult challenges. After 2003, the government adopted a program to manage the housing crisis and satisfy housing needs. Through a fieldwork survey, we aimed to present this program by reviewing the government targets, main housing problems, governmental legislations, and construction process. We found that the government abandoned its centralized role in its National Housing Project as it opened the door of Iraqi housing market to foreign and local investors. We also found that, considering the enormous need for housing the occupancy rate of the governmental housing units are so low and construction is also generally slow. We deduced that the pricing model of the government＇s national housing project is far from our general notion of public housing for low-income post-war people. Moreover, it is necessary for the government to formulate a clearer strategic vision and to adopt more innovative approaches to address effectively and rapidly the trade-offs of the short and long terms objectives of the reconstruction process in post-war Iraq.
文摘The design and execution of large-scale housing projects always have negative environmental impacts in terms of excessive consumption of non-renewable energy resources and environmental pollution. These negative impacts are multiplied in the case of large-scale housing projects where a large number of standardized units are implemented in a repeated manner. This proposed paper will study and evaluate the environmental impacts of large-scale housing projects according to criteria of environmental design. The case study project is Haram City that is a housing project for small low-income families. The project consists of 50,000 housing units and is located in 6th of October City, which has a hot dry desert climate that necessitates special design considerations and applications of environmental design concepts. The project will be analyzed and evaluated in terms of site layout, design of buildings, orientation, materials used, construction techniques, thermal behavior, landscaping, etc.
文摘With the continuous development of China's economy and science, the construction industry has made some progress in the process of development. The quality of site management is obviously conducive to the smooth implementation of construction projects. Management must pay attention to the basic requirements of on-site management quality, pay attention to the optimal allocation and resource utilization, actively strengthen the management and coordination of project costs, reduce working hours, fully reflect the important value and role of orderly management, reduce the possibility of quality and safety accidents.
基金funded by the “Three-in-one Project ” of China Earthquake Administration (163101)the Spark Program of Earthquake Sciences,CEA (XH15044Y)
文摘The disaster area of the Pishan M_S6.5 earthquake in 2015 is located in the southern margin of the Tarim Basin,where the natural condition are harsh,and the economy is extremely backward.Moreover,because of a large number of residential housing with poor seismic performance in the disaster area,the damage and economic losses are serious.Since the most disaster area is located in the piedmont overflow,with poor site conditions such as shallow groundwater level and soil foundation,the magnifying effect of ground motion has a significant impact on the damage.In conclusion,we believe that investment in antiearthquake housing projects should be increased in post disaster reconstruction.Furthermore,for the north of the disaster area,with the dense population,poor conditions like soft soil foundation and poor engineering geological conditions,we recommend that in the future construction of anti-earthquake housing projects,more attention should be paid to strengthen the foundation treatment and precaution measures.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41571155,41171143)
文摘Since its process evolved in recent years, the definition of gentrification has expanded to cover different forms of social upgrading, new spaces and new actors around the world. Studies on gentrification in Chinese cities began to take off in the 2000 s. However, they all mainly focused on the newly emerging global cities and there has been a lack of investigation on provincial cities. Furthermore, discussions on gentrifiers′ profiles and their motivations for housing choice are absent from literature on Chinese gentrification. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the relevance of the broad definition of gentrification in provincial Chinese cities through empirical research on urban redevelopment projects in Chengdu, and to examine the characteristics of gentrifiers(as new incoming residents) in it. The results show the rationality of gentrification processes as urban redevelopment in Chengdu, and reveal original outcomes on the corresponding gentrifiers′ profiles and the motivations behind their housing choice, which are different from the general features of gentrifiers in standard Western gentrification research.
文摘In the new era of the 21st century in China, the quality of people's life is constantly improving. House construction refers to the construction of various buildings and related equipment, the main goal of housing construction is to meet the needs of people's various life and work, and improve people's living standards. For the construction site, technical management is the key factor and main reason of construction quality. This paper introduces the content of technical management of residential construction projects, analyzes the problems of technical management in construction site, and probes into the concrete measures to solve these problems.
文摘Real estate has been one of the fastest growing sectors in China since its opening to the outside world. The sustained, steady growth of the national economy has provided favourable conditions for the rapid growth of the real estate industry, and the higher profits anticipated have attracted a large volume of overseas capital into the industry. Various real estate companies have flourished, and a number of luxury hotels, villas and holiday
文摘In recent years, with the acceleration of urbanization in China, the construction project has made unprecedented breakthrough and progress. With the application of new technology and equipment, the efficiency and quality of construction projects have been significantly improved. Among them, the waterproof part of the building construction often has a direct impact on the overall stability and quality of the building, so it has always been a widely concerned construction content. Therefore, starting from the main causes of leakage in construction engineering, some key technical problems existing in construction engineering are discussed in depth. Include underground waterproof system, concrete proportion, concrete quality, underground waterproof detail structure and coiled material waterproof layer technology, and later maintenance management, hoping to further improve the waterproof construction level of housing construction projects in China.
文摘With the increase of the convenience of the construction object, to improve the quality of housing construction, it is necessary to be competent in construction management, master the key points of construction technology. This paper mainly analyzes and discusses the highlight of housing project management and building technology, examines the development status and shortcomings of housing project management and building technology, and puts forward effective measures to strengthen housing project management. Based on this, the paper puts forward some technical points of construction projects.
文摘With the rapid development of China's social economy, the scale of construction projects is also in the process of expanding. Tower crane plays a very important role in housing construction. Tower cranes have many advantages. For example, the range of work is relatively large;the height of the lifting is relatively high. In the concrete construction process of the house construction project, it is necessary to continuously optimize the installation environment of the tower crane, so as to ensure that the project can be completed within the specified time limit and further reduce the project cost.
文摘With the continuous development of China's economy, the growth space of construction industry is expanding gradually. Under the background of the market with increasing demand for housing, the quality of engineering has become the most important issue in society. The most important reason is that the quality of engineering is closely related to people's life safety and property safety, This requires the construction personnel to focus on the quality of the project during the construction. In the process of development of the construction industry, a variety of types have been formed, which will enhance the attention of all walks of life on the construction quality. Based on this, this paper studies the construction quality control measures of building engineering for reference.
文摘With the sustained and rapid development of economy and society, the cost management of housing construction project has ushered in an unprecedented major development opportunity. How to adopt a standardized and effective implementation strategy of whole process cost control, comprehensively optimize and improve the overall effect of housing construction project cost, and maximize the implementation efficiency of housing construction project has become one of the key topics in the implementation of modern housing construction project. Based on this, this paper discusses the whole process cost control of housing construction project cost.
文摘The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami triggered significant destruction to housing and related infrastructures across various coastal districts of south India.Research shows that tsunami reconstruction projects in Kerala experienced different degrees of success and failure.On this background,this study explored factors that contributed to the successful implementation of tsunami housing projects in Kerala by(1)consolidating various critical success factors(CSFs)for post-disaster reconstruction(PDR)projects under‘‘project management success traits’’through content analysis of existing literature;(2)deriving a conceptual model that envisages project success in PDR contexts;and(3)assessing the impacts of those success traits on tsunami housing projects using confirmatory factor analysis.Necessary data were gathered through a survey of various stakeholders involved in tsunami reconstruction projects in Kerala using structured questionnaires.The research revealed that PDR project success is attributed to critical dimensions of project management such as institutional mechanisms,reconstruction strategies,project implementation,and stakeholder management.A conceptual model with the interplay of project success,success traits,as well as their CSFs identified the project management actions that must be monitored during reconstruction.Since the project management approach is widely recognized for PDR projects,these success traits hold huge potential for effective organization and management of housing reconstruction projects.The study also helped to identify project management traits that need improvements for the successful implementation of post-disaster housing projects in Kerala.Thus the research findings can serve as a foundational study for formulating project management strategies appropriate to PDR projects in Kerala.
