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The mission of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction is to enhance Virginia Tech’s strong position of national leadership in construction outreach, research and education. The School will provide opportunities for faculty, alumni, students and ideas to flow across disciplines, departments and nations through collaboration, cooperation and contribution to a common vision.
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Scholarly Works, The Myers-Lawson School of Construction [22]
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Responses of Overwintering Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to Dead Conspecifics
(2019-02-13)Overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs (Halyomorpha halys) (Stal) are a notable domestic nuisance. In addition to disruptive activity, dead individuals remain in homes, sometimes in large numbers. To better understand ... -
Size Restrictions on the Passage of Overwintering Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Through Openings
(2019-06)Intentional and unintentional openings in a building's envelope provide opportunities for unwanted pests to enter buildings. The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stal), is one such pest, causing a significant ... -
flEECe, an energy use and occupant behavior dataset for net-zero energy affordable senior residential buildings
(2019-11-26)The behaviors of building occupants have continued to perplex scholars for years in our attempts to develop models for energy efficient housing. Building simulations, project delivery approaches, policies, and more have ... -
Green Affordable Housing: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Zoning Incentives
(MDPI, 2019-11-08)In the year 2017, about 89% of the total energy consumed in the US was produced using non-renewable energy sources, and about 43% of tenant households were cost burdened. Local governments are in a unique position to ... -
Impact of Fume Hood Retrofits on the Energy Performance of Laboratory Spaces
(Virginia Tech. Myers Lawson School of Construction, 2014-09)There are probably more than a million fume hoods operated in laboratories throughout the United States. Most of these fume hoods still run under more or less continuous conditions and thus consume an enormous amount of ... -
Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Tobacco Curing Barns
(Virginia Tech. Myers Lawson School of Construction, 2013)This project report discusses a theoretical assessment model for investigating the savings potential of retrofit scenarios for curing barns. The authors evaluated the most practical and also typical retrofit scenarios, ... -
3D Model-Based Collaboration in Design Development and Construction of Complex Shaped Buildings
(2008)The successful implementation of complex-shaped buildings within feasible time and budget limits, has brought attention to the potential of computer-aided design and manufacturing technologies (CAD/CAM), Building Information ... -
Implementation and Evaluation of a VR Task-Based Training Tool for Conveyor Belt Safety Training
(2008)Conveyor belts are dangerous to the working environment and the source of many injuries and fatalities that end up costing the industry a lot of money. In order to reduce the injuries that occur on an annual basis, better ... -
A VR-Based Training Program for Conveyor Belt Safety
(2008)The mining industry is characterized by the need for high volume of production which has forced its adoption of large and fast moving equipment for transporting bulk material. Belt conveyors have attained a dominant position ... -
Building Interactive Modeling for Construction Education in Virtual Worlds
(2011)The number of design and construction professionals who are using Building Information Modeling (BIM) is rapidly growing and simultaneously the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community is faced with the ... -
Contractual Standards for Enhanced Geometry Control in Model-Based Collaboration
(2009)This paper discusses the definition of contractual standards for ICT-enabled business models and value-driven business models, focusing on model-based collaboration for enhanced geometry control. While a growing number of ... -
The Pace of Technological Innovation in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Education: Integrating Recent Trends Into the Curricula
(2011)The U.S. AEC industry is faced with the ever-increasing challenge of managing the public and private facilities and infrastructure to support the accomplishment of its economy. The increasing global emphasis on sustainable ... -
Utilizing a 3D Game Engine to Develop a Virtual Design Review System
(2011)A design review process is where information is exchanged between the designers and design reviewers to resolve any potential design related issues, and to ensure that the interests and goals of the owner are met. The ... -
A Pilot Model for a Proof of Concept Healthcare Facility Information Management Prototype
(2013)Within the healthcare industry it is important that facility information is efficiently and effectively managed to aid in the successful operation and maintenance of the facility and provide a safe and well-maintained ... -
Exploring the Role of Cultural Boundary Spanners at Complex Boundaries in Global Virtual AEC Networks
(2015)As the architecture, engineering and construction industry continues to globalize, project work is more often executed by geographically distributed, technologically mediated teams of knowledge specialists organized into ... -
A 6-Step Systematic Process for Model-Based Facility Data Delivery
(2017)The use of BIM for FM by owners is growing, yet there are challenges that exist because of the need for customized data standards to fit each owner's need. This research examines the development of a model-based approach ... -
The Impact of Avatars, Social Norms and Copresence on the Collaboration Effectiveness of AEC Virtual Teams
(2017)A growing number of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms are outsourcing complex design and construction work to international vendors. Due to the significant geographic distances that can separate project ... -
A Case Study Towards Transferring Relevant Safety Information for Facilities Maintenance Using BIM
(2018)Facilities maintenance (FM) personnel in the U.S. experience a much higher rate of injury and illness than the national average when compared to all other fields of employment. In order to aid in the mitigation of these ... -
A social equity analysis of the U.S. public transportation system based on job accessibility
(University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, 2018)Access to quality public transportation is critical for employment, especially for low-income and minority populations. This study contributes to previous work on equity analyses of the U.S. public transportation system ... -
Service Learning on the River: Educating for Sustainability in the NRV
(New River Symposium, 2017-05-16)The New River is influenced by a variety of pressures ranging from economic development and attendant environmental impacts, to changing community expectations and choices, to infrastructure investments by local government. ...
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