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A two-stage methodology integrating analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods for analyzing and assessing the productive efficiency in construction industry was proposed. This paper discussed the productive efficiency of the construction industry in Shanghai using the statistic data in Shanghai from 1997 to 2007. The results indicate that the index selection process...
In this article, a comprehensive analysis is made on the current research situation of the Life Circle Cost (LCC) and the significance of the subject is also elaborated. The exact definition and constitution of LCC is given, LCC is deposed and encoded, and the model of LCC is built in combination with the China's reality of energy-saving construction work. In addition, the thesis introduces the contents...
This paper presents a methodology for multi agent negotiation in value-based decision on building system selection. It consists of methods and knowledge acquisition, negotiation protocols, and model of the agent negotiation. The project management of research including review of research positioning in domain of computer application in value engineering, data necessary and analysis, agent methodology...
Chinese government has been propagandizing energy- efficient residential buildings for more than 20 years, but the progress is unfortunately not satisfactorily smooth. One and most important reason is the lack of incentives to energy-efficient residence for both consumers and developers. This paper discusses the features of the residence market at present in China, analyzes variables influencing consumers'...
The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase; productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value, quality and sustainability, (ii) reduce; lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications, via effective collaboration and communication of stakeholders in construction projects. Digital construction is a political initiative to address low productivity in the sector. This seeks...
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