Search Results - "Kvan, Thomas"

Plug n Play: Future Prefab for Smart Green Schools by Newton, Clare, Backhouse, Sarah, Aibinu, Ajibade, Cleveland, Benjamin, Crawford, Robert, Holzer, Dominik, Soccio, Philippa, Kvan, Thomas

“…While relocatable, prefabricated learning environments have formed an important component of school infrastructure in Australia, prefabrication for permanent…”
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Data‐Informed Design: A Call for Theory by Kvan, Thomas

“…The future of urban design is implicitly connected with datasets. Thomas Kvan, founding director of AURIN, a national digital infrastructure to support urban…”
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How green building rating systems affect designing green by He, Yueer, Kvan, Thomas, Liu, Meng, Li, Baizhan

“…This research investigates sustainable building design from a new perspective – green design in relation to green building rating systems. We examine the…”
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Evaluating learning environments for interprofessional care by Kvan, Thomas

“…Abstract Many institutions have invested considerably in the provision of student facilities - lecture halls, tutorial rooms and classrooms - spaces we call…”
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A quantity-quality-based optimization method for indoor thermal environment design by He, Yueer, Liu, Meng, Kvan, Thomas, Yan, Lu

“…This paper proposes a quantity-quality-based optimization method of indoor thermal environment design that emphasizes entransy and exergy analysis. We…”
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How green building rating systems affect indoor thermal comfort environments design by He, Yueer, Wong, Nyuk Hien, Kvan, Thomas, Liu, Meng, Tong, Shanshan

“…This paper addresses a controversial issue that Green Building Rating Systems (GBRS) may not necessarily improve user experience, particularly indoor thermal…”
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An enthalpy-based energy savings estimation method targeting thermal comfort level in naturally ventilated buildings in hot-humid summer zones by He, Yueer, Liu, Meng, Kvan, Thomas, Peng, Shini

“…•Energy saving potential is assessed by energy balance and thermal comfort.•Enthalpy change is used as the result of energy fluxes of a room in hot-humid…”
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Collaborative design: what is it? by Kvan, Thomas

“…Collaborative activities are an important application of computer technology now that telecommunications infrastructure has been established to support it…”
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Designing learning spaces for interprofessional education in the anatomical sciences by Cleveland, Benjamin, Kvan, Thomas

“…This article explores connections between interprofessional education (IPE) models and the design of learning spaces for undergraduate and graduate education…”
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Finding and Using Ambiguity to Search for Innovation Opportunities by Tan, Linus, Kvan, Thomas

“…This article shows the importance and value of ambiguity to reveal opportunities hidden in problems and the manner in which ambiguity is removed from…”
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Viewing the transition to innovative learning environments through the lens of the burke-litwin model for organizational performance and change by French, Raechel, Mahat, Marian, Kvan, Thomas, Imms, Wesley

“…Recent history has seen many schools shift from their original purpose of standardization and facts to focus on soft skills and global preparedness. The…”
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A Virtual Community as the Context for Discursive Interpretation: A Role in Cultural Heritage Engagement by Affleck, Janice, Kvan, Thomas

“…Increasing recognition is being accorded to the important role of digital media in the management of heritage. Although little explored, there is significant…”
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Spatial Understanding in Immersive Virtual Environments by Schnabel, Marc A., Kvan, Thomas

“…In this study, we examined the perception and understanding of spatial volumes within immersive and non-immersive virtual environments by comparison with…”
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The capability approach as a framework for the assessment of policies toward civic engagement in design by Dong, Andy, Sarkar, Somwrita, Nichols, Crighton, Kvan, Thomas

“…If communities are to have a substantive role in the design and planning of their physical environment, then they must have the capability to do so. In this…”
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Students' learning styles and their correlation with performance in architectural design studio by Kvan, Thomas, Jia, Yunyan

“…Architectural curricula and studio design programmes are typically written with concerns for theoretical and professional training in mind without attending to…”
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Adapting cellular automata to support the architectural design process by Herr, Christiane M., Kvan, Thomas

“…This paper investigates the support of generative architectural design processes using cellular automata systems with a high level of involvement of human…”
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The pedagogy of virtual design studios by Kvan, Thomas

“…Virtual design studios (VDS) are proliferating as schools of architecture experiment with the technology of the Internet. Discussions about VDS typically focus…”
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Professor Tsuyoshi Sasada 1941–2005 by Kvan, Thomas

“…Tsuyoshi Sasada, known as Tee to so many of us, died on 30 September 2005 at the age of 64 after a long illness. Tee retired from Osaka University in 2004 upon…”
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The experience of burnout among future construction professionals: a cross-national study by Lingard, Helen Clare, Yip, Brenda, Rowlinson, Steve, Kvan, Thomas

“…A survey of undergraduate students in Australia and Hong Kong revealed that a specially adapted version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (the MBI-SS) possesses…”
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The “state of play” concerning New Zealand’s transition to innovative learning environments: Preliminary results from phase one of the ILETC project by Bradbeer, Chris, Mahat, Marian, Marian, Terry, Cleveland, Benjamin, Kvan, Tom, Imms, Wesley

“…Driven by international trends and government policy, it is a requirement for all newly built schools in New Zealand to be designed as innovative learning…”
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