03711nam 2200505z- 450 991055717470332120220617022746.03-03842-095-697830384209659783038420958(CKB)5400000000000567(EXLCZ)99540000000000056720201027d2016uuuu mu- 0engSelected Papers from Building A Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference / Edited by George Baird, Lois Easton and Adrian BennettMDPIBasel, Switzerland :MDPI2016.Table of Contents --List of Contributors --About the Guest Editors --Introduction and Editorial to the Special Issue "Selected Papers from the Building a Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference" --Part I:Achieving Better Buildings --Heater Choice, Dampness and Mould Growth in 26 New Zealand Homes: A Study of Propensity for Mold Growth Using Encapsulated Fungal Spores /ikael Boulic, Robyn Anne Phipps, Malcolm Cunningham, Donald John Cleland, Pär Fjällström, Keiko Abe and Philippa Howden-Chapman --Impacts of an Innovative Residential Construction Method on Internal Conditions /Roger Birchmore, Andy Pivac and Robert Tait --Modern Housing Retrofit: Assessment of Upgrade Packages to EnerPHit Standard for 1940–1960 State Houses in Auckland /Paola Leardini and Manfredo Manfredini --Measuring the Weathertight Performance of Flashings /Mark Bassett and Greg Overton --Comparison of NZ’s Energy Efficiency Regulation and Verification Assumptions to Real Building Loads and Operation /Shaan Cory, Michael Donn and Andrew Pollard --Part II:Productivity --Marginal Productivity Gained Through Prefabrication: Case Studies of Building Projects in Auckland /Wajiha Shahzad, Jasper Mbachu and Niluka Domingo --Building Information Modelling for Smart Built Environments /Jianchao Zhang, Boon-Chong Seet and Tek Tjing Lie --Driving Innovative Thinking in the New Zealand Construction Industry /Mohammadali Noktehdan, Mehdi Shahbazpour and Suzanne Wilkinson --A Production Model for Construction: A Theoretical Framework /Ricardo Antunes and Vicente Gonzalez --Part III:Urban Issues --Understanding the Importance of Urban Amenities: A Case Study from Auckland /Natalie Allen --Aiming for a Better Public Realm: Gauging the Effectiveness of Design Control Methods in Wellington, New Zealand /Morten Gjerde and Brenda Vale --A Framework of Thermal Sensitive Urban Design Benchmarks: Potentiating the Longevity of Auckland’s Public Realm /Andre Santos Nouri.Housingfast(OCoLC)fst00962245Building materialsStandardsfast(OCoLC)fst00840759Low-income housingfast(OCoLC)fst01003210City planningfast(OCoLC)fst00862177New ZealandfastNew ZealandWellingtonfastNew ZealandAucklandfastproductivityhousing needsimproving the performance of existing buildingssustainabilitybuilding better cities and communitiesHousingBuilding materialsStandardsLow-income housingCity planningBaird GeorgeEaston LoisBennett AdrianCory ShaanDonn MichaelGjerde Morten1956-Vale BrendaBOOK9910557174703321Selected Papers from Building A Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference2829299UNINA