Search Results - "Fruchter, Renate"

Computing in AEC Education: Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight by McCord, Kieren H., Ayer, Steven K., Gheisari, Masoud, Turkan, Yelda, Mutis, Ivan, Katz, Glenn, Fruchter, Renate

“…In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) fields, computing and information technologies play an increasingly prevalent and complex role in…”
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Fiddlers Green College: Looking for Equitable Workforce Pathways in Silicon Valley by Montoya, Jonathan, Peterson, Forest, Kinslow, Anthony, II, Fruchter, Renate, Fischer, Martin, Bustamante, Andres Sebastian

“…Often, research on the efficacy of postsecondary workforce programs does not convey their impact on true social mobility. The purpose of this study is to…”
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Construction management in space: explore solution space of optimal schedule and cost estimate by Nagatoishi, Marcel, Fruchter, Renate

“…Multi-planetary life is one of humanity's audacious dreams. A key challenge towards achieving such a space mission is the design and construction of space…”
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A case study towards assessing the impact of mixed reality-based inspection and resolution of MEP issues during construction by Girgin, Simge, Fruchter, Renate, Fischer, Martin

“…Despite advances in 3D clash detection during preconstruction, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) installations are still prone to the detection of…”
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Teaching construction project management with BIM support: Experience and lessons learned by Peterson, Forest, Hartmann, Timo, Fruchter, Renate, Fischer, Martin

“…This paper presents experiences and lessons learned during the introduction of Building Information Models (BIM) in construction engineering project management…”
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Sustainable target value design: integrating life cycle assessment and target value design to improve building energy and environmental performance by Russell-Smith, Sarah V., Lepech, Michael D., Fruchter, Renate, Meyer, Yves B.

“…Buildings are the largest consumer of energy and greatest contributor to climate change in the United States—consuming approximately half of energy produced…”
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Are They Paying Attention? A Model-Based Method to Identify Individuals' Mental States by Tongda Zhang, Fruchter, Renate, Frank, Maria

“…In a global economy, online meeting participants often have different backgrounds, making it difficult to know their mental and physical states. The Mental…”
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A journey from Island of knowledge to mutual understanding in global business meetings by Fruchter, Renate, Medlock, Leonard

“…Knowledge work increasingly takes place in collaborative events from different and changing workplaces due to mobility, multi-locational, and geographical…”
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Special issue: Shikakeology: From framework to implementation by Matsumura, Naohiro, Fruchter, Renate

“…Issue Title: Special issue: Shikakeology: From framework to implementation…”
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Shikakeology: designing triggers for behavior change by Matsumura, Naohiro, Fruchter, Renate, Leifer, Larry

“…A shikake is an embodied trigger for behavior change to solve social or personal problems. In this paper, we first present a general statement regarding the…”
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Impact of progressive sustainable target value assessment on building design decisions by Russell-Smith, Sarah V., Lepech, Michael D., Fruchter, Renate, Littman, Allison

“…The built environment creates significant environmental, economic, and social impacts. In the building construction industry, building designers, contractors,…”
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Effective visualisation of design versions: visual storytelling for design reuse by Demian, Peter, Fruchter, Renate

“…Improving and supporting the process of design knowledge reuse can increase productivity, improve the quality of designs and lead to corporate competitive…”
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A Framework to Analyze Knowledge Work in Distributed Teams by Bosch-Sijtsema, Petra M., Fruchter, Renate, Vartiainen, Matti, Ruohomäki, Virpi

“…This article presents a framework to analyze knowledge work in the changing context of new ways of working. Knowledge work increasingly takes place as…”
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Methodology for Usability Evaluation of Corporate Memory Design Reuse Systems by Demian, Peter, Fruchter, Renate

“…Improving and supporting the process of design knowledge reuse in engineering design can increase productivity, improve the quality of designs, and lead to…”
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A E C Teamwork: A Collaborative Design and Learning Space by Fruchter, Renate

“…This paper describes an ongoing effort focused on combined research and curriculum development for multidisciplinary, geographically distributed architecture…”
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Degrees of engagement in interactive workspaces by Fruchter, Renate

“…This paper presents a new perspective of the impact of collaboration technology on the degrees of engagement and specific interaction zones in interactive…”
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The WALL: participatory design workspace in support of creativity, collaboration, and socialization by Fruchter, Renate, Bosch-Sijtsema, Petra

“…A key challenge faced by organizations is to provide project teams with workspaces, information, and collaboration technologies that fosters creativity and…”
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An ethnographic study of design knowledge reuse in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry by Demian, Peter, Fruchter, Renate

“…This paper presents an ethnographic study of knowledge reuse in the architecture/engineering/construction industry. Reuse occurs largely through social…”
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Building common ground in global teamwork through re-representation by Fruchter, Renate, Courtier, Rodolphe

“…We explore in this paper the relation between activities, communication channels and media, and common ground building in global teams. We define…”
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Finding and Understanding Reusable Designs from Large Hierarchical Repositories by Demian, Peter, Fruchter, Renate

“…This paper describes a prototype called CoMem (Corporate Memory) that supports the finding and understanding of useful items in large hierarchical…”
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