Search Results - subject:"construction methods"

Evaluation of selected methods for the construction of Sustainable Energy Development Index : application for European Union member states

Ligus, Magdalena; Peternek, Piotr - In: European research studies journal : ERSJ 25 (2022) 1, pp. 184-197

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Factoring characteristics into returns : a clinical study on the SMB and HML portfolio construction methods

Lambert, Marie; Fays, Boris; Hübner, Georges - In: Journal of banking & finance 114 (2020), pp. 1-20

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Does the application of smart beta strategies enhance portfolio performance? : the case of Islamic equity investments

Raza, Muhammad Wajid; Ashraf, Dawood - In: International review of economics & finance : IREF 60 (2019), pp. 46-61

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On the Range of Admissible Term-Structures

Cousin, Areski; Niang, Ibrahima - HAL - 2014

In this paper, we analyze the diversity of term structure functions (e.g., yield curves, swap curves, credit curves) constructed in a process which complies with some admissible properties: arbitrage-freeness, ability to fit market quotes and a certain degree of smoothness. When present values...

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Using organizational knowledge for the selection of construction methods

Ferrada, Ximena; Serpell, Alfredo - In: International journal of managing projects in business 6 (2013) 3, pp. 604-614

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Using organizational knowledge for the selection of construction methods

Ferrada, Ximena; Serpell, Alfredo - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 6 (2013) 3, pp. 604-614

construction methods' selection process, from a knowledge management perspective. The first author also reports her PhD journey … applied. The results of the case studies allowed the development of a prototype system for the construction methods' selection … identify, acquire, store, transfer and use this knowledge. The construction methods knowledge system proposed in this research …

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Multi-objective particle swarm optimization for construction time-cost tradeoff problems

Zhang, Hong; Li, Heng - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 1, pp. 75-88

problem. The candidate TCT solutions in terms of a set of construction methods for activities are represented through the … engineers plan construction methods with optimal time-cost tradeoff. …

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Perspectives of UK housebuilders on the use of offsite modern methods of construction

Pan, Wei; Gibb, Alistair; Dainty, Andrew - In: Construction Management and Economics 25 (2007) 2, pp. 183-194

Despite an increasing demand for housing and wider concerns over the need to improve performance, the industry seems to be reluctant to adopt offsite technologies. Many studies have attempted to scrutinize the barriers and seek ways forward, but the perspectives of housebuilders remain unclear....

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Construction resource/method factors influencing productivity for high rise concrete construction

Proverbs, D. G.; Holt, G. D.; Olomolaiye, P. O. - In: Construction Management and Economics 17 (1999) 5, pp. 577-587

Research among European countries had confirmed variance in productivity rates ascribed by construction planning engineers for identical operations. Similar differences in planned construction resource/method factors also had been identified. It is hypothesized that such variance may be due to...

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Productivity rates and construction methods for high rise concrete construction: a comparative evaluation of UK, German and French contractors

Proverbs, D. G.; Holt, G. D.; Olomolaiye, P. O. - In: Construction Management and Economics 17 (1999) 1, pp. 45-52

whose performance is far worse than any in France and Germany, due mainly to the construction methods used by UK contractors …

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