Search Results - "Parn, Erika"

Cyber threats confronting the digital built environment by Parn, Erika A, Edwards, David

“…Purpose Smart cities provide fully integrated and networked connectivity between virtual/digital assets and physical building/infrastructure assets to form…”
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Risk of excavators overturning: Determining horizontal centrifugal force when slewing freely suspended loads by Edwards, David, Parn, Erika A., Sing, Michael C.P., Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku

“…PurposeTracked hydraulic excavators are versatile and ubiquitous items of off-highway plant and machinery that are utilised throughout the construction…”
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BIM and sensor-based data management system for construction safety monitoring by Riaz, Zainab, Parn, Erika A, Edwards, David J, Arslan, Muhammad, Shen, Charles, Pena-Mora, Feniosky

“…PurposeThis research aims to investigate the integration of real-time monitoring of thermal conditions within confined work environments through wireless…”
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Engineering-out hazards: digitising the management working safety in confined spaces by Parn, Erika A, Edwards, David, Riaz, Zainab, Mehmood, Fahad, Lai, Joseph

“…Purpose This paper aims to report upon the further development of a hybrid application programming interface (API) plug-in to building information modelling…”
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Review of application of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in construction by Darko, Amos, Chan, Albert Ping Chuen, Ameyaw, Ernest Effah, Owusu, Emmanuel Kingsford, Pärn, Erika, Edwards, David John

“…The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) has gained increasing attention in construction management (CM) domain as a technique to analyse complex situations and…”
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Transforming the construction sector: an institutional complexity perspective by Oti-Sarpong, Kwadwo, Pärn, Erika Anneli, Burgess, Gemma, Zaki, Mohamed

“…Purpose Government initiatives to improve construction have increasingly become more focused on introducing a repertoire of technologies to transform the…”
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Research note: Machinery, manumission, and economic machinations by Edwards, David J., Pärn, Erika, Love, Peter E.D., El-Gohary, Hatem

“…This research note reports upon advancements in computerization and big data creation within the off-highway plant and machinery sector. A thematic literature…”
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Built environment of Britain in 2040: Scenarios and strategies by Gürdür Broo, Didem, Lamb, Kirsten, Ehwi, Richmond Juvenile, Pärn, Erika, Koronaki, Antiopi, Makri, Chara, Zomer, Thayla

“…•Scenario planning methodology for the built environment in Britain in 2040.•To create a green information economy, we need to focus on three…”
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Corrupt Practices in the Construction Industry: Survey of Ghanaian Experience by Ameyaw, Ernest E, Pärn, Erika, Chan, Albert P.C, Owusu-Manu, De-Graft, Edwards, David John, Darko, Amos

“…AbstractAcross the globe, corruption presents a major risk that reduces construction project performances by inflating costs and reducing the quality of the…”
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A perfect storm: Digital twins, cybersecurity, and general contracting firms by Pärn, Erika, Ghadiminia, Nikdokht, García de Soto, Borja, Oti-Sarpong, Kwadwo

“…Amidst the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) sector's transformation through policy-supported digitalization and digital twin (DT) advocacy, it…”
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An Empirical Study on Construction Process Corruption Susceptibility: A Vignette of International Expertise by Owusu, Emmanuel Kingsford, Chan, Albert P. C., Shan, Ming, Pärn, Erika

“…Construction process stages are argued to be vulnerable to the prevalence of corrupt practices. However, the validity of this argument has not been empirically…”
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Towards corruption-free cities: Measuring the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures in infrastructure project procurement and management in Hong Kong by Owusu, Emmanuel Kingsford, Chan, Albert P.C., Yang, Jackie, Pärn, Erika

“…Regardless of how clean a city may appear to be, it can be tainted by the hidden forms of corruption. Hence, examining the prevalence of corruption and the…”
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Vision and advocacy of optoelectronic technology developments in the AECO sector by Pärn, Erika Anneli, Edwards, David

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a literature review of laser scanning and 3D modelling devices, modes of delivery and applications within the…”
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Exploratory Investigation of Challenges and Expectations of Innovative Quantity Surveyors and Quantity Surveying Firms in Ghana by Prince Antwi-Afari, DeGraft Owusu-Manu, Erika Pärn, David John Edwards

“…Like other professions that wish to remain competitive, the quantity surveying profession (QSP) will always find ways to improve its output and systems…”
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Causal relationships of moral hazard and adverse selection of Ghanaian Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) construction projects by De-Graft, Owusu-Manu, Kukah, A S, Edwards, David John, Pärn, Erika Anneli, El-Gohary, Hatem, Aigbavboa, Clinton

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper was to assess the causal relationship(s) between moral hazard and adverse selection of public–private partnership (PPP)…”
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Cyber threats confronting the digital built environment: Common data environment vulnerabilities and block chain deterrence by Parn, Erika A, Edwards, David

“…PurposeSmart cities provide fully integrated and networked connectivity between virtual/digital assets and physical building/infrastructure assets to form…”
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A systematic approach for enterprise systems upgrade decision-making: Outlining the decision processes by Feldman, Gerald, Shah, Hanifa, Chapman, Craig, Pärn, Erika A, Edwards, David J

“…PurposeEnterprise systems (ES) upgrade is fundamental to maintaining a system’s continuous improvement and stability. However, while the extant literature is…”
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A conceptual framework for utilising BIM digital objects (BDO) in manufacturing design and production: A case study by Al-Saeed, Yayha, Parn, Erika, Edwards, David John, Scaysbrook, Stephen

“…PurposeConstruction manufacturers predominantly rely upon antiquated manual design and production processes and procedures because they lack technical skills…”
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Determinants of mortgage price affordability: a study of Ghana by Owusu-Manu, DeGraft, Edwards, David John, Pärn, Erika Anneli, Asiedu, Richard Ohene, Aboagye, Alex

“…Purpose While mortgage markets have gradually emerged in many African countries, substantial barriers still hinder their growth and expansion. Affordability…”
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Trajectory of building and structural design automation from generative design towards the integration of deep generative models and optimization: A review by Kookalani, Soheila, Parn, Erika, Brilakis, Ioannis, Dirar, Samir, Theofanous, Marios, Faramarzi, Asaad, Mahdavipour, Mohammad Ali, Feng, Qixian

“…Design automation addresses the problem of manual and time-consuming design processes by streamlining and optimizing the creation of products, systems, or…”
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